WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03991A000200040038-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: September 9, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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Security lnf~rmation
2. PRO~P7CTS AND STUDIES IN PAOCE.SS
c. C~ientatian and Training Programs (new itean - completed)
An orientation program has been prepared for presentation
before Agency personnel assigned to this headquarters. This program
covers the organization, functions and operations of the Transporter
tion Division. An autl.ina of the traird.ng program to be conducted
by the Transportation Division as part of the Logistics Support
Course xas submitted to the Training Officer, Logistics [lffice, on
3l August 1953. The Transportation Division or3.entation program
was presented 25 August to Mr. - Cry-13~ assigned to the FF
Division as Logistics Officer.
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d. Revision of Regulations (new item - completed)
(1) Anew regulation, Transportation of Privately~-
Owned Automobiles, was submitted to the I~ogi.atica Office for for-
warding to the Regulation Gontrol Staff. Working level ooordina-
25X1A t n completed on this regulation. It has been assigned
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t on Control Staff that all Travel Regulations appear in the ~
series.
'or forwarding to the Regulations Control Staff. These revisions
were prepared by the Office of the Comptroller in coordination
with the Transportation Division.
e. Position Descriptions (new item - completed)
Position descriptions are being prepared for all positions in
the Transportation Division. Representatives of Ferscnnel Class3.ficar?
Lion have commenced a survey of position descriptions and some
civilian personnel whose position descriptions have been completed
will be interviewed by representatives of Personnel Classificat3.on in
the near future. Thin item will not be reported again unless some-~
thing unusual occurs in connection with 3t.
f. Internal Procedures (new item - completed}
Written procedures for the Gar$o Branch have now been completed
by the representatives of the Organization and I~athods Service.
3. OTHER ITII~S OF IIQTERFST
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b. Trucking Operationa_and Other Highway Activities
(2) Total Truck Mileage 6,07 miles.
3 TWO personal cars wer en to the
by Transportation Division personnel for overseas s pment.
c. Cargo_Shipments (new item] 'completed)
A total of 23/~air and 93 sea dna rail shipments were effected.
d. Ove_ r~tim~ (new item -completed)
All of this overtime was in the Highway Branch and the ma~orit a
the pay period 16 August - 29 August, was or~y 197 hourxcluding
The amount of overtime for the Tr
for truck drivers to meet deadline dates on long distance hauls. F
a similar two-week pay period from 26 A ril a
p ,~jt~ amount
of overtime in-the Transportation Division ~ 1 sand the
amount of overtime for another two-week period om 10 May to 23 May
was 1,493 hours. Tots reduction in overtime was made possible by
rigid control and actual justification prior to authorizing overtime;
establishing regular scheduled long haul truck runs between Washing-
ton and whereby overtime is not required; changes
in tours of duty of personnel where required; changes in the normal
work week for ersonnel where required; delivering materiel to the
instead of having the materiel sent direct from Wasti-
ng on to the piers in New York area; having automobiles driven to New
York during regular working hours instead of having them driven up at
-night on an overtime basis; and utilizing commercial means instead
of Agency trucks whenever it is more economical and the move can be
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accomplished within the time limits consistent with required cover.
This is especially applicable to small. shipments. A recent example,
a request was made to have athree-pound shipment transported from
Washington to-by Ag?ncy truck. The shipment was actually
made by Express.
/~. SPECIAi, PROBLEMS
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Action will be taken by the Transportation Division
re ese effects upon receipt of authorization from the Far
East Division.
b. Classification of Letters to the ~Imerican esa C
new item
The Transportation Division has requested a ruling from the
Security Officer, Logistics Office, as to whether or no;~ agency letters
to ,American Express should require a classification. At a meeting with
representatives of the Security Office, Logistics Office, the Trans-
portation Division was informed a ruling will be made at an early date.
5. MAJOR OBJECTIV~a
A resume of Major Objectives will be reported in the Weekly
Activity Report for next week,
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a. Return of Household Effects without Prior Notification
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(continued item)
These household effects, belonging to employees transferred,
(PCS) from returned to the II. 3. Despatch Agent,
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