INSURANCE BRANCH HISTORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00314R000600210004-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: September 10, 1971
• Content Type: MF

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10 September 1971
25X1A MEMORANDUM FOR: , Historical Officer,
ice of Personnel
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FROM Support Services Historical Officer (SSHO)
SUBJECT Insurance Branch History
1. I have reviewed the enclosed paper on the In-
surance Branch, and as I indicated to you the other day,
I think that this paper warrants revisions which will
make it acceptable for separate publication.
2. In its present form, the paper is reasonably
well written, but it has left dangling a number of
questions which have been noted directly on the copy
which I am returning. In addition to the queries on
the MSS copy, there are several other items to be con-
sidered before the paper is resubmitted to this Staff:
a. The paper should be reorganized under a
series of specific headings. I have attempted to insert
a few such headings, but I am not particularly satisfied
with any of them. Some rethinking on the basic outline
and use of the outline as a basis for such headings
would seem in order.
b. The story of the dispute between the Chair-
man of the insurance board and the Director of Personnel
should be given in its entirety as one of the segments
of the report; and the story should be made complete.
The basic problem needs to be spelled out and the complete
story told. Have the issues now been resolved?
C. obviously had access to the
records and documents of the branch, and the history
should include specific source references for comments
which are made in the text. The sources should be listed
in the standard mariner as an appendix to the history.
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d. A chronology would also be in order so
that the reader could easily make reference to dates
when major programs or policies were introduced and/or
terminated.
e. The text does offer some examples to
illustrate points being made, but the examples are
generally incomplete. Project AQUATONE (p. 13 ff)
and mention of the payment of claims (p. 42) are cases
where additional details are required.
f. I also wonder if there is anything to be
said about the interest in, or impact of, various of
the insurance programs on particular Directorates?
Any significant differences among Directorates?
g. Nothing is said about the selection
(election) of members of the board of directors. Does
the fact that the turn-over among incumbents is slight
have any significance? Explain.
h. The paper needs a new title. What about
Development of CIA Insurance Programs, 19 to 19-?
3. If there are any questions about the revision,
please give me a call.
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