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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000300130004-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: January 16, 1968
• Content Type: REPORT

Director of Personnel
AttaChed are exeerpte from a paper on
?Medical Standards submitted to the D*DAY
Direetor for Support on, 16.
These excerpts pertain to disouosion of
17 Oetdber in regard the desirability a
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Attached ere xcQrpta
"Tiisdical Stonftrds" admitted to
Director for awl:4ft cm 16 Je4=7
Men moserpta pertain to our idisovasion of
17 Ofrtober 1-----.4ara the destreZilitir of
taking oce24ned 41rpjrcAtelt to Om hatatiiitz of
%ma ay.
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C teGorv of individuals whose t'ehavior i13 bmt
tie n3. * rr bGrefemcd to the V:Micr.1 Oitte
uation. Such inelivid4als ere feund not to be 111
eE4t&ttes for trcatmont, and not subject to the usual medical
dispositions. And yet, somethinz is ranifeatly wrong vita such individuals
as they persist in their mlsdaptive patterns, seemingly refractory to
discipline mkt education.
While the management of such cases
supervisory or medieta practices, it is
tion nay be effected through a coMbinod
detailed consideration of coma possible
is not i 1iate4 smonnble to
possible that appropriate dls4Josi-
approach. Attached ie rcize_.,
aspects of cotbined handlinz.
0 Director 0 al SOrr tOnil a
up rithrepresen stives from esCh of the Directorates and fran
Offiee? of' Personnel, Seeurity, and General Counsel to consider Vas
mechanisms of a coMbiwd systan as outlinejj in the attachment rnil to stibmit
rocomiendation to tbe Executive Director-Comptrollerulthin 4 4-,Wollth
ariod az to fiudinv. -
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A PlIOPORAL rort rag CovrairD Makliti'M'iATIVE.Arin
Ma _Witt litaintna CrlITATIT.110BMIcAE
1. vel;.trrottnti
To folloving prollosal addmusec itself to the yroblem posed by
certain elvloyees Ithone sajwtment to the requircmerite of Agency service
unsatioftetory by reacon of colatitilltna belmvior malesleptive to ,A.geney
Vier thon by syrvtozo of ilineso $11 t,he usualscer,,,00 vu,tch
waft rerAcr i:41em1.cc1. White the problem lq?havier of such .1'.'elvf,duals
leads to uusatistaatont irork production* or is otherwise alterative to
the ortnization?J. frequantly falls short or 'volt failure or oi,her actions
dcIP:oe at any Given point in titto ao elear1y. to justify tz:rmir,ation
went on purely wettest* disciplinary* security) or othel..
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mistra? tive p-f-vition in such cases is frcrun 'the
the fact that ot'.0.11 aur2loyeaa may cer;lsin of mild,.
eel or nervous rtoms Mese trim-Items typically Vrecar
X14 mvirotryantal. ct;rokle..6 ataa disistppear vben the innediate stress
relieved. Nevertheless, in the Zee of such cactaplaints, the stTervisor
is disadvantaged in dealing 17ith the situation vithout bonorit of medical
oft-ice. Such cases are cu 3y to 01-3 for examination for fitness
for duty.
co trpon ezezilnation of these employees, ttei usual rledicel e,,a)ericuee
Le that no Cr of Illysical or mental disability can be dtmenstrated.
They usually deny illness or disability* or ow, personal coatribution to
their oY4n difficulties. Valle all rec.-am/zee the xesladjw.4tment to Agency
service, it is hardly detensibie to regkrd these eRployees as 44wbied or
Unfit by reason of illness. On the other handl to report them as tit tor
dirL7?; with the imlication that there is no medical problem* Lloi.,s wrb do
:tcto the real situationM is not or vtagla help to the err-- viaora
darli4tire1y vita etw,h problas emloync. It ia otrvioua to all
concerned that somthing is awry 14th the evloyee* vhich chews itself
disruptive 1.4tharior yatterts.. ?
(1. I.,at these empleyeeth do show upon medical and psychiatric examina-
tion are undorilying porserelity cha-recterietics of vorypg nat
iwt ca ureardist,
_ abilikr 'do siatificontly inviir the indiv us
&veep %highs vhile lls3 -v- i - ACaa eiIA va adaptability to =two
4, akittVatearit of d
respoitsibilities* to thie reviremente of Other potVle, awl to a vide variety
Of euvirelmtontni. stresses otherwise. TheSe peponality traits szay be .
clearly identi?flable on the basis of en accurate histoi7 of 'behaviors
together vith the psychiatric comination.. Mey may ba clearly distiL
able Atm other medical conditions vonstitating 13.1zens and disabilitT#
vith the syvtoms th=eof. These deepeseated? underlyinz personaliV traits*
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=Fat A Proposal Dor the Coadned A 4trttyE, wad Medical smiting
of Certain Problem CEL9130
(3) Tho referral hse to, be made in an open ici iUy demonstrated
(4) Me detorlimatIon t)..? nasultability is nu admInistrative.
conzAndprerocAtive respanstbility, based Lvon a varicty of evidence)
including OM findings.
(5) no 1000. trxt humno rights of the Inatocitufa ,tot1-)
proteetiko in the process,
(fS) neleyant0a. cm:Tit-Mims my pmerly I-3
dered An response to proger mad maid tell.
refor,
ra
*IL I,
be adapted to reclaim=xr t
oftuU end fair hearingsl before
Ule right of appeal.
