MINUTES OF THE CIA CAREER COUNCIL 47TH MEETING, THURSDAY, 23 JANUARY 1958

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• Publication Date: January 23, 1958
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47th Meeting, Thursday, 23 January 1958, 3:30 P.M.
DCI Conference Room
Present: Gordon M. Stewart, Chairman
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1. The minutes of the 46th meeting were approved as distributed.
2. The Council approved the proposed Fitness Report Form subject
to the following changes:
a. Instruction Sheet - First sentence, to read: "It is
Organization policy that an evaluation be_prepared for each
staff employee and staff agent at least Ladde7 once each year..."
b. Form - Section D add to list of Personal Characteristics:
"Thinks Clearly."
Mr. Stewart stated that it is planned to introduce the form experimentally
in a few restricted areas to determine if the wording of the instructions
are clear and to doublecheck editorial technicalities of the form. Members
of the Council will be notified of any minor changes made in the form and
if any major changes are considered necessary, the form will be resubmitted
for Council consideration. It is anticipated that the new Fitness Report-
ing System will be fully effective well in advance of 30 June 1958.
3. The Council discussed the recommendation made by the Honor Awards
Board to raise the grade level for the award of the Certificate of Merit to
include persons in grades GS-11 through GS-14. It was agreed that a recom-
mendation should be forwarded to the Director recommending that the Honor
Awards Board be directed to consider the awarding of the Certificate of
Merit only to persons in grades GS-14 and below. As in previous instructions
this would be a matter of policy rather than a matter of regulation. The
present policy providing that only the Director of Central Intelligence will
consider and approve the granting of a cash award to personnel in grades
GS-15 and above was reiterated.
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I+. The procedure for selection of candidates for non-CIA civilian
awards was next discussed. It was agreed that the Council would consider
nominations of candidates for these civilian awards, including the
President's Award for Distinguished Civilian Service, early in the fall
r.t the same time that candidates are nominated for the Defense Colleges
and Harvard Management Course. Nominations for non-CIA civilian awards
will be made to the Director in October of each year. It was also decided
that the Council would review at the same time the Agency's Honor Awards
program for the preceding year.
5. The Council discussed Agency participation in the program of the
new Harvard Center for International Affairs during the academic year
1958-1959. It was agreed that the Deputy Director (Intelligence) will
submit to the Council names of candidates in the order of preference in
March or April.
6. The question of restricting the number of Junior Officer Trainees
to be recruited in 1958 was discussed. It was the consensus of the Council
that rather than establishing a definite maximum, the Agency should consider
recruiting 50 JOT's as the general objective. The Deputy Director (Support)
assured the Council that there was sufficient flexibility in ceiling
controls to accomodate the needs of the JOT program.
7. The mechanics involved in transferring people from one component
or Career Service to another and the use of the Special Placement
Committee were briefly discussed.
8. The urgency of considering the overall size of the Agency was
discussed by the Council.
9. The Council adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
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