MEMO TO: MR. BANNERMAN FROM LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON

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• Publication Date: January 19, 1968
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1. There is no question in my mind that if we apply
the Agency retirement policy of early retirement under the
Civil Service Retirement System to the-remaining employees 25X9
of the Printing Services Division who were taken over in 1957,
we would raise a storm of protests. In all probability this
would involve not only internal Agency problems but would
probably stir up the Union and congressional elements, including
the.Joint Congressional Committee on Printing and quite possibly
the Government Printing Office.
2. I do not think it makes too much difference whether
any specific commitments were made in connection with retire-
ment since the assurances to them were broad and without
limitations and could certainly be construed by them to include
the normal Civil Service practices on retirement. On the other
hand, this group is outside of the main stream of the Agency's
career service, and as you note the individuals are Wage Board
employees. I think this and possibly other groups should be
considered in connection with formulation of a rationale for the
Agency retirement policy so that an exception can be made for
them which is at the same time consistent with that rationale.
3. I am not sufficiently familiar with the status of new
employees of the Printing Services Division to know whether they
present a different problem or should be lumped in with thM 25X9
survivors from the Government Printing Office.
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Lawrence R. Houston
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT
Printing Services Division/Office of Logistics--
Rights and Privileges of Certain Employees
1, Attached Is a memorandum dated 5 January 1968 which sets
forth the ai .uzences given to approximatel employees of the Government
Printing Office when they transferred to this Agency in 1901 It is noted
that onlAMf these employees remain with the Agency. All of these employees
are tier the Civil Service Retirement System and presumably all are members
of the printers' union,
2. In reviewing the attached papers, while there is no specific
reference tD ret ement age, it would normally be assumed that retirement
privileges and attendant rules and regulations would be the same as existent
under the Civil Service Retirement System. It would appear that there were
discussions with officials of the GPO and some represt,ntatuns made to the
joint Congressional Committee on Printing which may not be fully reflected
in the attached memorandum. My question would be whether you recall
any specific assurances or promises made at the time of these discussions
which would govern or influence our position regarding retirement privileges
for these employees.
8. Whether stated or implied it would appear that the PSD employees
concerned will be quite conscious of their prerogatives under the Civil
Service Retirement System. Under these circumstances and since these
employees are Wage Board employees I would not consider their exception
to our retirement policy would be of any serious concern by the rest of the
Agency. I would appreciate any guidance you could give me on this matter.
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Deputy Director
for Support
Assurances Regarding Rights and Privileges
of, Civil Service w Certain Personnel in the
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Support
SUBJECT . Assurances Regarding Rights and Privileges of Civil Service
to Certain Personnel in the Printing Services Division,
Office of Logistics
1. This memorandum is for your information only,
2. In January 1957, the State Service - Government Printing Plant, located
in the Administration Building (now South Building), was transferred to this Agency.
In an effort to maintain continuity at the plant, this Agency persuaded- Govern-
ment Printing Office employees to accept Agency employment. At that time, assur-
ances were made to each employee by senior personnel of this Agency that the
rights and privileges enjoyed with the Government Printing Office would. be retained.
Enclosed at Attachment 1 is a Memorandum for the Record and a letter from the
Public Printer outlining these assurances
3. The major difference today between the rights enjoyed under the Govern-
ment Printing Office and the Agency concerns the Agency's policy regarding retire-
ment age. Of the personnel originally transferred to the Agency,Wemain
on duty. The three employees of this mormally expected to retire in 1968 have
requested extensions. Similarly, the majority of personnel in this group expected
to retire in 1969 have indicated a desire to remain on duty. Based on the under-
standing they received when entering on duty, they expect to work past 60 years of
age as long as they perform satisfactory service and remain in good health. Resent-
ment has already resulted because these personnel must request extensions for the
rights and privileges already assured them by the Agency. As you are aware, this
group is unionized and, on appeal, would probably find. support with both the Civil
Service Commission and the Public Printer.
4. Enclosed at Attachment 2 is a listing of thMindividual s remaining on
duty and pertinent facts concerning date of birth, service date, and date of expected
retirement under Agency policy. In the future, particularly in regard to requests
for extensions of these personnel, this matter will be brought to your attention again.
2 Atts
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Memorandum For: The Record
Subject: Transfer of State Service -GPO Plant and Personnel To CIA.
25X1A - Chief, Printing Services Division, OL.
Chief, Production, GPO.
- Acting Director of Personnel, GPO.
- Security Office Repr., CIA.
- Personnel Office Repr., CIA.
following were present in addition to the GPO personnel concerned,.'
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cons of their entering on duty with CIA. At each such meeting the.
25X1A of approximately N personnel each from this plant to explain what
ha enin to them dispell rumors, and present the pros and
Division OL arranged for a series of discussions with groups
be started to make up the difference, the Chief, Printing Services
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who would agree to transfer to CIA so that our recruiting could
ken In view of the necessity to determine the number of personnel
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personnel possible be transferred to CIA.
of Logistics considers it important that the maximum number
team of highly skilled and hard to recruit craftsman. Director,
of clearances including the AEC "Q" clearance, and represent a.
sonnel who were employed in or who had been employed for duty,
t a have no choice but to accept transfer to CIA, roughly
25X1A personnel all have a number
25X1A to this lant from the Central GPO Office. This group comprises
roughlersonnel. Other GPO personnel which include per-
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transferring to CIA or returning to FPO if they had been assigned
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by the Joint Congressional Committee on Printing, the State Serv-
und? Rv Agreement between the DCI and The Public Printer, approved
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25X1A The terms of the transfer of the plant were presented to the GPO
pliant, but i~ any employee "who had been transferred to the plant
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that it was in the best national interest for them to stay with the
GPO, followed by pointing out to the employees
accrued to them under GPO administration.
