REPORT OF CABLE SECRETARIAT OPERATIONS 1 - 31 JULY 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020068-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: August 4, 1966
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2001/08/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020068-5
4 August 1966
MEMOR"DUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT : Report of Cable Secretariat Operations 1-31 July 19#
1. Cables Processed
a. The combined work wits of CIA and non-CIA cables totaled 53, 630
item s broken down as follows;
CIA IN
CIA OUT
Miscellaneous (Including Archieves, 720)
Non-CIA Units
Total Work exits
13,691
7.598
4,552
b. CIA IN and OUT cables totaled 197.634 for the period January-July
1966, down 4% compared to the same period in 1965 (206, 409) and 9% more
than the base period 1963 (181, 33$).
a. Non-CIA cables for January-July 1966 totaled 147, 597, an increase
of 26% over the same period in 1965 (132.495) and 60% more than the base
period 1963 (104, 656).
d, Work units totaled 400,923 for January-July 1966 w}xich is 8% more
than the same period 1965 (372,194) and an increase of 2 (319,410) over
the base period of 1963. Our Monday-Friday average for July as 2.015
items with an average of 1, 730 items completed each 24 hours including
rdeys and Sundays.
e. 1,277 cables or Z. 5% of all cables processed were forwarded to the
Director as compared to 1, 416 or 2.59 for June 1966.
During the month we lost one person and gained none, reducing our on-
duty strength to persons, eight short of our T T /O of
25X1A
25X1A
Approved For Release 2001/08/01 : CA 84-00499R000600020068-5
 Approved For Release 2001/08/01 : CIA-
as we started on a pro ram designed. to clear out from or cryptic
reference file cryptonyme which we believe are obsolete.
This to a piece-meal approach ased what I. needed to a system which
starts with the office having control over the cryptonym infor. iuS as
when the crypt"yra is zo lower to use. We will try to devise each a
program with LDP.
b. We have reached a decision to use a Xerox 2400 and a 72# in lieu
wont three Xerox 914s, In so doing, we will, I believe.
sd to +ce-gsnsate for shortage of people and speed in processing .. th
Xerox may be slightly more than for offset printing, but for our purposes
+cablee of one page and 20 copies or less. The cost of making copies o
improve our capability to process messages quickly, particularly Nora--CIA
`or publication rally coordinated and aonrol-ed reviaicins at~
On 24 July after more than two years of drafting and coordinating
afting and "coordinating, we sent to the I)1)S Regulations Control
The
revisions include all a the recent policy and procedural changes rec
mended by the Coffey committee as well as the changes necessitated by 25X1 A
I .
7 change Organisational Cryptonyms.
25X1A
25X1A
Cable : scretary
Approved For Release 2001/08/01 : CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020068-5