MEETING OF THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-01130R000100050040-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: June 11, 1984
• Content Type: MIN

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MINUTES
OF THE 11 JUNE 1984
MEETING OF THE FINE ARTS COMMISSION
1. The meeting was called to order at 1100 hours in Room
7D32 Headquarters. Present were:
iairman)
2. The Minutes of the 14 May 1984 meeting were approved as
submitted.
3. Committee Reports
a. Exhibits
gave the following Exhibits Committee report:
The exhibit of photographs of Japanese-American
soldiers during WW II will remain up through June.
July through August
We will feature an exhibit entitled Presidential
Images, which consists of an extensive collection of
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campaign materials belonging to employee
These materials date from 1789 to 1981 an
Washington to President Reagan. Several FAC members
previewed these materials and believe they would make a
very interesting exhibit. They are all nicely framed and
displayed and the owner is enthusiastic about having them
exhibited. He plans to utilize all of the display cases.
Spanish Program Manager with EEO,
was present to discuss plans for the Spanish-American
exhibit during the month of September. He advised that the
exhibit will consist of pictures of Spanish Americans who
have served in the military and received the Medal of
Honor, from WW II to present. Each picture will be
accompanied by a short biographical sketch of the person
along with the reason for his receiving the Medal of
Honor. The exhibit would include a total of 39 pictures.
I I advised he would not utilize the display cases;
all he would need is the panels set up in color.
present a-fairly static kind of display and asked for
comments from the other members. The majority agreed this
was the case and in discussing it, offered some suggestions
for expanding the theme. L__ I suggested
fAA-urina Spanish-Americans honored in other fields but
preferred to keep to his original tneme.
suggested including some background material a
the Medal of Honor, and suggested he try to get
some DoD materials depicting the events leading to the
award of the medal. suggested he get together
with Exhibits to see what ideas they may come up with for
resentation and display. I Iwill do this, see
the
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his contacts at the Pentagon about other related p
which might be available, and report back to
October - Intelligence Fair coordinated by
the Center for the Study of Intelligence.
stated he had occasion to talk with
recently and learned they were in need of
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funds for this Fair. In view of the fact the Intelligence
Fair will be an important part of the FAC program this
year, he took the liberty of suggesting the FAC might be
able to contribute to this project. He asked the members'
comments on this and the consensus was the FAC would be
willing to contribute funds. I commented there has
been an interest in this type of display for several years.
said thati ill help him with the
September - Hispanic Month.
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November - Employee Art Show.
January - American Originals Exhibit coordinated by
reported that she has obtained a new
exhibit catalogue.
b. Exterior Committee
introduced
whom he had invited to attend the meeting in view
of their expressed interest in the work of the Exterior
Committee.
who is on the New Building Planning Staff,
was also present at the meeting.
4. Old Business
a. Republication of Booklet "Design for Living in CIA"
I dvised that he now has a proposed
draft of the republication of the booklet "Design for
Living in CIA." He plans to put his own hand to it and
when he is finished, he will send copies to each of the
members and looks forward to their comments.
b. Preservation of Negatives of Antique Maps
advised he had received a response
from C IM concerning our request to protect the negatives
of the antique wall maps. IMS is making arrangements to
transfer these negatives to a special deposit in the Agency
Archives and Records Center. These negatives will be
retained there until the FAC decides they are of no further
value.
c. Bluebird Sanctuary
Reference was made to the request for
establishment of a bluebird sanctuary on the Headquarters
compound discussed at the May meeting, at which time it was
decided that the requester be referred to the Garden Club.
We have since been informed that the Garden Club is no hat
longer in existence. I advised
the employee should submit his request for t is
sanctuary in memorandum form, stating what he wants to do
and where, and submit this memorandum to Logistics.
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5. New Business
a. Request by Credit Union for Non-Standard
Door Color
I advised that in connection with the
recon figuration o the Credit Union, they have
submitted a request for use of a non-standard door
color. There will be one double door in the center as
the only entrance for the public. They have requested
the door be a non-standard shade of blue. It was the
concensus that this request not be approved and that
they use a standard color for the door.
b. New Treatment for Printing on Walls of
Headquarters Lobby
I ade a suggestion that the
engraving on the Memorial Wall in the lobby be
highlighted with gold leaf. He said that one of the
reasons this wall is so difficult to photograph at
present is that the color of the marble and the color
of the cut are so similar. The gold leaf would impart
a classic look and make the engraving more readable.
The Commission was far more sympathetic to this
request than it had been to an early suggestion that
the stars and letters be painted. I asked
the members to look at the lobby and call him with
their reactions. If a majority approve,
will arrange for a formal request to the DDA throu h
the FAC. (All who called favored the gold leaf.
(subsequently learned that the installation o
gold leaf by the person who had designed the memorial
wall would cost approximately $5,000.)
c. Employee Suggestion re Names for Buildings,
Gates and Roads within the Agency Compound
The Commission discussed an employee suggestion
that names be given to Agency buildings, gates, roads,
etc. within the Agency compound. The members' views
were somewhat mixed. There was general agreement that
there is nothing to be gained in giving parts of the
building specific names--no one would use them and the
necessary signs would detract from the building.
There was more support for naming the roads, but some
reservation about the signs which would be required to
mark the drives. It was also noted that the road net
is now, because of the construction of the annex, in a
state of flux. After discussion, it was decided that
this suggestion not be adopted at this time.
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d. Safety of New Cigarette/Paper Waste Disposal
Receptacles
brought to the attention of the
Commission a memo from Mr. Fitzwater responding to an
inquiry from an employee concerning the safety of the
new cigarette/paper waste disposal receptacles
recently placed in the elevator lobbies of
Headquarters Building. The employee had expressed
concern that these new receptacles might present a
fire hazard. Mr. Fitzwater advised that these
receptacles were approved by the Safety Staff. They
are stainless steel mounted on non-combustible walls
and contain plastic liners for trash in the lower
portion. The liners are combustible but do not
sustain flame. A small fire could result but would be
contained in the lower portion of the receptacle. The
receptacles are not considered to present a fire
hazard to the employees or the building.
6. The next meeting of the FAC was to have been held on
13 August but instead will be held on Monday 6 August 1984 at
1100 hours in Room 7D32. There will not be a July meeting.
7. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 hours.
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