CIA HISTORY STAFF MONTHLY REPORT #2

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00780R006100090015-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 2006
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: July 31, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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31 July 1974
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MEMORANDUM FOR: DD/M&S
THROUGH: A/DD/M&S
CIA History Staff Monthly Report $2
1. Approved Program
Durin July, t chapters
of the history. He plans Ore=,
on Mar vxndyard during August. We have agreed a no 25X1
complete a first draft by the end of the year and then move
on to another topic.
During July, vmerged with a comprehensive
chronology on Vietnam w is a ee wecould produce as a
service to many people both inside and outside the Agency.
We know of nothing comparable to it in existence.
I continues to be most painstaking and
conscientious in his research.
1completed her basic research on James
R. Schlesinger as DCI. I reviewed it during July. It provides
a usable skeleton, but no meat. I'll talk-to puakott about
this.
I ~] who had been detailed to me by OCI, retired
in June, He e without a word and without having written
a thing on Nationalist China. as claims that EA division
never responded to a request for cooperation. He's wrong
about that. I've put a memorandum for the record in his fife
and retired the file.
I have not heard from
during July.
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Sherm Kent is on leave for. the summer.
Dave Phillips assigned to write the
history of the 1954 Guatemala operation. n. Within days after
Lou and I talked, he suffered a heart attack. The prognosis
is guarded.
As you know, there are two proposals on their way to
the DCI which, singly or together, will have a major impact
on the history program. A decision to make histories more
accessible internally and externally will impose a challenging
work load on the staff, particularly its chief. He plans
personally to push internal dissemination and has always
assigned himself the task of seeing to the re-writing,
santitizing, coordinating, and releasing the U-2 history.
Component histories continue to wander in, and they
are edited, typed, and covered by the staff.
During July, there was nothing to report on space,
on integrating with archives. No responses were received on
an intelligence museum collection.
2. Ad Rockery
During July, Ray Cline and his research assistant were
notified that their security clearances had been approved.
We can expect them to start rummaging around any day now.
3. Personnel 25X1
July was something of a medical month. lost
the tip of a finger in a slammed car door. 25X1
tennised his knee into a cast. had a heart attack.
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The Director of Training and I conferred and agreed
Cher of us was getting his money's worth out of Pat
We recognized the overriding medical factor. Rod
25X1 w John Tietjen. We will then decide what to do
about
On 31 July, Pforzheimer signed his contract. I made
the three-months review stipulation very clear to him.
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On 30 July, agreed that DD/M&S will
pick her up on the un erstan inthat she should count on
retiring no later than 30 Juno 1975. She seems quite
amenable on this. I'll put it in writing for her to sign.
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WALTER ELDER
Chief, CIA History Staff
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