CATAGORIES OF CIA PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000600010006-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2000
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 2, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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negotiations the Civil Service program has been established and operates
with adequate consideration of the security needs of this Agency;dealing
with the Social Security program is a different situation and the degree
of security that might be obtained from that organization in view of its
procedures and personnel would seem to be very weak and would in
essence give that service a fairly large reading on the number and
identities of CIA personnel.
to the detriment of security of the Agency.
This paper in regard to the category of career employees appears
to be at variance with the present concept of what constitutes a career
employee. From this paper a career employee would appear to be a
small, select group not clearly defined. The bulk of other personnel
would be termed temporary employees who would be employed on a
limited time basis. In this later category it is important to note that
by recent rulin any employee of the Government who is appointed on
a temporary or limited time basis is riot included in the Civil Service
retirement program and deductions from his salary are not made to
the Civil Service fund but are lumped into the Social Security program
and retirement reductions are made to that program. This means, if
my interpretation is correct, that a large number of CIA employees
will be carried on the rolls of the Social Security program and retire-
ment payments will be made to that program. After a long period of
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Executive Officer,/I&SO
Deputy Security Officer
Categories of CIA Personnel
DATE: 2 February 1953
brought the attached draft of categories of CIA
Personnel which has been drawn up by the AD/Personnel. This paper
has merit but I feel it is too generalized and uses terms without de-
finition which, if approved, might be interpreted and later implemented
It would appear that .&-ersonnel is approaching this problem with a
viewpoint to establishing a procedure which would simplify and ease'
the means of effecting a large scale reduction in force whenever that
is deemed necessary. In order to meet a situation in the future which
may or may not occur, namely, a reduction in force, they seek to pro-
vide a program which has many security dangers.
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With regard to the category of detailed personnel no problem is pre-
sented. With regard to the category of associates Personnel has lumped
into this group all types who are not Agency employees. Many of the people
falling in this category do not have a written contract with the Agency. Many
are unaware that they are employed by this Agency and further this category
is not subject to review by Personnel to determine their status with the Agency.
I disagree with the above approach in that it is a Personnel device but can
easily be misconstrued as to its true purpose. It will not change the security
processing of either staff employees or covert personnel or agents but will
serve to confuse when these terms are loosely used at a subsequent time.
There is considerable danger in the category of temporary employee.
This paper was submitted for study and a recommendation by this office.
It is understood that this paper was presented to Mr. Wolf for proposal to the
Career Service Board but that he refused until such time as it had been
properly coordinated.
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