LETTER TO THE HONORABLE KERMIT GORDON FROM LYMAN B. KIRKPATRICK

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 19, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

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1 9 SEP 1964
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he tior.nramie ikerrnit t.lordon:
1,irector
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sehlivi ton Z.. ra, P. C.
Deer Mr. tt9r_ton:
Vuri,xg our itmettags with you twit members a your
etc& le July, v. 1-iar.;4ne advised you of the Armor, plans
to irttprove personnel utilisation and to 70dOCC
requested irt the Aveacy TY 1%6 budget. ActiAns to this smd
tave Lee* tahel,
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this writing the Agency is plaunlag to *starlit a
ay 1966 1,441;set udlich irlU identify a reductio4 In TY 1165 t)
Liositio .s end...year 'Orel th level a is
ieY iihS. A further rediAiltiCon of =positions is reflected
f.ar FY 1966.
To achieve this dou-award trend in ha4get
sod else to for useessary iqtreases to selectee. hith
pri.prity Age-.ey programs. vee have rnaqie 114 1.;:iftAtiVII review
of all cksimk_pu.lek,tel operational prograrodt. The teelf.to of
this review are iflentified la the itpcon4ing bed&et suhrnissioo.
They 1-1,clude orgailisatiensicCit'llaUdiktitir1 uhich will provide
f>r traprovtJ inaslegerrent sod resiNtovier *eying* tuld direct
pee* SIMI cots irt fern* field activittelis *. g. tbv
Stati4.3.1. 1!..yold thie some tuactio.4 Pe iiisserninatiog
alWmvtas1 reforerlse activities if the Agency are prograrrured
for roductio!. aa4 reeseett rnanptmer allocatiooa have tog r
road* ty 'nal:1y of the ;more traditional latellitence productioza
anti support u.tttuai ae. for example. aconort.le
Inersonnei., logistics end amine*. Tho
epecifite of these aotions will be reVilronte S.Ath your staff In,
the colvilg
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In regard to the oil...duty strengths of the last quarter
ILIT4 attachlivg a tech, iiireiposas to the Burehule requiremielt.
You will :tote that our an.tuty strength as of 11 Actinet
e=eiow that of 30 ?Twin, Tide drop le exploit-ad toy the
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continuing isiNit turnover a aerie..1 person-tel. ft else reflect*
the immact of the Agericy'v control ever the e,itre.nce-oe-duty
of ncro protossionot employees. During the tie* suartnr we
hope this level can Le sai44ained. Some increase over Ws
fl.Ture may lair.* plan* early sort epriuga. recruitment tai
pereetinal for new programa produce* result*.
The Ageiley policy to reduce me.Apower Uvula presents
tie with several aerioue rhausgemest considaratione. TLe
reprograrnmint; of interim/ manpower avin,,riaatiot.e soul
reductions tic+ the authorized strengths of some of tbe "alder"
,tetn.t 4 the Agency hat created problepie in the rnalsrekuiktee
of shill* welavces career dirrelop.---tent. retratalas and
seperetiois. Nurrnal attritios &loos cannot he relied upo4
accorriplieh our iranwroger objective,* W. are lohing to the
retirement of officers who have qualified. throe** age ar.,d
eervico, for imirouliate azinuitiee. Ms 'limitation of military
poeitio-0 wherever possible awl the Werttiiiest!n und
aeperatith-1 of employee& who may not be epate el es?tainod
satiefertory perfermence es further matho?le to sullevo thir
preeeure. The gap tetwein 44.duty ear: enC.yoer cottliagwtU
* wird to provide the flexibility zote4e0 to meet our ohjectieee
ad *vote wales! mule program imbalances.
Sant,ge which are indirectly related to mar,power have
also accrued during the vaster. Our oble-ctive to reduce
overticne comreoestion has been achieved La net large
elements et the Agency. Simplification of priating requirerneote
see, reductlo,ve lo the reports being printed sire reflectint
savings. The application of computer* to varifiui stetistital
eorrtplistion protoleroe bas redeeed insolioure previously
reouiriag manual construction of atatietical data by the research
sAige. Subecriptione to periodical* sod the purchase of all
publications are being eeversly ecrutirised shd eliminated
vitererer a strong justification for retention cannot he
prested. kaay other ritettOr artiers have been impiennonte
These ranee irom an e.14nuall *aviator of as a result of
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chanies 1.4 cool* re-addrsisias procedures to aogual asviuga
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tirrattsb a reduction in shuttle hut aervice *so
!pard servie*S.
hit* it is unneceseary to attempt to list in entail ail
of these 14.34s of savings* it is most aratifyini t the Pirector
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to rne that they are swerg1a4 throw:AI the eupervieors at the
grass root*" levels of the Agency and reflect clearly the itact
twit OUT persoar-al are committed to the OCOnwilLy praityivi.
Sincerely yours,
(signed) Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Lyntan litrkpatrick
Exec4tive Direater -Ccerptroiler
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