PROGRESS ON AGENCY RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000300140006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: September 25, 2006
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: October 29, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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29 Octobe
eft l.viei
gement Program
you requested that I submit to you by
ao
b,
o f
do
week a retport shoring the overall progress
with respect to the Records Xlenagenent Pro-
the following elements s
stems
Squipment and
Mizg $ '*plies
ff
vital
1 .crofilm(ng Standards
Records Scheduling
J. Records Center Operations
de by the operating offices with respect to each
is is reflected in tho attached cha
The progress made by Agency offices is summarized as
rogress in carrying out the program is
in 9 of the 19 organizational areas
The Records Management Division has helped
to instal the program.
considered to be generally made-
5 of which have full,-time Area Records
programs are inadequate because of
fg,need to the Area Records Officers
area is considered ads-
been made with t Special Assistant to
nd he has given us conplete cooperation
action is needed as indicated below
a. S fieient progress has not been made
A r of our staff is now wo ing in CORK, establishing a die,
they have not appointed a full-time Area Records Offfc
t1on grog
SECRET
and vice offeredI*r
reasons; failure t
eert and lack of full backing of
ssk
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MAM the
n adv. +
AD t~ Ito
bli.sh th. r oim r o - m pro-
ement "ogram except in mki
~- area is general]y satisfactory,
program. On the other hand,
?, Logistics Office and Security
teriale. Otherwise, their records
Approximately six months ago
reports management program for
prepared as submitted and despite the
d a saber of contacts with them, no actin
assisting the Area bcozds Officer
ad an anuy dds exp.rie te, it would
rds Center, thereby wing a ?.p.
eeded avat~I+e to them. As of
WI* -drag file cabinet
$ been trsnsfe=d to the Center.
. 00 h transferred a number of inactive recoi
the Center they are king some unscheduled deposits of
other hand, they have not developed a
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Records Officer% have not
,so The principal progress ,made by the Office of the
r the transfer of a sub ntial rat er of t mctive
mr fa alp and sasista age in`= the
terials. I have discussed this
Assistant to the DD' asrs.
O CI, and offered thee. ? assistance.
Center and has developed a schedule
in developing a records disposition
been made in this area but we have
the project because the Area Records
in getting top level srVport., It is
Area Records Officer and from
conducting a ma ement survey in
Lee, that they have an Willy large der
Assistance bets also
nageneut program and to
iti vital materials,
ties Office transferred a n er of its
Al number of them could be transferred, to
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equivalent of 37 file cabinets, is insignificant
has not b accepted. Recently, however,
t a records disposition schedule had been
through the Chief o
e been designated in
Al Staffs. Asestande offered by the FAco,
reader for our review but so many restrictions
hat proper appndsal is difficult*
i l of records transferred to
a ti1va .ent of 51 file cabinets to t1* t. They have despite
nods,waeW any overall program for records disposition the fact that the Records Smagersent Division has offered
s tas several O iO5. 25X1
as a parv, o o er , es, has been doing a satisfactory 3
with respect to fors management and has transferred the
Officer. who has been carrying
to the total holdings.
b, tress in the Personnel. Office
fasr do net have a full
.70 IhW Office of Tra isas late in getting started
program, sit f the ;cords
satisfactory progress is being sett..
Division for their Area Alec Officer. Re has
the job apps teIr six months and, while only a
portent of the pry rear has been acc lished, it does
have trap level backing from Colonel Baird and we consider that
The Office of Cocatia has eras
report summarizes the overall, program stag
of the areas in which progress has not been
I will continue follow-i . discussions re-
es desired.. stimulate action in the
igt.t of .tune Area Records Officers;
all appropriate elements in the respective
rely -g of ha ring security restrictions;
backing for the Area Records Officers fro
as. I will advise you when I an m able to
toy results.
glad to discuss this report, with you anytime,
S_
Arft ords Officer on forms and vital materials. I diao.
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cud 'h records a t progr with
a offered him assistance. Records work is now performed as
a collateral duty and it in our opinion that the Area Records
Officer's position should be established on a full,--tlma basis,
pr on Its program. We have had limited
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