SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS OF CIA EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000100030101-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 101
• Publication Date: October 3, 1947
• Content Type: MF

3 /GS7
1. Attached is a letter from 9r. J. Edger hoover, "?ireetar of the
i"ederal Bureau of lnveatigatiof, vcidiag, oftsetin 15 October 1847, the
arrangement made with that bureau on 25 Seitsabor 1946 to conduct the
seairit? Investigatiwu oa personnel employed by and considered for om-
ployssast by the Central 1ntolli enoe Agency.
2. in ixie letter Mx. ldaomr requests that this a4-ancy be ready to
assemas all responsibility for our personnel investigations an 16 October
1844.
3. The reasons given for voiding the agteemantt are additional
responsibilities placed upon the Pal by executive directives and con-
gressional actias.
4. The Ceutrial iatolligosce Agenow has moiboverily set, insofar as
we are able to dstmratine, the hi iyhest security standard fair enlel yasnt
of any goversaost agency. To insure the security of ow operations it
is absolutely aasential that we maintain this standard. The seeps of the
investigations required covers a detailed cheek Into the satire past
history of the individual ooacsrawd, his immediate family, and his bwi-
ness sad serial relatieachips. It often isvolns nationwide contacts
to adogwtely oeaplete each investigation.
S. our agrcammnt with the P31 provides that we reisbmrse that
agency on the basis of $100 per investigation. It is understood that
this fee approximately savers the somplete field and overhead cost to
the ?BI in providing this service. To establish a separate unit within
the CT ! with adequate personnel and faellitiss to soot our security stan-
dards would undoubtedly be considerably more costly to the governasat
than the present errsngeaont. It would also require a nation-pride dupli-
cation of PSI functions and fosilitisa.
6. In addition to the expense and obvious dupliostien involved, it
would require a aiais:as of from few to six months to recruit and place
into prodaative operation a CIA investigative mtit. During this period
it would be necessary to curtail essential planned eperntdons in support
of national security. During such a period we would not only be usable
to further Implement our personnel procuremeat pragres, but would totaally
lose considerable pound through attrition of 10
not be replaced ear more than a lour ssntlnee Ps Neumenf Mom -_ 3.-----------
ILLEGIB , Mo Change In Cass.
l
l
!fi
4
ass
et
ec
Lj
Vass. Changed To. TS S C
AuiFh.: HS 70.2
pproved For Release 2000N828:( 13ate:'i~_
 A. Our security olaarartoo requiroaents throuet the fiscal year 1940
are estimated as iadieated below,
a. Was with FBI and to be completed by that asomay
b. Buildup and attrition throw JO June 1808
a. Currently employed but requiring recheck
d, ?uildnp and attrition for fiscal year 1919
(1 duly 190?ZC June 1949)
Additional Require ant
8. 8firouid the deetaion of the tireetor of the Federal Bureau of
Investigatttri to disooatiaue his scrgioe to Unz a agency stared, it is
requested that:
so The National Reaurity ;*auaoil autherise the CIA to establish
eat internal i vasttfgatiw unit on a milt,,-wide basis and provide it
with essential facilities and authority to set the standards of
intesti,pttion expected of and established bit the P;FX. we should
also be given a directive providing the ease standing in gereraasat
for the results of sir inmastigatiocss of CIA applicants and peraaanel
as the standing new atoorded to the sl investigations.
b. the FBI. be instructed luy the ??resident to .satiate to Waal
persannel iawstigations for the CIA on the basis of our amrrant
agroeaeut:far a further six months' period in order that our per-
sosusrl prasureasnt program may not be completely bleakedo with the
resultant inability of the CIA to moot its responsibilities in
oentEattou with the national security.
P. H, IU?hx` OEITEP?
Rear Admirals tIM!
"ireotor of ."antral ratelligease
ec: Exec for Id
Signer's copy
Eked Registry
Central Records
LTS chrono
25X1A
~ao (3 Oct 47)