Meeting of the Steering Group of the CIA Career Service Board on 31 August 1953.

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• Publication Date: October 1, 1953
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NIMORANUDIFORs The Record ?
SOROCTI Meeting of the Steerieg Group of the elk
Career Service Beerd on )1 August 19534
Preteets Messrs? Xirkpatrick
Sheldon
Daird
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lo The Cie Honor Wards BeLrd attended the meeting and pre.
Oented the proposed design for the National Security Medal and ite
iseeompeneleg ribbono eThese designs were approved by the Steerieg
Group*, Uwe: agreed that the Chairman, CIA Career Service Board,
? would forward the designs to the Director for his approval* The
forwerding memorendum will remind the Director of General Smithqs
perseeel interests in this matter* It will indicate that the
Netecnal Fine Arta Conmission mast appreve the designs but that the
Office of the. Quartermaster General will arrange for this.approvalo
The memoneWhimwill also indicate that regulations signed by the
President require the Executive 'Secretary of the National Security
Ceuncil, to wrote the design of the medalo The webers of the
Steering Group discussed how tutees for the medal would be nada evaile
able, ad it was agreed to Wet the natter to the DD/k with the
suggestion that perhaps National Security Council funds could be
need*. It was indicated VIA lees than $5e000000 would be involved?
It wee agreed that fifty madaliewould be an adequate reserve and that
these stocks of the medals and the dies themselves should be in the
ceetody of the Director or the F.-eke-utile Secretary, of the National
Security Council? whichever is eppropriatoo
2 The Steering Group discussed whether or not authority should
he sought which would permit the Director to raged the Medal of fteedrano
indicated Vint in response to a request from the Honor
AwardsRord the General Counsel recommended Realest seeking such
authority* reported on amble infwmetion which indicated
tb2.t Military awards are Wee received in adequate exalter by deserving
Cu perponee10 The Steering Group eepressed its desire for a further
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Oploration of this matter? This.study uould indlude a review of the
reesOne given by the General Counsel for recommending against trying
to obtain authority for the Direotor to award this medals including
the beets for earlier deoisions'te goal& CIA from a list of those
Agenciee authorised to award the medal? (CIA was intenticoal4 exe?
eluded fres the list even though iterts an active partner of ether
Agencies in'a?drive to revive the Medal .of Freedom), This study
would include obtaining from the Genera Counsel a resume of the
past-histori of oer activities in eameetion with this medals and
exploring the mitt 'tion direelW4r-with the Bureau of the Budget?
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3. The Steering Group disoussed the fessebility of CIA being
granted authority to award the Medals and decorations of ether
Agenoies And 'limed Services? indicated that he did not
believe thet pu should attempt 'to am n this authority? BO indicated
that other Agencies might resist such actions and that relations
with. other Agencies udeht be strained AO A reeult? He indicated
tAtt in his opinion we hnve nn alequate system for obtaining such
medals and decorations for our people, Hr0 Kirkpatrick indicated
tbnt he did not feel that this presented a real problem and that in
his opinion military awards are a prepriate far award tgrongh coven-
tiellrmilitery channels? indicated that the Vilitari
Personnel Division has establishedexcellent arrangemente with the
awards hoard* of the Armed Services He felt also that State and
TreAnury Departments mieht object strongly to CIN efforts to obtain
gitthority to award their Medals disouesed general etatetos
.oesering the awarding of decorations? tt was agreed by both the
Steering Group and the Honor Awards Board that authority to ward
such medals and dnoorations should net be sought by CIA?
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The Steering Group discussed the recommendation of the Honor
:Awards Board that the Director ietablieh for CIA pereonnel gado
silver and bronze medals for distinguished, exceptional and meritorious
aChievainent antler to the series of medals now Available in other
Agencies0 stated that other Agencies have these modals
and that further use of this honor awards syetemwould help to keep
the National Security Medal in its proper place is a rarely ;warded
. top medal for CIA personnel? The Steering Group approved the reeonpme-
'Aation and requested that a study be produced which would present con-.
plet''recommendations for implementing their decision?
?50 The Steering Group dieeus
altroariTsgrap X was indicated b7
Boutile not cc:merited with this mattera
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stated that 41.7hot
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longevity awards Will be establAshed again on 18 September 1957, the
lpth anniversary of G1A0 recommended that perhaps more
accurate determinAtions of the Completion of 10 years of creditable
service could be Made of there were a study of rosters of the GIG
whick indicate these on duty with CIG prior to the formation of CIA.
