LETTER TO OMB FROM JOHN M. MAURY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000500060016-1
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• Original Classification: K
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2005
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 20, 1970
• Content Type: LETTER

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20 October 1970
Mrs. Naomi R. Sweeney
Office of Assistant Director
for Legislative Reference
Offic>m of Management and Budget
Washington, 0. C. 20503
0~ ar Mrs. Sweeney:
This is in response to Mr. Victor Zafra's request for information
This Agency provides no special benefits to employees exposed to
hostile fire. We conform in general with the salary and benefits paid by
other civilian agencies to Federal employees in similar situations.
The subject of hostile fire pay is a complex one. The only
conclusive finding which emerged from the review of the subject, which
we undertook at Mr. Zafra's request, is that we do not perceive a need
for general legislation in this area at this time.
It is hoped that this supplementary information is helpful and is
responsive to your needs.
Sincerely,
1r 1
John M. Maury
Legislative Counsel
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15 October 1970
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Call from Office of Management and B
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1. Mr. Victor Zafra, Legislative Analyst, Office of Management
and Budget, called on the status of our supplement to our 29 Septerabvr
report on
2. The request for a supplemental report had been made by
Zafra on 1 October and is to include the Agency's views on the question
of hostile fire pay, the benefits the Agency accords its employees in
hazardous situations, and the general principles which the Agency feels
should be applicable in those situations. Zafra said Navy i; pushing for
the clearance of their report on
3. I told Zafra our likely position would be that while we did not
see a present need for general legislation on hostile fire pay, we do not
object to theF
ut that we would not want to foreclose the
possibility of supporting related general legislation in the future if the
need arises.
4. Zafra reiterated his statement of 3 October that he wanted our
report to include the type of payments made by the Agency to individuals
in so-called hostile fire situations, and I told him I believed that as a
matter of principle we conform generally with the payment-benefits
structure accorded other Federal employees in similar situations.
5. Zafra urged us to get our report in early next week and I told
him we would do this.
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Assistant Legislative Counsel
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5. (Confidential - GLC) Called Victor Zafra, MB, to advise him
of our response to OMB on
and to also let him know that Mr. Maury an
.rector had written letters to OMB on our retirement legislation. I
discussed with Zafra some of the fringe issues which were involved in
He said he had expected us to discuss these areas in our
response and formally requested that we provide a followup letter which
at least discusses the question of hostile fire pay and other benefits which
the Agency accords its employees or feels are applicable in such situations.
Zafra mentioned that he has also had to go back to State and AID asking
them to expand their responses along similar lines.
When I gave Zafra the substance of our letter on the retirement
legislation, he brought up the question of a possible increase in Agency
and employee contributions in order to maintain our retirement fund. I
told Zafra that I was not fully conversant with the fiscal details involved,
but asked if this issue had been raised in connection with similar legislation
accorded the State Department last year. I also said it had been my under-
standing that the funding issue was not a direct result of our substantive
provisions and again suggested that OMB clear those provisions and resolve
our funding question when that issue was resolved for the other retirement
systems. Zafra said the clearance of the Foreign Service provisions had
been an error as far as he was concerned and was one in which he was
"embarrassed institutionally." He said he would track down our letters
and review them.
6. (Secret - RJK) Per arrangements made by I picked 25X1
up from Jay Sourwine, Senate Internal Security Subcommittee Staff,
the Diary of the Katyn Forrest Massacre.
7. (Internal Use Only - RJK) Delivered to the Offices of Senators
Edmund S. Muskie (D., Maine), John Sparkman (D., Ala.), J. W. Fulbright
(D., Ark), Mark O. Hatfield (R., Oreg.), and Hugh Scott (R., Pa.) FBIS
items in which their names were mentioned.
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