SUGGESTION NO. 2727

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• Publication Date: February 19, 1957
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Suggestion Mo. 2727
A to of SuggeationA 9 January 1956
'eb.re.f 1957
DLP SR Researcher IS-9
a. Suma of the u et on :
phi g ster proposed that faeces be reinstalled in the ton's rest
-rooms in Buildings 1, J, K and .
11. Evaluation of the Concerned Office t
Chief, Administrative Stafff OL on. 12 February 1957 stated the
foll owing s
"For reasons of his own the PBS group Superintendent did not.
feel that oscillating fans were necessary. However, he agreed to
furnish them after the SW Branch/OL convinced him that fang were
an absolute necessity." Follow-up action will be taken to ensure
that these facilities are installed as quickly as possible. Hepre-
sentatives of the SMF Branch will check rea iniug Agency occupied
buildings to determine Nether or not fans are provided.
"The suggester should be given a ncrosinal cash award based on
intangible benefits which will accrue to Agency personnel."
Re ec en .tion of the Executive Secretary s
Apprcrial. Award of $l0-25 based on intangible benefits. (slight-
local)
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Suggestion. Soo 2763
Date of Miggestion s 23 Ja nuej 1957
Office of Research and Reports Uec rapby Division
GS-l3
A, Sugge-Atiotil
"Are the compilers of certain national estimates relying too
heavily on classified sources of marrow perpective and too little
on open sources of broad parspectivel
"Nova' accurate an esti. ste on a relationship Important to us
security can the Soviets be expected to prepare from open sources?
"It is suggested that an attempt be made to anever the above
and other clme]y related questions by having separate groups work
independently* on the saws estimate--one group to use all available
sources one classified. sources only, and one open sources only.
*on a one shot experimental basis"
B. Evaluation of the Concerned Office
See attached evaluation of Deputy Assistant Director, National
Estimates dated 13 February 195?7
C. Rec ndation of the Executive Se etarj:
Disaapproval o
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ACTION RECOMMENDED
I. ADOPT FOR USE. (IMT1 /1i0/TU
INDICATE ACTION t. ALREADY IN EFFECT BUT THIS SUSPESTION MAKES ADDED CONTRIBUTION. (*PJCI/T MLOV)
RECOMMENDED BY a. DISAPPROVED FDA ADOPTION.
PLACING ACTION 4. ALREADY IN EFFECT AND NO PART OF THIS SUD?ESTION MARES ADDED CONTRIBUTION.
NUMBER IN ^OX s. REQUIRE FURTHER STUDY. (L ftCTIO PATS Of IGN
9. OTHER (l!/CIf7 1if.O )
7. REFER SUNEST ION TO DIVE )
REASONS FOR RFtnM%WNOATION
In order to guide the Incentive Awards Caddie; in asking flail Mtet inutiDn, aw analysis of th. anticipated
first ear ?s r v n a ^nd/er ether benefits Should be shown hare. If applicable, indicate and explain below pro.
posed sposit one savings as (1) ailetgent savings, (2) Increased output at same Cost of (3) application of
resources saved to seas other necessary activity. If Suggestion contains in V811 00. such as morale,
safety, etc., please indicate the extent of the area which yu thtsl the s .a an will affect, i.e.: the im-
mediate area, office-wide, Agency-wide. Attach addItl.nal skeet if awry Space I. needed.
