Status Report for 1st Half FY 72

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• Publication Date: January 11, 1972
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11 January 1972
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Historical Staff
FROM : Support Services Historical Officer (SSHO)
SUBJECT : Status Report for 1st Half FY 72
1. During the, period from 1 July through 31
December 1971, the support Services historical program
"came on strong." Fifteen histories in the DDS series
were published (see Attachment C), the bulk of the
remaining histories were in the final stages of revision
or typing, and completion of the catching-up phase of
the program was truly in sight. Even greater progress
would have been achieved in terms of numbers of publi-
cations had there been more editorial resources available
to the Historical Staff. The welcome addition of Mr.
upon the termination of his contract with OTR clearly
illustrated the impact that a single competent editor
can have in reducing the HS paper backlog.
to the Historical Staff on 1 October 1971
2. With the close of the first half of FY 72, the
DDS components have completed just over 50 percent of
their scheduled publication (41 of 80 histories); 10
percent of the total program (8 of.80 papers) probably
will not be completed until late in the 3rd quarter of
FY 72; and the remaining 40 percent (31 of 80 papers)
will be moving into final processing and reproduction
about as rapidly as HS can process them (see Attachment A).
The major exception to completion of the DDS catching-up
phase will continue to be the over.-all history of the
Support Directorate. Even here, however, there was some
during the period under study. Mr. 25X1A9a
25X1A9a a senior support officer was assigned to work
with the SSHO while waiting reassignment; and he spent
the period from mid-July to early October in researching
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and collecting pertinent DDS records for use in 'the
history. This has been the first serious research
effort on the overview history of the DDS. (Mr.
25X1A9a incidentally, was then given the responsibil-
ity for revising Planning and Construction of the Agency
Headquarters Building; and he has nearly completed this
major task.)
3. With reference to the on-going program, on
6 December 1971 the DDS forwarded a memorandum to the
Executive Director-Comptroller outlining the program
developed for the DDS following a meeting of the DDS
Historical Board on 28 October 1971 and subsequent meet-
ings between component historical officers and their
Office chiefs. The question of management of such a
program was also raised in the memorandum from the DDS,
and the DDS recommended the use of professional historians
assigned to the Historical Staff to sustain the bulk of
the on-going program -- a position to which the SSHO
heartily subscribes.
OVER-ALL REVIEW OF STATUS OF WRITERS
4. During the period of this report there were
probably about 25-30 active writers, including ten full
ti
h
me aut
ors. (See Attachment B.) Of the full time
writers, six were annuitant contractors; and of the six
25X1A9a OC, and
December 1971. Mr.
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_ - OTR, . 2bX1Aga
came to an en prior to 31 25X1A9a
moved to the Historical Staff
overseas jobs with the Clandestine Service.` Following
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25X1A9a31 December 1971 there will be only one full time annuitant
contractor, Mr. the Office of Personnel --
25X1A9a of Security terminated
31 December 1971. It is anticipated, however, that when
25X1A9a Mr. returns from TDY, he will complete another
segment of the OS history of physical security.
STATUS OF COMPONENT PROGRAMS (See Attachment B.)
5. Office of Communications -- During the period
under review, OC published four histories. Six histories
remain in the OC program; three of these are in the final
stages of preparation; and the other three are in the
very early stages of preparation -- the overview of the
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Office, for example, has not progressed beyond the
outline phase. The incomplete portions of
program are those on COMINT, the 25X1A6a
tions Activity, and, as. already noted, the overview
of OC.
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6. Office of Finance -- Mr. 25X1A9a
completed a revision of the overview history of the
Office and the draft is being examined in OF prior to
forwarding it to HS. Mr. incidentally, was 25X1A9a
reassigned to OPPB effective 3 January 1972; and probably
.can be called on should any serious problems turn up in
the current revision of'the history.
7. Office of Logistics -- As the Office with the
highest number of reports scheduled for the DDS historical
program, the performance of OL has.been outstanding.
Ten of the 18 papers scheduled for publication have been
completed, and the remaining eight are in the final stages
of review or typing. That more of the OL papers were not
published during the current reporting period is attrib-
utable to the. lack of manpower resources on the Historical
Staff. The onl OL a er published during the period in
review was . a sensitive report produced
in a single copy for retention in the office of the Director
of Logistics.
8. Office of Medical Services -- As of this reporting
period, six of the seven OMS histories scheduled in the
catching-up phase of the Agency's historical program are
incomplete. There are, however, more signs of progress
on the OMS program than ever before. Only two of the
remaining OMS histories have not been forwarded to the
Historical Staff in at least first draft form. Although
it probably will be well into the third quarter of FY.72
before the bulk of the OMS reports will be revised for
final typing, it is apparent that OMS is now seriously
engaged in the historical effort.
9. Office of Personnel -- During the 1st half of
FY 72, six histories of components or functions of the
Office of Personnel were published, leaving only six more
to be completed for the catching-up effort. Five of the
six remaining 'OP reports have been through some stages
of review by the Historical Staff -- three papers, in fact,
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are now in final review. The only report which has
not been reviewed in first draft is the Missing in
Action history, but the SSHO has been in close touch
with OP representatives; and the first draft will be
available in the near future.
10. Office of Security -- Five of the eight papers
which remain in the OS catching-up program are in final
review in HS. Two other papers are being revised in OS
and one paper is still being written. Mr. 25X1A9a
the OS historical officer, worked heroically with three
contract employees to meet the 31 December 1971 date for
completing the catching-up phase, but the bulk of the
revision effort on.all papers fell largely on Mr. 25X1A9a
25X1A9a At the present time Mr. is the only one assigned
to the OS program -- as noted earlier, contracts for two
annuitants ended on 31 December 1971 and the third con-
tract annuitant interrupted his historical activities to
undertake an overseas TDY for the Clandestine Service.
It is planned that in the near future another staff em-
ployee will be assigned to assist Mr. S but how much 25X1A9a
help he will be able to provide at this stage of the game
remains to be seen.
11. Office of Training -- Before his contract with
OTR was concluded, completed the series 25X1A9a
of OTR histories scheduled for the catching-up program.
Nine of the 12 scheduled histories have been published
and the other three are in-the very late stages of processing
in the HS -- the history of The Language and Area School
and the School of International Communism, in fact, has
been waiting for the DTR to sign off since November 1971.
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12. Completion of the catching-up phase of the DDS
historical program appears to be feasible within the early
Spring of 1972, with possible exceptions in Communications
and in Medical Services. The overview history of the
Support Directorate will have to be included as a part
of the on-going effort of the DDS, since it is unlikely
that it can be given much attention until the final quarter
of FY 72.
13. There is going to be considerable turnover among
the component historical officers in the next few months.
has already departed OTR and no replacement.
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has been named; of OL has been reassigned
and his re lacement either has, or soon will be, named;
and of OS is to be reassigned in the Spring.
Consequent y, the on-going program, whatever its nature,
will have to be worked out with a new cast of characters.
RECOMMENDATIONS
14. That Chief, Historical Staff attempt to get a
firm decision from the Executive Director-Comptroller
regarding both the suitability and method of implementing
the on-going program for the Support Directorate as pro-
posed by the DDS tp the Executive Director-Comptroller
on 6 December 197l.
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