REVISION OF CIA AND ITS MISSING PERSONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00314R000600220004-3
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 25, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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25 October 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR : Historical Officer,
Office of Personnel
FROM : Support Services Historical Officer (SSHO)
Revision of CIA and Its Missing Persons
1. Having completed my review of the first. draft of
the subject paper,. I am returning it for the indicated revi-
sions. It will require extensive reworking and includes both
substance and format. Specific queries are noted directly on
the copy; and I would emphasize that broad generalities do not
contribute to useful, credible history. Because it so frequently
fails to deal with the "why," "how," and "who" issues, the revi-
sion of.the history will have to be something other than a
"quick and dirty" job.
1 2. At risk of repeating notes that already appear on
the text, I would just mention that the first paragraph of
p. 28 provides a case in point with its mention of an ad hoc
committee which was established in July 1955 to handle cases
of the MIAs. The next paragraph on p. 28 jumps to September
1958, but nothing has been told to the reader about the make-
up of the 1955 task force, its duration, or its achievements.
3. In the instance of the discussion of negotiations
25X1A regarding the possible release of the prisoners -- or at least
the release of - some 10 pages are devoted to the story
(pp. 37-47), but the gaps and confusions which have been indi-
cated on the copy give some idea of how poorly the tale has
been told.
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4. It. is my opinion that as a result of the decision
to relegate return to the Epilogue
the whole thrust of the history has been weakened. The man
has been back from prison for more than 10 months, and surely
the authors of the. paper must be familiar with the debriefing
results which are pertinent to the history. What comments,
suggestions, or reactions has he offered with reference to the
Headquarters efforts on his behalf?
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5. In revising the paper every effort should be
made to eliminate the many instances of special pleadasing
that weigh so heavily in the text.
though the authors were constantly fearful that someone
might suggest that OP erred in a given case; and, conse-
quently, their constant iteration of how hard working,
conscientious, and effective they were gives the reader
dirty linen
an uneasy ebe iwashedtoutyin the history.
that should
6. I would also recommend that the classification
of the paper be changed to SECRET. The present controls
over the readership of the DDS historical series would
seem to negate the need for the EYES ONLY restriction
which the report carries. The current interest in the
USIB community eS~a~~a~gsecon,dlthoughtabeogivendtouthiss
would also sugg
paper's downgrading.
7. I'll be happy to discuss the revision with
you or the authors?). Incidentally, inasmuch as the report
is already 10 monthsulaat , aben ordercouple of months for
thorough revision w
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Revision of CIA and Its Missing Persons
Chief, Review Staff
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3465 27 October 1972
Returned herewith is the
initial draft of the 'CA history,
together with a copy of the
SSHO's transmittal mecaorandum.
Please return the MIA history
through me to the SSHO with the
changes and editorial corrections
covered in his memo and his mar-
ginal notes.
Please note that pages should
not be punched on resubmission.
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Chief, Review Staff
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