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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: July 10, 1953
• Content Type: NOTES

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2. There still seems to be a great deal of misunderstanding concerning the
fundin mechanisms Regulation which was discussed in Mr. Kirkpatrick's office with 25X1 Aga
representatives of the Cover Division, etc., several days ago. I,
therefore, met with Ed Saunders and and drafted a paper reflecting 25X1A9a
my clear understanding of what was agreed to. I later gave the paper to Mr. Kirk-
patrick advising him that if this was what had been agreed upon the Office of the
Deputy Director (Administration) was ready to proceed without further ado.
3, reported that the change in telephone installations
which we had previously discussed as a step necessary to improve security would
cost no more than the present installations and that the initial changeover chart
would amount to only $15,00, I told him to go ahead.
!t. Based upon assurance that we would save at least $300 000
within the next nine to twelve months by using the for
a temporary Records Center, I approved of his spending , or renovations and
$3,600 for rent of the land after Communications moves out of that area, (This
step is taken based upon the assumption that by 1 July 1954 we will have estab-
lished a proper Records Center.)
5. Attended weekly staff meeting with his administrative of-
ficers of the various divisions. It was most worthwhile and I shall try to at-
tend in the future. We discussed in general the budget cut and personnel ceiling.
I agreed to an arrangement whereby the Personnel Office will notify offices con-
cerned-when individuals have been cleared so that the offices can decide whether
or not they should be brought on duty with the distinct understanding that if
personnel ceilings are frozen as of 30 June they will have to absorb than.
Also agreed to have a team from Personnel assist with a survey of the
personnel files in the DD/P area in an effort to reduce to a minimums material
kept in these files and to get the maximum. amount of material into the central
Personnel Office files where it belongs. A target date of 1 September was set
for completing this work.
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I gathered a distinct impression that the divisions feel that the Comp-
troller's accounting procedures are going to place an unnecessary burden on them
and will require them to keep sets of books in addition to those kept by the Fi-
nance Division. Offhand, I do not see why this service should not be rendered
and will explore the matter to see if this cannot be done.
With the exception of the SR Divisions I believe that it is the consen-
sus that the service rendered by the Logistics Office is., in generals excellent.
Apparently, weakness in the SR Division is due to a substandard area coordinator.
I will discuss this with Jim Garrison.
I got a definite impression that our Military Personnel Division is look-
ed upon as being fairly uncooperative and taking a negative, rather than a posi-
tive attitude in solving operational problems, I will have to look into this,
I believe that the attitude of the area division administrative officers
toward the Personnel Office is lukewarm and that they definitely feel that the
Finance Division is not rendering the kind of service which it should, I will
follow up on both of these points.
In one area division the instructions for expenditure of funds pending
congressional action on our appropriation has been interpreted to mean that every
piece of equipment (filing cabinets., for example) has to be approved by the Comp-
troller as a "capital investment," I told the group that this was not necessary
and will so advise the Comptroller,
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1. telephoned to say that he could save five positions with the
STATSP installation of the new assembling machine that he wants to purchase to handle
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25X1A9a 2. also reported that visited the Army
Map Service where they saw new equipment which eliminates the necessity for re-
graining. It is not yet ready for production. They will follow up on this and
keep me advised, (This is as a result of the tip which we received from Mr. Har-
rison of the Joint Committee on Printing.)
3. Mr. Pforzheimerrequested my advice as to what to say in connection with
an inquiry from Senator Lyndon Johnson's office concerning an application sub-
mitted by an ex-CIA, employee for a position in that office. I suggested that he
arrange to have the Security Office advise this individual that if he persisted
in applying for jobs in the U. S. Government we could not protect the confidential
information which brought about his resignation from CIA and that if the individ-
ual would not agree to this I thought we would have to tell Senator Johnson the
facts,
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4. Jim Garrison,, and I presented Mr. Dulles with a report on
the locations., types, and quantities of "hardware" in Western Europe with which
he seemed to be pleased. He requested that we arrange to have small quantities
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of Jim will undertake this and coordinate
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5. Mr. Dulles informed me that he had advised the Psychological Strategy
Board yesterday that insofar as financial information concerning our Psychologi-
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rograms were concerned we would furnish to the National Security Council
any information desired by the President.