The paint made in this suggestion is really tt>,ofel&D
The suggest-or's first question deals with our proper use of
open sources. We resogriise that there is a constant dangsr
of applying undue value to classified sources. Therefore, the
suggestion of parallel groups strikes at a reel problem and is
constructive. 8owever, we do not believe there is any subject
on which it would be more than an academic exercilse, Moreover,
any separate group working on open sources would have to ease from
people who do not see, and have not for acme time seen the classified
sources. Hence, it would be almost impossible to conduct a valid
experiment. In short, vs daft see that it would be worth it,
The second question is essentially one of US information practioes,
and is Quite different from the first. In the stnnter of 1951, this
office conducted an experiment along the suggested lines by having a
group at Tale University prepare an estimate of Certain critical
e1o*tents of US strength. The eaperiatent was never coWletely
evaluated but did indicate - as might have been eugpectad that
a remarkably detailed picture could be attained. We do not believe
that it would be desirable or necessary to repeat the eigeriment,
Obviously, ?..!,e Soviets could do much better from open sources
concerning the US than we can on the USSR,
13 Feb 57
CeITIas?S sa ATTACags Soggy
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Deputy Assistant Director, Nat. Estimates
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tion Division and is considered to possess possible merit, but in view
OFi-I7'f
Suggestion No. 2767
Date of Bu a stion: 28 January 1957
21 February 1957
DID/P FB/5 case Officer f3-i1
The $tatggaestio!
"That the existing Form 804 be rubber stamped in the. Remarks
column to provide a block for the reviewer to eve the restriction
on the document being cleared.
"The 'Request for Clearaae to Review Restricted Dents'
fox% (Form 804) is filled out by RI, attached to a restricted docu-
ment and forwarded to the branch which applied the restriction, for
review and approval or disapproval of clearance for review by the
reaj estora I have found that many documents ana a requiring restric-
tion should now be unrestricted and in some cases, custodians have
made remarks that the document should not have been so c3assifiedo
Yet the instructions on the sheet do not encourage the reviewer to
remove the restriction, although this could be done with no additional
effort
"If the form is so stssped, and the document removed from the
restricted classification it will save further dnplicatica of effort
on the part of RI, personnel making name checks and the reviewer.
"It is understood that all restricted doente are scheduled for
periodic review, but this is non-priority job for branches that are
weighted dawn with operational priorities and judging from the date
of some of the restrictions, docent review is - not kept current,.
In view of the above I believe that Fen 8O if properly stamped
'could' assist in do nt review by encr aging removal of the restric-
tion and thus avoid the return of the document to the branch for formal
review."
B. Evaluation of the Concerned Office:
Chief A RI on I,P February 1957 stated the followingsA 5;W "The subject suggestion t as been reviewed in the Records Integra-
Vi ~~Htb UI"alS7m s 4 muw; WOWS L UMVW MU IM 4iURS '"RS n
"In conjunction with the adoption of maeblue tec iques and eppli-
cations in RI, the icataar System is to be extended to the Document
Charger System As a result of this, the present clearmee will be
affected. The result may be the installation at a complete new cleaar-
anee procedure."
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Disapproval.
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`'~ .eb,ry 1957
Io,, 2771
of qua%rration 29 January 1957
Office of General lounnel Attorney Advisor (3-I
'ti > sumac 0-L the aalritan s
` e suggestion quoted bel cmr:
It o .awry to Le, after about four years in the D/A - DD/S
a i.de of the ,easy, that the Age y ` a&dnistrative dispensation
I naves a g t deal to be desired,, Therefore,, respectfully I suggest
that begi n thought be given to clearing a sufficient number of
Prepres tatives of a reputable management ecwsultant firm as would
be neoersea * to n ke a survey of the Agerny"s administrative system
and reec3m ndations for its improvement. The central focus of such
a survey could be on the DD/S c lex, and x ee tip resultantly
obtained could be applied elsevhare as appropriate. I do not believe
the Agency itself to be sufficiently professionally equipped or pre-
disposed to do the Job from within.
"A recc nrlatim generally similar to this one was =do in the
Hoover ComonissionOn report on the executive brarmh of the federal
establishment as a whole., So far as I kncer, the Veterene Adminis-
tration was the only executive agency wb-tch took it to heart. From
what I have been told and fro. wriat I have read, the results, obtained
ftow Vie, Allen & Rewilton, were something short of a if icent a"
13, Evaluation of the Cc ceerned Offlee:
See attached evaluation of Chief, Ahnagement Staff dated
Feb a* 1957-
C:" fteccem x ati on of the motive Se rtt ^tr:
D approval.
