SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00832A000200080038-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: February 26, 1958
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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SUU 3TION NO. 53-227: dated 19 November 1957
CS-?i2
Cornunications Specialist
Office of Corunications, PD/S
A . Sunmary of Suggestion
Tde suggester discovered an obscure but most significant fault
of the combination safe locks currently in use by the United States
Govern nt . It ,ras found that finger pri.3?ts left on the 6ia3 and
ring could be du 3ted and true eombinatio:is found permitting sur-
rcpt _ti ous entry.
B. 5,L=rn.ry of Evaluation:
On 25 November 195: , the Director of Communications stated:
of this Office discovered a method of
surrepti ticus entry into rotary dial lock s~ f s . This method
has many se ' i ous security ramifications which Sri l l affect
partically every element of the United Staten Gover rss lent
handling classified materials. :irne Director of Security and
I consider discovery to be extremely significant."
on 26 Ikw.resber 1957, the D;rector oi' Security stated:
"I concur in the opinion of the Director of Co unications
that discovery is ez reaely significant and that
it has many serious security rezii-f i_e at ions . ._ beli ;ve that
discovery ay have served to proven' a a surreptitious p tra' i+
and serious, cc..sroimise of classified Information
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On 16 December 1957, Chief, , F1
Division stated:
`Over and above the importance of discovery, an 25X1A
important element I swisii to stress Jr, .this case is tl3e type of
thinking brings to his assignment. He has a, most
keen -perception of the 'hole pietu.=e' .
Ory
2 _'5 -1 's 'LSS. Training 33.?.Y'rision stated:
h3.i3 .J _Ft:~1V e~"u Is extremely significant 'icant and, c.n,svm.~i i
This ang this
doer. not coz;,.e under the bailiwick o: ' t` discoverer, we suggest
the incentive f wra.rds Cc~mmittee shou'd. take action and consider
t a' th -, incia y o C:
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sug e tf.G,e:n ;r nenu to the ape,2ia' Panel in or var to
t;a n e c .,eraY,_ on l opinion from them . They coS'ii ntcd a folio;is
Ai :."e is :-nc doub ; that the 3,) =;stion tias operational
nctcn3ltial. For this suggestion to oe effective', l i e:+: e will
,3`:.cd to be a certain con-bination of eireums-t,-noes x esent.
The suggestion ha:a offensive as well as defensive c'.3;~3li.cation
aai could conceivable be used to ou: advantage.
in telephone conversation of 25 "Ybhruary-,
=ear', ;i that he aiu :i e .E.3.2"G't3]Sible Rene i Fib of this
BLit pe uiv on
Uig .. because it is a revision of a basic procedure
and has very high ;Qcten tiai value .
General - because it affects all the Agencies of the
C overn:.aent as well as all business firms
in m king safes.
!e further horns the Coin. ittee will coraider this at the top of
those categories., viz. : `'(5O.OC.
C. Lime of but.' Sit f:us
Hot in. line-of-duty (Cc;:,rno. spy;:
11. Executive Socreta;rv?s ie(!endatio n
1. Adoption of Suggestion.
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i 7Q.OQ aw .kd based an lntangib .E Benefits (high-?generai)
R; :"errv.). to other A:enc i.es .
E. Decision of Com-_i ttere
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The : ,-U esyter rox:cses two ides s :
(1)
n. bre ado yn of M", requests into area groups. This break-
Ii .oti~-ra could be acco:iplis hed by dividing the requcsts into
areas of the original nationality of the subject o :f the
~eque?- t.
Example : Walter P Wt3KI born in Poland zz..d now residing
in Fr : ce, would be handled. by an analyst working; within
the B ; ..coup ~; Po i3) of Tl ' .
(2) ,?1.s signi=.=lent or analysts into area groups. This could be
'done by aasi;;,ning a certain ouuioer of analysts to EE,
, etc . more requests cc ainGG i r G :1 a certain area, would
natural ly have more analysts assigned to that area.
The ids:/CIS control of the requests could be accomplished in the
r c:an wan'ycr it is now being handled.
On 20 December 195 DD/P Records Policy Officer stated:
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suggestion to reorganize the Correspondence
Section by ,;eographical area is, as you knows precisely what
has happens : . . .
The cugget;tion . . deserves official recognition . . .
Please see that suggectiion is acknowledged by an
appropriate r eti.Tard...9
Coi ?.ent by recut-? ve Secretary:
respo .eibility .. -_t.av_
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"?it is impossible to credit suggestion through
the Suggestion !'wards P-eogre..ra because he is a Leriber of the
section affected, and because the sug estion was not submitted
through their channels ,"is ably refuted by the C/RI who states
"Although is assigned to the ,/Correspondence
Becti.on, his contribution to the reorganization and resulting
efficiency of the Section is outside the requirements of hi
a
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c appropriate a earci co-eesensura to with his act-."
The Executive e,2retaay endorses o uinion, as being
cons _nance with r e ears and policy of the Suggestion Awards Co: -
.ttee.
On 1 February 1958, Chief, 02-M Staff, DD/P stated:
The reassignment of personnel in groups to perform nasie
eheciks by the co-responding area Divisions has the following
advantages:
1) It establishes the RI Analyst as a country nationa..l:= ty
specialist with an ultimmste objective of rotating Into
the Area D;.vision as a part of P. career improvement
progr,ar!...
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IuprotiP-c:s e ficiency of operations though.
B tier work distribution,
I vp: oved Work relations with the desk,
Profteiency in lan uage; arid political
knowledge, and
! cre co aetency in the transliteration phase.
(3) Reduces the number of d: i f:cerent analysts that maI:e
contacts with the area desks, reducing roving traffic
between area d.i visions .
1) Pe rinitf3 'customer' c? Istribu ion of' priority work Over
a greater ntmbe.r? of ana ysts, pr ovi.d tin- better service
J where GLT n :?i t'>>.:>G y e . 4; . "i3ource .wontrol).
It Is ree .iNu. ndc C3 that the Bugg ster be esvparised a
nominal sin for ccntrlbution.
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Crr3 30 January 1958, .c:z.! t_- ar , Medical Staff stated!
It is believed. -t; is is at big C114~' C' T":rlendab1e uggcstion, .'..,ntd
will be adopted on or about 111 ch 1958, is diat: ly after
the nve s ~,+.ion of r^edical files her bean co oleted.
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