DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00341R000100060080-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: February 7, 1966
• Content Type: NOTES

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DD/S 7 February 1966
1. At the Executive Committee today:
a. The DCI spoke of the image of the Agency to outsiders. He
expressed the thought that senior officers openly identified with CIA speak
out on appropriate occasions of their belief in the Agency, their confidence
in its capabilities, performance, and mission. (I briefed the DD/S Staff
Meeting on this subject on 8 February.)
b. I reported that the LDX System has been approved by the National
Communications System and all categories of information may be submitted
by this system. I also mentioned that informational controls should be
effected and, while DD/S would supply the system., I thought that DD/I should
provide the informational controls for users of the LDX. Jack Smith
agreed to do this and will make an announcement to this effect.
c. I reported that the helicopter pad had been successfully tested
by a White House helicopter and worked well.
d. Colonel White advised that he wants each Directorate to review
its issuances of publications to determine whether or not they are necessary
or possibly duplicatory. Hopefully, the number of issuances can be cut down.
e. It was announced that General James Davis/G2/Vietnam will give
a briefing in the auditorium on Friday, 11 February f DD/I 25X1A
is to be notified how many people from each Directorate will attend. (Mr.
_s following up on this matter.)
2. Armed Forces Staff College. Because of last minute drop-outs, we only
had three peo le in the current course of the College even though we have four spaces.
I aske to advise the Office of Training that any failure to meet our quota
should be ma e known in advance of the beginning of the course and not after the
course has started as it is too late then to take corrective action.
3. Office of Personnel Reorganization. Emmett Echols an et 25X1A
with me to discuss the reorganization and staffing proposal of the ce oW ersonnel.
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Diary Notes - 7 February 1966 (con'd)
Mr. Echols stated that in view of my prior advice, he had reduced the personnel
staffing requirements for the reorganization to six additional positions for FY 67
of which four were already projected and two additional would be needed. After
reviewing the plan, I restored two special assistants to the proposal for a total
of eight additional positions for FY 67. Of these numbers, four are budgeted for
and the other four will be obtained through saving of positions within the O-DD/S
structure which will be made available to OP. I advised Mr. Echols to prepare
the reorganization plan for presentation with a se memo concerning the
staffing proposal. In regard to the assignment of Mr. Echol s
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was under the impression that I was providing a slot. I agree d t at t is would be
the case, but OP would take him on its rolls at this time and I would provide a
slot later as slots became available. If necessary, we can conside
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as encumbering one of the four slots from DD/S identified above.
4. Support Conferences. I suggested to hat
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a representative of Benefits and Services Division/OP attend the Support conferences
in the Far East and Europe scheduled for this year.
5. Meeting wit
for the Record.
See my Memorandum 25X1A
6. Meeting with
the Record.
See my Memorandum for 25X1A
7. Office of Finance--Chief of Support Position. I discussed with Mr. Fuchs
his questioning of the assignment o s Chief of 25X1A
Support/OF. Bob does not object t personally but wants an SF Careerist in 25X1A
the job who would have knowledge of Finance personnel. I objected to this in principle
as I want to maintain a rotational system and Bob recognized this position. I advisee 5XlA
that I would consider this and let him know of my decision.