CERTIFICATE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000700180004-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 31, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Certificate of Passage of Resolution
Government Employees' Health Association, Inc.
31 May 1956
At a duly constituted meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Government Employees' Health Association, Inc. , held on
31 May 1956, the following resolutions were adopted
RESOLVED, That from the standpoint of GEHA policy,
this Board of Directors moves that the Officers of GEHA not
approve applications of personnel of any project, other than
true Staff Employees and Staff Agents, for insurance of any
kind which GEHA administers.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Board is desirous of
seeing handled through appropriate operational procedures,
those policies already issued to personnel of the types described
above.
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the President of GEHA is
directed to notify the Deputy Director (Support) and the
administrative officer of the project or projects concerned of
this decision.
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11 June 1956
obey 1952, the CIA Career Service Board (predecessor of the CIA
Career Ctgefi) established a Hazardous Duty Working group under the chair.
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in New York since Admiral Straw had been appointed by the
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and incentive pay in the Armed Forces. An a result of the report of the
Hazardous Duty Working Group and the race mendations of Admiral Strauss, the
CIA Career Service Board on 10 March 1953 decided it would not recommend to the
erector a gay differential for hazardous duty but that it would explore the
possibility of otecting CIA employees through an insurance program especially
tailored to me+tthe needs of the Agency.
As a result of its decision on 10 March, the CIA Career S
established an Insurance Task Force under the Chairmanship of 25X1A9a
Actuarial consultants were authorized by the Career Service Board, their advice
was reviewed by the Roard, and on 30 June 19A the Board approved the report
of the Insurance Task Force. On the basis of this approval, a, contract was
negotiated by the Office of Personnel and the General Counsel with Mutual of
Omaha,, the contract being signed on 29 duly 1954. In the meantime, a sterilized
brochure describing the new hospitalisation and life group plans had been prepared
with the collaboration of representatives of the insurance company and on
29 July, a classified notice explaining the unclassified brochure was issued.
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and incentive pay in the Armed Forces. As a result of the report of the
Hazardous Duty Working Group and the recommendations of Admiral Strauss, the
CIA Career Service Board on 10 March 1953 decided it would not recommend to the
Director a pay differential for hazardous duty but that it would explore the
possibility of protecting CIA employees through an insurance program especially
tailored to meet the needs of the Agency.
As a result of its decision on 10 March, the CIA Career Service Board
established an Insurance Task Force under the Chairmanship of Mr. 1A9a
Actuarial consultants were authorized by the Career Service Board, their advice
was reviewed by the Boards. and on 30 June 1954,the Board approved the report
of the Insurance Task Forces On the basis of this approval, a contract was
negotiated by the Office of Personnel and the General Counsel with Mutual of
Omaha? the contract being signed on 29 July 1954. In the meantime, a sterilized
brochure describing the new hospitalization and life group plans had been prepared
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