A PROGRAM FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CAREER CORPS IN THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000400010002-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 23, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 10, 1951
• Content Type: MF

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10 December 1951
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary,9 Career Service Ca mittse
SUBJECT a A Program for the Eatablishnient of a Career Corps
in the Central Intelligence Agency
1. It appears to me that the beat way by uh',.ch the United States
can obtain and retain a group of individuals c aretent in the complex
and difficult field of intelligence is to estpbli8h a career corps
in the Cintra]. Intelligence Agency., ., I thiik this. is particularly true
of those Ao, must become proficient in the highly specialized technical
fields wh-lch are basic to a successful intelligence organization.,
2. By law the operating elements of the Central Intelligence
Agency, with the exceptl.on of certain facilities of the Office of
Operations, are foreign service activities and must be, able to move
their personnel easily and often quickly in , order that ever-changing
situations cshich occur throughout the world may be rapidly and adequately
met. This requires persons of high moral caliber and above average
ability motivated by more than monetary return who are willing to spend
a considerable portion. of their lifetimes away from the United Statit^:a
In order to. gain a broad concept of the international intelligence
operation and not lose intimate touch with the techniques and problec.a
of field operations ? they must be willing to accept rotation of assign..
ment between .different parts of the world and Washington with the
resultant disruptidn of danestic arrangements a d the personal monotary
loss 'which reassigrxnents invariably involve. There should be no
"palace guardRo
3s The only way that competent, effective intelligence special ate
and executives. can be created is by a program of rotation of 4ssigrbeat
of duties through the years with the consequent enhancement of the isdivi duals s
over-all knowledge and judg entp To effect this.,,and at the same 'inna
retain a high standard of morale, the grade or, rank and consequent par and
authority muet be in the victua3._. ether than the job held, which 17 the
principal di.i'ferenee between Civil Service and a ccpmmissioned service,
There is also a strong psychological factor inherent in an Officers corps
which tends to increase 'effort to do well and retain membersh.ip