FOREIGN SERVICE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000900090040-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: February 4, 1957
• Content Type: NOTES

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NOM A. FOREIGN BMWICR
1. Retirement in the Foreign Service is by perxnissiora of th? Secretar
of State.
2. Foreign Service Officers deposit in the retirement fund 5% of their
salary.
3. Me Secretary of Smote is authorized to declare certain posts un
healthier ` i dship)(see attached list). A Foreign Service
Officer z receive, for each year of service at an unheuil- tul
post, one h a-12 year extra-- credit (or one irercents e point) towards
his eventual amity. The annuity of a $10,000-a-year FSO retir i r j
with 4 years at an untie I, WTul post is thus au sated by a -year.
To receive this, however, he nest have waived at the 1 s
his the post differential., if any.
4.. The Secretary of State is authorized to establish post differentials
at certain posts to co n.ate for remoteness, living conditions,
etc., by which base salaries are auuented by 5s 10, 15, 20 or 25 -.
Thus 4 years of service at a 25% c i'erentlal post is equal to ov-c
extra year's base salary.
5. A $10,000-a -jear FSO, in coz r tat 4 years service at unthea1.thful
posts vhich have 25% .post differentials, has to choose ` e reen 3100 a
year extra amity when he retires) or $10,000 caste. within the next 4
years. In practice he most often chooses the latter presu ,lab on the
theory that $10,000 cash in band is more desirable than $400 a year
additional income many years in the future.
6.
For this reason the unhealtblul post pr;4kgj&gj. the Foreign Service
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Note B CIVIL SFSiVICE U IRE dT (P ,L 854 eff. I C{rte :~ 9 )
1o Agency employees deposit in the retirement mad 64% of t :aeir
salary.
2. Retirement is story only at age 70 if cor
plated 15 yeas of service (5 of 1,thicz are civil 1,)
Vol n tavy re' m t can occur at age 55 d after 8.9 folly s
Age 62 with 5 years civilian service; Age 55 t 60 :10 yeP`'?G
service (5 civilian) on a reduced annuity (sec paragraph 5).
4a An individual may receive an is dia'e am ity if he :in
voluntarily separated at age 50 after 20 year service (5 of w: iic",
must be civilian) To be eligible for the :radiate the
Involuntary separation may not be etfeoot 4n ahargw3 of r s-
conduct or delinquency but y be effecte a result of a,ach
-condition as reduction. in force, lack of fumes, ine: f`ic1a cy,
disability, failure to gr ii`y during ?obation9 ete
5p In the case of voluntary retfr lent -,-Aar to age $0 or ; ~ lc
tart' retirement, the i. mediate annuity is reduced by l5 for each
year under 60 between 60 and 55 and 2% for each year wadar 55?
Thus a person involuntarily separated at age 50 vould be e titled
to an im*diate annuity reduced by 1.
6. A special provision, very :sianilar to - .re basic formula for the
Foreign Service, is available for to n nr