Completion of the CIA Historical Program

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06180A000300210029-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: December 8, 1969
• Content Type: MF

Release 2001/08/31 : CIA-RD0QjOA00
a December 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director
for
Intelligence
i.-Deputy Director
for
Support
Deputy Director
for
Plans
Deputy Director
for
Science and Technology
SUBJECT: Completion of the CIA Historical Program
1. I have recently reviewed the progress made to date
with respect to our historical program, and have found that
it is not progressing as rapidly in some areas as I had hoped.
It is important that all histories comprising the "catching
up"a?p?ase,~- .,tlie- pera od,k before 1,9.,65 - be completed no later
than,,Q.comUpr 197.,1.. This suspense date applies to the
histories in the indivdualprograins of your Directorates as
well as to those inert ?e overall, program.
2. As most of you and certainly your individual Historical
Board chairmen know, Dr. Ehrmann and his Historical Staff,
stand ready to assist you in the realization of this goal
through consultation, examination of outlines, search and
identification of sources, and the review of individual
drafts. Your personal support is, however, desired and
required if we are to meet the objectives of this important
program.
3. May I request that you review your programs to insure
that projects have been established for all significant aspects
of your history. In those instances where an individual has
not been specifically named as the officer responsible for
completing a history, please design a pllrQ r, ate nofficer
and furnish his name to, Dr rmann no later than ~'. January,,,
1970 .' hn'-t'hos'e "cases where a suspense date for man individual
not been assigned, this should also be done and
Dr. Ehrmann advised accordingly.
4. I realize that the demands upon your time are very
great, and that this program is not the most urgent or important
thing on your platter. At the same time.,I feel quite sure
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that we do have the personnel now who can be made available
to do this work -- and to do it well. I doubt very seriously
that this will be the case after 31 December 1971. This is
why it is so important to complete the "catching up" phase
by that time.
Your very strong support is earnestly requested.
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