NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00490R000100040029-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: April 17, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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17 April 1956
TO: Deputy Director (Support)
SUDJECT: National Defense Executive Reserve
1. PROBLI I:
Tb establish a plan of action for determining Agency participation in
the National Defense Executive Reserve Program,,
a. E.0, 10660 directs the establishment of a National Defense Executive Pe'
ner. e for Federal employment during emergency periods and charges the
Office of Defense Mobilization with responsibility for administering the
prograii, The Dir. ector,,, ODII9 has authorized the DOI to establish a unit
of the Executive Reserve in this Agency?
b. Agency personnel studies on mobilization manpower requirements made to
date have indicated the need for a civilian specialist reservo. The
size and composition of such a reserve remain to o determined,, This
paper will be concerned with the problem of the executive reserve.
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a,, Determination as to whether the Agency should participate0 and to what
dig ae,, in t ho ODM program requires consideration of the extent to which
that program moat the Agency: s requzirenants and whether participation
can be accomplished within necessary security limitations. The 0DM order
refers to "persons qualified to participate in an executive capacity".
i_nf ormal.l yt understood to be GS-1.5 and ovor,, and provides for maintenance
of a central roster by the Civil, Service Commission.
b,, Requirements indicated in Agency mobilization planning to date are broader
than the civilian "executive" level: both an executive and a specialist
reoarvc, appear necessary and requirements overseas are largely for mill-
-unary perccnnel, Plano for hoadquarterc expansion do not now provide for
the ootablishnisnt of now major components which would require bringing in
now senior executive talent but rather expansion by intensified activity
of present units,, (Tab A) -
4,, CONCLUSION:
Although specific requirements have not been revealed in estimates re-
ceived to dates, there is reasonable basis for designating a reserve of
executive personnel,, perhaps on the order of two or three hundred,, who
would be useful in an emergency for replacement purposes and for
unforeseeable contingenoioe,,
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SUBJECT: National Dofonse Executive Reserve
5. RECOME VDAT TONS :
It is reconnrondod that:
a, This matter be referred to the Ccroer Council for consideration of the
plan of action outlined in subparagraphs b and c below;
b. The Director of Person al explore currant rooources and projected
requirements for establishing an Agency executive reserve by:
(1)
Requesting review by the Deputy Directors and senior officials of
the Agency of their mobilization requirements for exocutivn personnel;
(2) requesting nominations of candidates qualified for the reserve pro-
gram by the Deputy Directors and senior officials; and,
(3) reviewing rosters of reemployable former Agency employees, GS-1!t
and over, for possible candidates.
C., The Director of Personnel conduct further exploratory disaussionw with
OD11 concerning the establishment of a unit of the National Bxecut~ive
leaorve in CIA based on the results of the reviews recommended in para-
graph 5b above,
Acting Director of Yorsonnael
Attachznonts
Tlha rocommendations in paragraph 5 are approvedo
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