PSYCHIATRIC STAFF HISTORY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000100020028-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 21, 2014
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: January 27, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR :
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SUBJECT
27 January 1972
Historical Officer,
Office of Medical Services
Support Services Historical Officer (SSHO)
Psychiatric Staff history
1. As I noted in my memorandum to you of 25 January
when I returned the Overview paper, I expected to be able to
forward the report on the Psychiatric Staff for final editing
by the Historical Staff. Unfortunately, I had not yet gotten
into Part III of the report. Numerous questions had been
raised in Parts I and II, but none were going to present as
many problems as those in Part III,
2. In the long run, I think that we probably will
be in better shape if the paper is revised as this point in
the review process. Not only can you resolve the problems
which we have noted, but it will also give the author an.
opportunity to include the source reference numbering and
listing of sources--which would have been necessary in any
event. As noted on the copy, the material which appears in
single space (which indicates direct citation of source document)
sometimes appears to be a part of the running text rather than
material being quoted.
3, has developed a "prescription" for
one of the principal segments of Part III, and I recommend that
it be followed--by so doing, it would give that segment of the
report some much needed coherence.
4. One additional thought that occurs to me is that
of the serious recruitment problem which PS faced during this
whole period. Had any consideration been given to making this
story into a separate chapter? My own belief is that it would
strengthen the report--I find the separate treatment of the
subject in the chronological periods somewhat distracting and
repetitive. I will defer to you on this point,however, since
it would add another dimension to the revision.
5. Please call me if you have questions.
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Jack:
26 January 1972
The OMS/Psychiatric Staff paper
I'm afraid that we're going to have to send this dog
back to the pound. Parts I and II might survive with minor
medication, but Part III is an utter shambles and needs
map m major surgery. I've come up with a prescription, which
I've attached to page 79. You may want to add something to it.
Another problem: there's no documentation of any kind.
Even the indented single-spaced stuff is undocumented, and
most of it seems to be text rather than quoted material.
Do we let the paper through as is? Do we ask for a sneaky
little footnote giving a general statement of sources of
information? Do we ask for full documentation? At this
stage I opt for W.- the footnote bit -- or perhaps an equally
sneaky addition to the Foreword.
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