IMPROPER HANDLING OF CORRESPONDENCE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R003100100007-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 16, 2003
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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M fEMORANDUM FOR: fer uty Director (Intelligence)
SUBJECT : 1,a)iproper Handling of Cor-resn?ndeence
t. On the i nornins of 27 N veirrber thi= office received t .wo
copies of "?Mernorandum to the Heads of Executive epartr ant s and
Agencies" from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, office of the
Executive Agent National Comrnusicaxtionx Sv*te n. Subject of the
memorandum was "Submission of Reaquirerrnent,% for the First Annual
Long-Range Plan FY 1965, National COTnsnunications Systems ". This
z :emorandwn had been hand carried by the Dusty Director/Conirnuratica-
tions to our Executive Registry on the evening of 26 Mc veetr ber. Noting
that it was dated 7 November, required action and a re-panne by
1 December, we called DD/Comxrno to inquire how they had received it.
Z. We were advised that four covies of the document were
received in CIA Watch Office on 15 Noveber. On or about that date
they were sent to the Collection Guidance Staff'. CC made a copy for
(T) ty Chief, Inforrreation Intelli
ence staff
CCI)
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Someone then began calling around to find out who w, a lniereateed in finis
subject. `mss ene called Comoro am eras told yo-*, they were Interested
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a subject. On 20 November Cor irno received e-opiea; they were then
in the midst of preparing another priority paper for the Director and,
coupled with the events follow g
Zr Nov+embeer, the Paper was lost in the
shuffle.
3. The Deity Director /Conmunicati*na will get an extension
of the due date from National Communications Sv ete?r.
4. I would like to emphasize that when -ne,noranda are received
addressed "To the Heads of Executive Departments or Agencies" or are
addressed to the DCI,by name or bjr title,, they should be forwarded to the
Executive Registry where they are processed for appropriate action,
suspense, etc. These are the Dire