CLANDESTINE SERVICE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING DDS CONFERENCE ROOM 20 JANUARY 71

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• Publication Date: January 20, 1971
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CLANDESTINE SERVICE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING
DDS Conference Room
20 January 1971
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2. Items of interest at the DDP Staff Meeting:
a. Wisner Plaque Ceremony We mentioned at the meeting on
6 January 1971 that the ceremony to unveil the Wisner plaque would be
25X1A on 29 January. The plaque will be hung in DDP's outer office. Harry
will be sending you tickets for distribution to your component for
attendance for the ceremony in the auditorium. The Director has sent a
personal invitation to those who contributed toward the plaque and these
25X1A persons will join the Director and other guests for lunch in the Rendezvous
Room, expects to have a memorandum to you on Monday,
25 January, with the auditorium tickets.
b. Delinquent Fitness Reports Mr. Karamessines called upon all
component chiefs to eliminate delinquent fitness reports, some of which
are 7 to 10 months late.
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c. Mr. Coffey sent John a warm note of thanks for
his slendid contribution to the Christmas Food and Gift Program.
Mr. Karamessines read from this letter at the Staff meeting.
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d. New York Times Series We were told the Times tomorrow
will begin a series on the Intelligence Community and the National Security
Council and that CIA will get some attention.
e. Conversations with the Press Mr. Karamessines reminded all
that there should be no conversations with members of the press. One
reporter is working on an article on "What Went Wrong in Vietnam" and
is trying to contact Agency members for interviews.
3. The regular DDS Staff Meeting will be held tomorrow.
a. Senator Russell As you've heard, Senator Russell is hospitalized
with a serious ailment. He is not expected to recover. The Director today
said his death would be a real loss to us because he is regarded as the best
friend in Congress the Agency has ever had.
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b. 1971 Salary Withholding Rates You noticed a larger net pay in
your last paycheck due to changes in Federal withholding rates for 1971.
dated 16 December 1970 announced these changes. Les Bush
has provided additional information on these changes. He says for most
employees reductions in the amounts withheld were reasonably related to
changes in 1971 tax computation factors. A notable exception has come
to his attention, however. The reductions for personnel claiming exemptions
as married individuals with income after exemptions at rates above $20, 000
per annum considerably exceed any possible reduction in actual tax liability.
He has learned, on the basis of informal liaison with a treasury official,
that this increase in underwithholding resulted from adjustments of the basic
withholding tables to avoid overwithholding on compensation below the
$20, 000 level; the adjustments resulted in lowering the maximum rate of
withholding from 30 percent to 25 percent without corresponding reduction
in tax liability. Les expects that the number of personnel directly affected
in any substantial way by the foregoing will be relatively small. He suggests
individual determination as to the extent 1971 withholdings will be under-
stated in relation to actual tax liability for 1971. Employees desiring to
do so may file amended W-4's to reduce exemptions or authorize additional
amounts to be withheld.
c. Tax Exemption on Disability Annuities On 13 January we dis-
cussed with you the period of entitlement, if any, to income tax sick pay
exclusions with a disability retirement under CIARDS and CSRS. Frank
-mentioned that State has a different rule for Foreign Service Officers.
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State does have a different rule since 1960 when they were able to get
through Congress an amendment to the Internal Revenue Code which
grants to any Foreign Service Officer complete income tax exemption
for the rest of his life for a disability annuity payable under the pro-
visions of Section 831 of the Foreign Service Act. When the Agency was
proposing the CIARDS this identical amendment to Internal Revenue Code
was a part of the 1963 package. However, since we had to deal with the
Armed Services Committee and the Ways and Means Committee has
cognizance over the Internal Revenue Code, the Ways and Means
Committee demanded an opportunity to review our proposal. Larry
Houston met with the Ways and Means Committee and attempted to have
them waive jurisdiction for this item. The Committee would not grant
the waiver and for that and other reasons our retirement bill, which also
contained other proposed amendments to our basic 1949 Act, was stripped
of everything but the retirement program. The Ways and Means Committee
kept the tax exemption question open for the rest of the 88th Congress. We
submitted a new bill on the tax question to the 89th Congress and it was duly
referred to the Ways and Means Committee. While prospects for passage
looked bright at the outset, it did not pass in that Congress because of an
overall policy review undertaken on the Internal Revenue Code. For each
succeeding Congress the question of whether or not to resubmit this bill
has been presented to the Director and it will be again presented for his
consideration in the next legislative package.
d. Temporary Lodging Allowance State has amended the temporary
lodging portion of the home service transfer allowance to permit the payment
of $12 per day to the "initial occupant", $9 per day to the "second occupant",
and $6 per day for each other member of the employee's family not included
in those two. See TL:SR-205, effective 27 December 1970. Since we incor-
porate by reference in our regulations this provision of Standardized Regula-
tions, you may apply the new definitions retroactive to 27 December 1970.
Our-will be further amended to conform.
e. Exceptions to 15 Day Home Leave Rule On 29 April 1970, Charlie
-advised you that DDP/OP had asked that all requests for exceptions to
the 15 day HL rule come first to SSA/DDS from the component and that we
will review and pass to CCS, the DD concerned, and the Director of Personnel
for approval. We have reconfirmed with DDP/OP and C/CCS that this routing
is still desired.
f. Additional FY 1972 Ceiling Cut Earlier we mentioned that OMB
had restored part of the directed 2 1/2% cut in ceiling and funds to be
effective 1 July 1971.. The Agency, however, has decided to plan the full
2 1/2% cut and thereby create a reserve for emergency requirements.
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g. Employee Conduct and Discipline Last week Charlie reminded
25X1A you of the requirement to circulate The requirement still applies
but the months are April and October, not January and July as heretofore.
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h. Security Violations - December 1970 We did a little better in
December, with a total of 14 violations. EUR got 4; AF and CA - 2 each;
CI, FIN FI, SB, TSD and WH had 1 each.
i. Proposed Revision of Standardized Government Travel
Regulations (Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-7)
Mr. Coffey talked to the Executive Director about the latest OMB proposal
to amend the Standardized Government Travel Regulations to insert lodging
plus method of setting per diem rates. He told him that the Director of
Finance developed a proposal for Agency application in the event it should
be considered necessary. Mr. Coffey recommended, however, that we
make no change in our present arrangements and that we make no response
to the OMB 18 December 1970 memorandum. The Executive Director
agreed on both counts. The Director of Finance will provide any internal
guidance considered pertinent following the publication of the change to
SGTR's by OMB when and if that is issued.
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