RECRUITING TRIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP33-02415A000100260107-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 1998
• Sequence Number: 107
• Publication Date: June 7, 1956
• Content Type: MFR

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7 June 1956
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second interview. Prior to the departure of a e
undersigned from Moses Lake, we had been informed ve of these
six pilots that they were definitely interested in continuing on,
and. Colonel sick was to have contacted the sixth one prior to his
departure from the Base. Final word on this sixth pilot will be obtained
from Colonel Shick either today or tomorrow.
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VU0i ANlVM FOR RECORD
SUHJECTs Recruiting Trip
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.. 00 31 May Office of Security, and the
undersigned arrived at Great Falls, Montana for the purpose of
recruiting Air Force pilots for use as contract pilots with this
Project. Colonel Robert Eck, Bergstrom AF Base, was the SAC
representative who met us at Great Falls and was present during the
entire recruitment trip.
2. Colonel Shick bad arrived at Malmstremt AF Haee, Great Falls,
Montana on the morning of 31 May; and prior to our arrival, he had
contacted the Wing Commander, Colonel Murry A. water and Lt. Colonel
:Robert Keens Deputy Wing Operations Officer. Colonel Shick had
explained that SAC Headquarters had authorized our contacting some
of the pilots possessing certain qualificaticne with the purpose of
interviewing them as prospective members of a special project.
Other than this general statement, Colonels meter and Been were
not briefed on our mission. During dune 1, 2, and 3 ten pilots
were interviewed and of these ten, nine indicated sufficient interest
to request a second interview. These nine pilots were interviewed
the second time and all of them either at the conclusion of the second
or prior to our departure from Great Falls indicated that they were
interested in proceeding to the next step of the hiring processing.
3. From Great Falls the interviewing team proceeded to L rson
AF Base, Moses Lake, Washington. A sin, as in the case of Malstram
AF Bases, Colonel 5hick preceded and the undersigned to
the Air Hess and gave the same limited amount of information to
Colonel McKenna, Wing Ccsmssander, and Colonel Some, whose position
title was not learned by the undersigned. Seven pilots were given
the first interview with six indicating a desire to receive the 25X1A9a
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rutting Trip
4. One of the pilots interviewed at Great Falls was a Negro
chap who indicated interest in our Project after the second interview.
In view of possible cover complications and other considerations in
this particular case, the undersigned is desiroue of a decision as
to whether or not processing on this one individual should proceed
further. 7 be individual himself could be told that we had extencae d
our recruitment effort beyond what our actual needs are, and, there-
fore, we were forced to withdraw our eonsideratiof of some of the
less qualified individuals. However, Colonel Hirwater and Colonel
loon are aware of those pilots in whoea we displayed interest and
would undoubtedly realize that this particular pilot was the only
one in whom we had discontinued interest.
5. An of this date it is anticipated that the first group
four or five of these pilots will be sent to
the week of 18-22 une. The remainder will follow in groups of
four or five in successive weeks. Complete processing with the
exception of final suit fittings and altitude amber tests should
finished on the group t 13 July.
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