PRESENTATION BY MR. KIRKPATRICK AT CONFERENCE OF SENIOR SUPPORT OFFICERS, TITLED "FUTURE TRENDS IN THE AGENCY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SUPPORT;" 2 PP.

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00036R000800040002-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 6, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 14, 1959
• Content Type: FORM

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14 Oct.
1959
IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT
Presentation by Mr. Kirkpatrick at Conference of Senior Support
Officers, titled "Future Trends in the Agency and Implications for Support;"
2 pp.
ABSTRACT NOTATION REFERENCES
Summartvs trends in I. - World Scene: Khrushchev visit is fore-
runner of East-West exchange resulting in thawing of cold war; intense com-
petition for influence in undeveloped areas; acceleration to win uncommitted
Bloc. II. - Intell Community: Pressures to "cut back;" and pressure for
CIA to assume functions other agencies cut out such as USIA to PP and Mili-
tary to FI. III. - CIA: Must reduce Agency size; watch money; DD/P must
et out of political reporting, stop numbers racket on intell. reporting,
stay out of overt propaganda, concentrate on staybehind by turning PM over
to Special Forces.
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1959
DDP
IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT
Presentatiog by Col. White at Conference of Senior Support Officers
titled, "The Role ar* Future of Support Officers," 2 pp.
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) ABSTRACT NOTATION REFEREES
Surized concept of centralized support.
Yr the support dear he concluded: Rapid promotion opportunities
are gone; :,romotion is highly competitive, SA's are no worse off than any
other gr,dp; not all will attain supergrades.
Col. White added that for the SA careerist, there will be openings
outs i J the DD/S Offices, but careerists must then consider returning to the
! Supvirt offices.
Overseas experience is still an important consideration.
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Logistics
15 Oct.
PMD/PP
PM
Procurement
1959
DDP
Transportation
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Admin Support
IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT
Presentation by Deputy Director, Off iceSTAT
of Logistics at Senior Support Officers' ?Conterence titled "Some Current
and Future Considerations in Support Activities, Office of Logistics."
ABSTRACT NOTATION REFERENCES
Notes CIA logistics differs from military in (1) speed of movement
without prior planning, (2) flexibility in requirements, (3) operational
readiness capability, (4) clandestine capability--particularly procurement.
In planning works with war planners for hot war. In cold war
has ready-for-use balanced packs suitable for 72 hour aerial delivery.
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GAO* NSC DDP
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Finance
CLASS
15 Oct.
BOB
Audit
1959
USIB
Admin Support
Budget
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Presentation by Mr. Saunders, Agency Comptroller, at Senior Suppc4t
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Officers' Conference, Aitled, "Budget and Accounting Trends," 2 pp. t
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ABSTRACT
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The current trend is characterized by "more information" requested
by Bureau of the Budget, Congressional Committees, Agency Management and
policy bodies such as U.S. Intell Board, NSC, and President's Board of Con-
sultants. General Accounting Office* has asked for a comprehensive audit--
not to include UV funds. These demands are being met by centralized finan-
cial liaison services, improved accounting and reporting systems, training
and electronic data processing.
Discussed role of Bureau of Budget and its, right to know and con-
trol as the President's representative.
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Office OF
Admin Support
1959
Personnel
IDENTIFICATION OF DOCUMENT ,
Presentation by Mr. Gordon Stewart, Director of Personnel at
Senior Support Officers' Conference; 3 pp.
ABSTRACT NOTATION REFERENCES
Personnel problems of CS result from composite nature of personnel
from several career services; rapid rotation; need for leadership for many
senior positions in both Hqs and Field.
Discussed a separate personnel management structure for .the CS.
Noted decision of Career Council not to establish as it would create
inequalities in the Agency. .
Discussed "hump" and "battle of bulge.."- Mast'plan a program to
increase intake of young and increase separations--establish benefits for
early retirement.
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Memorandum for the Record by
Comments - Support Conference - October 1959; 3 pp.
Subject: Mr. Bissell's
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;TRACT NOTATION REFERENCES In a discussion of management responsibilities as they affect the DDP,
Mr. Bissell (then the DDP) noted:
Four symptoms of bureaucracy: The size of CS Headquarters; number of people involved in
a single action; multiplicity of written guidance; and pure volume of paper flow.
Conjecture as to causes: Excessive defensiveness; enormous expansion over a short period
of time.
Twin principles: Maximum effective feasible delegation to the line officer with maximum
effective feasible liberty of action - notes lack of comprehensive program instead of a
program composed of many smaller decisions made elsewhere.
Corrections and changes: Delegation downward; DDP provide broad policy guidance by mid-
November providing an alloc.ation of resources and then the program developed from this guid-
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ance to be presented to the DDP in February and go to the PRC
in March and April; the budget presentation would not be the
first step; would set up about 25 categories of operations
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1959
EE
.Admin Support
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Presentation by Xr. Jamesritchfield, Chief EE, at Senior Support
Officers' Conference titled, "The 41(51e of Support As Seen'by an Area Division
, Chief; 2 pp.
ABSTRACT NOTATION REFERENCES
' Support should be close and effective and the support officer
should be more closely integrated into complicated operational situations
?and plans.
Stated that command responsibility has primary responsibility for
personnel management. Panels are not proper place for exercise of this
responpibility.
The Chief of station should have control over his support services.
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