RATIONALE OF CIA RETIREMENT POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03091A000200020034-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: February 6, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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. 6 FEB 1968
*OGC Has Reviewed*
MEMORANDUM FOR., Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT Rationale of CIA Retirement Policy
1. I have reviewed Mr. Houston's rewrite of my ratite of CIA
retirement policy. The changes he has made are these:
a. He has consolidated my first two paragraphs Into a
single sentence.
Camrnent: Since the rationale will be reviewed by persons
who are not familiar with the Intelligence process and the level at
which our product enters Into the national policy-making arena, I
believe my more detailed and glamorized description is preferable.
b. Larry has deleted any reference to the statutory
recognition accorded the Agency by Congress.
Comment: These are our bona fides as being an Agency
that must have unusual authority to build and maintain a unique
and superior service If the Agency Is unwilling to Identify these
authorities and its Intent'to use them for the purposes authorized,
we have no right to proclaim and practice abnormal retirement
policies which clearly are cantrexy to normal laws and procedures.
I presume Larry is fearful of hoisting the flag, but without doing so
we have no cave.
c C. Larry has made reference to the, CIA Retirement System
and its provisions for early retirement.
Comment: I think this reference is good. It provides further
proof that Congress recognizes that CIA has unique manpower manage-
ment problems. It also provides argumentation for the provision by
CIA of some compensatory benefits to those who retire at ago 60 under
Civil Service Retirement. Such benefits would, of course, not be in
the form of or as good as the better annuity formula to overseas
intelligence personnel. However, If CIA does not provide some form
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of compensatory payments, the reference provides a clear-cut
argument that CIA should not req.;ire employees to retire at age
60. Slice employees under the CIAR5 and Civij. Service are both
"required" to retire at age 60, I consider the absence of compensatory
payments as establishing an odious comparison. Either all employees
retiring under policy at ago 60 should be entitled to the better annnuity
formula of the CZARS, or sonic other, probably lesser, compensatory
benefit.
d. Larry has deleted any rationalization based on the
regressive effect of the aging process .
Comment: I assume he did this because it is offensive to
individuals and cannot be statistically or scientifically proven as
to the precise age at which the effect of age becomes significant.
Nonetheless, I believe everyone is aware of and recognizes the
regressive effects of aging, not only with respect to physical
abilities, but mental abilities as well. It is a phenomenon which
can and should be Identified.
2. I recommend we use my original rationale paper to bring
discussion the points that Larry and others may disagree with or have qualms
about.
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cc-, Mr. Uouston
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