COORDINATION OF REGULATORY ISSUANCES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R003400070005-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: October 9, 1970
• Content Type: MFR

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9 0011970
SUBJECT: Coordination of Regulatory Issuances
1. On 6 October 1970 wel and I) met with
another of the periodic discussions of the coordination,
authentication, and publication of official issuances. We told him that the
situation was noticeably better than the last time we had met but that it was
still somewhat of a struggle and there were several points which we wished
to bring to his attention:
a. We noted as a mechanical point that a separate
memorandum was prepared for his signature each time the
Clandestine Service reacts to a proposed publication. We
wondered why preprinted Form #2306 is not used and learned
that he was not aware that such a form existed. He took a
copy with him.
b. We noted long delays in the authentication of
hich had been coordinated prior to being
forwarded for authentication. We noted that this meant
that Headquarters issuances were long since on the books
without since, as we had informed him
earlier, we felt we had no choice but to print after coordi-
nation was achieved.
c. We also noted that changes in editorial, and
even some substantive changes, continue to be made in
issuances previously coordinated and sent to the CS only
for authentication. We pointed to the resulting difficulty
of different Headquarters We
urged that, instead of making changes, the coordinated
publication be authenticated promptly and issued and that
suggested changes be initiated as amendments.
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d. We noted our understanding that several Head-
quarters publications, having been printed and distributed
elsewhere throughout the Agency, were being held without
distribution in the Clandestine Service. We strongly urged
the view that this was improper.
e. We also noted that, despite improvements,
coordination continued to be a very difficult and unpre-
dictable process. We noted that some were being held
for no apparent reason. We further pointed out our
difficulty in motivating the young officers we have
assigned to Regulations Control Branch when Mr.
will deal with no one except Chief, RCB, and
will not allow his subordinates to negotiate or reach
conclusions with RCB personnel.
f . We noted the ExDir pressure on us to improve
the whole process. We also pointed out the instances in
which he decided to force action himself in order to avoid
the frustrations of regulation coordination.
g. We offered to insert I o the
coordination process if this would help. -
felt that this was not necessary. We also asked his
advice as to any actions on our part which were causing
problems in the Clandestine Service or which he felt
could be changed for the better. - He had none.
2. I lappreciated the various points which we had made
and indicated that he will again pressure to eliminate or restrict some of
the problems. He thought he would ask or a monthly report.
We suggested that we perhaps could provide such a report more readily
and accepted this offer. also said that he had to
accept delay in publication "if this guaranteed no mistakes through the
intensive review byl and staff .
3. -]also advised that he had discussed with Mr. Kara-
messines the assignment of a senior CS officer returning from the field
to a full time job, for whatever period was required, of reviewing all
publications. The objective would be to eliminate those which are not
required, to streamline and update those which continue to be necessary.
aid that Mr. Karamessines was sympathetic and judged that
this might require some 90 days. - view is that it would
require up to one year. We expressed some interest in this effort but
made no commitment to it, for or against it.
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4. We gav Ia copy of the RCB status report as of
1 October and identified the publication dates of the Headquarters
of the four regulations noted as being in the Clandestine Service for authenti-
cation. We also notedDas one on which Headquarters distribution
as having been held for sometime but now distributed.
has not yet been made within the Clandestine Service andl
Jo . Coffey
Assistant eputy Director
for .Support
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