REPORT OF CABLE SECRETARIAT OPERATIONS 1 - 30 APRIL 1967

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020059-5
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 59
• Publication Date: May 4, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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Gable Secretariat H
A~'tEMURANDUM Tr'QIt,: Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT : Report of Cable Secretariat Qperations
for 1 - 34 April 196?
1, Gables Processed
A, The combined work units of CIA snd non-CIA cables totaled
65, 557 broken down ae follows:
CIA TN
22,
074
CIA ~.?UT'
8,
4?2
Miscellaneous (including Archives 764}
5,
444
3~Ton-CIA Units
29,
147
'T'otal Work t3nits
65,
557
B. GiA IN and C}UT cablem totaled 121, 528 for the period 1 January -
30 April 19b7, an increase of 6?1~ compared to the same period in 1966
{114, 790} and 2~?{o mare than the base period 1963 {99, 994}.
C. I~Ic-n-CIA cables for -1 January - 3t3 April 196? totaled 105,. OdO,
an increase of 10~ over Ilse earns period i=n 1966 {95, 749} and ?6?1o mare
than the boas period 1863 ~59- 595}.
D. Ws~rk unite totaled 24?, 57I for IJanuary - 34 April. 196?. which
ie 22?~ mare than ~:-tee same period in 1966 ~2fl2, 891} ar~d 39?~ ~1?8, 652}
mare than base period 1963. Gur Monday-Frfday average far April
196? was 2, 58Z items with an average of 2, 185 items corr~pleted each
24 hours including Saturdays and Sundays.
2. Fersannel
:During the month we gained two persons, but also lost two persona.
Thin leaves our strength at^unchanged from last month and still 7
short of our T f C) of ~
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B. In an effort to reduce somewhat thm.:number of pneumatic tubes
which we dispatch from 150 tc~ 17i~U hears, informal arrangements
are being made ts~ have the Qgeratinq Divisions pick up frurn us
around lbt}a hour?. ~'YI - wa estimate teat we dispatch. a total of
~a~ tubes each day.
~. T'he Chief, Physical Security Division, Office of Security,
inspected the +Gable Secretariat and approved our procedures as they
relate to the handling of Top Secret cables, classified waste,. code
d+~signa-tions and physical security. In this connection, the Office of
Security, fn tceeping with thefx policy of updating the security of
sensitive areas, is making arrangements to install ahold-up alx-xm
system. for the Cable Secretariat. This hold-up alarm system when
installed wlll annunciate at the security control canter,
Lt. Mr. W. '~''. Fuller, 3r., Eastern R.egion~-1 Sales Manager of
Universal Business Machines, visited. ua at par request to deterzrane
whither a "K~ytranic Barter Fz would be heigful in caur Msil Ream
operation. 1'3uring the visit we showed Mr. Fuller our present method
of dt+ing the ogeratton. After watching our Mail Clerks working, he
comm$nted that in visits to other Government agencies he has never
seen men working as hard and as rapidly as those in trur 3vtail Roam.
He wanted to make aura that I complimented them. `Th+are is some
hope that the Keytronic Sorter caa be of assistance to us, but even
if it is, it will be IZ months before we could possibly get delivery. ~e
are +~nextinuing cur study with representatives. of U'BM.
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