OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING DDS CONFERENCE ROOM 14 MARCH 1973

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04722A000300010030-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 29, 2002
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• Publication Date: March 14, 1973
• Content Type: MIN

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OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE SUPPORT OFFICERS' MEETING
DDS Conference Room
14 March 1973
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2. Items of interest from the DDS Staff Meeting - 13 March
a. New Deputy Director for Support. Mr. Coffey introduced Mr. Harold L.
Brownman who will become the DDS on 17 March 1973. Mr. Brownman has
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b. Clerical Follow-up Interview Program. I OP,
briefed the group on the results of the Clerical Follow-up Interview Program
initiated in February 1972. Questions posed to 185 clerical employees focused
on the Agency's program of recruiting, processing, and training new clerical
employees. A majority of those interviewed appreciated the recognition
represented by the interview. Many expressed the feeling that the recruiter
originally oversold them on the job. Another comment made by these employees
was that the 3-8 weeks clearance process in Rosslyn was "dull, useless, and
a waste of time." Moreover, of 44 secretaries interviewed, 31 said that not
enough use was made of their shorthand ability; only 8 of 68 typists
thought much use was made of their typing ability. Most of the employees
also related that the introduction to the job itself merely entailed meeting their
replacements for breaking-in purposes. The purpose of the study is to provide
the Directorates with feedback so that better communications and orientation
programs can be established between management and clerical employees.
concluded that this must be done promptly since the rate of
clericals EOD'ing the last few years has averaged abouti eaving.25X9
A copy of this study has been forwarded to each Directorate.
3. Item of interest from the DDO Staff Meeting - 14 March
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I Iis four pages in length, don't fail to study it carefully.
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c. Possible Tax Refunds on Retirement Deductions. We have given you a
copy of the Book Dispatch on this subject which should be pouched in the next;
few days.
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transformer which weighs only 3 ounces. It is inexpensive and convertible
to almost all foreign power voltages and cycles. RECD/OL has bought two of
them for testing. and evaluation and if they prove satisfactory, they will be
stocked for issue abroad.
d. 1000 Watt Transformer, I sent us an ad for a 1000 watt
e. Credit Union Elections. Note that the official ballots for Credit Union.
elections of 1973 must be received by the Tellers of Election not later than
23 March, the results to be announced at the annual meeting on 30 March.
f. "Damage Report:' On Tuesday, more than 300 persons saw this film.
The second showing is set for 0930, 15 March.
g. Painting at Headquarters Building. We have given each of the DDO
elements involved, their areas scheduled for the contractor painting mentioned
last week- See 13 March 1973
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h. The Agency and the Young Employee,-Some Comments. A young officer
has recorded some of his reactions to subject paper and we've made each of
you a copy. We've removed his signature and the name of the addressee but
have supplied some facts about the author for your information.
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i. DDS Letter of Appreciation. Earlier today we contacted your offices
concerning the distribution of a letter of appreciation from Mr. Coffey to all
members of the Support Directorate. An unclassified version is to be distributed
to each Support employee at Headquarters, and a classified version is to be
forwarded to field facilities to be circulated to Support personnel there. Please
be sure that your components make the distribution promptly, and let us know
if additional copies are required.
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k. Security Violations - February. A decrease to 15 for February. CA had
3; AF, CI, Europe and FE had 2 each; CCS, NE, SB, and WH had 1 each.
Eleven "white hats" for that month!
1. Cable and Telepouch Preparation Guide for the ACT-1 System. Watch
25X1A forl which is the new system of cable preparation using the Gptical
Character Reader. Another announcement will be made when all cables must
be in the new format.
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