STATUS OF SUPPORT SERVICES HISTORICAL PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06365A000600050013-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: October 31, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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3 1 OCT 1967
MEMORANDUM FOR.- Mr. &anarman
SU Etw'I` s o ps of Support services Historkw Program
1. We are not Seriously behind schedule in out Historical Prograoa.
On, the whole I believe that we are making better progress than the Programs in.
the DDI and the ODS&T.
2. We have some strong areas and some weak spots. The Offices of
Logistics, Commuaicatioes, Personnel, and Finan!e are. making very definite
progress. They have a number of individuals engaged in part-dme research
and writing, and their reports indicate that we may expect some completed
monographs from each of these Offices very shortly, On the other hand, officers
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of the oinc a of security have been so involved in day to day work load that
have not. been able to make the progress that they had hoped for. has 25X1 A9a
recently been named as the Historical Officer, replci.ng aid I hope 25X1 A9a
that he can be more successful in pushing individual -writers and in identifying
a retiree who might be engaged under contract as a full-time worker. Medical
Services reports progressonly papers being written by the Psychiatric Staff;
again t%6'*ot-lard-is intone ring -the accompliebment-of-progressin other__.,_
areas of the Office. is the acting Historical Officer, replacin g 25X1 A9a
and Bill is endeavoring to work out a more progressive solution25X1 A9a
to the program for the Medical Staff. In the Office of Training, 25X1A9a
hoping to divest himself of many routine malbili sin order that he may
devote a greater pdirtlon of his tine to the Historical hiWam, prior to his
May 1969 liremeak.
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3. 'With the recent temporary assignment of an overseas returnee 25X1 A9
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CT, Mr. a start is being made &i devekpping the thread of centre zed
e=c utive direction to %pport components dating fMm OSS days. Mr. 25X1 Aq
has. been doing considerable research on the period 1945 to 1950 and should be
able to get the historyof the Office of the DD/S off to fast start.
4. In summary, we are working on the trot 14 spots and should be
able to report greater progress in these areas in the got few months. We
are convinced by experience to date that the Support O ces In general are
too tightly staffed to accomplish much research and "ng as additional duty
on the part of these sailor personnel who, are most co errant with historical
-J subjects. It is for this reason that we are continually king personnel about
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to retire who have the ability to do the necessary research and composition to
assist indiridu l Offices with t sir program. Such full time contract help can
also serge as a central toca1?Ioint for conducting taped debriefings etc. of
those senior officers who ottrerwiae will not be able to find the time to commit
their gems to paper.
Support Serviees Historical Board
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