COMMUNICATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000700090012-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: January 1, 1949
• Content Type: MF

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2r %iCANDUM FORS Assistant Director for Special Operations
(2) Table n owing status of communications personnel
REFERENCE: Memo from Chief, Communications Division, OSO, to ADSO
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SUBJECT:. Communications
(3) Memo re communications support for future Wo
,Program
(z) Demo re allocation of supply positions
1. On 1 March 1949 the reference was loft with me at a conference
with the Acting Assistant Director for Special Operations and his
2. The problems of personnel procurement and training space have
Communications and Deputy Conmiunlcations Officers,
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and procurement of personnel expedited through
programs, and authorization for provisional clearance for an adequate
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number of trainees to meet eventual overseas requiremen
4. Closing of the u network is not desired. It should be at
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increase in departmental personnel*
projected plans. This does not constitute approva
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for implementation to the extent possible within your capabilities and
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roposed in reference (3) is approved
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least maintained on a stand-by basis, and appropriate
trained personnel can be made available.
5. a. Reference (2) indicates the following current status of
communications personnel,
(1) Departmental:
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b. additional positions are listed in reference
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the fact thati currently authorized vacancies are
for procurement purposes. It is assumed that these positions
will immediately be released for procurement purposes concurrently
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additional Q overseas positions fcr expansion purposes.
c. (1) It is noted that approximately 33 percent of your
currently authorized departmental comrminications personnel
positions are vacant, and that candidates are not yet in
process for 20 percent of such positions.
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(3) It is not considered sound to authorize an additional.
Qpositions until the excessive number of existing vacancies
is at least nearly filled and we can determine more definitely,
the load we can carry with currently authorized personnel
actually on duty. However, the Management Officer has been
instructed to reexamine your departmental requirements for
communications personnel and make recommendations to the Exec
utive based on his findings. No further action will be taken
on departmental increases pending receipt of these recommenda-
tions.
reached on the above basis,
and your conuuunications officials, during which general agreement was
6, Reference has been discussed in detail by the Deputy Executive
R. H. HILLENKOETTER
Rear Admiral,.UiSN
Director of Central Intelligence
Personnel Officer
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