LOSS OF EXPERIENCED EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002600170028-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: February 12, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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12 February 1958
1 Oi Dt31i FOR: Director of Personnel
SJPJECT: Loss of E coerienced F ployees
Or the otter hand we noted several losses of highly promising
individuals from the l : v3 s~ os s.
replying separately. Stati.sti tally, however, it i.s of interest to
note that of 23 separations of 1'I personnel from the FT Staff and
t ,he Divisions, i n wI-i.ck the individuals left um, to rso to private
industry, L. of these were rated as net y;ains for the Agency while
the other 1.9 represented estimated losses to the Agency. In the
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se, of; the FT Staff, while we regretted the loss of 2 of the 3
i.r.dividtals who left the Staff in 1957 to o to private industry,
w do not consider t?+?a.t. the losses shoald be regarded as significant.
receipt of your memorandvrri. of 28 January 1958 on
this subject, _t requested a report of separations ons of rT personnel in
tie grades of C=S-11 and above for the calendar year 1957. This covered
4,11 Divisions and the Fl Staff. T will not cormment specifica.,lly on
I ivi$ional losses since T note that the Division Chiefs will be ~..
2. There were 20 depertur-o of F1 personnel from the Divisions
2 of these losses were re.rettable while the other one was not.,
a 1 from Area Divisions, left for other 'government a:-encies; one of
these went to 1131A
, one to {SA and one to the Department of State,
and the FT Staff, for strictly personal reasons such as maternity,
marriage, education, retirement, death, etc. There were also
separations of an involuntary character dictated by such reasons as
m,#arri_age to an alien, etc. Only 3 individuals in the 1+7
eategory,
individual that e wq'k bein nerformed?by the Agency is too
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cases separations hi e as the resu' t of t} _- feeling of the
than they are tir thi.rj t?ee Agency. T do not suggest that they are
that, nay scales are better in o1ztside pursuits, over the long; haul,
etc. Coupled with this feeling seems to 1,e an equally prevalent C,48
doubt partially inspired or aggravated by recent emphasis on ceilings,
is constipated in its senior ranks and that opportunities for advance-
ment are not as plentiful as in former years. Th's feeling is no
seeking their fortunes elsewhere has been a feeling that the A ency
planning to leave, it is very clear tha+, one of the main reasons for
3. From conversations with some rcrsor_nel who have ',eft or are
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14. We have not detected any significant pattern sh.oirinr that
any specific outside institution, agency, or industry is "raiding"
the Agency for personnel.
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