REPORT OF PHYSICAL INSPECTION OF WEST COAST BUREAU

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050276-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 276
• Publication Date: December 9, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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i1eport og ihysioal Inspection of lest boast bureau
9 t~eas.~nbe r 1848
1. under authority granted ie Travel Order ~o. 386-4Q, dated
21 Jotaber 1848, ti-e undersigned perforued the necessary travel fu
oonneoti ~n Frith visits og inspection to the ssst i%oa~t ~+ureau at
;~sseda, Caligarria, during; the ~erioda $8 ~ctobcr - 4 November 1848
and lb ha-ewber - 81 Diovaosber 1848.
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1. aperwtions wt leis nureau indicates
a. Clear delineation and asaigaasint oT resr-onsibilities.
b.rroper super-ision by uureau %r~ieg, Chief :=ditor and
C:;ief r::ngineer of all pe~ases of tats operation.
o. Bound operating procedures iri the s4ociitoring, editorial
ar;d teonniaal seotioms of the staff.
d. ~~eferenoe aaterial czorr on S x S cards can be isproved
by us? of visible record systems thereby rcduoir~ tine necessary
iur .~conitors and editors to check nws~es o!' places and persona.
?. a requir'e~at for one additional clerk in the of i'ioe of
the r+iereau C:iief to maintain rewords and prepare ~~~.
f. x regnirearent for four additional G16~'-8 flbnitoring
teohaioiana in order to meet coverage rvquiranenta.
(1) Scoond ilroadoaat of ~s-nila cress.
(8) Centel Ptews, Saigon.
(3) :iadio Teletype Intercepts.
Tcie result of inoreasin~, the T~0 b; Tour CEiF`-$ aoLitoring tcohnioiwne
rri 11 be s
(') Jie of t~MO Caen instead of one ~iur:n~ the swing
acid graveywrd s~;ifta.
(b tJs? o: tiro node r;?~n on day and swi;.~; snilta
mate of ouc.
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~. Staters of lease requires snetioa on part of was:.iz~toa.
k. i3ursau persor~s~el are intsrested in tr;e yolioy of PBID
xith respsot to trteir return to bteseda after serving overseas.
.tti~.6 ,1~uail:~+li,-f IC+li3
1? YMte yresent system for retserenos a..t?rial be rrrissd or: 'isible
for3ts (Yi-Diu Systsm or equivalent).
2. T~,e T~0 De revised to inolude oae CAI''-~ Clerk (see ~ustit iuation
by isureau Chief, dated Z lioteraber 18t8).
3. f,;e 2~0 bo ret-ised to 1,3alud+s 4 GaF-8 :~anitoring TvGT'v:d, Scar. ir'o.Lsll~4`s2. 1
17. #r'? 1:;:.5, Old, float '75 " (Approx. )
*Uld :~ortland I''i~ ~itsv;~1941 to April 1~)48t Teletype copy files.
~sonitor/TranaYator flimsies both monitored summary and
~ ~ d ~~ ~~~
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(6) use oi' three oodn 'Hen an gravsy*ard shift instead
of two Hoar used.
Gruiaing position alxoulu bs tillwd by a ?mob -tadio,:nginser
g~ at i+eseda) ?
h. All oonittruotion features of tus station planned for
faoility of aperatlone wall utilised by operating; personnel.
1. Start a-s,eoranda and presentation o.~arts would be of
?alw to other bureaus sines they reflect operational ezperienw.
1. Inspsotion of tt-s acfu-ir~istnt:on at t.~-i? oursau indioatos~
a. rro~;erty records pro~.srly aa-d wdsquately maintained.
b. Hashi.~gton should ~~rovide field bureaus wlth an extra
oo~.y of Fors 50, liatii"ioation of ~'ersonriel lotion, obviating
tr,e nseeseity of makit-g extra oo~;les for ti1? in th? field.
e. Tine bureau Ci,iol st-ould reoei~re pokers for yrooessina
nuw psrson:sl prior to heir receipt of telegraihia notice of
sooeptaaoe.
d. Ver"ifioation of ~sureau records of aoairued leave for
om~;loyees as shown an monthly T/~- rsoords sow dons on y+sarly
basis by +~wsi-ington. T~is or=~ate? hardship in plapninr lea+ra
sohedulss.
?. ~-inistrative officer is not a dotary Publie, yet new
er,-,ployes? r~oquirs aotarisation of payers.
f. bureau ha. surplus property on band which reould provide
n-or?r storms space if properly disposed of (se? attaei-sd list).
g. ~~edioal esasinwtion and fingerprint forms not reoeirsd
for recent at:plicants.
b. Jab deaoriptions rsguire revision.
1. It is dif'iioult to esbimate delivery tune or stook level
oi' iteass on requisition if requisitions are oaroelled or oharsged
by ~+asr-ir~ton witi,out ~ivin; the field notification oi' ?otion
taken.
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