DEAR MR. YOUNG:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000800290121-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 121
• Publication Date: May 29, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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29 May 1953
The Honorable Philip Young
Chairman, Civil Service Commission
Washington 25, D.C.
Dear Mr. Young:
This Agency is preparing to issue appropriate regulations pur-
suant to Executive Order 10450 relating to security requirements for
Government employment. i fel it appropriate to indicate to you some
of the special considerations applying in the case of this Agency,,
necessitated by the laws applicable in this general field to CIA.
With reference to Section 9 of Executive Order 10450, I wish to
quote from the letter which I sent to the Director of the Bureau of the
Budget on 16 March 1953 when our comments were requested on the
original draft of the proposed Executive Order:
"Reference is made to paragraph 9(a) and (b) regard-
ing the establishment and maintenance by the Civil Service
Commission of a security investigations index covering all
persons as to whom security investigations have been made
by any Government agency under this Order and directing
all agencies to furnish to the Civil Service Commission
appropriate information for the establishment and mainte-
nance of the index. Attention in this connection is invited
to Section 7 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949,
(P.i.i10 - 81st Congress) which provides that CIA shall
be exempted from the provisions of any law which requires
the publication or disclosure of CIA organization, functions,
names, official titles., salaries, or numbers of personnel
employed by the Agency. The furnishing of a complete
roster of the names of CIA employees, which in effect would
be required by compliance with paragraph 9, would be inconsis-
tent with CIA security requirements and with the Central
Intelligence Agency Act of 1949. However, we would desire,
whenever consistent with the security of sensitive operations,
to continue to furnish to the Civil Service Commission the
names of employees who are terminated for security reasons
by CIA. The handling of such information would continue
under the present special arrangements with the Commission
which have been designed to protect sensitive CIA operations."
We assume there is no necessity for changing the special arrangements
previously made with the Commission mentioned in that letter and we
shall therefore continue those arrangements which were designed for
the protection of CIA security.
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In connection with Sections 3(a) and 8(c) of Ex utive Order No.
10450, you are advised that CIA makes its own security investigations,
which are in effect a full field investigation of all of its employees,
except where special considerations dictate that a full field investiga-
tion should be made by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
In connection with Section 3(b) of Executive Order 10450, I have
designated all regular positions in the Central Intelligence Agency as
sensitive positions within the meaning of the Executive Order. I believe
that this action is warranted in view of the nature of the work of the
Agency and the fact that occupants in any position in the Agency could
bring about a material adverse effect on the national senurity.
The President's letter to the heads of Executive departments and
agencies dated 27 April 1953 relating to this subject and the letter from
the Commission dated 1 May 1953 refer to designation of appropriate
individuals to be available for service as members of security hearing
boards of other departments and agencies. These designations will be
furnished to you under separate cover.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed)
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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2 - Signer
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1 - AD/Personnel
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