CANDIDATES FOR INTERNSHIP IN CONGRESSIONAL OPERATIONS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01048A001500120012-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 6, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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. I ani asking the General Counsel to be the action office in solicit-
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ACTION MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. A4484
Date 6 f epternber 1963
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JUDJG%.1 C_anefdat.sss for Imtesnship in congros atonal operations
REFERENCE:
grade level to acquire a thorough understanding of Congressional operations.
The prograu provides for a period of Orientation from 12 Noverr bor to 20 Dec. eem-
opportunity for a small rnurther of carefully selected administrators at-#t:idd
-I. You will recall that at the Zxeecutive Cosa mittee r eetin on
Septet ber I advised that we had received an invitation fro n the U. S. Civil
Service Cormrllisston to nominate candidates for the 1963-64 internship in Con-
gressional operations. This is conducted by the Civil Service Commission in
cooperation with the American 'i oliticai Scieaece Association. and provides an
y the American Political Science Association. In January the interns begin
full-time work assigatnents in a Cs ressr non s office or with a House coram: ittee,
and in May they transfer to the Senate. The internships terminate not later than
15 Augut so it requires a period of about '3 months. The grade level is 05-11
through 0S-14, and we should have an understanding that the individual plane to
stake the Agency his or her career. This oilers an unparalleled opportunity for
an Agency officer to acquire experience in Congressional operations, preferably
in order to qualify for an appointment to the staff of the Legislative Counsel. It
is something we can do without becoming involved with partisan politics in view of
its sponsorship.
General Counsel office, after the receipt of the nominations, disc us-, the candidates
tag nominations front all components, perhaps doing this through an Agency
notice or an announce ment at component staff meetings. I request that the
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with the Director of Personnel and Inyself, and I hope we will be able to come up
with an outstanding candidate who will be selacted by the Civil Service Commission
for the Internship. In view of the fact that the peogram only sponsors a total of
10 from the entire executive ,ranch,, agar csaeiidate will have to be extremely well
Qualified in order to be selected. The dandijae for nominations is 27 September,
and I would like to have all nominations into the General Counsel's office by not
later than 20 September. Components should be reassured that the individual
will be removed from their T/C3 and budget during the period of internship and
will be carried by the Agency.
(signed) Ly~rn.an B. Kirkpatrick
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
cc: DD/I
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DD/S
DD/S&T
Comptroller
Inspector General
D/Personnel
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