MINUTES OF THE CIA CAREER COUNCIL 12TH MEETING, FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 1955, 3:00 P. M. DCI CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING

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MINUTES
OF THE
CIA CAREER COUNCIL
.Uth Meeting, rida3r, 9 September 1955g 3:00 p.m,
WI Conference Room, Administration Building
Peesent:
Harrison G, Reynolds, D/Pers? Chairman
Sherman Kent,'ADD/T, Alt-. for DDII, Member
Lyman 0, 4Arkpatrick, lila Member
H. Gates Lloyd, ADD/S? Alt. for DD/S? Member
,-D/CO., Member
EO/TR ? Alt. for DiTH? Me
? Alt, for DD/P, Member
cutive Secretary
Reporter
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Guests
Special Support Assistant Wit
Deputy Director of Security
cc of Personnel
ice of Personnel
Lawrence Ee, Houston, General Counsel 1
Office of Personnel ,
Walter Pferzheimer,, Legislative Counsel
Edwerd R. Seunderps, Comptroller
Special Assistant DD/I
John R. Tietjens, Chiefs, Medical Staff
15 Deputy Director of Personnelj
puty General Counsel
1, The minutes of the 13th meeting of the CIA Career Council were
approved as distributed,
2. The second item on the agenda, 1 'concerning
selection of candidates to senior schools of the Department or Defense was
noted. The notice was on its way to the printer. It was agreed that the
Director of Training would be asked to inform the Council concerning the
question of CIA obtaining a slut at the NATO War College. .
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3. The third item concerned the policy On CIA Honor Awards for
Intelligence Activities. Messrs. Reynolds] ] had con-
ferred with General Cabell as directed by the Council at its iOth meeting..
The Deputy Director had requested that the revised staff study be :
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reconsidered by the Council. The Council concurred in the staff study and
directed that it be forwarded to the Director for his approva.
14& The Chairman requested Mr. Houston, the General Counsel, to present
item four, the proposed legislative program of the Agency. There was dis-
tributed to the members present, a revised analysis of the wording of proposed
legislation cempared with that already contained in the statutes. On the
recommendation of Mr., Kirkpateick the Council agreed that CIA should present
to the Congress through the Bureau of the Budgets exactly what legislation
was felt to be needed, regardless of whether favorable or unfavorable
reaction from the Congress was anticipated. Further, CIA should not rely
necessarily for needed legislation on that which was contained in bills
sponsored be other agencies of the Government.
a. Section ls Extension of benefits to overseas eMployess
stationed in U.S. territories and possessions, was approved for
inclusion in the proposed amendments to P.L. 110. ?
, b. Section 2s Authority to pay travel allowances or dependents
to acquire education, was approved for inclusion in the Proposed
amendments to P.L. 110. The language proposed was that presently
existing in the Foreign Service Act0
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Section 3, Authority to order U.S. citizens and Foreign
to the continental U.S. on home leave, was approved for
in the proposed amendments to P.L. 110.
Section 4, Extention of home leave benefits to', CIA overseas
equivalent to those of the Foreign Service, was approved for
in the proposed amendments to P.L. 110.
so Section 5p Authority to pay travel expenses of dependents
of overseas employees to the nearest medical facility, was approved
for inclusion in the proposed amendments to P.L. 110, after changing
the words "hospital or clinic" to read "suitable medical facility".
.f. Section 6, Authority to pay costs of medical treatment for
overseas dependents when illness or injury is related to duty or
station of the employee was revised to read "suitable medical
facility" instead of "hospital or clinic". After lengthy discussion
of the meaning and interpretation to be placed upon "line of duty"
and"cireumstances related to the duty" it was agreed that the General
Counsel would clarify and rephrase this matter working with Dr. Tietjen,
Chief Medical Staff. Section 6 was approved for inclusion in the
proposed amendments to P.L. 110.
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g. Section 70 Authority to conduct physical examinations and
inoculations of dependents, was approved for inclusion in the proposed
amendments to P.L. 110.
h. Section 8, Authority to extend certain overseas medical
benefits to TDY personnel was approved for inclusion in the proposed
amendments to P.L. 110.
io Section 9, Permanent authority for allowancee,:including
educational allowances rather than authority by reference to other
legislation, was approved for inclusion in the proposed amendments
j. Section 10, Authority to pay death gratuity of 41?000 was
approved for inclusion in the proposed amendments to P.le, 110. This
decision was taken after recognition that other pending legislation
(notably H.R. 7089) proposed a different formula than the CIA formula
25X1A k. Section 110 Authority to employ more than the 15 retired
military officers now permitted by P.L. 53 . it was decided to refer
this matter to the Director before definitely including it among the
proposed amendments to P.L. 110o The figure of 50 exemptions for
staff emplOyment was considered. In the meantime effort e would be
made by the Inspector General, the Office of Personnel and the Clan
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might be involved. When this is determined a specific figure could be
'written into the proposed amendments,
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1. Section 12a Authority to make advance Payments) especially
rh Section 13, a typographical error in P.L. 110 was approved
for inclusion among the proposed amendments to P,L. 110.
n. Section 14, Authority for the DCI to appoint not more than
6 Deputy Directors was not approved for inclusion among the proposed
amendments to P.L. 110. it was believed that this would unnecessarily
tie the Director's hands. It was decided to recommend to the Director
that he first seek White House quidanee on this matter.
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o* With regard to Missing Persons legislation, it was agreed
to delegate to the General Counsel's office the responsibility for
incorporating the necessary material into the proposed amendmente to
Pole 110 or of "riding along" with the permanent Missing persons
legislation being sponsored by the Department of Defense*,
5, Item 5 on the Agenda, Retirement legislation was next considered*
After lengthy discussion of the provisions of the so called "Kaplan Bill",
being sponsored bf the Civil Service Commission: the reported views of the
White House Task Force (the Duflon Committee) and the previously established
CIA posititel on accelerated retirement for overseas service, it was agreed
that the General 6ounsel would draft appropriate legislation, following the
original formula previously approved by the Council, for inclusion among
the proposed avendments to P*L. 110* This draft would be presented to the
Council at ita next meeting on Friday 15 i'eeptember0 It was further agreed
that we uould not include our propoeals in the comments that we were
required to neke on this Kaplan Bill to the Bureau of the Budget by 15
Septeebero
It Was agreed that the Office of Personnel and the General Counsels
It was agreed that no further action would be taken at this time
80 It wae agreed that consideration of additional allaWances or
salary differentials under special emergency or hazardous conditions, when
No declared by the Director would be tabled until more study could be given to
the problem?
51,3 The meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m. to meet again on Thursday
15 Feptember*
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