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CIA, and the assurance that they would maintain all rights and
privileges, including retention of their Union Chapel, which had
benefits the GPO personnel would receive from their transfer to
employees b together with a sales talk outlining the
 from GPO wished to return to the central office of GPO, that was
within his rights.
outlined security requirements which GPO personnel
would be faced with in the transfer, specifically, the need to be
polygi:aphed. This caused some concern.
The following question-answer period covered a number of
questions in the personnel field which the undersigned attempted
to supply the answers. Many questions were answered only tenta-
tively pending final determination. The questions presented are
listed in the order of recurrence among the nine groups of person-
nel; and in the order of estimated importance to the GPO personnel
concerned:
Pay, Hours of Work, Leave.
1. CIA Pay Policy - How will pay rates be set?
Answer: CIA will establish pay rates for printing jobs at the
identical rates paid by GPO. This means that when
the GPO employees negotiate a rate for a specialty
with the Public Printer, this rate will be adminis-
tratively adopted by CIA for the trade. For pay
rates for the few (one or two) trades which are pe-
culiar to the plant, the employee groups will be al-
lowed to negotiate with CIA Personnel Office. This
is in keeping with long established practice for this
type of activity.
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2. Night Differential and Overtime? The higher differentials now
approved by GPO for overtime, night differential, holiday.
work, etc. will be continued by CIA.
3. yment in Cash be continued? An unusually strong feeling .
for the continued payment of wages in cash, a GPO practice,
was evidenced. xplained that this had been
requested but had met with a cool reception by CIA payroll.
However, he pledged that the employees would be given
time-off to cash their checks in the CIA Credit Union.
4. Will CIA adopt the 37 1/2 hour week expected to be standard
in GPO soon? Probably CIA will do so, but if it is necessary to
continue a 40 hour week, the pay rate will be adjusted to
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be earned during a year can be advanced if approved by
is to credit leave as earned; however, all leave which will
y e eghming of the year be continued? CIA practice
S. Will GPO practice of crediting all Annual Leave for a calendar
ear at th b
e / hour week was forwarded on 5 January)
was not settled. (Letter to General Counsel on the legality
of th 37 1 2
be counted as overtime, as requests by several employees
providing extra pay. Whether the extra 2 1/2 hours would
equal that applicable to the 37 1/2 hour week in GPO, thus
6. Will GPO practice of advancing 30 days sick leave be continued?
Tentative answer was that CIA practice was to advance sick
leave when necessary.
7. Will Apprenticeship program and rates be continued? In keeping
with the progressive training program outlined b
the apprenticeship program and rates would be continued on
the same basis as GPO. The policy of advancement from
within was stressed.
Specifically the Kiess Act confines negotiating privileges to
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Y e e no to this question on the basis of
policy and the fact that Bureau of Engraving employees are
8. Why can't CIA Printing employees participate on wage negotiations
with the Public Printer along with the GPO em to ee
p Y groups?,
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GPO quickl answ
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
Washington 25, D. C.
Office of
The Public Printer
December 5, 1956
Hon. Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
2430 E Street NW.
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dulles:
Intelligence Agency of the Government Printing Office printing plant located in
Your letter of November 19, 1956, proposes the transfer to the Central
plant of the plan to transfer control of the plant to the Central Intelligence Agency,
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thereafter, I suggest that representatives of the Central Intelligence Agency and
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Subject to approval of the joint Committee on Printing, and immediately
with $154.09 still remaining to be depreciated.
A, B, and C. Please note that I have added approximately 357 items of machinery
and equipment to Annexes A and C. All of these items have been fully depreciated
except item K6480 in Annex C, which is for a rack that was manufactured in 1955
The language of the proposed transfer Is satisfactory to me and I hereby
concur in and recommend approval by the joint Committee on Printing of the
proposal contained in your letter of November 19, 1956, supported by Annexes
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eve t eir interests fully protected by the Government Printing
Office.
emp oyees who were requested to accept assignment to the subject
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Office. This would be in keeping with the policy of the Government Printing Office
to insure that 1
to the Central Intelligence Agency rolls or return to the Government Printing
Printing Office management, should be advised of their prerogative to transfer
mately =employees who accepted assignment from the Government Printing
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Intelligence Agency to provide uninterrupted service by that plant. The approxi-
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The lists of supplies, etc., which would be transferred to the Central
Intelligence Agency will be prepared by the Government Printing Office at the
time of txansfer of the plant.
It is my opinion that the interests of the Government will be served
best by transferring the operations of this plant to the Central Intelligence
Agency in view of the impending relocation and your plan to consolidate this
plant with other printing units now o crated by your Agency.
Sincerely,
RAYMOND BLATTENBERGER
Public Printer
Attachments :
Annex A (20 sheets)
Annex B ( 1 sheet)
Annex C ( 8 sheets)
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TRANSMITTAL SLIP I DATE
22 ~ aary 1968
TO: Director of Personnel
ROOM NO. BUILDING
5E13 Hqs.
REMARKS:
This pertains to my memo to the
Executive Director-Comptroller, subject:
Printing ServicesDivision/O-Log -- Rights
and Privileges of Certain Employees, dated
16 January 1968. I have not yet had an
opportunity to discuss this memo with
Col. White, but you may wish to consider
the comments made by Larry Houston in
your current retirement study.
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