OFFICE OF SECURITY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 1958

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04004R000100080003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: March 13, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
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Lve reviewed the
office of Security which was forwarded to you by the DD
or 1958
January 1959.. and have also discussed the report in asos
with the Director of Security and with Mr. . 1 believe
that the following additional comments make this report a little more
significant.
a. Chart 1, which shows aan aanrn a'record of avert
micovert cases received, includes all staff applications, all
Operations, all people checked for classified procurement, technical
contracts, administrative support and miscellaneous.
all awe checks performed for the
of the Contact Division of the Office ot
b. Chart #Z, showing the full field investigations, must
be taken in. context with Chart #3 which shows the staff applicants received
and the total approved. For example, of the 7082 full field investiga-
tions conducted only 3281 of these were for staff applicants. :'he
other 3801 full field investigations were on all other types of individual
of interest to the Agency, such as agents, consultants, contractor
personnel working on our classified projects, etc. I would call
particular attention to the fact that in Chart #3 the Office of security
was asked to investigate 3281 staff applicants in 1958 but only 1980 were
approved. This does not mean that 1301 were disapproved inasmuch
as the risk d apprc als only run seven to ei ,Ape r cent. In other
words, more than 1200 were withdrawn or +ed out.
c. Chart #4 spas the length of time it takes to clear
an applicant. The Sec if . ~f l commended for the fact that
in 1950 they cleared applicants on an average of 11.3 days faster than
in the previous two years, or in about two and one-half months' time.
I be noted that the f` ~O to 60 days in field investig,
followed by 1 days of appraisal before a final decision is lade. The
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Director of Security acknowledges that we could perhaps save a few
days by putting more people In the appraisal section but does not feel
this would be worthwhile. It should also be noted that the average
cost of a security investigation is about $ 200.
4. Chart 45 could be awmplifl*d by the comment that
91 covert cases received include all requests for security
,antes and operational and proprietary + n-
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Chart #9 shows the annual record of he"qua
security violations. This might well cause raised eyebrows be
707 in 1956. 646 in 1957 and $90 in 1958. The
A the current figure for headqus
f 106 from the previous year --an evexi
curred between 156 and '57.
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Staff, l would, also suggest
continue to present this report, but add
;es in presenting it next yea
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