REPORT OF CABLE SECRETARIAT OPERATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020065-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 65
• Publication Date: November 4, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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4 November 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT : Report of Cable Secretariat Operations
. Cables Processed.
A. The combined work units of CIA and non-CIA cables totaled 62, 385
items broken down as follows:
CIA IN
22,219
CIA OUT
8.639
MISCELLANEOUS (including Archives-657)
4.940
NON-CIA UNITS
26, 587
TOTAL WORK UNITS
62, 385
B. CIA IN and OUT cables totaled 283, 908 for the period January -
October 1966 down 2% compared to the same period in 1965 (288, 883) and
10% more than the base period 1963 (258, 103).
C. Non-CIA cables for January - October 1966 totaled 244, 538, an
increase of 251 over the same period in 1965 (195, 810) and 65% more than
the base period 1963 (148, 064).
D. Work units totaled 578, 365 for January - October 1966 which is
8' more than the same period 1965 (533, 788) and 27% (456, 832) more than
the base period 1963. Our Monday - Friday average for October 1966 was
2, 391 items. Our average for weekends (Saturdays and Sundays combined)
was 2, 436 completed Items.
E. 1, 546 cables or 3% of all cables processed were furnished to the
Director as compared to &, 226 or 2% for September 1966.
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. Personnel.
A. During the month we gained two persons, a Secretary-Steno and 25X1 A
a clerk, but lost two persons, one to return to private industr , and one
on maternity/LWOP for a year. This leaves our strength atiunchanged
from last month and still 8 short of our T /0 of = We are operating
with two less people than we had in January and four less than we had in 25X1A
November a year ago.
25X1 A B. was out the entire month but returned to duty part
time Monday, 31 October.
A. The Deputy Director, DCI, toured the Cable Secretariat very
briefly on Monday, 10 October and stated he would return for a more 25X1A
complete picture.
C. Having referred to the production rate for a regular shift, it might
be well to show what we actually have to work with on a non-overtime work
day. First we have an authorized strength of arsons. From thi+ ATA
must take away S. the number of unfilled positions, leaving an assigned
strength of , we must subtract 12, the number of persons
absent each day in October for all causes. This leaves an average present-
for-duty strength of 111persono. Using this figure, which includes overhead
personnel as well as production personnel, we have a producing rate per
D. While the above production rates are good, I am concerned that
they are made possible by some reduction in quality, some loss of time,
and a significant reduction in the benefits which should accrue from effective
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supervision. Because we are short-handed, Supervisors spend much
of their time doing production work when they should be supervising -
reviewing dissemination more carefully, spending more time training
people, watching for and improving the quality of work, and devising
practices and procedures which might improve production quality and
quantity without impairing accuracy or increasing cost.
Cable Secretary
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