DCI DECISIONS/GUIDANCE FROM HIS PLANNING CONFERENCE, 19-21 MAY 1972

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 26, 2000
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• Publication Date: January 1, 1972
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DCI Decisions /Guidance
from his
Planning Conference, 19-21 May 1972
A. Saturday, A. M.
1. Introduction
DCI said that it is desirable to see what the budget is
doing to us, particularly since more of the money goes for pay
and less for operations.
2. Intelligence Community and CIA
e IC Staff text for Congressional budget presentation
should circulate to the DD's for suggestions for
improvements r
o Mr. Tweedy was asked to reconnoiter timing for contact
between DCI and Mr. Weinberger, the new 0MB
Director.
? Concerning interaction` between IC Staff and Agency
personnel, "let's do it the simple way" [i. e. , keep
the fuss, bureaucractic channels and protectionism
to a minimum. ]
DCI said he wants the Deputies to help on the Community
front. Would particularly appreciate help in its work
to improve the overall intelligence product through
studies, etc.
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3. PY74 Pro tram Analysis
w Contract Personnel Cei.li: Do not want this to
become an issue with OMB; avoid confusing/
contaminating the staff personnel picture. Use
ingenuity in-house to meet new needs and retain
flexibility.
o Productivity: General agreement that Directorate
evaluation initiatives should be shared. DCI said
product assessment is a responsibility of manage-
ment; more attention needs to go to it. It
particularly involves motivation and productivity.
Deputies should examine carefully how well.
evaluation is actually proceeding. Are we -as
focused on post-mortems and assessments of
effectiveness as we claim? The Deputies were
told to discuss this in detail at a Deputies' meeting.
Mr. Huizonga was told to look at the National
Estimates done five years ago to see how they came
out.
? Construction: A general overall look at construction
resource implications should be undertaken; however,
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25X1A thanked for doing so. Why not move
Let's have honest look at all the facts;
have noted that there is always something immutable
about anything involving communications. Real
concern is making full use
o OMB Relations: When we get a cut, leave us the
flexibility to decide where. Take real world stance
with OMB. Be honest but not naive; do not want
confidential in-house discussions on resources/
alternatives going back to them. Stick to the script
in hearings. Nobody goes through the side door to
say we really can do something that we have said
we cant.
when DCI asked ExDir not acquire any more
buildings, he meant it. His sense of Congress is
that an EOI processing building is all they would
approve. He asked Messrs. Duckett and Proctor
to scrub down again the equities of tying a new
NPIC building to EOI, particularly to funding it
Y.
Not going to give it up until/unless
really pushed to the wall. One is seldom/never
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a Dollar Level: Program submissions will be scrubbed
for validity but no level set or proscriptions against
increase in request. Assume some cuts will. be
imposed on whatever we request.
Staff Ceiling: Assume OMB will recommend a cut.
Do not want to go to Congress asking for more
people in toto. Do want to ask OMB for the new
analyst slots requested in DDI and DDS&T.
DCI told Mr. Tweedy that it was time to look
at the Under Secretary's exercise re overseas
personnel and the new State authorization bill
proposing a further 10% cut overseas. He said he
thought that this was a problem for OMB.
DCI told Mr. Karanics sines to look at the
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overseas size we really want, asking if we need
staffers in every Capitol, all over Africa, etc. It
is necessary to consider what the CS is all about;
Reprorammin/project Approval Chan es
g _. General.
agreement with philosophy proposed by ExDir.
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B. Saturday, P. M.
4. R&D Directions
o DCI applauded the efforts reflected by the R&D Board
and its ad hoc working groups.
o He said there is no more difficult decision each year
than the amount to spend on R&D. He does not want
to cut too far.
e Re ExDir suggestion that 1-2 more be 25X1A
obtained, DCI was inclined to get "a couple more.
5. CIA and Disclosure
a Recounting D,'OTR contact with students at Pririceton's
Woodrow Wilson School., the DCI said he'd like moi e
of this done. He asked if we had the speakers; said
he'd like to consider more thoughtful younger people
in the circuit. We should decide who the right man
is to ride herd on this and get on with it.
o Declassification: DCI said there is no question that the
President wants more declassification, while
protecting that which truly needs protection. We
it
must be sensible about but be prepared to release
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o Congress: The Director said that he does not intend
to provide an unclassified line item budget figure
unless /until forced to. Let's not offer up anything;
let's be driven on these pressures.
m Press: Continue to play as we have.
o Leaks: Believe few leaks in the Intelligence
Community-.rather from senior user levels. He
solicited suggestions but doubted the problem was
soluble in that context.
m Unclassified CIA publication with Agency seal: After
considerable discussion, DCI said he unde`rsfood the
issue better but wanted to think about it.
Implementation of new Executive Order on Declassification:
DCI said that we obviously have a major problem. He
acceded to DDS suggestion that the Inter-Agency Group
address the release, which had only been out for two
days, before taking any other action.
C) OSS Material: DCI does not want to declassify the OSS
files, except to release to the National Archives. He is
prepared to yield "about one millimeter" to possible
reconsideration in the context of a current ExDir look
at the whole records, archives and history picture.
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C. Sunday,' A. M.-
6. Personnel
a Leadership Development: General acceptance of the
desirability of doing something within the framework
of the philosophy expressed by the backup paper.
Supergrades and PRA: General conclusion that action
and counseling on the problems related in the backup
papers is a line management function.
o Young Professionals and the Technical Assignment
Problem: No rigid patterns or single approach.
DCI does want a way found for bright young people
to move from technical positions in offices like CRS,
ISD, NPIC.
o Mobility and Rotation: DCI agreed that real life world
in Agency does not allow much mobility between
Directorates, but said we must do what we can and
inform employees realistically. This includes increased
advertising of Office of Personnel placement service
and followup on some of the specifics in the backup
briefing sheet on the subject. Also.the Director wants
the Agency to remain sufficiently flexible to handle the
able-but-eccentric types.
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co Vac.ancVNotices: DCI stated that these should be
utilized and made known to the extent possible.
o Fitness Reports: DCI directed DDS to make a detailed
examination again of the Fitness Report including
pros and cons of the arguments that they must be
shown to the employee.
a Training: There was general acceptance of the concept
of a Board of Governors to review periodically the
training offered. Also, there was general acceptance,
with refinements, of the overall training scheme
suggested.
? Equal Opportunity: The DCI reflected agreement with the
concept of an affirmative program to search via
recruitment for, and identify within, qualified minority
group members. In, response to suggestion that the
Agency EEO must take cognizance of CIA's receptivity
to minority groups beyond blacks and women, the DCI
directed that the record so show.
7. Summary
After commenting favorably on the session, the Director,
in the context of coining down to the wire in an election year, charged
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all assembled with being particularly sensitive to what we say,
distribute and do around town.
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