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r?:- st .on 2I'(1
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.. 'ihil a ?,figt e;3ty.on is pM3erly referz ed to ? he Chief E r u =?Fa?.3:
x _ x a :n ?xm LK3"i3 abler i2'LI~T$.'ver fi~'L. he t~3'`~. g!,'.~$ Fi oia t o W?. v r?
s. ?a3t-Lee, Y;-,av if it &m e s it
ref?r t e above etwgztion s' d the a'?'~i?d: ' hie hL ~t3t2 to the PD A G
c.:~ita rec3.e ,r to ghat tht Su c ate g eK ?. '.e a ~a u
D7 ap c = r ., . A cysa adDdrdstrative di sxGy :3: t on' , so, I s
a : r clwmlr or trF On 1'i of My I23terp:'et';tiori of a~a sons' o tL?e ?3'? L
?. aS srC xi't; f. n r:3?,';=1 in effect 1 hr.r -'he '? ;`oet?c"t?$ C3.,+L:t.at: i tT ntaf
u ss, o t> tE?. F : o F3tudyI3'3 ; and re C!C +3i'?,3[ .r" "?' e K3 ' ,'83T iz itic c. i .-
"_._ r ' e? ft? to do its .2?, with }e a^ss'l.t ~' 'a to the s ~~t Lo
'. ?-p IIA'' 0 5o C+i b(.'.lers'E e I d t ode t :f;'8ff_nl't
1.1 find a criterion.
d^ Sei in dr..x eanz. requird?s $t ":War'
LcFTs 3 .St i+"
i iat 1 call =?,9ni2a4ion "f 3r' (especially Within in my
this call's for i the of , ici ?atjon the o gat of r
w::c is here. I would ?t think of r ec j rdRne the Hooz
:. Len d .'Ltod coats to satin , this figs. rejuir ment v
+~r t -Hie Money employed an outside, ealsu1 tent In 1951 to eft "k
r :rr l-F;-in rrf ur ; bD/S e l % e e , but ner l Smith (CC!) really
ac ttle4 ti'e tter for hi:ex2 Want yen have Is the iweod c k; of
C neral : x Ath s ith d In the face of some r nibili.ties o ded by
11-1a eonanltRut.
E aric is a taido senior co mince, have also aub,i ted Age y
1? := P''F#i tent to Scrutiny. The d:on' itte'e ire:
`s~~)..i t~- orrtJac y i.ttee
fl.lark Ctna- .ttee
:sto,ittle C?ittee
t;.y ?iie, only real. t uPs?C isr> :net 9 ?se in re to t to s 1/B acoiu -
tfis-s,-vis the ATenoy is that of centralized vs. decentralized s utpo t .
"his su'b~j t her been kicked Hound within ray kns r1 "ge `o Ghe iaf?It SIX
< ' ?a ,
and no outside en .ne , except the Lord himself,, is going to be
at ?U is gate in the 4;5 , 10010-rg tc rdl yt tiu else thin n
what we now h we'a a
5- -:' to alig! rents within the rn i o: field LZ;Re fp the preaent
C=' tx a had plneed bofo:'r. 11--kkn coe iderr3c-!=Trw of otter possibilities. It
GO he 2"ikes chat he has r r?
ado AAdmittin ; the o iris:, that a prophet h. ,'Ch no hoocr in his own
=1k. yard,. auxear)- prophet hw3, newer e1e s, -t 0
Ise persuasively fry
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ve 3r w& anve eady had app ed, aid. eves t is excludes t' e
:sect' coibOic e by the ' t c tutee in vbUla care am prosent recto
, s az~ a tiele -p%vt: c#, ' . It is t~ MMr to leave the 4? fl ti= al me
r,fS
r+'enT:'i y 1957
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20 February 1957
SU99gS f& figs 2779
Date of Suggestion' 31 January 1957
S mMaIY of the Sua a on:
Suggester proposed the use of his car to deliver material
going to different parts of the Washington area. A parking
space at Gate 15 now marked for "Visitors or Government cars"
is seldom used and suggester feels he could park his car in
this space with no inconvenience to anyone. He felt that
he could save the Government at`least $100 per month by his
proposal.