The Steering Group agreed to this sttdy of the CIG archives but alo
iedicatedthet in the meentime the date 18 SepteMber 1947 would remain
the bate date for computation of loneevity0
be The Steering Group discussed the survey by the Honor Awarde
Beerd Of 41 honor and inceetiei awards that have been rude to OIA
personnel since 18 September 19470 The sureey was approved.
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70 The Steering Group discussed the propobal by the Honor Awards
Beard that a CIA notice, suitably classified, be issued periodically,
listing awards that have been mAde. The Steering Group approved this
peopesal, contingent upon the observance of necessary precautions to
aeoid viol-eting security requirements.
8e The Steering Group next discussed whether or not individoel
recommendations for the granti4 of honor swards should be sent
directly from the H onor Awards ,Board to the Director for a royal
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discusted the 'regulation covering this matter and indicated
Or should be reviewed also b the Career Service Board0
Iftt, both the wording and the intent of the regulation are that the
CZA eareer Service Beard indicate policy to the Honer Awards -Board,
but that specific 68.808 would be referred directly to the Director
by the Honor Awards Hoarde The' Steering Group agreed that recommen-
aktiono for individual medals or decorations should not be reviewed
by the CIA Career Service Board; In view of this decision, the
Sedering GrOup did not consider the proposed awards of military
medals which Were on the Agenda.
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9. The Steering Group coniderodsihether or not the Incentive
AWards'CoMmittee and the Honor Awards Board should be merged into a.
dingle group with unified secretariat and staff eupport. Mr. Kerke
petrick indicated that in tie opinion the two groups considered qeite
differeet matters, and that one considered decorations of intangible
velueethile the other is ptienrily concerned with tangible reureedee
He also indicated that the awarae considered by the two groups are
at different: levelp, and that the Incentive Awards program almost
04004 the eeseibility of awards for pereonnelee high positione
Utley are expected to make Significant achievements as e'pert of
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OA Agreement by the two groups at there is pratticilly no possie
bility of overlapping or duplioition of their functions or responnie
nilitieso Re furthor stated that there had been no conflicts.betweeft
the two groups in the pest* The Steeringliroup agreed thet the Engcim.
ties kdsrds COnmOtt*o and the Honor Awards Board thould not be merged
into i single grompo
20, The Stearin Group disco-aced the use or Career Developnen
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Skits as follows.
ao and Mx', Sheldon sOhnitted a propoet1
that a career deeelepment Sloth* emoushered by
The Steering Group approved,
indicated that another proposed use of
a career divelppment slot (by 'd been referred ,to
the Office re Training )Tro Wad, indicated that he is holding
the case pending receipt of a training request The Steering
Grasp tode no action on this caseo
co. Mro Baird presented n memorondum Propesing then I
persons tur-dntly occupying Jce *We he transferred to career
develonment slots? He indicated that these persona were filling
the JO! dots only beesauee such slots were the only evallable
fteSIVisso He stated thattithese parsons were not ereperly.JOTos
booseee they were not reori4ted and trained by CTRwith the ior,
tention of leter placing them where they were needed and where
their qualifications would -hest be Usecio 'The Steering'Orcup
reaffirmed the fact that career development slots should not be
used unless there were kno?in assignments and position vacancies
awaiting people st the end of their planned development duty?
Mr. Baird indicated that he hid obtained written otatementa from
the chiefe of the srea divisions involved to the effect that
position vacsncies would be waiting for the DD/P personnel in
this group. ...ndicated that there might be scwo
question abciel? theIMILALagi&tY of thee* statemons in view of n
encettain buegitary limitations which might be forthcoming?
The Steering Group approved the assignment .of these 12 persene
to career deoilopment elate but with.the provision that Mro
verify that the DLO personnel involved Will be aocrorm.
?a---51-0 position vacanpies in the DD/P crimple; upon, their return.,
do The Steering Gro4 was informed that two more propoeed
uses of career development slots are fortheminno
SO , indicated that monthly personnel statistical
repierts will show the ure Of career developMent slots and eill
indicate when they expire?
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to reoomended thnt there be better
staffina of mqueets for the use of earecIr development
dote' ineludina eonourrensos by the career-servioe boards
involved? The 3teering Group agreed that the Executive
Sioretar'y ohOuld check eaoh remest with the career serviae
boird involved before submittim the request to the Oa
Career Service,Bcordo
-go Mro Kirkpatrick uraed th't there be more use of
the avaigUble otTeer development slotoo
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