LETTER TO HONORABLE STEUART L. PITTMAN FROM LYMAN B. KIRKPATRICK

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2003
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• Publication Date: March 13, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable Steuart L.
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Civil Defense)
Yas .n on, D. G. LOS-01
In response to your letter of 25 February 1944, we wi
,nued support of the ob*lt*r survey, marking
program. In addition, we want to take this opportunity
to express our appreciation for the cooperation aaet courtesy
s by members of your staff and of the General Services
n in ton with the surveying, marking and stocking
uarters Building and the otber b dings, wl ch we occupy.
me eatsbliehsd an Internal organisation for the purpose
with all toss of emergencies wbich might occur, including
those precipitated by enemy action. W e are at present s
matter of specialised training for certain types of persons assigned
as was suggested in your letter.
iz erely yours,
cc: Mworable Berard L. Boutin
Adrnintetrator, General Services
Administration
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1 Honorable Bernard L. Boutin
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
Honorable John ,)., McCone
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Langley, Virginia
On June 21, 1962 you were informed of the new civil defense program
in which the -Department of Defense conducted a nationwide survey of
existing structures and special facilities to determine the degree of
available protection against radioactive fallout, the shelter capacity of
each facility and the possible modifications that would raise substand-
ard shelters to an acceptable level. Since that time, over five million
facilities with potential shelter space have been surveyed resulting in
the identification of fallout shelter spaces for 104 million people in
over 125 thousand structures. it this date, the owners of more than
63 thousand buildings have signed agreements to permit the use of this
space, without compensation, to protect approximately 55 million persons.
Many agencies occupying Federal buildings included in these totals have
contributed materially in attaining this high level of accomplishment.
It is in this respect that you are requested to continue your support of
the shelter survey, marking and stocking program. I lthough many
State and Federal agencies as well as private industry have contributed
substantial assistance to local civil defense of~icials in rr:ovin< and
.maintaining shelter supplies, this task is a tremendous burden on local
government resources. For this reason we strongly urge you to provide
whatever assistance you can to local officials in moving shelter supplies
into Federal buildings, filling the water drums and periodically checking
the supplies.
F-Each agency is responsible for providing protection for its employees,
and others using the space it occupies, against the hazards of attack,
fire, or other disaster. To assist agencies in carrying out this responsi-
bility, Executive Order 11093 assigns to the Administrator of General
Services, in accordance with guidance from. the Department of Defense,
responsibility for promoting a Governrri ent- wide program to stimulate
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the establishment of self-protection organizations, including safety
and service personnel, warden service, first aid, police and evacua-
tion services. We request that you advise your field establishments
that you expect them to develop and maintain self-protection organi-
zations and work with the GS`, representative in GSA' -controlled
buildings. Organizations such as these are designed for action in all
types of emergencies and we believe such a directive from you would
contribute substantially to the program.. e GSr, issuance entitled,
"Building Organization for Self-Protection", is available as a guide
to all Federal agencies. This guide may be requested from the GSA,
regional office nearest your field installation. This issuance is
now being revised and will be distributed as soon as completed.
In order that shelters may be properly utilized in a civil defense emer-
gency, it is essential that an adequate number of employees be trained
in managing a shelter, in using the radiological detection equipment and
medical supplies that are provided in each shelter, and in civil defense
survival techniques.
Training, available without cost, through local government civil defense
organizations, includes instruction in basic civil defense, medical self-
help, shelter management and radiological monitoring. It is recom-
mended that at least two or three individuals be trained in each of the
four courses for each shelter area occupied by Federal agencies. In
addition, all employees should be encouraged to enroll in local civil
defense adult education and the medical self-help courses. Shelter manager
instructor and radiological monitoring instructor trainin., is provided by
the OCD Staff College at Battle Creek, Michigan; the CC,L astern Train-
ing Center at Brooklyn, New York; the v'v estern Training Center, at .lameda,
California, and through certain university extension courses at land-grant
colleges under contract to the Office of Civil Defense. Local civil defense
officials, the regional offices of the COD/DOD and the General cervices
administration are prepared to assist your department or agency field
officials in arranging for their training.
Executive %.,rder 10529 of I pril 22, 1954, provides for active partici-
pation by Federal eniNloyees in such training programs during official
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