EMPLOYMENTOF FORMER PEACE CORPS PERSONNEL

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89-01114R000100010083-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 83
• Publication Date: March 21, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Aesistent Deputy Director for :Plans
SUBJECT : Seployment of Former Peace Corps Personnel
1.
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P, Alhir 1967
There- eeeme to be some confusion among you, pas PIAW1ra1d- and
as to the nature ant 7 cause of the ditheteey in policy with
respect to the hiring of Peace Corps Volunteers by the Ageney and the
hiring of Agency- peruennel by the Peace Corps. The facts are these:
a. dated 2 July 1965 vets forth basic policy for
the empleyeent of members and former members of the Peace Ceres.
It mod/flee the original total ben by eotabIiehine a tvoeyear
lapse period before hiring by a CIA-controlled organization and
a five-year lapse period before direct hiring by the Agency. In
either case, approval by the Deputy Director having juriediction
is required.
be Memorandum from the General Couneel, Peace Corps dated
28 January 1166 to the Director of Personnel (Tab A) advieed:
141th respect to Peace Corea trainees who are epe.enrelle for
service as Peace Corps Volunteers, ,be Peace Corps his no Objec-
tion to CIA's cotelaering Iherd for employment previded that they
are riot assigned to duties in the foreign country for ehich they
traigT for Peace Corps Service.' (underlining provided).
2. TO reflect the modification in policy reflected In 1.b above., I
attempted to :coordinate a revision id in the numver of 1966.
I received a non-concurrence (Tab B) from the Deputy Director for Plans
which in summation said: "In the application of the. Agency'l policy, a
trainee should be considered to be a member of the Peace Corps, ehether
or not he is so considered by the latter."
3. On 19 September 1)66 in connection 4th the poosible employment
of a Peace Corps.:- trainee, you: emphatically advised me by phone teat you
:wanted no watering deem of Agency policy and that if Peace Corps officials
complained that CIA was too stringent, they "should complain to Jack Vaughn"
and that he should "ceme over and tell us if he eante to change the rule."
4. On or about 12 March 167 and without mentioning the apelicent e
name, I again discussed with you the ee/ating dichotoey of policy, to wit,
Peace Corps has no objections to our hiring of traineeo provided they are
not aseigeee to duties in the foreign country for: which they trained for
Peace Corps eervice whereas. the Deputy Director for Plane declines to make
an exception to eetablished Agency policy for trainece. Once again you
erapbatice13y reaffirmed the poeition of the Deputy Director for Plane.
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5. it is niw indicated that the Deputy Director for ?Lm is
ng and (eeix3s to modify the position you and the DDP/OP have
ously taken and to permit on a case-by-case basis the employment
ace Corps trainees.
6. i suggest that we again consider a formal revision and publi
an of Agency policy in this matter and that we simultaneounly
lish a procedure for flagging the files of any trainees hireo
preclude their accidental assignment for a period of five yea=
country for whieh Peace Corps training vas received.
T. If you agree, I will proceed to raft and coordinate a nev
p ey statement.
/s/. Emmett D. Echols
Wmett D. Scholp
Director of Personnel
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Dear
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assume that you have by now received my letter
/ inviting your application for employment with us. Although my letter
did not so indicate, we obtained your name from a list of individuals
who had taken the Foreign Service Examination in December 1965. We
believed that the people who had taken this examination were interested
in international affairs and problems and might therefore be interested
in serving with our Agency.
DRAFT
We have now learned that you have served with the Peace Corps. This
fact, as you perhaps know, precludes your employment in intelligence work
and we must withdraw our invitation to you to apply for employment with
US.
You have my apologies if my letter encouraged you to seek employment
with us.
Sincerely,
E. D. Echols
Director of Personnel
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I assume that you have by now received my letter of
DRAFT
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inviting your application for employment with us. Although my letter did not
so indicate, we obtained your name from a list of individuals who had taken
the Foreign Service Examination in December 1965. We believed that the
people who had taken this examination were interested in international affairs
and problems and might therefore be interested in serving with our Agency.
We have now learned that you have been associated with the Peace Corps
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which by reciprocal arrangements between our agencies, as you perhaps _ f.
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know, precludes our considering your employment /1 Regrettably, therefore, 671,,'.
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we must withdraw our invitation.
My sincere apologies for this inadvertence, particularly if it has caused
you any inconvenience.
Sincerely,
E. D. Echols
Director of Personnel
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