DEAR MR. YOUNG:
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Publication Date:
August 11, 1955
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LETTER
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Suggested redraft of DCI
letter to Mr. Young 1I August 1955
Honorable Philip Young
Cha rsgam. United States Civil Service Commission
asbla n 25, D. C.
't`oOng:
As the proposed Federal Executives Pay Act of 1955 will be
ding before the Congress when it reconvenes. Ibelieve it
set forth my views of the proper place of this Agency
la lon for incorporation in any further action the
Administration may take at that time.
or the Director of Central Intelligence at an annual
ed by the Hose. Section 103 of H. R. 7619 provides
rate equivalent to that to be provided for the Secretaries of the
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military departments and the Director of the Federal Bureau of
Under Section 106 of H. R. 7619, the annual rate
for the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence is
to level of that provided for the Under Secretaries of the
Altar departments, the Deputy Under Secretaries of the Depart-
and several like positions. This places the salary of
Director one category above that to be paid Assistant
Can
porting S. 26t
cutive Departments.
on Post Office and Civil Service, in
established the rate of basic corn-
Pe ati?n of the Director of Central Intelligence in the same relative
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in H. R. 7619 (Section 102(a)). However, Section 10
of S. 2624, as reported, establishes the rate of" ompensation of
irector of Central Intelligence at the same rate as
although I
Assistant Secretaries of the Executive Departments,
of $20, 000 per annum is the same as
7619.
I do not desire to comment on the amount of c
provided for the positions of Director
:puty
Director of Central Intelligence. I do wish to stress, however, the
necessity at having these positions established at the appropriate
ve branch generally. Otherwise the function-
or levels of the Agency to impaired by an implicit
ading which raises obstacles to our establishing working
apropriate officials of other governmental
.
TJw Director of Cei
deiiberati
Intelligence is a regular participant
anal Security Council and is a full
cy, and it is felt that the Congress recognized this
overnment In addition to his responsibility as the
ce he is acting in his capacity as senior intelligence
Operations Coordinating Board. As Di
in the National Security Act at 1947 which established
Director to be bracketed with the Deputy Secretary of
d the Agency. It would. thuerefore* seem approp-
Defense, the Under Secretary of State, and the senior Administrative
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of Central Intelligence should be equated to that of the Deputy Under
Secret riees of State and the Under Secretaries of the military
depars, as proposed in the House version. rather than at the
s proposed in S. 2628 and H. R. 7619, the position of Deputy Director
o the ,President, with whom he works on completely
rate of compensation of the position of Director
.lligence is establish at the towel of the De
Secretary of Defense and the Under Secretary of State or remains
Secretaries of the executive departments,
proposed I
composition of interdepartmental boards such as
speed as befits their functions and responsibilities as set
that the Administration's position on this
lear that the relative positions of the
actor of Central Intelligence should be
forft aivec. I shall; be happy to provide you with any further data
sate Committee. This is essential not only fro
*ad responsibilities of the Deputy Director
il~igernce but also 'because the principal operating
the Central Intelligence agency must deal
saefetaant secretaries of other departments, par-
Defense. This de facto equality has long been
Board of the National Security Council.
a any aspect of this nutter with you.
Allen W. Dulles
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