LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JAMES T. LYNN FROM GEORGE BUSH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000600010004-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 22, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

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DCI/IC-76-4229
2 2 JUL 1970
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The Honorable James T. Lynn
Director, Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D. C. 20503
Pursuant to Executive Order 11905, I have directed a
reorganization of the Intelligence Community Staff (ICS)
to support the Committee on Foreign Intelligence (CFI) in
meeting its responsibilities to the President. Under the
reorganization, the ICS has absorbed five USIB Committees;
including the transfer of COMIREX positions from the
Directorate of Intelligence/CIA. Thus the ICS has been re-
structured to provide staff support to the CFI, to continue
support to the DCI in his enlarged Community responsibilities,
and-to.continue to support the DCI in the NFIB area.
This reorganization has now been completed and, I have
25X9 approved a new staffing structure totaling 0 positions of 25X9
which Q have been designated as supergrade positions. I
believe that senior, experienced officers are required to
deal, with the large and complex issues facing the Intelli-
gence Community. The responsibilities of the IC Staff,,
broad ranging as they are, demand that we attract the best
pezsonnel that the Community-and the private sector can
25X9 offer. Of the= super r de positions approved; I a'm`re-
25X9 quiring CIA to reserveof its current supergrade: alloca-
tion for CIA supergrade personnel on assignment to ICS, or 25X9
for ICS's use for other personnel as the need arises? how-
ever, the Agency cannot provide for the additional =Positions
through corresponding reductions in supergrade it:Lons
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Therefore, I propose to establish new supergrade positions
and henceforth treat the Agency and ICS supergrade authoriza-
tions separately. I further propose that individuals on
reimbursable details to ICS from other Community agencies be
charged to the ICS ceiling; supergrade officers on detail will
be charged against ICS supergrade allowances and ICS supergrade
allowances may be used for promotions of detailed officers to
supergrade status while serving with ICS.
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For further amplification of the ICS supergrade struc-
ture, I am forwardin as an attachment to this letter a
description of the positions for the ICS with a concise
statement as to their major duties and responsibilities.
I would appreciate your full support of the ICS supergrade
structure as I have approved it in the new Table of Organ-
ization. Should you require any additional information in
this matter, I will be happy to see that it is provided.
Sincerely,
SIGNED
George Bush
Distribution:
Orig - Addressee
.,' - DCI
1 - DDCI
1 - D/DCI/IC
1 -. ER
1 - O/Compt
D/Pers
1 - -SS/ICS
1 - IC Registry
DCI/IC/SS/
(19Jul76)
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