REPORT OF CABLE SECRETARIAT OPERATIONS 1 - 31 JAN 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000600020074-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 74
• Publication Date: February 9, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR : Executive Director -Comptroller
SUBJECT : Report of Cable Secretariat Operations 1-31 Jan 1966
a. The combined work units of CIA and non-CIA cables totaled 55, 834
items broken down as follows:
CIA IN 20, 368
CIA OUT 7,543
Miscellaneous & Archives (902) 5,230
Non-CIA Units 22, 693
TOTAL WORK UNITS 55, 834
b. CIA IN and OUT cables totaled 27, 911 for the period 1-30 January 1966, up
9% as compared to the same period of 1965 (25, 624) and 47o higher than the same
period in 1964 (26, 805),
c. Non-CIA cables for 1-31 January 1966 totaled 22, 693, an increase of 38%
over the same period in 1965 (16, 372) and 50% higher than the same period in
1964 (15, 126).
d. Work units totaled 55, 834 for 1-31 January 1966, up 20% over the same
period in 1964 (46, 395). The Cable Secretariat completed an average of 1, 801
items each 24 hours including Saturdays and Sundays. Our Monday-Friday average
for January was 2, 265 items.
e. 1, 160 cables or 2ojo of all cables processed were furnished to the Director
as compared with 1, 130 or 2. 5% for December 1965.
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25X1A Our on duty strength ism persons - 7 short of our T /0 of- The Office of
Personnel is doing all they can to fill our vacancies. However, with the
workload what it is, automation couldn't come too soon to please me.
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a. We discussed with the Office of Computer Services what we would
like to achieve with automation. I am awaiting their comments on my
28 January memorandum.
b. On 14 February is going to explain the present plans re the
use of TELETAPE and, hopefully, make clear to me what the advantages of
the TELETAPE system are in terms of cost, speed, and uniformity.
25X1A
Cable Secretary
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