PROMOTIONS TO SUPERGRADE POSITIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000800050031-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 4, 2002
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: August 29, 1953
• Content Type: MF

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with resWt to his Vmdep and
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in i,eia;,x ?1 satiatfatactorily p a hi oh
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policy of la sif'in *ad estx blishin.;
the general principles eitat Usbe ~-. by
c the ber of swdr~,rftde i
T/t" post
of ski,, ex rime,
select t ed to occupy' the positions they
t the criteria. (T6b A)
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inior mation
are so-called "spot" prcWtIOM, i.e., whatever
sition is granted a rank specitiea+ for the posi-
(Tab B)
lent numbers of officers eligible for pat
my {curing the period he is assigned to that position
Act also authorizes
of Ioffic rs. In general
'.n Tab A.
iling of the Apney I** been established
pa i.tions au sized by
t. The 7 "tan price in 1951 instituted a pro Of
of the existing military eStAbliSbowat. Also,, in
art. S of their difficulties in
in Tab E.
been granted a tei
could aver a
by a,
ing
ch remains: in tie longer
in accord with procedures pro?riried for under the Ye
ae Act. =&
Ord to be a technicality which should not necessarily be an eerridi,
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CIA hewing acaopte4 a s r,
'.,heir Used for tOWOMY P tie Is bowd on quite
ining the fact that althotigh statutory
nt grades vim geared to a peacetime military esteblis t,
y size military eatablisnt
also based on,
on vi
d not ratio the teebaicalitios.
orui .
t u t oryy authort
prc tlons, as sut ki, since Pr motions are so4red gradual
Aeessar haw been hem
potential odvanta4es to tt oxary promotions apps
possibility of more flexibility as the desirability of giving the
Ah he is Performing duties.
rate. Jobs requiri unique sties
1
or or Civil Service
;r uuou Program.
other parts of the
be
ob ratter than unique skills and experience
t
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situ,. There
iey are claasstfied on a 11din
bilitie v
position
in situations in vhi
a s srgra position for an extended
eem pro riate that vhi.le accopti
position either pa
ntative positions a
ltion he should also have the rating or rates.
ched to the
of a long range Career
should progress na tura ly from o:
ET
a prc tit only vhe
ed to hold such a rating in one or more jobs.
concept a promotion
or indefinite period he should it ,i*tely
and recognition of demonstrated ability to perform a job of fires
Such a prcmot
wcry eer? ie
responsibility.
should not be taken sway from. him except
pro tion should 'ever b e co '-der
(l)
received of as a reward for prior
id as a milestt in the career
e end ciefeating,
the prti should be
n a man is placed in a hig:?sez
aid pose o,
(Tab C)
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toss *dvms a ftects on the indi-ridual and on his ability to deal with
ept the c ison
of shifting frcm the general
to the eu rg atd,
Lego
a> Althav& there a certain tecbnimalities raised by le &%1 reiluir
o deter
a otherwise :i desirable.
pray. t
Civil $erarice, =d the Poreign, Service of
pro?tde a satisfactory precedent or basis upon which to establieh
policy for appo
positions in CV.
c. g*tablis snt of a program of temporary prom
positions is uWastrable as having an o4verse effect: upon the.
inconsistemt with the ' Career Servi' a concept.
cases of te)orary Prowtions in the a
he individual is demed fully
id being
bil sties for a position sand where it is known he wr uld. be
ed by
aari.ly, for at I
nt incutasbent or proposed incumbent.
TOTS t
osi Lions higher
attaching to the posit
pre-sent
'-o occur;;' te:
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rc tion be considered px'o'l t io ry .
L- -" ; iudi ?idu1 :r -O r d advised that the promotion
be in X ded co=id tiv; of whet
action relating to *up*:
ad for the as
d be t: por r
':he apron
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