DEAR MR. BRAMMELL:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01153A000100140001-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 1, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOREST SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20250
6510 (4000-F)
May 1, 1968
*USDA Waiver Letter In ERU File*
Mr. James A. Bramnell, Director
Basic and Geographic Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
In your letter of April 5 you requested information on funds and personnel
required for Fiscal Years 1968, 1969, and 1970.
For FY 1968 we will be able to absorb the pay act increase effective
October 8, 1967, from the original allotment. We will have no significant
surplus.
Following are our estimates of funds and personnel required for FY 1969
and 1970 to carry out the production effort requested in your letter.
Number Grade FY 1969 FY 1970
Retirement
Insurance and health
benefits
Overhead services,
translating,
photography
Estimated pay
increase 1 July 1968
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Personnel costs are based on present salary rates, and reflect in-grade
raises. For FY 1969 an estimated 5 percent has been added for the expected
pay increase, but we have not made such an addition for FY 1970.
Administrative costs are computed at 8.5 percent.
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The above estimates do not reflect any reduction in costs over FY 1968,
because we do not believe your request for standard coverage in India,
Thailand, Rhodesia, and Brazil and abbreviated coverage in Israel, Zambia,
and Uruguay reflects a reduction in work load over FY 1968. All three
of the abbreviated coverage countries are lightly forested. We have made
an analysis of time spent on past reports for lightly forested countries
as against the better forested countries and find that they normally
require only one-fourth to one-third as much time. Our analysis shows
that a reduction of 25-35 percent in the time spent on reports of the
three lightly forested countries would result in an overall savings of
only one-quarter man-year. Therefore, we believe that our staff of five
technical and two clerical people will be needed to do the work you are
requesting.
Mr. Everard indicated to by telephone that the Forest Service
might be able to absorb some of the overhead costs of this project. Our
Deputy Chief for Administration has disapproved this approach on the basis
that the Forest Service is acting as a service agent for the Central
Intelligence Agency and cannot justify paying part of the costs.
Furthermore, the Forest Service faces severe cuts in FY 1969.
Sincerely yours,
CLARK E. HOLSCHER, Director
International Forestry Staff
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