CHRONOLOGY OF THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP74-00390R000300270007-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2002
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: June 2, 1973
• Content Type: LIST

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This chronology prepared for MRE
briefing of the DDM&S on 2 June .
Other documents given to Mr. D were
copy of current ARO's
last years statistical reports on
records volumes (by agency and bit offic
Vince's summary of accomplishments
during his tenure as Chief RAB
4 charts Mr. D had prepared for the
Colby briefing last year.
RD
6/1/73
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Chronology of the Records Management Program in CIA
Public Law 754, approved 5 September 1950, amended Public Law 152
and others. Section 501 of PL 754,:... known as the Federal Records
Act of 1950, requires each Federal Agency to establish and maintain
at active Records Management Program. Legislative Counsel ruled on
2 October 1950 that CIA must comply with the Public Laws 152 and 754
to the extent possible. The Program is administered within the Agency
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The Program evolved thusly:
March 21, 1946 - Message Center and Central Files established
within the Administration Division of CIG.
From this came a Central Records Section, for
all except cables, under Communications Division.
July 1947 - Central Records transferred to the Services
Branch under STATINTL
November 1947 Deputy Chief, Central Records Division,
Services Branch designated Records Adminis-
trator for CIA. Two file analyst positions
were authorized, GS 5 and 7.
December 1947 Liaison with National Archives setup.
May 1948 a CIA Uniform Filing Manual published.
Central Records Division transferred to Office
of Collection and Dissemination.
Central Top Secret Control established.
July 1948 - Agencywide records program set up in OCD.
February 1949
- Central Records became Archives Division in
Library Branch, OCD.
November 1949 - Admin. Instruction_ established a Records STATINTL
Management Program for CIA with designated
records officers in each staff and office.
Archives Division became Records Management Branch
and transferred to Services Office.
May 1951 - Name changed to Records Management and Distribution
Branch, General Services Division, Administrative
Services Office.
July 1951 - Regulatioi eestablished a Records ManagemOTATINTL
Program for CIA under Chief, Administrative Services.
STATINTL September 1953 - HBoutlined scope of the Agency Program,
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February 1954 - General Services Office abolished and Records
Program transferred to Management Improvement
Staff, O/Comptroller.
April 1954 - Records Management Staff set up under the
Management Staff, DD/Administration.
April 1955 Records Center moved
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November 1955 - DDP granted special vault area within the Center
January 1956 - Comptroller given special compartmented area
for certain records.
March 1956 - OCI acquired a special area for its records.
March 1957 - an addition to the Records Center approved.
April 1959 - Vital Materials repository combined with the
Records Center. One GS-12 position abolished.
December 1959 - DDP compartmentation at the Center removed.
June 1961 - Management Staff abolished.
Records Management Staff transferred to the
office of the DD/Support.
Staff reduced from 21 to 6 professionals and
two clerks.
Program was decentralized to the directorates.
STATINTL Feb 1953 to was in charge of the program
Dec 1966 in tie ency.
STATINTL June 1966 nominated for the Federal Paperwork Mgt.
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Early 1966 - Pro ram transferred to Support Services Staff
under DDSupport.
January 1967 headed the Program. The Central
to June 1972 cat on nued with 6 professionals and a cordon
of records officers throughout all offices.
was Ch:ie Records & Archives Center.
nnua on erences nstitu.ted. STATINTL
August 1968 - a Records Management Board was established with
to May 1972 Vince as the Chairman and representatives from
each Directorate who served as the Senior Records
Officer within his area.
Vince transferred to Office of Training to
establish a training program in records management.
During FY 1973 over 1,000 persons have received
training or briefings on records management.
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STATINTL
STATINTL May 1972
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became responsible for the Agency
cor s rograrn. replaced Vince as Chief
of the Records Administration Branch. The Program
w; a d to the O/DCI.
as appointed by ExDirComptr (Colby)
as pecia Assistant for Information Control. (SAIL)
An Agency Archives was established.
A new Records Management Board was set up.
1 May 1973 - SAIC was transferred to the Deputy Director for
Management and Services.
Areas of concern for the SAIC
Records Management Board
Records Administration Staff
Records Center
Archives
Classification/Declassification Program.
In addition, I am attaching pertinent documents which I feel
contain significant and relevant information about the Agency Records
Management Program.
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