CURRENT INTEREST ITEMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000300140061-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: November 26, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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22 November, UGF pledges totalled $109,494.150 102.7% of
a handful of cards are still outstanding. Our "final" report
19 November, as requested by Attorney General Kennedy, at which
pledges totalled 409,282.25, 102.5010 of goal.
Contributions to PEAS totalled $13,631.47 as of 22 NoveMber.
2. All:LAIL:mak
et with .rjrei. Ruddock (Chief, Bureau of Retirement and
Insurance, Civil Service Commission) and Tex Brown (Chief Civil Service
Commission Actuary) on 18 November to review our cost estimates. While
this meeting seemed to go well (Mr. Brown observing that "this was not the
wee we would have done it but it seems valid"), Mr. Ruddock advised me
later in the week that there appeared to be a serious discrepancy in the
basic gross cost rate for the Foreign Service system. Later checks re-
vealed that the figure we used was reconfirmed with the Treasury actuaries
just prior to our final revision of material for the House Connettee in
March 1963. However, in July 1963, Treasury prepared an informal memoran
dum for State Department Which quoted varying rates depending on the ages
of employees entering the system and the interest rate used in jivaluating
the fund. Treasury quoted the latter figures to CSC on their current
inquiry. In view of the informal status and acknowledged incompleteness
of this measorandua, we do not know whether CSC will mike adjustment of our
estimates a requirement or their endorsement. The differences are re dily
explainable in any event.
Seeond, Mr. Brown has questioned our omission of survivor annui-
ties, disability retirements, and separation compensation payments in
estimating net increase in annual pay out. These 'were intentionally
omitted on the grounds that they did not represent increased costs:
survivor annuities should be about the same or a little less, we expect
no increase in disability heeirementa and the guaranteed benefit is the
same, and separation compensation is (1) a benefit we have paid from current
appropriations in the past ard (2) a benefit which it has not yet been
determined would be paid from the retirement fund or current appropriations
in the future.
Finally, Mr. Brown has uestioned our assumption that the average
age at death of retirees would be 68. We do not have an actuarial basin
for proving it--nor does he have for disproving it. In order to avoid a
lengthy and expensive actuarial study at this time (which 'would be of
limited validity in the absence of more facts than are available about the
group to be covered), we hope to convince him that our assumption Is a
reasonable one.
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are convinced that the
manpower controls.)
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k on Pz1s, 22 November was cancelled
second uisetin on Hon 25 Sitmeober. However, we will see
AS passible o clarify the questions which biome been raised.
ionOlaasification /n formation with National
a position classifier with NSA, visited the
sion on 12 November. The purpose of her vieit
relative to grades and allocating factors for
ype positions in the Office of Security. The
ficient information was made available to her
to satisfy her need.
to obtai
and clerk trans
dealt in gene
'pacific activities
n turn, were able to take advantage of her visit
tion with respect to medical services jobs
operators. In all instances the discussions
nformation relative to total strength or
revealed,
a catalog
prepared UGF of the various viunteer req.uiremente of member o
time. These range 'rom nurses' aides, office workers, by-bathers"
through various types of instructional services to hosteeee for the USO.
We are working on plans to make the availability of this information known
to Agency employees, although we have not decided yet whether to make 4
$inple announcement about where information can be obtained or to summarize
t in & series of unclassified bulletins which employees can take home to
their families. A by-product of the latter would be to increase familiarity
among Agency personnel with the many and diverse service* supported by
their VW contributions.
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showing of
ana Films
u oit National Affairs held a special
ich they have produced for use In super-
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get a better idea of what is available commercially and also get a better
feel for the treatment which can be given a particular subject through this
medium. These particular films were slanted toward induetri and we did
not feel they would be particularly useful to us. We did not come away
with any specific new ideas for the films we are working on with OTH but
perhaps in a more general law have a better grasp of the kind of thing
which might be done.
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?Wept ASeeeiate at Rarvard
4th 'Ray Cline before he visited R.rvard. on the "100
Univrsitiee" program about Ihether or not we should redesignate
Re talked 4th Dean Pelee who suggested we might have an "undergraduate'
Associate and a "graduate" Associate and offered both himsele and hie
Executive Secretary in the latter capacity.
the recruitment officer 'ho handles Harvard, for his comments on this pro-
posal before ve discuss it further. It does, of course, raise the question
of having multiple Associates at other universities as well.
T. Recritn Dean
The Dean of the FletcherSo oned
Mr. Cline's Harvard visit, that he might be interested. in exploring an
assignment with us as a Member of the Board of Netional Estimates.
is sending a note to report this conversation more fully and
we will bring it to Mr. Cline's attention promptly.
8. Form for tip Seeerveeore
On an infori. baste,has suggested to that
a special form for evaluating supervisory performance ',would be unnecessary
if the present Fitness Report were prepared in accordanee with its instruc-
tions. He suggested instead that General Carter emphaeize to the Senior
Staff the importance of fully covering this aspect of performance in the
preparation of Fitness Reports. responded to the effect that the
conclusion had already been reached that a special form should be attempted
and agreed to proceed 4th m draft. He expecte to have a pro-
posal ready for review within the Office of Personnel in a few days. Our
final draft will be presented for your review and comment.
9. Article, on golle _Recruitment,
An article on co ege recruitment which prepared as a
mber of an IAG (CSC) working group is scheduled for publication in the
Commissioa's Personnel Methods series. We have not been advised of the
publication date as yet. However, has been assured or an
opportunity to review the edited proof prior to printing.
10. Advance eick eeve
the Annual awl. dick Leave Act of 19511 as amended, provides for
an advance of not more than 30 days or sick leave in cases of "serious
disability or ailments and ehen required by the exigencies of the situation."
It has become common but unwritten practice in government to grant advanced:
sick leave in some cases on compassionate grounds even ehen the employee's
return to duty was highly improbable if not impossible.. Our policy in
this regard has been to examine each request for advenced sick leave in
which a return to duty 'gas uncertain or unlikely on an individual basis.
However, we have been liberal in this matter and have tended to vent
such requests. (hen an employee does not return to duty because of
death or inability to do so for reasons of health, any advanced sick leave
Le "written off.")
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to duty is questionable (as, for example?
an application for disability retirement)
regard as Completely defensible urvdr the
the situation require" stated in the law.
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ed annual or
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ation of a reg-
d we believe we shoult,
in the Alture examine
eve irom employees whose return
when the employee is considerinc
and approve only those which we
standard that "the exigencies oi
11. Medi, fistl 'r4ie biome discussed vith the problems we see in the
new travel regulation Vhich permits Operating Officials and Chiefs of
Station to authorize medical travel without reference to the Office of
Personnel. has resolved this problem by arranging that the
Area Divisions be immediately informed of the requirement that both the
Medisal Staff an the Office of Personnel concur in such travel. He is
also preparing the issuance of a similar addition to the regulation.
Emmett. D. Echole
Director of Personnel
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