VITAL RECORDS PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000800070028-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: January 3, 1963
• Content Type: REGULATION

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INSTRUCTION NO.
LI 70-5
SUBJECT: Vital Records Program
REFERENCE: HR 70-1 dated 27 July 1961
RESCISSION: LI 43-100-2 dated 30 October 1958
1m GENERAL
LI 70-.5
RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE
3 January 1963
a. The purpose of this instruction is to provide for an active Vital Records
Program; to maintain a schedule of documents of a recurring or continuing
nature considered vital to the operations of the Office of Logistics; and
to provide for the orderly processing of all vital records to the Reposi-
tory provided under the Disaster Program,
b, The schedule will serve as a guide to Logistics personnel in identifying
documents to be sent to the Repository, In addition to items listed in.
the attached schedule, documents of a one-time or nonrecurring nature
considered vital to the operations of the Office of Logistics shall also
be deposited as prescribed,
c. In addition to the vital records deposited by the Office of Logistics,
items deposited by other Agency components will be made available for OL
use as required,
2, DEFINITION
Vital Records are those specific documents, records, or reference material in
the possession of the Agency which are essential to its continued operation,
in an emergency and which, in the event of destruction, would constitute an
irreplaceable loss.
3, RESPONSIBILITY
a, It is the responsibility of each staff and division chief to provide for
review of the schedule of records to be deposited; to coordinate with
the Administrative Staff/Records & Services Branch appropriate additions,
deletions or changes to the schedule; and to ensure that records designated
are currently forwarded to the Administrative Staff/Records & Services
Branch for deposit.
GROUP 1
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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LI 70=..5
INSTRUCTION NO. RECORDS AND CORRESPONDENCE
LI 70-5 3 January 1963
b. It is the responsibility of the Administrative Staff/Records & Services
Branch to provide for the prompt deposit of Office of Logistics vital
records in the Repository; to arrange for any necessary microfilming; and
to review periodically the schedule and the records on deposit,
4, PROCEDURE
a. Available vital records will be forwarded to the Administrative Staff/
Records and Services Branch on Monday of each week. Indication should be
made if material forwarded is a replacement of material previously sent,
in order that outdated documents or microfilm may be withdrawn,
b, Form No, 620, "Vital Materials Transfer Slip," will be prepared and signed
by the Area Records Officer,.
c. Periodic microfilming of vital records may be arranged upon request to the
Area Records Officer,
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3, Orders to be Initiated by OL/Reference Library
and Deposited in VR by CIA Library
Attachments:
1. Vital Material Deposit Schedule
2. Library Subscriptions
OL/AS/R&Sj
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