AGE LIMITATION FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000900090017-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: February 21, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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':~4olt~":n: N FOR; Mr. Gordon M.'&erv.r
Su..FJECT '. Age,I.imitazion for New EmIlloyees
Gordon:
To follow up m our coeversattoo at luncd or Tuesday, there have
r;. t*r mgt t to my atrrention recently the ctrcumsta-ices of several employees who are
along tr years, whose usefulness to the Age-cy wig: decredse raziex z`ac Lureast
goes hy, and who either are not eligible for retirement beaefi s or do not wish to
v tat `ecaLsc ey hart so'ttje Government sera rtat :heir aanLides wo..dd be reis-
_ ?: 1 , vrnalJ w:en compared wit". tear presen sal.tn.e . In many instances there is sez-
-t.esdon, even now, as Do whether to Goven ne-nt '.s getting it money's worth.
Th6se are dif tcult problems to face now and ores which I believe
almost never occur to the average supervisor when be requests that an individual is 'as
JO's, 50's, or ever 60's, be hired. At a time when we, are requesting Legislation to make
rw '.r* ment economically feasible earlier than wou'_d be the case for Coverafnent employ-
ees generally, it seems Inconsistent to me d= we should permit the hiring of new em-
p'oyres who- will, in a few years, present exacrly W'w Same problems, and !t:7?. probably
we sho;il.d have An Agency policy which wows prevent -tus from happening.
I am aware of the many valua!iie alder employees we :gave and
+roj.`d want to do everything possible to beep them. I am not concerned about taxis group,
nor do I advoca t that lateral entry be tabooed; in many components this is highly desir-
A:Je and probably essential. What I do advocaze Is tuba. someone ca a very responsible
Love; be required to give catettl consideration tc th::s nutrer when it is proposed to enter
in irdiv dual on duty who will not be eligible for ft.il retirement ber.Efits at, say, age.62.
Unless a person has special qua iHrafinne, his skills area abort supply, or souse other
ray good reason is presemlod, 11 --- is a serious queston as to whether we should bring
of duty personael who are more than 32 years of age and who are 'oolong tcwird Govern-
men' service as a career.
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I would appreciate t 't! you would give some thought xc t3i:s matter
toward possible discusaiaa with the Career Council,.
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