(A) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING--MONDAY AFTERNOON (B) STAFF MEETING -- TUESDAY MORNING

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• Document Release Date: April 4, 2005
• Sequence Number: 105
• Publication Date: May 15, 1962
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No.---?
DATE 15 May 1962
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RESEARCH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SUPPORT)
COMPTROLLER
INSPECTOR GENERAL
GENERAL COUNSEL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR NATIONAL ESTIMATES
A9aiatant for Coordination
Discussed at Executive Committee Meeting on 21 May 62.
This memorandum contains information for the addressees. Ad-
dressees may give this memorandum additional circulation within
their components as required. All copies should be destroyed not
filed, upon completion of circulation. A master file will be kept in
the Executive Director's Office and will be available upon request.
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ector of Central 1telligence
1. The
Executive Commit
Staff Meeting consis
first thus the next
(a) Zxscutive Comarnittoe .eetiag--
Monday Afternoon
(b) Staff Meeting -. des y wag
an has beeaa raised as to Why we have
oting on Monday afternoon followed by a
to delineate the function
proval of the principles
f apprately the same personnel the
g. The purpose of this memorandum
2. The Executive
a policy and pi, g group
important activities of the A
action. It is a 4&iberative
the agendas.
o its primarily designed to be
me" regularly to review the
that the primary purpose of the
presentations to it is to evoke discu,
decision. It will deal with ail, types
investment in ROT should be Late*
on in an effort to arrive at a
matte r s, e. X., whether capital
or at the other extreme,
whether the Agency should pay aev*rtinai
grades. while the Financial polio
consider in the first instance plans and pro,
the Executive Come mittee will be the body th
of approval on the r*eommendations of the
Budget Committee. In effect, these two corn
the old F re ject Review Committee. By a similar
isl policy end
tive Couaramu tee should devote at least one session
perhaps even wore often, to considerations of per
personnel manages , and even pro otions in the a
will replace
a, the Execa-
monthly, or
area. In this fashion the Executive Co itttee will re
Career Council and the Super Grade Board.
3. The weekly Staff Meeting is more of an info
polfcy,
r grade
session at which matters of a broad general interest to the
are presented for the informal of thaso present rather than
necessarily for action. On the other hsaad, it is quite possible
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se two bodies and to seek your ap-
personnel above corUin
got Committee will
rams wad now projects,
will place the stamp
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will be taken at the Staff Meeting, where such a step is indi-
e. g. , she focal point for Ags y action on 1 residential trip*
Both the Executive Committee Meeting and the Staff -
ing rve to replace the three times a week meeting of the D.Vkles
heloi b\ the previous Director.
members
also attend
AD/ CI, Assi
As to persons attending the two meetings, the ten statutory
lucding the Chairman) of the Ezec*tive Committee Ma eeting
also attend the
are making spec
monthly meeting
ff meeting. In addition to these test the .'-/13Dk",
for Coordiaatioa. Assistant to the DCI (Col. Grogan)
Meeting aM nre often supplemented by others who
presentations. Previously we aed to hold it
the heads of all component's -- approximately 35.
e expand the weshly Staff Meeting to include all
It might be feasible
of these. now that we
of Staff .stings to bi
roe in a single yet ding, or to reduce the cumber
eekly or nzoa y.
5. I feet quite st
ongly that periodic meetings at which the
con n a.nd echelon in the ?'Lg
by the working level are moo
y can mike its presence and views felt
important. I believe that if these meet-
masthly. the impact Is not suicietetly
ings are hold as infrequently a
great, especially when inevitabl
of the Monthly meetings. I there
present Staff i etings to include
and hold them bi-weekly.
e recommend that we expand the
heads of all major components
x: ed) Lgr 1 - B. Kirkp tricj
B. Kirkpatrick
ive Director
cc: DWI'- LBK/jrc
uD/I Distribution:
LL/.a Orig & 1 - Addressee
LDI S 1 - each of the above
Comptroller 1 - Exec. Dir. chrono
I. G. 1 - ER
General Counsel
D/NE
Asst. for Coordination
the DCI and/or DDCI will miss some
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