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7. Received a Planning Board paper from Bob Amory which would appear to re-
quire semiannual reports to the Nation]. Security Council giving financial statis-
tics. Referred it to and told him and Bob !Amory that I would present
the matter for general discussion at the Deputies' Meeting tomorrow morning. 25X1A9a
8. Told George Meloon that I understood had been to see the In- 25X1A9a
spector General and asked him to advise me of the date of her separation. (He
advised me on 10 July that it is scheduled for 21. July,)
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9. Advised George Meloon that I had had reports that morale am
wag very low because they being ~ personnel referred to and considered as
considered as
aurp us. I asked him to insure that the Personnel Office was in no way contrib-
uting to this situation.
10. Discussed with Mr. Meloon and procedures for recommend- 25X1A9a
ing officers of the Armed Services for promotions. Emphasized to both of them
that we could not afford to repeat our past performance and to let me know if they
needed my assistance to rectify this from an Agency point of view,
U. I informed George Meloon that I understood that the Personnel presenta-
tion in the Basic Administration Course now being conducted by Training was sub-
standard and asked him to insure that this was not repeated,
12. Told Mr. Meloon that a memorandum, even if it were merely confirmatory,,
should be addressed to Agency components advising them officia3Jv of the reduc-
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13 Informed George Meloon that in a discussion which I had had wither 25X1A9a
he had indicated to me that a - had been sent to the Far East Di-
vision by the Personnel Office to advise them how to operate their Personnel Sec-
25X1 A9ation with seven or eight people instead of twenty odd and that Ted felt that Mr.
had not reduced it by a single man. I asked him to investigate this and
let me know what the trouble was,
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3.4. George Meloon reports that a of the Logistics Office has been 25X1 A9a
25X1A9ao see him. Apparently Logistics has asked that be dismissed. Mr.
- says that he is merely the victim, of controversy and friction between the
Logistics Office and the Technical Services Staff. I told George that there were
undoubtedly two sides to this story and to get in touch with Jim Garrison and ac-
quaint him with the situation.
15. Met with Colonel Edwards, Dr. Tietjen,, and Mr. Meloon to systematize a
procedure which will insure that the Assistant Director (Personnel) is aware of
all derogatory administrative information developed by the Security and Medical,
Offices prior to making a decision as to whether or not an applicant is to enter
on duty. Later discussed this with Mr. Kirkpatrick who assured me that such a
plan would not conflict With the Professional Selection Panel and that he would
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explain to the Panel on Monday that they were not to consider applicants.
16. I also talked to Mr. Kirkpatrick about having George Meloon replace Gen-
eral Morris on the Career Service Board Steering Group and he plans to do this.
17. Ed Saunders and I met with Mr. Dulles last night to prepare for his met-
ing with Senators Ferguson and MeCarran in connection with the Budget Hearing to-
morrow at 1330. (This has been canceled and postponed until sometime next week.)
18. Attended Mr. Dullest luncheon in honor of
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19. Told that at a meeting with General C abei,, Mr, Wisner, and
others a short ago it had been agreed that we could transfer a very sub-
stantial number of our departmental unvouchered employees to the vouchered side
and asked him to undertake this. He agreed, and will, after making his investi-
gation, make a request to us to have this transfer made.
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civilianized at this point, could take credit for his active duty service (which
was instigated at our request and for our convenience) toward ingrade promotions,
I told him that I did not want to give a final answer on this and requested that
I he discuss the matter with Personnel.
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21, reports that modifications to the- Center are 25X1 A6a
going to cost about $3100. He requested my verbal permission to proceed with the
alterations. I declined to give it and asked him to submit a memorandum stating
all of the facts.
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check out the Administrative Plan for Project and send it up as soon as 25X1A2d1
possible.
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