HANDLING INVESTIGATIONS ON A PRIORITY BASIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000400020003-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2002
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: May 9, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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Deputy xecuttV r for P &A"
Chief, Security Division,
Handling Investigations on a Pr.3or:14 Basis
9U-V 1947
1. aeforenoe your verbal iustruotions of 6 ,mw 1947 wiiiah wars the
result of requests Rio by the Ad~.rtattativee Otticcra during the staff
meeting on aaxal date, you are advised as follows.
2. Mr. Callan of the FBI has boon Contacted on this mutter and ho s
advised that a s a13. number, of cases -msy be handled by the FBI on.a priorit;(I
basi3. U& stated that to atteWt to b. rudt o arty number of cases on an '
expedite basis would slow do to soma sxteat, the handling of the rccaixzing
cases. He advised that he *u d hanLe a few oases on a priority basis whoa;
reque3ted,p but that such requesta e4ould be hold to an absolute minimum. i `
He would not commit himself as to the nuxnber or percontage of cases that hs .
could handle on this basis, but her did say, that to get maximum results,
such raquosts should. be limited., to leas than 5,1.
3, At- the present time, ohs are being sent to the FBI for invests
tion a. the rate of 'rose 50 to 60 cpplicsnt cares sack' #: Therefore},
two cases each week on the average should bo all that we daould ask that
the Bureau handle on a priority basis. 7hers 'is a possibility that Cacao t;
cases may be -rushed to the extent that C fete and Pan in--vati ativc co`ro
age is not obtained. However, in view Of the urgent need for this arrcngemoxit
you are .wised that the Se zrita Division will go alone with this raqua:t
until such time as we are zblo to determine whether or not the inveatigation i
handled in this der are Lull sad- conQicte.>
4* It in suggasted' that the Administrative Offtcero be instructed, ti l gold those requuats ii an absolute mini uiii; that in, a .cli case a mC: so%'an i
setting forth4he reasons for this request be prepared and forwarded to the
Security Division with two reguest for investigation *nd cloaranca. Thew
requo3ts should be sided by the Assistant Director of the office concern
or his l)oputr,
in request.. He will limit such requests to the FBI t o only 10 cash,i p x* 1
- 5. The Chuff b0curitr fl vi on, will determine which caSea will be .
handled on this basis; such detezw i.ni taon to bo? based upon facts set, forth
xr nin as long as tnero is n ; i'iarjced _i_aaftzLe c r decreaao ' In the cases r
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?CL UD1 D. LAIMI
Lt. Colonel, Lr',f,
Ch; erg 5ocurity fivieipa