MOVEMENT (SANITIZED) OF DEPENDENTS OF PERSONNEL ASSIGNED (CLASSIFIED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001900070009-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 17, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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17 AL G 1955
MEMORAPIDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Support)
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SUBJECT Movement to
Assigned
of Dependents of Personnel
REFERENCES (a) Memo for AD~Pers from DD(A) 17 Jan 55,
Movement of Dependents of Personnel
A i d~
Assignment of Personnel
(b) Memo far D~Pers from OGC, 19 July 55,
(d) Memo to D~Pers from C~FE, 26 July 55,
Movement to Mission Personnel
Movement to 0 of Dependents of
Mission Personnel
ss gne 25X1
(e) Memo to D~Pers from D~L, 11 July 55,
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1. The problem of permitting dependents of
sonnel to reside inOduring an employees tour of duty at
has been studied by this Office, in coordination with the FE Division,
the Office of Logistics and the Office of the General Counsel. (Ref-
erences (a) through (d).)
2. With regard to the legality of the proposal i;he Office of
the General Counsel has stated:
"Lacking a precedent in general Governmental practice,
the proposal could be authorized for this Agency, if at
all, only under the broad powers granted the Director
under section 1O(b) of PL 110. It has been this Agency's
consistent policy, (the correctness of which was affirmed
in 31 Comp. Gen. 191, 21 November 1951,) that these
special powers are not to be exercised to solve admini-
strative problems common to all agencies of Government,
and in no way arising from our peculiar functions. The
instant ease would seem encompassed within this policy."
Further, that "... the disinclination to be separated from depend-
ants is a fairly widespread emotion, and all Government
agencies are faced with problems resulting from its
25X1 prevalence. In 0 itself, today, all U. S. Government
agencies (other than the Department of State) must oper-
ate, and are operating, despite this obstacle. Granting
the special qualifications required for Agency tasks,
this factor alone is not sufficient ground for authorizing
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what would otherwise be improper. Not unless and until
all reasonable alternatives are exhausted and found
ineffective, and our functioning in0 is seriously
in danger of impairment, would a situation exist
warranting the exercise of the Director`s special powers
for resolution -- and even then, it is not certain that
the proper resolution would be that proposed."
3. Following receipt of this opinion, discussions were held with
representatives of the FE Division, and this Office was advised that 25X1
the Division cannot state at this time that operations inOwould
be seriously in danger of impairments if the proposal is not adopted.
It was painted out, however, that such a situation could develop at
any given moment, as a result of the present critical personnel
situation in that area.
4. In view of the positions of the General Counsel and the FE
Division, there does not appear to be any further course of action to
be taken unless a critical situation, threatening to impair operations,
should eventuate.
pf Dependents of Personnel Assigned
Acting Director of Personnel
Enclosures:
1 copy each of
references (a}
thru (d}
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