REDUCTION IN ON-DUTY STRENGTH LEVELS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03091A000100040052-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 30, 2005
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: August 28, 1964
• Content Type: REGULATION

DD/S 64-4417
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PERSONNEL
/S ADIvQNIS'TRATiVE
? CE No. 64-6
August 1964
REDUCTION IN ON-DUTY STRENGTH LEVELS
REFERENCE: DD/S Administrative Instruction No. 64-10
1. DD/S Administrative Instruction 64-10 quoted Action Memorandum
A-410 which requires response by the DD/S Offices. The purpose of this
Notice is to furnish guidance as to the responsibility of Office Heads and the
response which is expected.
2. The Director of Personnel has been assigned responsibility for con-
ducting a survey of military personnel throughout the Agency to find out
which of them may be returned to their parent service without prejudice
and replaced by on-board civilian employees. To assist this effort, each
DD/S Office Head, including the Director of Personnel, will review each
military position and all military personnel under his jurisdiction and recom-
mend to the DD/S by 1 October 1964 which military positions and personnel
can be converted to civilian status. Those which must remain in military
status should be identified and accompanied by 4 statement justifying their
retention.
3. , Each Office Head will review all current cases of individuals whose
services have been retained under exceptions to the retirement policy stated
land will submit to the DD/S by 1 October 1964 recommendations
regarding the action proposed in each case. ,
4. In order to comply with paragraph 2c of Action Memorandum A-410,
the Head of each Career Service should be prepared to identify those staff
personnel whose record of performance suggests that retention would not be
in the best interest of the Government. The Deputy Director for Support
would like to discuss with the Head of each Support Career Service any case
which might lead to a recommendation for separation under the provisions
Appointments for such discussions will be made by the DD/S
beginning In October 1964.
5. The assignment of unqualified persons to positions In any career
field must, of course, be avoided. The DD/S should be aware of any positions
within your career service which have been filled by people with other career
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service designations. You are requested to reportach such case to the DD/S
by 2 November 1964, listing separately those'assignments which have been
arranged specifically for training or career development purposes. The
DD/S would also like to be advised of each case where a position within your
career field has been eliminated but the elimination of which, in your opinion,
is not in the best interest of the Agency.
6. The Director of Personnel is responsible for conducting a continuous
Agency-wide review to assure that assignments are consistent with established
position career designations and with the qualifications of the individual con-
cerned. Semiannual reports of apparent misasaignments under this Instruction
will be submitted to the DD/S. The first such report is due 1 March 1965.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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