MINUTES OF 8 DECEMBER 1955 MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00832A000200060008-1
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: December 16, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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16 December 1955
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Incentive Awards Committee
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Minutes of 8 December 1955 Meeting
1. The CIA Incentive Awards Committee met on Thursday, 8
December 1955 at 2:30 P.M. in Room 242, Curie Hall with
as Acting Chairman. The following members or alternates
were present:
Personnel
Training
Communications
DD/P
Logistics
DD/I
MS-Incentive Awards Staff
lis the new member from DD/I replacing
resigned.
2. Suggestions No. 820 and 1159 were deferred for further
investigation before presentation to the Committee.
3. Recommendation by AD/OBI for a performance award to
for savings in NIS Gazetteer print-
ing cost was discussed. The recommendations of Mr. James A. Garrison,
Chief of Logistics concerning
Assistant to the DD/I (Admin.) concerning ere considered
anda~proved by the Committee. Both noted that and
did a worthy and highly commendable job; however, it was felt
that it was within the normal duties of their positions. The Com-
mittee decided that a cash award for superior performance was not in
order. However, they did feel that letters of commendation should
be sent to both of these men and that the originator of the recommen-
dation should be notified of its disposition.
4. The Committee approved the following employee suggestions
and recommended the action shown:
965 Suggestion approved but no cash award recom-
mended--commendatory letter.
1277 Comendatory letter--no cash award
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1486 $15.00
1521 $10.00
1532 $20.00 ($10.00 Each)
1821 Original suggestion modified in its adoption
to such a degree that no award is in order
1828 $150.00
5. The Committee approved the recommendation of the evaluating
offices for non-adoption of the following employee suggestions:
153
1488
1954
180
1566
1966
1:161
1599
2004
1397
1934
Suggestions 1483 and 1931 were disapproved for adoption; however,
the Committee recommended letters of thanks for the amount of effort
put forth.
6.. After much discussion of the pros and cons of the value of
complete processing of so-called insignificant suggestions even though
they may be award cases, it was recommended by the Committee that the
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of employee suggestions. In particular, felt that some
suggestions should be recognized as being not worth the time required
for evaluation and disposed of by Incentive Awards Staff before too
much time had been spent on them by coordinators and evaluators.
Executive Secretary, Incentive Awards Committee
Chairman, IncentMe NUM Committee
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