AGENDA FOR THE CIA CAREER COUNCIL 9TH MEETING, THURSDAY, 12 MAY 1955 AT 4:00 P. M. DCI CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

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PIA CAREEVatallt
9th Meetings Thursdgy, 12 May 1955 at 4400 P. Me
DC I Conference Room, Administration Building
1. Minutes of the 8th Meeting; (attached) for approval.
2. Applications for Harvard Advanced Management Programs
(attached) for selection and reccemendation to the
Director.
3. Revision of Regulationl The CIA Career Council
ad the Career Services; (attached) for approval.
40 The CIA Welfare Assistance Board; oral report torFlr'
Reynolds
5. Report on the flaw of
he Cazeer Staff as of
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cations for membership in
Nay 1955; (attached) for
6. *Report on the CIA Career Program as reflected in IG
Survey Reports" dated 3 May 1955, from the IG to the 4.
DCI; (attached) for information and discussion.
7. New Business.
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8th Meeting, ThUrsday, 31 March 1955, at 4;n P. M.
DCI Conference Room0 Administration Building
Present:
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Harrison O.. Reynolds, D/Pers, Chairman
Matthew Baird, D TR. Member
OPS-RD/P, Alt. for DD/P. Member
DD/CO, Alt. for 1)/00. FIsmber
47maa B. Kirkpatrick, Ile Member
SA-UD/I0 Alt. for DD/ I, Medber
Lawrence K.Whito DNS, Member
IxecutTve Secretary
0 Reporter
1. The minutes of the 7th meeting of the Career Council were
approved as distributed.
2. The Chairman referred to paragraph 4 of the minutes wherein
the Council lad approved allccation of a Senior Career Development
position, He requested the pleasure of the Council in regard to such
approvals, since, at its meeting on 30 September of 1954, authority
for the approve/ of allocation of such positions had been redelegated,
It uas agreed that joint approval by the Directors of Personnel and
-Training obviated the need for consideration of such requests by the
Council. It was further agreed that periodic reports would be made
to the Council an the status of the program.
The Council then turned to Item 2 of the Agenda; two. staff
studies submitted by the Honor Awards Board, one on Decorations for
Hon-CIA Personnel, dated 9 February 19550 the other an Ribbons to
Accompany CIA Awards, dated 23 February 1955 Both staff studies::
were approved for submission to the Director.
4e The next eubject for discussion was Item 3, "Promotion
Principles", a paper sutatitted by the RD/S. The Chairman reported
that several related proposals would be forthcoming Shortly on the
subjects of classification, grads structure, and promotion. Discussion
ensued on the general subject of wage administration, and it WAS E
affreed that further consideration of the paper submitted would be
deferred until such time as the other proposals were available.
5. Mt. Kirkpatrick then introduced Item 4 of the Agenda, thee
Executive Inventory. He presented a brief oral reuumerof its origins.
its development, and its past and potential utilization. After
discussion, Mr. Kirkpatrick moved that the Inventory be maintainedi
in the Office of the Director of Personnel, under his immediate
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supervision, that he sttnulate its use, and that an a semieannual basis,
he request additions to or deletions from it. The motion was seconded
and approved.
6. Colonel White reported, in regard to Item 5 of the Agenda,
that the memoremehen on the CIA Welfare Assistance Board and the CIA
Employees Welfare Fund had not been forwarded to the Director am
yet. The Chairman stated that if the Director's approval is obtained
the Office of Personnel would take the neoessery stage to activate
the program. The Council then discussa3 the status of the other
progrem for welfare activity which is independent of the first. Mr.
Xirkpatrick stated that he would present a report on this at a
future meeting.
7. Mr. Baird then discussed Item 6 of the Agenda, Candid*tes
for the 2nd quarterly selection for the Junior Career Developmelt
Program. The Council noted the relatively small number of
applications that had been received (12 from the DDI area and three
from the DDS area; at the December quarterly selection there hod
been 12 from the DDS area. one from the DDP area and two from the
DDI area). Discuseion ensued on the advisibility of installieg a
quota system for -nandatory applications. Mr. Baird stated that one
of the reasons for the small number of applications meght well be
the lack of publicity concerning the program. He added that reps
were being taken be achieve better publicity for the Program through
the use of a graphic display at the Intelligence Products Exhitits.
It was agreed that the voluntary basis for solicitation of applications
would be continued for another quarter.
8. The Counoil then discussed Item 8 of the Agenda, Revsion
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the Career Services. It was agreed that a representative from eareh
of the major oweronents (DWI, DD/P. and DD/S) would neet to discuss
the proposed revision and would prepare a coordinated paper, lel.th a
system of Service Designations, amenable to machine records methods,
that would implement the practices and policies within the three
principle areae of the Agency.
9. Mr. Wiite reported that the Deputy Director had recelend
the Council's lereinations to the several Depaetment of Defense
Schools, and that the Council should he aware that nonination oe
second candidae for the Army War College might be required.
10. The meeting adjourned at 5%00 P. M.
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