APPROVAL AUTHORITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000600030025-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: July 29, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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Executive Director-Comptroller
7D59 Headquarters
Per our conversation.
Attached is a proposal on approval
authorities. This can be adjusted in
any category if you feel that a change
should be made. I have no strong feel-
ings on any of the amounts involved but
simply wanted a departure point as our
guideline.
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R. I,. Bannerman
Deputy Director for Support JUL 196 5
7D26 Headquarters 5454
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MEMORANDUM OR: Executive Director-Comptroller
SIJ =CT
REFERF,NCE
Authorities
ubject
29 jut 1965
dtd 23 Dec 63 to Deputiee fr
subj Approval of Research and
Development Activities
1. This memorandum submitsrecommendations for your approval;
these recommendations are contained in paragraph 7.
2. MINIII1==MIIIMIIIMIMI contains policy pertaining to
the review and approval of budgets and programs, funds allocations to
Agency components guidance and instructions relating to approval
authorities, and criteria regarding the reprogramming of allotted funds.
A memorandum dated 23 December 1963 from the Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence to the Deputy Directors established guidelines for
the approval of research and development activities at the Deputy
Director level and specifically authorized Deputy Directors to approve
research and development activities which do not. singly, exceed
$150, 000.
3. Neither nor the memorandum
23 December 1963 establish specific monetary approval levels for
sas.,rossarch and development activities. In the past, it has been
the practice for the Deputy Director for Support to submit to the
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, only those proposed commit
manta which exceed $150,000,
4. Support Directorate proposed commitme
and development nature which exceed $150,000 are %lima
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concerned,such as: large procurements of
ce of Communications, or replenishment
tat for the Office of Logistics inventories.
proposed Support Directorate actions have been
ort Component's Budget and Program, have been
cc of BPAM, and have been approved by the Director
e they raved not normally be submitted to the
rid Intelligence for further consideration.
S. states: Director-Comptroller and of each Deputy Director and Head of an
Within the jurisdicti of the Executive
at Office, the allocations made to major staffs, divisions,
sad offices are not ordinarily subject to redistribution. " It recognizes
the occasional necessity for departure from the fixed plan to
resources with changing requirements." The Regulation does
wever, establish monetary limitations within which Deputy
re or Heads of Independent Offices may reprogram allotted
ithout higher approval, It has been the practice in the Support
rate to permit Office Heads to realivi their allotted funds to
meet changing requirements provided that any proposed undertaking
doss not involve policy considerations. As a practical matter, funds
allotments have not been transferred between Support Components for
reprogramming purposes except for end-of-fiscal year adjustments.
In these cases, the Deputy Director for Support approves the transfer.
6. With regard to the purchase of real estate, or the construction
of buildings and facilities, it has been the practice of the Deputy
Director far Support to submit for approval to the Deputy Director of
Central Intelligence proposed commitments involving funds in excess of
S,15,000. it is felt that such proposed actions, regardless of amount,
which were included in a DCI approved office budget and program need
not be submitted to the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence for
approval; except those actions which are considered particularly
sensitive or would be of particular interest to the Deputy Director of
Central bitallige.nce. When such proposed actions have not been
included in a DCI approved office budget and program, it is suggested
that the Deputy Director for Support be given approval authority up to
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$75,000 and
Director of
t actions exceeding $75,000 be sub
rod Intelligence for consideration.
d to the Deputy
7. In view of the absence of specific monetary provisions in
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to seek guidance on and a clear definition of my approval authorities
In the utilization of Agency funds allotted to the Support Directorate.
It is recommended that for the Support Directorate, the Deputy
Director for Support be authorised to:
a. Retain the authority to approve research and deveiopmenl
activities as delegated to the. Deputy Directors by the DDCI in his
memorandum of 23 December 1963 (Reference b).
b. Approve activities othe ha re se and dev lo rnent 25X1A
involving funds not exceeding TM such activities are
not specifically included in DCI approved office budgets and
programs.
c. Approveconstructionxis?fairmy al estate purchases
involving;e
t exceeding 5",ini .when such actions are not
specifically included in DCI approved office budgets and programs.
d. Approve activities other than research and development
regardless of financial magnitude when such activities are
specifically included in DCI approved office budgets and progra
e. Approve incremental reprogramxn ng of funds within the
Offices of the Support Directorate not exceeding a total of
10 per cent of an Office allotment.
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If this recommendation is approved, I will, of course, continue to
submit for approval of the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence any
proposed commitment of funds for any purpose, regardless of magnitude,
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when such und.rtakinj s b.Ueved lo be particularly sensi
significant interest to the Deputy Dlractor of Central Intelligence,
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The recommendations contained in
paragraph 7 are approved:
Uv. Di tor-Comptrolter
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