JPRS CONTRACTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00803R000300190021-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 6, 2006
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: October 28, 1964
• Content Type: MEMO

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. 3J` ECT: JPflS Contracts
I. The ctn a e~-r rat of A ,ofacy staff pcrsoe;rael as meter cadent
contractors with thu JPPS has been a matter of controversy since
the ostnhlishr ent of JP'ilS in 1957. Initially such arrangements
c.cro disapproved. Later, in April 1958, contractual use of Agency
e;i~,ployees was approved under certain restrictive terns and con-
ditions, including the following: "their service rust he united
to transintion, and, the translation rendered rust be seaparate
and distinct fron the ndividual's responsibility to this Agency
is an eL:ployee."
2. The issue was raised again in. 1960 by the CAC} tear; during
a survey of the JP' S and they roconr_ended that the need for and
the utilization of FDD cn loyces as J PS contractors be re-examined.
in April 1961 the DD/S supported the POD position that the need
was valid, but recognizing the close relationship of contractor
t 4ad contracted directcd that FUD issue formal policies end
procedures on the utilization of POD personnel. In t-tay 1961 FL0
issued FD:OO Re Elation No. 2 stating the policy as follows:
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~ith a, ar:zval of the Chief, FDD and the Office of
Security, ca ployecs of FDD nay enter Into contractual
relationship With the JPtt i httllihi
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with JPRS shall at all tires and in every respect be kept
separate and distinct fron the cr:,aloyee's relationship with
POD. As a general policy, therefore, FDD employees under
contract with rho JP flS shall not accept or be given work
aassignnent s which are related to their assignments in the ILLEGIB
Division excepting:
a. when ttae aassignoent is reieabursable work for
anther government agencies;
b. when the POD ema1oycc is the only available
JPt S contractor who can perform the assign ont."
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3. In a recent management survey the ADDI/M requested a
thorough review of I'?t}/JPRS policies and procedures, and infor-
mation on the extent of the utilization of Agency personnel and
their relatives as JPRS contractors. Ills view after-reviewing
the matter is (1) that it is "important to so conduct our affairs
in this area not only as to stay within the legal restrictions
imposed but wholly within the spirit of the law as interpreted
by the Comptroller General of the United States," and (2) that
we should "strictly apply the injunctions 'that the United States
should not Micro the needs of the Government reasonably can be
otherwise supplied, contract with its officers or employees....'
and that 'such contracts should not be made except for the most
cogent reasons" (Comptroller General 14-404 and 21-707). He
further states that the "JPRS is a valuable organization. We
should safeguard it as a mechanism so as to continue to derive
for the Agency support for our translation effort not otherwise
available. But the principle of dealing with JPIIS contractors
'at arm's length' must be so implemented as to permit us to
advertise this undertaking with pride rather thiin to have to
defend our actions every time the matter is considered by an
outsider. This means that we should err on the side of discri-
minating against our own employees and their relatives if this
be necessary to keep our image hound-tooth clean."
4. Accordingly, .it has been decided that, except for the
purpose of obtaining skills in rare languages not otherwise
available, the engagement by JPRS of Agency staff personnel or
members of their iag.rediate household is not in the Agency's
interest. Implementation of this policy will be on a gradual
basis to provide adequate time for orderly transfer to other
channels of the work currently being done under these contractual
arrangements. The Chief, JPRS, has been directed to cancel
existing contracts as soon as these transfers are completed.
Chief, Foreign Documents Division
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Memorandum
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DATE: 12 February 1975
FROM Chief, NEAAB/A`1AD
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At your request I asked ChiefjJPRS about the present JPRS policy ~,....
regarding the contracting of Agency employees and spouses. He said
that the policy is to turn down all Agency employees, no matter what
the component, and their spouses. Only recently a DDO employee's wife
who possessed ability in Romance languages was turned down on the grounds
that her husband worked for the Agency. A few exceptions have been made
where the applicant possesses a language in short supply. For instance,
of OTR Language School has a contract for certain South
Asian languages. Nevertheless retiree including FBIS employees, or
their spouses are eligible to work for JPRS.
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As far as I can determine the attached Memorandum is the
latest directive on the subject.
This subject came up at the Production Group meeting-today
and the policy is being reviewed.
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