MINUTES OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA STAFF MEETING, 1 NOVEMBER 1954

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01096A000200040006-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 1, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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MIh9UTES OF GEOGRAPHIC AREA STAFF M> "FING, 1 NOVEMB R 1954
1. I iread aloud a memorandum from St/A on "records
survey and disposition schedule for the Geographic Area." The Records
Management Staff of the Agency began a survey of records within ORR
on 23 August, under the direction of St/A/RR. Tentative scheduling
calls for a survey onday,
November 15, 1954.1 of the
Management Improvement e e survey.
2. ---]reported that the AD/RR this morning in staff
meet reiterated the need for wartime emergency planning. Mr.
has writt on the subject, which
WILL be circulated. have been appointed
to consolidate ORR views on the subject. It was decided, after a
general discussion of the subject, that each division chief will
prepare in writing his thoughts on this subject during the next two
weeks.
25X1 4. Iadvised that could be used by 25X1
D/GG for posse . y s x to nine months, to work on a siniimaxy of foreign
activities in the Antarctic for the Hoc Conmtittee. Problems
involved in using I map compilation
were discussed.
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6. caannented that he agrees with the Budget Bureau
that the NIS program is in need of re-evaluation. He asked if any
indication has come in of consumer reaction. I aid that he
had heard of a few comments, generally favorable, for the ISIS as a
whole. discussed D/GC problems in connection with the IRS,
pointing ou the base map program may take as much as 4+5 to 60
percent of the total available professional compilation time. He will
submit a statement of D/GC's problems in connection with the ISIS program.
12. brought up the question of overtime work in the
Map Library by pee from other divisions, suggesting that an Area
point-of-view be stated for such overtime. It was decided that divisions
having unused overtime in any pay period can permit personnel to use
that overtime at the Map Library.
13. Mr. Lundahl cam ated on the "International Conference on Man's
Role in Changing the Face of the Earth," to be held at Princeton
13-18 June 1955 and suggested that some Geographic Area personnel should
attend this conference, which is backed by the Wenner-Gren Foundation.
14. Mr. Lundahl advised that arrived today to
begin two weeks duty as consultant to in preparation of a staff study.
15. Mr. Lundahl ccmnnented that f the Management Staff 25X1
is now reviewing the statement of functions of D ?GP within CIA. 25X1
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18. Mr. Lundahl mentioned a series of articles on CIA in the
Saturday Evening Post and also articles by Westbrook Pegler.
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* 20. I I showed the group copies prepared in OCh/G of
lists of individuals in the Geographic Area who have been in grade
the minimum time required for promotion and who occupy positions
slotted higher than their present grade. He emphasized that division
chiefs are responsible for this sort of periodic reviews so that all
individuals will be periodically considered for promotion.
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