(8) Such a =Ow thin the Agency wad nctpreclude the use
of ev exietina adain twitive or medietsi proceriums but vould be in
addition to thera.
(9) rue4 procedures would provide an eefestive rean of dealing
vith certain troubler;omo eases vhich, es a 'matter of actual ezperionce,
do net current.17 came to timely and, satisfactory resolution.
(10) In order that the systeabe effective) end not be misused
throudh vicandoratandiag, administrative...medical collaborative statf
wad be a. necescary preliminary to fornulating toriplete and
ro*,
eit &tan comet4 he it would be iviewatted.-
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et. 217,0O000s that the Agancy adopt an administrative method of
luoadling oases of rialOdaptIve behmior *Joh provides for aewiniatastive
rral for MS evaluatidh)trith subsequent referral of those canes
Mad SS unsuitable for SUll alld fair hearing before an imartial
board.,
evidencednktrtie and
indicated) d yoke a deteaudnatiOn.
tont I:. lity. Is board would then ibrward tts recorls
of the ca.,%,, together with its findiros end dAterainntions,
established channels) to the XI for his action. The board mad be so
constituted and appointed ell to ClIbtlX0 is SNagatgftr 1ovit,r to
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A Proposat for the Combined A
of Certain Pr?oblem Cases
together vith a demonstrated
tztter cannot be expooi,-ed to
mnt or other rehabilitative
er7p1oyces mig4t be clescribed
matt.
2. thoulUtbilla
Zre Agency has recomized for acme years the ovIstence se o'
evAployees 'who are unsuitable for Agency coploent rother thandically
dicabled'o Attempts to deal wit% ouch cases have Lem rc;rat;LetOd 121 the
forrotinzt,a the Personnel rwavation Board, tnd the pa.'lyerious
Disposition paard. r%myo owideriag more erVectivo tearst=a for
ling these typos of canes; recent revielf has boon undo of prveedures
for the tanning or co o1.0,1,,initabi1ity in the military.
military service -hes recognized, this kind of problem, end has
devised r_tettrts of dealing with it, 40 that the volfam a the unit is Dm.
tected, as wall as Vie humane and legal Ilshta of taw individual. Di the
mi1itax7 service, such 1divtcii1 are regArded not as fit, or unfit, or
disabled for service, but as 'Inimitable because of deep-seated personality
traits, manifesting themu:7 c,E4In bc-Ilavior which is imiaciaptive to military
service. Such an indivifIxat is referred by his Eortmd for medical and
pcychistric exardnatian. he it appears to tlit, medical examiners that he
is unsuitable for r,,;:rvice by reason of his personality defects, rather then
illness/he is referred bad): to the somaandwith such finding for sdninis-
trative disposition. Thin arkinistrative disposition is? usually discharge
from the service. Where tIve individual rebuts the mama opinions, end
the conterTlated admixtistrative disposition, his case is referred to 460.
frioartlel edministrative board, before %Atich herew raver in peraon? vith
etit of legal counsel, for a full and fair hearing/. vrith the ri=4?tt of
apreal., mg vita subsequent review of the board's proceedings by. blies=
adentaistrative authorities. Pinot decision is made and action taken by the
secretary or the military department ix.rvolved.
c. ?Ile professionalstaff' of the (20 recogaizen the existence of cases
or Inimitability within thii' Agortv. Following careful staff study of the
problms involved, the staff is in agreemont on the folloving essimtial
points; ' ? - -
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intrativo end Medical Iiend-ling
lack of rotivation to chaavi as a practical
chnilgo significantly threuGh psychlatric treat-
masures. For want of a beLfor taro:, these
au "unsuitable" for confirmed Auancy arlploy.
(I) Cases of tinStlitebltite Zre iderttinable within the AzencY
through e ifthative-caedtall colial)er.atioft.
Ste referral of cases) of Persistent lasladijustuent'tio OM for
medical ezatm.ination is art aftimistrative responsibility.
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SUBJECT* A Proposal for the Combined Administrative and Maisel Itandlina
of Certain Problem Cases
nake the initicated determination. The case files and the record of the
board's proceediazs nicht =11 be reviewed by theAgeacy's legal ar,4 per.
cannel authorities far their approval of the lcaality of the pvoceedings?
snd for observance of personnel polteics, prior to cUbmiscion of the ce.e]c
to the DCI.
c. A
to appeal
provided,
by access
of zumil,
actioni
wchanism would be provided to protect the individual's ridht
the board's findings and detenduation, This racchaniimr,:18ht be
Jy a board of appeals, before whida the erployee touldep,,,ar, or
to en authority /Adler than the orienra *board. Where the rialt
is exercised), the ease is ultizately ubmitted to the Dat for
Th c =-)Li1 anitratjve referral fbr medical vluatk eo1
pTope bc_ mde throudb, existin8LiechardinaS for evaluation for as for
duty. 3:11 C,oser asses where OMS findin8s raise the queltion of us-olta14lit7,
OM would so report 'writing to the bead of the employee's career service,
to the administrative (suitability) board, and in such_othcr authorities
oarAybe determined to be proper. Further action on the case will then
lie 10.th the Agency's comrwld authorities.
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