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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000300160004-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: MEMO

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91 ICY INF' ;4 A 7,,7d
Earricon Staff Director of the Joint Congressional C. ttee
1s prepared the attached errand for Senator Carl H.yd ,
Chairman, on the subject of the CIA printing program* Set
qio ton r(s is the Harrison rorandu w. CIA
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cif onsideble quantities of highly 'sifi
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r co e t trams taci L3t3os as l as the need for certain c
at rich tip hesriwately brfefe tan the necessity for d
t o . Ce for }~a erl was i ref c of this action on 29 ha
:dh facilities kid : beon S=ated ou"
O l morths a p CIA established another printer plant
from CIA ! -
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eh
servod 4
With the co;
or ay'den and the Bureau of the Ha .ggetp C'
np' et o ih rd ate: CIA
described need for
luction requixnts,
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need for
uri ? was endangered
under unfit conditions,
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being. done in different locations
of these locations into l a single
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certain rch is
have taken tours t ro
T Uoa
w 1 at the C
con actin , for
equIpm1w. Such non-c
and contUic, o
control the ,,ecurltV of its plant
Day-to-day control is exercised by the Q P0. CIA 49ge coq
h p t does operate weer security sell atiow prey
that plant.."
appears to reflect s doubt
CIA does not cac.pie{mealy control the security of
for CIA, with ? ice; 202 it among the other a cies,
tangy that appro to?34Y O of the work do-* by the
This is oorr ct iz tsr as rofere,:c CIA is concerned, We cannot
; nt as to the r son other a zcies, llr s ever,, it is of under-
. T OPO-W)SC plant s unt-5xpped production facilities
co equentl?y, GPO }.sae a vied >IA that this plant can
ndle a ar cr quantity of their wor: , A rel, by
r securit -cleared reservoir of skilled craft e i t
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e'c-r'. r, a,.a t6 3or M printing Protmn involves the
has n e of untapped production facilities At thO
ability produce, 'rre are other timo,. ho v When t km C7 program
s;.e is s . ficicnt utili the entire pros uctio f ci 'tie 7 n
us to available. .p, tela o sear a o 11111~DDa recognized a
n them are undoubtedly Aen CIA dew is 1053 than A
p armed requirements for the i x iate future*
1U be on duty within 0 d . This is ocewsa. y zo e
a)., .o k of ca act' , and seared for larger faei tiea.
iA1 r a y ' have been recruited. As stated t l , such ra onnnel
iaant zaso has con id r
4utte eap* i y handle
d i '3, ari .e
u s. a i ` k ' p the. of val.': ' ? ;" g t rec c o g t ho
has ? e ra '-itiE ,s a: zd -,urj. ,, ? 'to ; r ct 7 o ar squire...
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CIV. s needl zriy dupli
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tion in force. Therefore, CIA has not cought eri)lo; es fro: the P -Ds3O
plant despite the fact that subject e randun states "a relatively large
security cleared reservoir of skilled craftsmen exists at the GPO central
employee presents a written release from his agency or a, notice of
operate reproduction facilities. It has an estaLl hed policy
will not discuss employment, with any Gov ern ont employee unless
been aware of the scarcity of highly skilled personnel recess
plant. 0
t% e, plant wa ; established and ecraipped at
a cost conservative estimated at no lees than a half million
dollars and we are a? ise that for several months now., from
any practical production standpoint, it has bey a standing idle
because of the lack of corpetent, qualified personnel to operate
unsafe and unsatisfactory locations. Personnel to operate 1.-dmt unwed
equipment exists will l on duty within 30 des.
CIA Comment:
The cost of the CL% plant and its equipment was appro :-
te3 4 3OO,{ J.. The majority of the equipment s transferred from old,
s adopted the only obvious
ly, proselti enp.oy:
ice Office.
practice were successfully cones...
(plant es operational difficulties would
the solution also would involve a broad,
serious disruption, with regard to the hi hly classified pro-
dt do n requirements of such vital Goverment activities at
Atomic Energy Commissions, 3Late Department, National 13'ecurity
Resources Board.,, and Office of Defense Management."
CI. co=entz
CI W not pro>se:Eyted ployoes f rom the OPO-DSSO plant. Appro
20 of these aloyo :a, however, have come CIA without written
have cone to CIA with appropriate written,
fused to discuss the possibilities of employment
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he present uncontrolled procurement
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printin equipment is highly discriminatory against other
agencies with e),wa;.17 strin ent security requirements, at the
same t settir a very example for those same agencies
o?
which are required by law to see approval of the Joint Co
ittee on Print .ng either to purchase printing equip nt or
to establish printing plants a*n- "
equipment was transferred from then
p rt has been acquired w th the approval
ontrolled pr uremont of CIA printing equ pr nt
t the JCP program 1s helpful
boss agencies have specifically a
tiental and h,4s iosed no. difficulties
heir highly c..essified printin activities i
the CIA program is threatening to under-
oli y control. over the overment's Printing
:~, as a r ult of Public Law 110, has not been specifically involved
A.
in the J P program b rL hao procceaca a z?.1 cvnt u o proc
appears most sounds practical a
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`best interests of the United States Oavernment to initiate
steps wt ieht "(a) till bring, C1,1: printing equip procure
sent under the policy control of the Joint Ccrtttce on
Pri ti and., (b) will preservq the effectiveness of the
GPO-Departnent of State Ser rie Office."
C" Comets
Tho decision of Congress authorize CIA to expend funds for repro-
duction arty printing eqrient was made on the basis of facts herein
presented. iportant anong these is the security of a highly sensitive
operat . on which involves training of covert personnel. The judgment of
Congress in its decision appears sound, practical,s an in the best interests
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