COMPETITIVE PROMOTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002400130050-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 7, 2001
• Sequence Number: 50
• Publication Date: March 4, 1957
• Content Type: MF

Approved For Release 2001/08/10
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OGC 7-0347a
8-04710 4M130 0-8
4 March 1957
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Support)
SUBJECT: Competitive Promotion
With an average of eight lawyers besides myself on duty
at headquarters, two lawyers overseas, and seven clerical, this
Office does not present a typical pattern for competitive promotion.
In the first place, a promotion panel is not necessary or feasible.
It only takes me a few minutes to run through the monthly personnel
reports to determine eligibility for promotion, and the performance
of those involved in kept constantly under appraisal. Therefore,
while the principles of the competitive promotion program are
applied, the procedures in a small office such as this are
simplified to personal consideration by the head of the office.
LAWRENCE R. HOUSTON
General Counsel
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