CLANDESTINE SERVICE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING DDS CONFERENCE ROOM 14 APRIL 1971

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04722A000200020044-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 29, 2000
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• Publication Date: April 14, 1971
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CLANDESTINE SERVICE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING
DDS Conference Room
14 April 1971
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2. Items of interest from the DDP Staff Meeting:
a.I Mr. Karamessines announced that we received word
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evening of 12 April. Earl was an unusual fellow and went from messenger in
the old OCD in June 1949 to Chief of Station. He was 47 and a graduate of
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b. QPersonnel Requirements Mr. Karamessines announced
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for this fall. He said the 38 will have to be identified by 31 October. He
still would like to select from among volunteers but is prepared to direct
assignments if that is necessary. In the discussion, Mr. Karamessines said
that the CS may have to begin sending officers on a second tou
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will be sending you vacancy lists so that your officers can see what is required
and perhaps volunteer.
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c. Advanced Operations Course The next running of this course,
10 May to 2 July 1971, has only 8 candidates at this time against a quota of
24. Mr. Karamessines reported that he found the recent class enthusiastic
over the course which is designed principally for people who are scheduled
to go abroad again. He urged component chiefs to concentrate on filling the
quota.
d. Senior Management Course announced that from
2 to 7 May this course will be given at This is the only running
of this course this year and Mr. Karamessines fully supported Pete's request
for candidates, saying that he felt all branch chiefs would profit from this
instruction. Pete said a telephone call tol on x2826 will get
immediate enrollment.
3. Items of interest from the DDS Staff Meeting:
a. Language Development Program DD/Training,
reviewed the history and current status of the language development program,
starting with the Director's declaration in February 1966 that the Agency must
go forward with an aggressive program to acquire useable languages. Within
the CS at this time, Al pointed out there are 1, 990 people with 2, 895 languages
ranging from elementary to native. The CS has identified 205 jobs where a
specific language is required and 594 general language requirements not
attached to a particular job. During all of 1970, the Agency added to its
language skills bank 154 new people possessing 15 languages and during that
same period 135 on board people acquired at least an elementary knowledge
of 19 languages. Also during 1970 the Agency lost 226 people with 375 skills
in 32 languages. Among these losses were 83 persons who possessed native
or high levels. As a general observation, Al remarked that it is unlikely we
will be bringing on board too many people with foreign language skills in the
native or high level. Management simply must stay with this program to
achieve the stated objectives.
b. Wives and Families of Vietnam Assignees Recently two senior
support officers were in Saigon on TDY. A number of Vietnam station officers
reflected unhappiness and disappointment in the lack of interest shown their
families on the part of their Agency colleagues, the families remaining in the
Headquarters area. The feeling was expressed that once the sponsor departed
for Vietnam, families and associates seemed to drop the family regardless of
the closeness of relationships earlier on. Mr. Coffey has asked the heads of
Support offices to do what they can to keep in touch with separated families,
At his Staff Meeting this morning, Mr. Karamessines fully supported Jack's
suggestion and asked component chiefs to make a point of having their offices
do likewise.
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c. Finance Conference Tom Yale announced that plans are now firm
for a conference of Finance people0 on 2, 3 and 4 June. The program
will include evening seminars on 2 and 3 June to permit Finance
Officers to participate in the seminars even though they will not be able to
attend all of the day sessions.
a. Shipment of Foreign POVs Bob Tegethoff of INR/State tells us
the proposed change to 6 FAM 165.2 to require possession and use of a foreign
made POV for 90 days to qualify for shipment from overseas to the U. S. has
been coordinated with all Bureaus without objection. The change will probably
be made effective by or before the end of April 1971.
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b. Credit Union Accounts Insured Some of you may have missed the
announcement that effective 18 January 1971 all Credit Union accounts are
insured for not to exceed $20, 000 each. This insurance is required by law,
is provided by the National Credit Union Administration, and is similar to
that provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on savings
accounts in commercial institutions. In response to another question we
received recently, the Credit Union may not invest in common stocks. By
law it may invest only in obligations fully guaranteed by the U. S. Government
such as "Fannie Mae" obligations.
c. Retirement Party There will be a retirement party for Robert D.
s manager of at 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
21 April 1971 in the Executive Dining Room, Headquarters Building. Cost
is $3. 50 per person and reservations should be sent tol room
5E 61 Hqs by cob 19 April 1971. Please make checks payable to Cash or
a
d. Security Violations - March 1971 The CS had a total of 16
violations: FE, NE - 3; SB, TSD - 2; AF, DO, FI, MPS, 0 WH - 1;
all others had none. An improvement over February when we had 23.
e. Voluntary Investment Plan
briefed the group on the
VIP. If you have additional questions, call him,
on x3328.
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