Reorganization of the Life Sciences Program

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00553R000100140021-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 1998
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: June 22, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For %elease 1999/09/27 : CIA-RDP88WO553R000100140021-1
ORD 1763-65
22 June 1965
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MEMORANDUM FOR Life Sciences/ORD Personnel
SUBJECT Reorganization of the Life Sciences Program
1. To reconf
meeting, I have dec
changes which -
n the comments which I made at our staff
ded to undertake certain organizational
and I anticipated would be neces-
sary if the Life Sciences effort became more clearly defined.
These organizational changes become effective immediately.
The position of Technical Manager/Life Sciences/ORD
25X1A9a in abolished.
b. is appointed Chief/Biological
Sciences Division 4RD. He will have direct superviso
25X1A9a responsibility for
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be the secretaries in the Biological Sciences Division.
c. The Biological Sciences Diviseion/ORD will be respon-
sible for program areas as follows: Weapons Detection and
Development and Animal Studies. In addition I would an-
25X1DOa tics ate that significant programs in
25X1D0a will fail within the Biological
Sciences Division.
25X1A9a d. is appointed Chief/Medical
and Behavioral Sciences Division/ORD. He will have direct
25X1A9a supervisory responsibility for
25X1A9a and wili be the secretary in
the Medical and Behavioral Sciences Division.
e. The Medical and Behavioral Sciences Division/ORD
will be responsible for program areas as follows: Stress
and Human Behavior. I would anticipate that significant
programs in visual and audio analysis and operations re-
search will fall within the Medical and Behavioral Sciences
Division.
2. 1 recognize that in some instances there will be
potential overlap as well an projects which will require sup-
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of programs.
port of both divisions. These matters will be resolved by the
Division Chiefs in consul ation with DAD/ORD. It in my expecta-
tion that this organizational change will facilitate support in
terms of project management and will improve 'the coordination
Approved F~~r. +as 99/09/27