CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CIA'S ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PERFORM MAJOR SERVICE AND LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-01094R000500020024-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 22, 1999
• Sequence Number: 24
• Content Type: REPORT

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CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF CIA'S ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS TO PERFORM MAJOR
SERVICE AND LOGISTIC ACTIVITIES
1. From 1946 to 1 July 1947, a Services Branch consisting of a Reproduction
Division, Transportation Division, Supply Division, and Property Control Division
existed, handling both vouchered and unvouchered affairs. A Project Support
Branch, consisting of Supply and Transportation functions, existed for support
of the Office of Special Operations.
2. On 10 July 1947, the Services Office added a Central Records Division,
which on 21 May 1948, was transferred to OCD.
3. On 7 December 1948, the Graphics organization was transferred into
Reproduction Division.
4. On 1 January 1949, the Services Office was split into an Overt Division
and a Covert Division, and the Projects Support Division was abolished. On the
covert side were then Transportation and Procurement and Supply Divisions and
on the overt side Transportation, Reproduction, Supply, Property Control, and
General Services Divisions.
5. On 20 April 1949, the Graphics activity was transferred out of Reproduction
Division to another office.
6. On 1 October 1949, an Overt Support Staff and a Covert Support Staff were
established, each with responsibility for separate Personnel, Fiscal and Services
Divisions.
7. On 5 October 1949, the name of the Covert Support Staff was changed to the
Special Support Staff and the Overt Support Staff was changed to Administrative
Staff, each with separate Personnel, Fiscal, and Services activities responsible
to it. However, the Administrative Staff included the Medical Division.
8. On 1 December 1950, the Special Support Staff and Administrative Staff
were abolished and the Procurement Office was established, with the Administrative
Services Office on an equal level. The Procurement Office consisted of Procurement,
Supply and Procurement Planning Divisions, (later staff). The Administrative
Services Office consisted of a Real Estate and Construction Division, Transpor-
tation Division, Printing and Reproduction Division, Building Maintenance and
Utilities Division, and the General Services Division, which included Machine
Records and Records Management and Distribution. The Graphics activity was
again included as a part of the Printing and Reproduction Division, but on
18 January 1951 was transferred to ORR.
9. On 29 December 1951, an Office of General Services was establ~shed,
consisting of an Administrative Service (formerly the Administrative Services
Office) and an Organization and Methods Service (formerly the Office of Management
Analysis.)
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10. On 11 August 1952, the Organization and Methods Service was transferred
to the Com;rptroller's Office and the Transportation activity, exclusive of the
motor pool and trucking function, was transferred to the Procurement and Supply
Office. The General Services Office then consisted of the Records Services
Division, the Printing and Reproduction Division, the Building Maintenance and
Utilities Division, and the Garage, Motor Pool and Space functions.
11. On 20 August 1952, the Real Estate and Construction functions of the
General Services Office was transferred to the Office of Procurement and Supply.
12. On 5 September 1952, the Procurement and Supply Office absorbed the
personnel and functions of the Logistics Division of OPC/A L Staff.
13. On 16 September 1952, the "Safehouse" function was transferred to the
Procurement and Supply Office from the Office of the DD/A.
l-. On 10 November 1952, the motor pool and trucking functions (with the
exception of mail and trash collection truck drivers and vehicles) were trans-
ferred from the General Services Office to the Procurement and Supply Office.
15. By memorandum dated 15 July 1952, the then DCI "merged" the Clandestine
Services, and in the process established as a staff element under the DD/P a
Chief of Administration "comparable to an Assistant Chief of Staff in a field
Army organization" and responsible to DD/P for "insuring adequate support ...
for all clandestine activities."
16. Effective 24+ May 1953, Procurement and Supply Office became Logistics
Office, consisting of Special, Inspection and Review, Administrative, and
Coordination and Requirements Staffs; and Procurement, Supply, Transportation,
and Real Estate and Construction Divisions.
17. In September of 1953, the activities, personnel and positions concerned
with transportation of Agency personnel and their dependents were transferred
to Central Processing Branch, Personnel Office from Transportation Division,
Logistics Office, which retained technical and staff responsibility.
18. On lii. December. 1953, the Motor Pool Branch of the Space, Maintenance,
and Facilities Division of the General Services Office was transferred to the
Logistics Office (Highway Branch, Transportation Division).
19. On 15 February 1954, the General Services Office was abolished with the
following of its former functions transferred to Logistics Office to become
elements of Logistics Office as indicated:
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GSO ELEMENT OR FUNCTION
Printing and Reproduction Division
Printing Advisory function of the
Office of the Chief, GSO
Physical Security function of the
Office of the Chief, GSO
Mail Control Section (Mail and
Courier Units) of the Records
Management and Distribution Branch,
Records Services Division
Space, Maintenance and Facilities
Division.
TRANSFERRED TO:
Logistics Office, Printing and
Reproduction Division.
Logistics Office, Inspection and
Review Staff.
Logistics Office, Administrative
Staff, Security Officer.
Logistics Office, Administrative
Staff, Mail and Courier Branch.
Logistics Office, Real Estate and
Construction Division, Space,
Maintenance and Facilities Branch.
20. Effective 21 July 1954, the Logistics Office approved table of organ-
ization consisted of Security, Technical Review and Policy, Administrative
(including Mail and Courier function), and Planning Staffs; and Procurement,
Supply, Transportation, Real Estate and Construction, and Printing and Reproduction
Divisions.
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