CIA RECORDS CENTER ORGANIZATION - FUNCTIONS - STAFFING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000500190009-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Content Type: REPORT

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ORGANIZATION - FUNCTIONS - 'STAFFING
The Records Canter, identified prior to 15 February 195b, as a branch
of the Records Services Division, General Services Office, is organized on
an improvised basis,. i.e. with a proposed organization for the remainder of
Fiscal "! ear 1954. ? The Center is now identified as a section of the Records
Management Branch.
ation - The framework of the Center is erected on a foundation of three
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sections, respectively'. The ? ffice of the Chief appears as a modest super-~
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istasative functions of the Center are basic in detail
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an ad .ere close to the simple op'rating systen eiiploycd within the or-
iza:ti.on framework. 'hey are restated as follows,
office of the Chief - Administers functions and directs operations of
e- -ecorde ei er. Assumes responsibility for all assignments received
from Chief of Records Management Branch to whom he is accountable. (Re:-.
vised by Examiner)
Accessionin , F ection - Arranges for transfer of records from operating
-offices to t e C er assists in the physical movement of records
the Center by :ppl*ing technical advice, labor, trucks, containers and
labels; maintains controls over accessions by assigning job numbers,
processing transfer documents, and allocating all center shelving space
for the storage of records; and naintai s and prepares reports on
accessions.
Reference Service Section - Receives requests for information on d.ocu.-
r6hts n t e cuvto o the Center and conducts necessary searches to
locate desired documents, using established finding media; provides
desired information either by abstracting the data or transferring the
document to the requesting office; s repares and maintains research refer
once aides; enforces restrictions on use of records in custody; main-
tains records and prepares reports on reference services rendered; re-
ceives, stores,, reproduces, and distributes supplemental copies of CTk-*
protced intelligence information and reports and makes initial and
supplemental distributiion of Agency regulations and administrative
issusnces;, maintains a current inventory of distribution materials anc
tress reports on services rendered.
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piss osal S>ection - Examines records as they are accessioned in order to
determine if their disposal is authorized by any existing schedule; pre-
pares and maintains a disposal "tickler file." that controls final dis-
position of all records in custody of the Center; initiates and con-
ducts work programs as required designed to evaluate and appraise records
in custody for preservation or destruction; and maintains disposal job
files and prepares reports on the destruction of records.
The work of the Center is allotted to the three sections on a functional
basis and distributed to the employees who are most capable of carrying
out the assignments, respectively.
of the Chief - 1 CS-12, 1 CS-3
oning f_ection. - 1 o:-9 (Asset. to Chief) 1 GS-7
'Reference Service ! ectivn - 1 C:r -9
Records snit - 1 CC-?, 1 o F-5
T i&tribution Unit - 2 CS-7.t 3 c=6-5
Disposal section - 1 GS-9
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