THE RECRUITMENT OF FUTURE CASE OFFICERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87M00539R002003170241-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 241
• Publication Date: February 4, 1985
• Content Type: MEMO

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4 February 1985
MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: The Recruitment of Future Case Officers
Thanks for your memorandum and report on recruitment. It came to me
with a note from the DDCI that "Next week we'll go organized!" I suppose
that means the action plan goes into play. It seems to me there is a need
for some drastic steps. We seem to have been deluding ourselves in a number
of respects, notably that the increased number of female case officers would
not increase the attrition rate. This, together with falling behind in
meeting recruitment targets, can have serious effects over a few years.
I can't believe that we cannot recruit more than
for two classes in a row. There has to be some deficiency somewhere, either
in performance or in failing to adapt standards and targets to perceive
reality.
William J. Casey
cc: DDCI
Executive Director
DDO
CONFIDENTIAL
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