REVISION OF OCD ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP51-00036A000100030003-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 10, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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FROM : Assistant Director, OCD 0 DECLASSIFIED
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SUBJECT: Revision of OCD Organization DDA Memo, 4 Apr 77
Auto: DDA REG. 77/1763
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1. Operating experience of OCD dur n ei ikra has disclosed
the need for minor revisions in organization and functions.
2. a. The over-all functions of OCD, as published in the Executive Director's
memorandum of 19 December, subject: Functions of the Office of Collection and
Dissemination, are applicable without change, except that paragraph 2 d (1) should
be deleted, as it is the proper function of the Reference Center. However, the
more detailed statement of Branch functions published in the Organization Charts
of 22 November 1946, should now be amended to provide more accurate descriptions
based on operating experience. The revisions required to accomplish this are
minor and are entirely consistent with the over-all statement'of OCD functions
referred to above, with the suggested deletion. The suggested changes are shown
in Tabs A of the enclosed appendices.
]2. In general, the present organization of the Headquarters and the
three Branches of OCD has proven practical and efficient under the test of ex-
perience. The proposed changes in organization consist principally of regroup-
ing or consolidation of offices, coupled with transfers of certain functions
between offices. These changes are:
(1) Integration of the two elements of the Assistant Director's
ojffiQe into a single office. The existing designation of the executive office
as separate has been artificial and, in fact, has not been observable in practice.
All the personnel of the entire Headquarters perform duties simultaneously in
both the Assistant Director's office and the so-called separate executive office.
(2) Consolidation of the Policy and Analysis Divisions of the
Collection Branch into a single Division. This will improve efficiency, since
the functions of the present two divisions are completely inter-related.
(3) Clarification of the functions of the Control Division, Re-
quirements Branch, and rearrangement of functions along sounder lines which
operating experience has proven desirable. The maintenance of controls over
Requirement Directives should hereafter be centered in the Control Division,
thereby relieving congestion from the immediate office of the Branch Chief.
(4) Establishment of two new desks in the Distribution Division
of the Dissemination Branch, in order to provide increased specialization of
dissemination functions. This is necessary to remove a load which, unless
relieved, will ultimately cause too much congestion at the existing desks and
at the desk of the Chief, Distribution Division.
c. Some personnel increases are needed, based on increases of work-
load and intelligence flow already experienced or clearly foreseeable in the
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assistant and clerical grades, and to some extent in the lower professional
grades. The grand totals of the increases (5 additional professionals, and
15 additional clericals) are suninarized in the following table:
3. In general, the enclosed appendices (A, B, C, and D, with their respec-
tive tab3) show the details applicable to each principal section of ?CD: i.e.,
the Headquarters, the Requirements Branch, the Collection Branch, and the
Dissemination Branch. This office, assisted by the appropriate Branch Chief, is
prepared to explain in detail any portion requiring clarification. Approv .l of
the proposed revisions and personnel increases will facilitate orderly develop-
ment of CCD organization and operating procedures. Recruiting will be regulated
in accordance with work load, and each subdivision will be brought to full
personnel strength only as required by the actual. quantity of work to be done.
The increases will require a revision in present ceilings for recruiting purposes.
The proposed new ceilings are as follows:
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4. It is recommended that the above revisions be approved and the
necessary revisions in the table of organization and ceilings be published,
Japtain, U.S.N.
Assistant Director for
Collection and Dissemination
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