PROPOSED STATEMENT OF MISSION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE HISTORICAL STAFF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R003500060001-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 10, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 30, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Execetive motor-Comptroller
SUBJECT : Proposed Statement of Mission and Functions
of the Historical Staff
REFERENCE : Memo dtd 25 Sept 70 to DD/I, DD/P, DD/5&T,
DD/S, fr ExDir-Compt, re same subject
o 4,/n b
I agree with the proposed statement attached to the reference but offer
two estions :
1. That the sixth line of paragraph (3)(bX1) be changed to
substitute "the" or .'the Feral compoeents" for "their."
2. That the word "AgasttcY" be deleted from paragraph (3)(bX4)
since we have decentralized records and records manovement.
25X1
rt, m ermau
Deputy Director
for Support
A-EO-DD/S:RHW:es (30 Sept 70)
Rewritten:ADD/S:JWC:es (1 Oct 70)
Distribution:
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1 - DD/S Chrono
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director -Comptroller
SUBJECT : Proposed Statement of Mission and Functions:
of the Historical Staff
REFERENCE : Memo dtd 25 Sept 70 to DD/I, DD/P, DD/S&T,
DD/S, fr Ex. Dir. -Compt. , re same subj
1. I have no serious problems with the proposed Mission and Functions
of the Historical Staff, dated 15 September 1970, which was circulated with
your memorandum of 25 September 1970.
2. Paragraph 3(bXl) contains what may be a typographical error in the
sixth line. I suggest that "assigned by their components" be changed to read
"assigned by the several components."
3. Paragraph 3(bX4) refers to "Agency records of historical value" and
"Agency records management . . programs." I suggest the word "Agency"
be changed to "Directorate" in both places since we really don't have an
Agency program or Agency records. I places responsibility for 25X1
records management with the Deputy Directors.
4. Paragraph 3(bX5) contains implications of the beginnings of an
archives program. The collection of documents of historical value is properly
the responsibility of qualified archivists and should be conducted under a
systematic archives program. Such a collection also requires that suitable
storage space be available. We do not now have: space truly suitable for
archives storage. The only space we have at the-moment is in the Records
Center where, as a matter of fact, the Chief of the"I;Records Center on his
own initiative has made an attempt to segregate documents which he considers
to have archival value. This is an unsatisfactory arrangement, but we have
found no acceptable alternative. You may recall that I'recommended to you
several months ago that we establish an archives program in the Agency and
that responsibility for it be assigned to the Chief, Historical Staff. At that
time you were not prepared to commit the resources necessary to develop an
archives program or to assign responsibility for it to the Chief, Historical
Staff. I have no objection to paragraph 3(b)(5), but I feel you should be aware
of what seems to me to be its implications.
R. L. Bannerman
Deputy Director
for Support
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25 September
r=~ NDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
Deputy Director for Plans
Deputy Director for Science and Technu.::-gy
Deputy Director for Support
As you know, we have been trying ....t
aLi ent of Mission and Functions for the Historical Staff for ion
believe that the attached is something we should all be able to
,)v and should appreciate your concurrence or at least aco :ie~.-
. tin the next few days. I do not want to put it through the r.~...
coordination process.
The on words I can see which ::a~:se
,L)r_L :n
y pain are 'directi.x~' __.n paragraph (a) and "dire ct-on'' in
(b) (2). I think "coo, uination" i
s not strong encugr:
, ; ncL
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going to have an integral_.:d Agen
cy program, _~ orr_ec
e muse
c.r X al direction to it. At the same time, this does