MINUTES OF THE JOINT CIA CAREER COUNCIL AND CIA SELECTION BOARD 10TH MEETING, THURSDAY, 19 MAY 1955, AT 4:00 P. M. DCI CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

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• Publication Date: May 19, 1955
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OIINI' M- CAMR COUNCIL
AND CIA SELF 1Ot BQA
1011% Meeting, Thursday, 19 May 1955. at k:00 P. M.
DCI Conference Room, Administration Building
Present: Harrison G. Reynolds, D/Pers, Chairman
25X1A9a C/PP Staff, Member, Selection Board
George G. Carey, :AD/Q, I4ember, Selection Board
Sheffield Edwards, D/S, Guest
Otto E. Guthe# AD/RR, Member, Selection Board
25X1A9a C/O, DD/P Alt Memb+r, Career Council
n B. Kirkpatrick, Its, Member, Career G~ounri.i
Lyman Carey Council
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25X1 A9a D/C0,
and Selection Boar,
Edward R. Sau~iders, Comptrollers, Member. election Board
25X1A9a R Staff, Guest
DD/TR, Alt. Member, Cai?eer Council
FI Staff Member, Selection Board
John R. Tiet jen, C/TMedical Staff, Member, Selection Board
Lawrence K. White, DD/S, Members, Career Council
25X1A9a Assistant to DD/I (Adm.n),
25X1A9a Alt member, Career Council
Executive Secretary Career Council
25X1A9a an Execu ova D:trE etor, Selection Board;
Reporter
In Minutes of the 9th meeting were approved without charge.
2. The Chairman brought before the members for di cuasi In
the proposi:.l (item 2 on the agenda) entitled. "Proposed Procedural
Changes Cor:::eerning the Method of Processing Applications for Member-
ship in thy.: Career Staff" dated 17 Nay 1955. Before the,discussion
started, the members reviewwsd a s+am-1mry of actions by Ex mini. ag
Panels and the CIA. Selection Board (see attached). This analysed
the 1406 cases handled up to the day of the meeting. Discrusston
was held a z., to the advisability of the seven offices of r? cor
fvrnishing the Examining Panels information which had not previously
been presented to the Heads of the Career Services and/or Heads of
the Operratl ng Component. It was felt that a.ny a.nformation furnished
by the seven offices of record should be given to the Read of; the
Career Service and/or Head of the Operating Component before an
individual could be recommended for admittance into the Career Staff.
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It will than. be up to them to t rni th the Examtning Panel w.t& the
information that they felt was portinent to mtimbershij,.. Into the
Career Staff. This would avoid "double Jeopardy". It a agx~e
that the Examining Panels should not be the Instrument to brl~g
to light derogatory information concerning an individukai but it
was also recognized that the He .d of the Career Service and a.n
Examining Panel should have the same set of facts on which to
judge suitability for membership into the Career Staffo The Had
of the Career Service should state In making his re ommendatto
that he has taken into account. portine.nt information when Making
his recomrt ida:tfora.. As a result of these dismasions, it was
agreed tha.t the seven offices of record, would .Thu- nish to the Ct,t
Selection Board and simultaneously to the Head of the Career
Service and/or to the Head of the Operating Component infor t2on
to the extent that it is professionally appropriate and operational:
One paragraph was added Ao.the policy. Paragraph "3n Any
a.dditiona.l dissemination of the information s:xpplied pursuant to
pal a ;r?aphs I . and 2 above, will be limited to that concurred in
by the offl.c ; .of .record.' With the above conditions, the propo4al.
was urzarairnous approved (see attached).
3. The meeting adjourned at 4:55 P. L
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S mva;a .. of Actions ky-
Examining Panels and CIA Selection Board
Total cases acted on to date I Board: 1
Cases in which P anels agreed rrtth Career Services and
I3oa n agreed w th Panels uid with Carer Services:
Cases :_.n which P:anols did at agree with Career Services
or the Board d aed not afire a with Career Service and/or
the ,c.ne1 :
Foi1aw ng is an analysis of' the 26, Oases.
Panel
Type A
Type A to Type v 17
Type A to Type C
Type B to Type A
Type to Type C
nc~py,d A-
Board reversed Panel in one case
('Type A to Type 6:)
3O
Board agreed with PaneLL in 11
,lases a restored Type A 4tata s in
,5 cases; and took more drastic
ar.a;;tion (Type B t:; Type () Ir. one
Board agreed with Panele# in one
case; and took g rater:~edte position
ype C to Type F) in orpee.
Board agreed with Panel in 3 cases;
and reversed Panel (Typo A to Type B)
in one,
Beard agreed with Panels
in both cases
Total eases acu.,1 can to d ce a y the Boar=
-
Cases in which Panels ag er:d ? :lth, Career Ser ic,ee and
Eoard agreed w?1:hh Panels and oared' Servie.es:
Cases Li which F aneLs did tot agrmc,6 w1th C,arreei Services
or tr. Board cid not ag, ?e a with Career Service and/or
the Panels:
Caries J )l which 1,oard agrst-1,0 with Panels and diuagr?e.ad
with ".7a rear Sw .mriccwam
Cases in xh.?eievl sair3. agryre erY -11-.h (.?r.r,;4er 3+ r^vr'i.ces and
disa4g reed writ': Panels:
Cases ~on which " aard took more d:ra& t:3.a aj,.fton than
rc c::mmenied by either Pane1;3 or Career Ser tees:
Cases 'h which F .)e;rd took mor4 dux ;t - action, than
recor,merxied b .v Career aet?~ ,:aea ar,gd leas rh aestic action
than recd ,mend -d by Pam i.3;:
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