MEETINGS OF THE STEERING GROUP OF THE CIA CAREER SERVICE BOARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000600210020-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: July 2, 1953
• Content Type: MFR

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SuBJMeetdtigs of the Steering Group of the CIA Career Service Board
Meeting of U May 1953
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as Discussed a new Polfoy for Training at Non-CTA Installations
presented by the Director of Training and agreed that this shorid be
placed on the agenda for the meeting of the Board to be held on 21 May
1953?
bo Discussed and revised the draft of the Staff Study on the
tive Inventory and referred it to the. meeting of the Board to be
held on 21 May 1953.
a. Considered the problem of carrying out the decision of the Board
of 10 March 1953 concerning an insurance program for CIA personnel and
agreed to setting up a Task Force composed of Messrs, and 25X1A9a
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recamendatians,
Meeting of 1 June 1953
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The Steering Group:
a. Approved the "Policy Governing Training at Non-CIA Facilities"
which had been revised by the Director of Training as a result of the
discussion at the Board meeting on 21 May 1953 and requested the office
of Training to prepare a Regulation incorporating this policy.
b. Approved the proposal that a Task Force composed of Messrs,
created to prepare for the Board the draft of
the statement "What the CIA Career Service Means to You". During the course
of preparing this, it was felt that a realistic approach would uncover and
help to establish priorities on problems of the career service which needed
solution, The target date for completion of the.statenent is 1 September 1953.
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c. Approved the Staff Study on the ftecutive Inventory which had
been referred by the Board on 21 May 1953 to the Steering Group and
instsuoted the E eutive secretary to warts out further details for
pattsng the plan into effect.
d. navieered Cases 38 and 48 requested by DD/P on behalf of TSS,
Tttess h ad declared unsuitable for long-range career
eq,1c7 mt in Viii by the Professional Selection ~el. The Cases were
to fte P mtdLonn Panel. h Mr. 0, Mairmw or Of the eight persons present ilible, 25X1 Aga
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to vote, Iwo persona died themselves because of their close
association with the cases. The Steering Group voted 6 to 0 to uphold
the decision of the Panel with respect to Case 38, /This reaoa deticn
was eubesgn Meade to the Director who approved tEe reoa~nendatiaa of
the Board that this individual would not be employed in any =M8
by CIA ' The Group agreed that the information and evidence 25X1 Aga
was inconclusive and requested Mr. Chairman of the Panel to confer
with the Chief, TSS to develop further information.
Meeting of 35 June 1953
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Morris,
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The Steering Group:
a, Rscommnended that the Chairman of each Office Career Service
Board have a Career Service Reference Boson similar to those of the CIA
Career Service Board meaberso
b Reviewed he Staff Study "Letter of Comanendation" prepared by
the OIL Honor Awards Board and
(1) Requested that the Board revise one paragraph to ensure
that there was no conflict between the proposed Letter of Coarmendaticn
and other congratulatory or courtesy letters which would be signed
by the Director.
(2) Requested that the Honor Awards Board and the Incentive Awards
committee jointly review the Regulations with respect tot
(a) the most efficient means of obtaining over-all
objectives in the honor and incentive field,
(b) assurance that there is neither overlap nor dupli-
cation in functions and procedures and
(c) assurance that responsibility for every phase of
these fields is assigned to either one or the other of the
groups concerned,
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e. Caoeidsrsd the Working List #1 of the Professional Selection
Panel, wpialittes bearing an Suitabi.3ity for Career Service in QIA";
reRissd to list In soon respects and agreed to forward a new bleats tg
List #2 to all Car+.m servi" Boards for their oam orate and saggestioe*
d. Nock sups to setsure that the
Service Progm ass dlspatoh d to the field at the earliest possible time
?. Approved aodifioattacte In the procedure for requesting a review
of adverse Panel deeisiaos, It e.,
(1) Requests for review not be filed with the Chairman, CIA
Career Service Board within tea workdays after receipt of official
notice fran the Executive Secretary of the Panel, and
(2) The Chaisman of the Panel and only he is authorized to
discuss the basis of Panel decisions with the Assistant Director
or Deputy Assistant Director who has 3urisdtcttou over the individuals
f. Approved the proposed Agency Notice on the Professional Selection
Panel.
g. Noted that the Director had approved the plan for the Executive
Inveettory.
he Directed that the Executive Secretary prepare a paper to be
placed an the agenda for the next meeting at the Board concerned with
the development of a Legislative Program.
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