DEAR SIR:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01240A000100140100-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 100
• Publication Date: August 30, 1946
• Content Type: LETTER

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[dug; o 1946
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Washington, D.C. riasr4'c~f at 7Z ' S
s,Ati-a.ity. HR 70.2
Dear Sir: t; co,etaina nothing of CIA inter
Lase ~4_:_1'SE~ Reviewer C i
You are advised that James R. Taylor and Edward T. Chappell
have been designated, subject to your approval, to make the General
Accounting Office site audits of the accounts for the Central
Intelligence Group.
Review of this document by 40A lilts
detzrmine1 that
j CIA has no objection jt dectass
Director, t co+}Mains il,formaiion ;of CIA
Central Intelligence it ttht i h
Document No.
A clearance was secured. in March 1()1+2 from the Federal Bureau
of Investigation for Mr. Taylor and Mr. Chappell as it wls necessary
in the performance of the General Accounting Office auditing and
accounting functions for them to visit and inspect the offices of
various establishments of the War Department which were Feing
erected, equipped or operated under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract.
Other confidential work his also been assigned to M?. Taylor
and Mr. Chappell. Mr. Chappell performed the site audit] during the
war of the War Department accounts at Cam-rp Dietrich, Maryland, and
at the Atomic Center, Oakridge, Tennessee. Mr. Taylor was detailed
to the War Department in September 19)+3 for several months to act
in an advisory capacity on the procedure for payment of Civilian
personnel outlined in War Department Circular 412 (1942)3 as amended,
and was required in the performance of this assignment to visit
various camps and establishments of the War Department.
Mr. Chappell is 53 years old and has been with the General
Accounting Office for more that: 25 years. Mr. Taylor is i+7 years
old and was with the Denartmer.t. of Justice and the United States
Court of Customs and Patent A-oi,eals from 1919 to 1932, ai 3. has been
with the General Accounting Office from 1932 to the present.
Tory truly yours,
3I_gned.) BELL
Chief, Audit Division
NOTE: I have been auditing accounts here at Central Intelligence Agency
since sometime in the latter cart of 1Q47.
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