The Office of DD/P on 12 February 1957 stated the
following:
"If all of DD/P operational offices were granted a
parking space who are required to use taxi or Government
owned automobiles for operational trips to State or up
town, we would be required to make the total space now
available for use of those only. This is not possible
at all."
STATINTL C. RIggMendat;on of th~ Executive Secretary:
Office of DD/P Clerk GS-4
Liaison Group
Disapproval.
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sn A%ard;; Commlittee
.; qa ; iosa was presented to the Committee at
v~mber 1956 meeting and the following action was
,::ages ticn 2279 - Defer pending receipt of a
.s2o'e precise estimate of benefits derived from
:pis sP4 iestion. Executive Secretary to obtain
h s from RI or invite RI representative to brief
P11 tteea
The Chief, RI advises that the tangible savings
f:.h adoption of this suggestion is approximately $900.00
ar or approximately ninety (90) man days work at the
a a GS
-5 Clerk=-Typist. This report is dated 4 Feb-
u y 9 . This makes a Tangible Savings of $45.00. Pre-
. fssly ? -.e intangible benefits had been fixed at $50 (,slight
Of local application). These figures tie in with
! .. al recommendations Of the Executive Secretary as
;:gut in the Br .ef presented at the November Meeting.
urxgeLga~-tcc~mapdYs
Exec
S/~
introduced: will be his 25X1A
9'
p ;ulmgei'lt as a Committee I*Dbero
. s &0 CozaaLttee approved awards in the smunte shown for
ollowing employee saggestions*
'128
053
1102
z -x,121
1 ,tiiaatsd
fYrst-Yr0 Tangible
425M
75000
.15011 00
215~,J0 (2/3 or 4143.33
?to `;rn Rounds and 3/3
6767
1533
]500
or 01,67 to Mr. Belk-
nap) a
1826 35000
i948 25,00
22 0 25,0
f Based on adoption in DJ'I To be reopened if
t31don V in 11)8, D13P, or Agency 'wide) o
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Estimated First'.
u estio l Not. Award -S-2V98 _
231 15a0
3
2368 10000
2517 Letter of appreciation
2539 25{,00
2560 100000
2574 10.00
2575 Letter of appreciation
2621 15.00
2651 Letter of appreciation
266? 100000
2691 Letter of appreciation
W-2732 30.00 (415.00 to each of $ 36
2 suggestera)
The Committee recommended the action shown below on the
following suggestions t
a0 13761 1847v and 1937 - Decision deferred, Executive
;ooretary requested to invite evaluators from RMS,
W1, and OC or Cable Secretariat to
(1) Prepare arendun giving proportionate cones
tribution made by each suggestion to total
benefit derived by Agency and further esti.,
tec of benefits including all now estim-
able.
(2) Brief SA Committee in person at next meeting
to perait decisioona
by 2131 r- Approved letter of appreciation and. interim 25X1A
status report to saaestere agreed
OC iculd continue negotiation with NSA and attempt
to interest them; in accepting this suggestion as
an R&D project. Be estimated final i0plementa '
tion may require 5 years which will keep this
suggestion on the books for at leant that period,
ca 2249 - Approved letter of appreciation and interim
status report to suggester., To be reconsidered
when OLt a revised R and a" published, 25X1 A
dp 2328 - Deferred pending resolution of certain
questions involving Bureau of the Budget and
0,P,0', agreed to check with RMS
evaluator and report to Com .tteeo
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e, 16 Approved interim statue report to suggestero
suggested that TAS be requested to
submit am evaluation.
5a The Committee approved the reoommendation of evaluating
offices for non adoption of the following suggestions s
1279
1513
2126
The meeting was adjourned at 1150 a.m.
Executive Secretary
25X1 A ~. r c-u$gestion Awards Committee
jjj~sns, Suggestion AW
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SUBJECT: Meeting of CIA Suggestion Awards Committee
The CIA Suggestion Awards Committee will meet on Thursday,
31 January 1957 at 10:00 A.M. in Room 2601, Curie Hall.
FOR THE CHAIRMAN, SUGGESTION AWARDS COMMITTEE
Executive Secretary
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