LETTER TO MR. ISMAR BARUCH FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700220029-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 15, 2006
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: June 30, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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JUN 3 0 1949
Mr. Ismer Baruch
Chief, Personnel Classification Division
Civil Service Commission
Washington 2$, D. C.
Dear 1.ir. Jarucht
At the tiss of the passazo of the Central 'atmIligence Agenci-
Act of 13149, we were informed by Mr. Dirks of your division that
In his opinion certain provisions of this Act .o.ade it unnecessary
for the Civil Scirdeu CC?ruission to continue to ob
ifications of this lo-iancy. rolls opinion has since been co :4 I
perso--r=nvorsations with Mr. Davi-Joie who is your specially
cleared representative to perform such audits.
It is now ter understandin?L that as a result of the above
opinions and furth>r personal. convursatiQns ,An your part with air,
J, Kelly, our Personnel Offio..,r, that the Civil Service
Commission would like to oitiOraw from the responsikility given
to them under the Classification Ant of providing, for audit of all
CIA civilian positions, basioo; this action on Section I of the
Central Intallizence kency Act of 1949.
I mrsierstond thorough.ly tho difficulties encountered oy your
representative perforinz jo;) cla.2?4...,fioation,audits in this Aormi,
particularly with regard to the lar ze nmobor ok pOlitions the
responsibilities of which cannot be filly described to hirt for
eseentisa semritr reasons. / :fish also to ezpress at this time
our very deep a2prociation for the understandinz with which your
representative alvroaches his re s?criestAlition in this connection
and the very reol assistance 1.e has alsta;,-s rendered to us in
*witting and establishing our 7ositions. o to not desire under
1E4 circuokstances to be completeLr cut off frorst this assistance.
Should it be determined that th4 Ccpmmiscion ha5 no furtLor
responsibility in law to render this services I wish to make a
very etronz request that we be peraitted to call upon you for
assistance in our classifiootionprolleon in ani oases where we
feel such need.
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It is reqaestod that this 'ency be informed of the
official position of the Civil Service Commission on the
pro1isions of Section 7, of the Central Xntelligonce Agency
At of 1910 fed the denims or the Commission as to future
action in connection with audit, classification and establish-
ment of positione in this Agency.
Sincerely,
Sgd & dispatched by hind byl
'Personnel
N. HILIENVETTER 6/30/49
Rear Admiral, usr
Director of Central intelligence
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30 June 1942
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