Support Directorate Historical Program

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000300210003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: July 6, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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6 JUL 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Communications
Director of Finance
Director of Logistics
Director of Medical Services,/
Director of Personnel
Director of Security
Director of Training
SUi3JECT : Support Directorate Historical Program.
1. There is increasing concern that many of the Support
Component histories have been scheduled for completion too close to
the December 1971 deadline to permit reasonable time for review and
revision; that individual writers may have been overcommitted by
scheduling the completion of projects too close together; that a
number of papers are now overdue; that the pace of submissions is
slower than it should be; and that the production rate of new papers
is falling behind schedule. A revision of the production schedule
has been proposed with the objective of eliminating bottlenecks in
due dates and ensuring that enough time is allowed for processing
the draft histories. A copy of the proposed revision as it applies
to each of your offices is attached for your review.
2. The proposed revision of the schedule is not fixed, but
.is subject to negotiation between your historical officer and the
Support Services Historical Officer consistent with the objective of
moving the overall Support Directorate Historical Program forward.
It is imperative, however, that we adhere to the general time frames
`suggested to ensure that we maintain a more even distribution of pro-
~duction than we have had in earlier scheduling attempts and that the
;.;production be moved forward to ensure that the catching-up phase is
:completed satisfactorily before the December 1.971 deadline.
3. If it were possible to assign all of those people currently
responsible for writing histories to the task full time, it has been
estimated that we could finish the job in six to eight months. While
a concerted effort of this dimension may not be practical in all cases,
you are requested to re-examine the program in your office and take
whatever action you can to relieve history writers from their other
duties for as long as it may take to complete the program. I would
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like you to report to me no later than 3 August the actions you have
been able, or propose, to take in this direction together with a copy
of your revised schedule as agreed upon with the Support Services
Historical Officer.
FOIAb3b
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Deputy Director
for Support
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