ASSIGNMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000800030015-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: December 7, 1956
• Content Type: REGULATION

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NOTE
NO.
PERSONNEL
7 December 1956
1. Having the right person in the right place at the right time
is essential to the successful accomplishment of the Agency's mission.
For the first few years of our development we were constantly expand-
ing and it was not too difficult to assign competent personnel to
positions and areas of their preference. This has become more diffi-
cult in the past year or two as the strength of the Agency has become
more stabilized. At the same time our responsibilities have greatly
increased.
2. We have reached a stage in our development where it is diffi-
cult, in many instances, to accommodate the personal preferences of our
staff and we cannot carry on our work with maximum effectiveness through
a wholly voluntary assignment system. The advent of our Career Service
Program in which members of the Career Staff have accepted the obliga-
tion to serve anywhere, at any time, and for any kind of duty clearly
indicates the recognition of this basic principle and their dedication
to our work.
3. In these circumstances, I wish to impress upon all personnel
responsible for administering our Career Service Program, and particu-
larly upon the Heads of our Career Services, the very great responsi-
bility they have in directing the assignment of our personnel. They
must give full consideration to individual capabilities, interests,
and personal circumstances to ensure that we (a) discharge our current
responsibilities to the very best of our ability, (b) improve the over-
all professional competence of the Agency's personnel, and (c) provide
opportunities for the career development of individual employees.
ALIEN W. DULLES
Director of Central Intelligence
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