MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SUGGESTION AWARDS COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, 26 JUNE 1957

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• Publication Date: June 26, 1957
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MINUTES OF
SPECIAL MEETING OF SUGGESTION AWARDS COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY, 26 JUNE 1957
On Wednesday, 26 June 1957 at 2:00 P.M. in
Room 2601 Curie Hall, chaired the 25X1A
Special Meeting of the CIA Suggestion Awards Committee
to consider the awards for three Special Suggestions Nos.
1376, 1847, and 1937.
The following were presents
(DD/P )
(DD/P)
(DD/I)
(DD/I )
(DD/S )
(DD/S)
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(Mgt/S)
(SAS)
End of The Executive Secretary read the announcement of
the new Committee and Special Panel members for fiscal year
1958.
The Chairman thanked the Committee members for their
assistance during the past year.
The Chairman asked the Committee members to return
SAS handbooks to the Staff for revision.
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Honor Awards The Chairman explained that copies of the Staff
Board Study on the three Special Suggestions had been sent to
for consideration at. the Honor Awards Meeting.
The suggestions were discussed at the meeting Friday, 21
June 1957, The Executive Secretary attended that meeting
and reported that the Honor Awards Board concluded: "They
will entertain any.recomaendation for an Honor Award if it
is submitted to them though they cannot initiate such a
request. If the Clandestine Services wish to submit recom-
mendations in this case, the Board will consider them."
told the Committee he would pass this information
along to the DD/P.
25X1A Subcommittee The Chairman reviewed the Subcommittee?s meet-
Rort ing with in 24 June 1957. The Chairman explained
25X1A that after a rev ew of the Committee's action to date Mr.
greed to lift his $5,000 award limitation and to
25X1A release any Office obligation binding DD/P Committee members.
had thought that the Committee was considering
$10,000 for each suggester instead of a $10,000 total for
the three suggesters.
Aaecv. The Chairman advised the Committee that it must
RUlp; reach a unanimous agreement on the amount to be paid these
4 suggesters. The Agency regulation provides the vote be
unanimous and if there is a recorded difference, the DD/S
would resolve it.
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The Chairman opened the meeting to discussion of
the proposed awards for Suggestions Nos. 1376, 1847, and
1937. The discussion covered a review of savings and bene-
fits derived from these three suggestions and other sug-
gestion awards in the $10,000 to $20,000 category.
AiscuL" Individual discussion resulted in a compromise
Q,L between some sentiments favoring a $10,000 award and others
Mount favoring $5,000. The result was for a total award for
Suggestions Nos. 1376 and 1847 for $7,500 for intangible
benefits and $775 for tangible savings. This total of
$8,275 to be rounded off to $8,000 and split as follows:
Suggestion No. 1376:
$2,000 and
$2,000
Sugg
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Motion be
awarded $49000 for Suggestion No. 1847 and
e awarded $29000 each for Suggestion
imond No. 37 . seconded the motion.
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Vote The motion was unanimously carried.
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Discussion of the award for Suggestion No.
1937 resulted in agreement on an amount of $400 for
intangible benefits and $55 for tangible savings.
This total of $455 to be rounded off to $500 for Mr.
for Suggestion No. 1937.
M t be awarded
Se cond $500.00 for Suggestion No. 1937. seconded 25X1A
Uo_e the motion. The motion was unanimously carried.
The meeting adjourned at 4:15 P.M.
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/ Executive Secretary
stion Awards Committee
Chairmans Suggestion Awards Committee
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