CIVILIAN MANNING LEVEL FOR THE DAO SAIGON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-453-4-12-1
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2011
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: February 12, 1974
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM 55Z
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
ET February 12, 1974
ATTACHMENTS)
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
GENERAL SCOWCROFT
WILLIAM I. STEARMAN
Civilian Ma ning Level for the DAO Saigon
General Wickham sent you a memora dum (Tab C) informing you of DOD's
decision to reduce the DAO Saigon c ilian staff from 1,200 to 936. You
asked Ambassador Martin for his vi ws (Tab D), and he replied (Tab E)
that he concurred in the decision b would feel "more comfortable" if
you would direct DOD to retain the , 200 ceiling as a budgetary level.
At Tab A is a memorandum from ou to Wickham requesting that this be
done. This should pose no real ? oblems since Wickham stated (in Tab C)
that the Secretary of Defense ha "grants-d authority to augment this permanent
[DAO] staff up to the 1,200 ma ing level with TDY personnel...." Defense
may. however, balk at Martin request for authority to hire permanent
personnel above the 936 level- nevertheless, we should give him this flexi-
bility. At Tab B is a back c annel message to Martin informing him of your
action (as he requested in T b E).
RECOMMENDATION:
That you sign the memor ndimi at Tab A and send the message at Tab B.
OSD, DIA, NSS
reviews completed.
NFIDENT1AL G S
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THE WHITE HOUSE
MEMORANDUM FOR
WASI-IINGTON
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. WICKHAM, JR.
Military Assistant to the Secretary
Office of the Secretary of Defense
SUBJECT: Civilian Manning Level for the Defense Attache
Office (DAC)), Saigon
Neither the NSC nor Ambassador Martin has any problems with the
decision to reduce the DOD civilian staff of the DAO, Saigon from
1,200 to 936 personnel -- as described in your memorandum of January
28, 1974., Ambagraadcrr Martin, -however, -has requested that the 1, 400
ceiling be retained as a budgetary level with authority vested in the DAO,
with the approval of the Ambassador, to go from the effective planning
level of 936 to 1, 200 by either permanent hire or TDY as the situation
in Saigon may demand.
We agree with Ambassador Martin that he needs this flexibility. It is
therefore requested that the 1,200 ceiling be retained in line with
Ambassador Martin's recommendations.
Brent Scowcroft
Major General, U.S. Air Force
Deputy Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
CONFIDENTIAL
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TOP SECRET L
TO: AMBASSADOR MARTIN
FROM : BRENT SCOWCROFT
REF: Saigon 0593
1. We have sent Defense your recommendations on the DAO civilian
ceiling (contained in para 3 of ref message) with instructions to implement
them.
2. We agree you need this flexibility and hope this action will meet
your needs.
, 3. Warm regards.
TOP SECRET
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