DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONNEL PROCUREMENT AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS THROUGH EXPLOITATION OF AMERICAN INSTITUTIONAL POSSIBLILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00709R000400070169-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 169
• Publication Date: March 18, 1947
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDt3 I FOR :EXECUTIVE FOR FFISOML AND
,L: ?. 1NISTRA?i4S
Subjects development of Person of Procurement and
External osearoh >arogt*ems through
Saploitati on of As aria#-n Institutional
Possibilities
1. iteference is made to the momrandum of 17 February
1947 from to the Chief, 1CAM $, oonoernina exploita-
tion of Amt}riaarn educational institutioru- In support of resesarrt h
and peerssonuel procurement activities. IN believe the legal
quflation rasolveta itself to a simple one .of authority to ex-
pend funds. ?hatev.r portion of these proposals come within
the teams, of the bauio C::C charter and appropriation not*
rout-1 tci et is~? =;? be carried out if deemed appropriate by the
.i.rector< ,s preseentod In this riemoz'anilum, the dividing line
".ts rather difficult to aert clearly. fop,oyer, the tollowiDg
disc za'os tray provido a ;utc:e<
2. i general training. program whereby tho ndorlyin
responsibility Is a: our od b;i they organ.16a4tiaf is, in our
opiniont, clearly =authorized by ox1etiing 1 w. Debate on..
both the " ar Dspa tenant and tho ,Mate lpssrtment training
prograa logi aletion incdicntes that ntfirinative is i slation
in essential to such a proposale on the other hand, the
a:tenc7ae e.uthority to 'hire consultants, Inttexd conferences
and pay no ri1 tr. s.vel expenses would clearly permit a ooordinst-
in progrs which would ci 1l Ur ore a -eoifi ed soholci ra and
UIiIvernlty ~opresentutives for advice snc1, discussion on aa.
consultant or basis, and would asllow liaison With such
persons or ,7r. oups of persons by C.r employees. Such a pro-
C.rar? would,, o: cour?sm, be *amoftil its a *cures of information
to the Goverru ont an typal or tout-see given and individual
studcemta of sspaeie1 qua:tificatiofs, end, an the other haln4
w..1d inform the institutions of the type of training desired
and would bring to thr attention of +qualilried students The
opportunities offered '.j? the (Ioverrmnt.
3. To Z O further than ,much coordination and liaison
could not. we believe, be legally J ue tifi4ibls. This positions
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r quJ re some hit .l tral ,ng* in thin case, it
would thave to tc &'hown that tho train . g lnvolwad perta .ned
dlractly to tho ork to be done, and that to return for.tl 1a
trainly the Individual undertook to he 'torn a speolfi+ad
tour of duty with tho Go von ner- t. On this part.-.ul ' quesgo,
t .on,P son ir-mv,,ore..:td to you at 22 ,Ja uaxy l947, auo jeot
w?io ire b -in& a o ridared. for uctpal a iplo, nt but i o might
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*Wp would mot rule out the paaeil>lli of a -aa3 train
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