DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DIVISION AUTHORIZED STRENGTH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00313A000600070034-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: November 28, 1960
• Content Type: MF

25X1 A which give modified T/0 figures for the three components of DPI) Mdwarda, `
r k ter"
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:rtiiorita 4 atrtngth of DPD by components Wh41 Is in accord
with tho .:.rco e.s of S!,k/DDS. I understand this corers only Agency and
t,,,srtne: } viii ra' pera+ rnnsl.chargea.ble to he Agency'. personnel +c.iLling.
04:1.r th*t it :r:4c t des coratzact'r personnel of all types. The breakdown
mown in k~r.:ere'ce A was obviously nscesas.rily out of date becsnsc it
.:;raid not as of that date reflect certain pending d-sscisions about the future
28 November 1960
F MO AN1)U,2A FOR:
Acting Chief, Devsslopment Projects Division
? ;;LCD :
Development Projects Division Antkorix+r Strength
'.ar FFIt1:.N :`:S :
A.
B.
Breakdywn of :BPD ?1n "a4rd S&rangtIi yr.
Atitharized Strength tea of 14 Qc1>yh4-r 190.
Memorandum for LID/?. dated 21 Nover,aber
1960, from AC/DID, SubJect= " Vetac+.u::ent B".
(IdeA -0056)
i. Reference A presented in column ane a summa y of the
I leave compared below the authorised strength by componsnt as of 14-0ctsb43r`:
with the rnoditied figures submitted with Reference B." .
a sntal 14'Octeber 1960 21 Nov*=Uor 1960'
Headquarters
U.S. Field
:ssrganiz.aUon of IDEA LIST activities. Accordingly, in response to rrnl,f
regt e$t ys.m submitted Reference B on U .November, the attachments to.
that conisstitnte the Idealist capsbtlity.
2. in an offort to keep track of DPD's requirements for p~nras~~ael.
k.dws.tds
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TOTALS:
batw-Son asferenco A and Rvferre?ncs 4
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together these chnngss would permit a net as
authorized strength of the Division.
ave
Th main cl-Angss xaaflectsd s
are the reductions of a token force. a slight increase in the personnel,
and a sizeable increase in the T JO for Edwards. 'taken
esquire daction Of SO in the total
D+ lac. h. neat. I believe ytia
htns -'
unclsasr, ir'ku- tug is or why;ere have to s-
isld Sup Csrmagh?.. I am
S
i nt If 'Edwards is t, have an autkoilzad strength sl
e
s
changes in autborisedstranstk.I nmdsrstand you need somas ncr 25X'1 +
He dgvartairs. I know of no x+scou dSvoIopmentsst..howevsr. t ,wild ~Lt
justify a;fty Increase in tine ?rtpply dsptrt$ Itgiin or K,adsns or i the .,
hsald take bard look at the snit described ae 4
3. I area well swari of coarte t st You contemplate torts-in other
risstm
i
as they ale prior w &--,- - -- --- -
t'aat psrssxsAel. especially in Opyra~tirAe?s-ti ssue ear oid fl*xibly to
ie+s?~b3!
needs are most urgent at say g
certain Ups personnel are underemployed whit others are ovsrwsirked.
to live with a minMseaMu. s
sup Tort of JMA .C may place temporarily a 'hoavlr burden on the Divisloa.
On the other hand, this coincides at a'time when IDEALit?T activities are at
a minim=um and are tiraost unlikely to require anthing like as many ma~ It
H"6quarters,, a sumwr? y rp
I-- csa? is strength. i runt. that activ~itlea /n .
sapp a Lazy comp em
32 9xlusive,.1 sly setcb compiaaa isstt.: I also question the need for as man
as 5 people at -under present circumstances As fs ar plans &t..
l th+ most rifor$usr effsrts X, beiu;d :wade
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4. 1 am aware that you will in due time present a propoi~s1l
revited T/O for Headquarters. In the meanwhile, I would like to know
whether any of the components of DPD (sr which T/Os were not furnished
with Rtfsrancs B are subject to change. 1 might say that.I intend tin take
advantage of the reduction of Detachment?B to achieve some reducCLor.- in
the authorised strength for the Division as a whole reflecting the grsdial
shift of oux resources away from IDEALIST into now programs as +evi.denced
by the sizeable build up at Bass D provided for in your present s.utlgoirised
a txengtit.
#1-Addresses
1Z-Asst. Cf. DPD
!3-DD/1P
RICHARD M. BWELL, JR.
Deputy Director
(Plans)
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