INTERNAL COORDINATION OF DIRECTORATE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85B00552R000100010020-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 25, 2007
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: March 2, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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Director of Training and Education
FROM: Harry E. Fitzwater
Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT: Internal Coordination of Directorate Activities
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Communications
Director of Data Processing
Director of Finance,
Director of Information Services
Director of Logistics
Director of Medical Services
Director of Security
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1. Occasional serious lapses in coordination continue to plague us. In
the recent past, we have had several instances wherein requirements for brief-
ings or unanticipated commitments of resources were levied on Directorate
components without the knowledge of the Office of the DDA. While there is no
desire to disrupt the timely support expected by our "customers," it is
imperative that responses to ad hoc requirements be properly coordinated.
Requirements for briefings and the tasking of Directorate resources have been
imposed by the Executive Director, the Comptroller, and
among others, in recent weeks. Most of the responses to these requirements
were not of time-critical nature; nevertheless, the Office of the DDA became
aware of them well after the fact.
2. As you are aware, the risk is that conducting our affairs without
adequate internal coordination may result in duplication of effort, Directorate
inconsistencies and contradictory positions on key issues, and the "playing
off" of one component against another. In order to preclude this from happening
in the future, please ensure that all personnel assigned to your Office are
made aware of the need to inform the Office of the DDA when significant briefings
are requested by high level Agency officials, representatives of Congress, etc.
In addition, when Directorate components are tasked to commit sizable resources
in support of unanticipated requirements, coordination should be effected
before the commitments are made. None of the foregoing caveats should hamper our
timely support to the Agency's mission.
3. As in the past, correspondence from Directorate components to Deputy
Directors, Heads of Independent Offices, and other senior Agency officials is
to be forwarded via the DDA.
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