CONTRACTURAL TERMS AND PRICIPLES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00755R000200190009-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: October 24, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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Special Contracting Officer
Finance Division
Contracturel terms and principles.
Memorandum dated 17 September 1951 to the CI Q
Counsel from the Special Contreeting Officer, Sib,
ae above.
24 October 1951
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1. Experience has proven the difficulty and futi].it in
many cases in obtaining necessary documentation and information
currentl;: to pay the standard allow.nce6 ilk accordance with CIA.
Regulations to contract agents. It is felt that the relation-
ship with eontract agents is usually f.t ern's length and accord-
ingly administrative controls and detailed acceptable documenta-
tion end olaims are not alloys practical. Any step toward slim-
plicity (to the extent of greater or lesser monetary benefits to
the individual agent) is a step forward in better, more current
and accurate financial servicing.
2. Though it is difficult to provide a single policy,
equitable in every detail, to each agent under the many unutual
assignments now being undertaken, the present complex contracts
each unique in itself, results in expensive and time consumtng
administration in an attempt to follow the terms of the contracts
to the letter.
3. It 1 ugestd that consideration be given to executing
an interim contract to cover a training period or a period when
the assignment and cover arrangements are not clear. A new con-
tract could be written when the details of the assignment, cover
allowances, etc. are known. It is further suggested for contract
agents that a fixed salary and a fixed allowance payable under
all conditions be authorized. CIA payments could be reduced by
the total of all compensation paid by the cover whether government,
commercial or private. Careful consideration may-be made to the
operating office's intentions relative to bonuses, overtime,
separations from dependents and to the agent's area, assignment,
cover, etc.; to provide an adequate, fair salary and allowance to
compensate the agent for his expenses and effort. A careful re-
view of each prospective agent should enable the Contracting Offi-
cer to fix salary and allowances as appropriate. Periodic reviews
by the Contracting Officer could adjust fixed payments as individual
situations change.
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4. It is suggested that a meeting be called b7 the Special
Gcutracting OfficaT with representatives fras General Coui.1,
Mane. Division and the operating offioes to discuss the specific
difficulties enciouutered in the administration of these contracts.
with a view toward establishing a cletz, concise, workable contract
with may be applied for the majoritv of contract agents.
rierting MienlIce vision
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