DRUG ABUSE AMONG AGENCY EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05077A000100070005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2001
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 8, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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8 January 1973
SUBJECT: Drug Abuse Among Agency Employees
1. In late October Mr. Osborn, the Director of Security
advised me that cases of drug abuse had been identified among
Agency employees. Apparently a member of the RI Staff had
advised that drugs were being bought and used among Agency
employees, some of whom were named at that point. The Office
of Security looked into this matter, unearthing around thirty
(30) cases with one degree of question or another. Some of
these were resolved without further concerns, leaving a
balance of about twenty-three (23) cases. Mr. Osborn made
available to me first draft copies of reports made to him
from his Chief of the Personnel Security Division. As per
our log, I, in turn, made these available to who 25X1A
pulled the medical records and provided summary medical
information in each instance. This information is also availa-
ble within the file.
2. On 13 November we had our first meeting with Mr.
Coffey. By that time the reports had gone forward and the
D/S had accompanied the reports with a recommendation that
these cases be reviewed by a committee chaired by the Deputy
Director for Support with a membership consisting of D/Pers,
D/S and D/MS. Mr. Coffey accepted this recommendation and
proposed procedure. The meeting of the 13th of November
was the first of a series of meetings. In our attempts to
wrestle with the problem a few of the cases did not give us
too much difficulty but it ws hard work at arriving at an
agreement as to how so many cases could be managed with due
respect for all of the considerations. From the beginning
it was recognized that there were degrees of differences in
behavior of the subjects. Some had limited drug usage to
the smoking of marijuana socially; others were chronic users;
there was a history of usage of other drugs mixed in some
cases; some had purchased drugs and some had sold. In addi-
tion some had a history of using marijuana before entering on
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duty with the Agency and had been warned. There was also
the question of Agency responsibility to law enforcement
authorities. Out of all of this we were able to arrive
at agreement on the formulation of certain categories
through the development and evaluation of individual cases.
The categories included termination, suspension, written
reprimand, and oral warning. In regard advising law enforce-
ment authorities, it was decided that we would identify the
pusher and advise that the balance of cases had been handled
administratively. It took three meetings for us to reach
a final agreement. It was understood at the end of that
time that the D/S would prepare a summary paper to be signed
by the DD/S directed to the Executive Director-Comptroller.
While this paper was in preparation, the D/Pers phoned me
to ask whether I would be willing to try to put together an
Agency policy paper. This I did and provided him with a
draft copy of a proposal.
3. On the 27th of December the ED-C called a meeting
on this subject as reported in the diary. Following that
meeting the ED-C briefed the Acting DCI, General Walters.
,'approved the recommendations and provided that any appeals
would go to the Inspector General whose function would be
temporarily augmented by a board that would be appointed
for such purpose. Copies of the final report with the
Ex-Dir`s comments have been received in this office. The
report has been reviewed by and, at my request,
will be shown by him to
OMS/JRT:iv
Distribution:
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1 - D/MS Chrono
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