ATTACHED IS A COPY OF THE DIRECTIVE ON REDUCING U. S. PERSONNEL ABROAD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-2-1-38-6
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2009
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: July 21, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR
July 2 1, 1969
THE HONORABLE DAVID PACKARD
DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Attachod is a copy of th* directive on aroduaing U. S. po sona.l
abroad.
Harry A. Kiaaingor
THE HONORABLE RICHARD HELMS
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
GENERAL EARLE G. WHEELER
CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
SECRET
ON-FILE NSC RELEASE
INSTRUCTIONS APPLY
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SECRET July 21, 1969
THE HONORABLE ELLIOT RICHARD ON
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
The President has ordered a ten per cent reduction in all American
overseas civilians directly hired by the U. S. Government and
certain American military personnel overseas. Each agency with
personnel overseas will be required to meet the ten per cent quota,
and reductions will be made on a counntry-by-country basis, insofar
as practicable. The reduction should take account of national security
priorities and special local problems, without prejudice to the
objective of ten per cent for each. agency. Attention should be given
to the political problems raised by cuts in U.. S. personnel in Thailand.
Civilian personnel in South Vietn:,m will be cut by more than ten per
cent.
The President has directed the Under Secretaries Committee to
report by September 30 its plans to carry out this directive, and
actions already undertaken. Monitoring will thereafter be the responsi-
bility of the Bureau of the Budget, which should make quarterly reports
to the Under Secretaries Committee.
It is anticipated that the redactions will approxlmnatel14, 900 military
and 5. 100 civilian personnel.
The reductions will be based on actual strengths as of June 30. 1969,
as determined by the Bureau of the Budget for the Under Secretaries
Committee, minus outstanding BALPA cuts and other programs of
reductions which have been approved.
The reductions do not apply to U. S. military forces committed to
NATO or in Berlin or essential to their support, to forces stationed
in Korea or in Vietw-pan, or to units stationed elsewhere in Southeast
Asia that are directly engaged in related military operations. The
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exception in these areas does not, however, apply to direct-hire or
contract U. S. civilian personnel working with our military commands
there.
Peace Corps Volunteers, but not administrative personnel, are also
exempted.
The reductions should commence as soon as possible, and must be
completed during FY 1970.
The Committee should also consider means of reducing the number
of foreign personnel hired locally by U. S. agencies abroad. Special
study should be given to means of reducing U. S. contract personnel
whose contracts are not directly with the U. S. Government.
Defense and Cl