PROGRESS REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1953

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00586R000300080010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2013
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 4, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECURITY INFORMATION
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Assistant Director for Operations
Acting Chief, FBID
PrOgiesstepoit for Februari 1953.
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, 4 1. Plans and-specificaions for the:
,.tering station near:Santa.Rosa, California
, anticipated that-they will be- available
that-construction contracts,may be awarded'
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bidders on 9 April and.
15 June 1953.
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-:,2.,'In'therinteresta.of simplicity and efficiency in preparation
of plans, it was decided that the'new'monitoring station at. Sobs, Oki-
nawa would.conforM in general to the Santa .Rose design. Preliminary
,Senta Rosa floor plans have teen transmitted to the Okinawa Bureau, -
, to be followed shortly by full plans and specifications; which will be
? modified' by the Okinawa District Engineer where necessary to suit local
conditions.
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3.. A representative Of Real Estate and-Construction Division is .
negotiating five-year leases of housing in Cyprus for Mediterranean .
Bureau'personnel. Preliminary reports indicate that progress is being
made.- The DD/A authorized payment'of.six months rent in advance, which
should.Serve as an inducement to prospective lessors. '
i 1 14; Following a review of IBM functions and organizational struc-
turei.the Organization 'and Methods Service, Office 'of Comptroller, sug-
.gested that a survey be made to.determine,whether more efficient 4
? operation and economy dould be attained by (a) consolidation into one
section all reportItyping !Unctions and (b) transferring the, teletype",
? -function from the Editorial Branch to a Staff UnitssiFBID hatiadvised-
Organization and Methods Service that such a Survey will_be welcomed.,
.14. will be conducted in early March. ,- r_ .
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_ ).i The East Coast Bureau Table of Organization was'increased.by,
, ,one custodial position. This relieves higher grade classified personnel
' from night.security duty. 1 . - ?
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!? -'6. ,A reevaluation and review of the'FBID budgets for the re-
mainder of FY 1953 and for FY 1954 was completed and submitted to the
Assistant Director for Operations.-. .
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