MAIL DELAYS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00981R000200170078-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2013
• Sequence Number: 78
• Publication Date: February 2, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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' FEB 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR: Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz, USAF
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
STAT FROM:
Acting Director of Logistics
SUBJECT: Mail Delays
REFERENCE:
A. Memo to D/L frm D/ICS, dtd 30 Dec 87;
Same Subject
B. Memo from D/L to D/ICS dtd 6 Jan 88;
Same Subject
1. Facilities Management Division personnel have completed
a review of their mail-handling procedures. Included in the
review was a sampling of mail delivered by the U. S. Postal
Service in order to ascertain an average time for their
delivery. Our review reflects that the U. S. Postal Service
averages six days for the delivery of mail from a random
sampling of originating locations to the Agency and that the
Mail and Courier Branch, on average, utilizes two days from
receipt of mail to delivery at destination. In both cases, the
mail should have been received in sufficient time even though
the Post Office encounters more delays during December because
of the heavy influx of Christmas mail.
2. We do not, at this time, time stamp or otherwise record
incoming mail as we currently handle approximately 37,000
pieces of mail per day. Nevertheless, we have asked the Chief
of your Registry to assist us in monitoring incoming mail and
to notify the Mail and Courier Branch when long delays are
discovered. We are looking at the possibility of installing an
automated date stamp machine which would enable us to track our
own internal mail handling in a much more efficient manner.
Without this equipment, it is impossible to ascertain whether
we or the Post Office is at fault. For, example, our sampling
-revealed several isblated cases where the Post Office had taken
as much as 27 days to deliver mail to the Agency-
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STAT
SUBJECT: Mail Delays
3. Please be assured that we are concerned and will
continue to review mail?handling procedures in an effort to
provide our customers with the best service possible. We
appreciate your bringing this to our attention and hope that we
can avoid any reoccurrence of late deliver
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STAT
SUBJECT: Mail Delays
OL/FMD
(2 Feb 88)
Distribution:
Orig - Addressee
1 - OL Files
1 - FMD Chrono
1 - FMD Official
1 - FMD/Services
1 - FMD/M&CB
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DCl/ICS 3046-871t.1
30 December 198
STAT MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. John Ray ?
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Director, Office of Logistics
Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz, U
Director, Intepigence Community Staff
Mail Delays
. I do not as normal practice reauest that personal mail be sent to me
SI-AT at However, some professional mail is
STAT personally addressed to me as well as
some personal mail from correspondents who do not know my home address.
2. I am increasingly concerned about the inordinate delays in receiving
mail that is addressed to me personally
Attached ard two examples that were received here on 29 December--
ese are not isolated occurrences. Frequently, I receive mail after the date
of the scheduled event. It is embarrassing, especially when an RSVP was
requested. I would appreciate any assistance you could give me in this matter.
STAT
STAT
STAT
Lieutenant General, USAF(
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Lieutenant General Edward J. Heinz, USAF
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
FROM: John M. Ray
Director of Logistics
SUBJECT:
REFERENCE:
Mail Delays
Memo to D/OL from D/ICS, dated 30 Dec 87, Same
Subject
1. Please accept my apology for the delays you have been
experiencing in receiving mail. I have forwarded reference to
the Chief, Facility Management Division, Office of Logistics, so
that he can personally investigate the matter and provide me with
a detailed report.
2. While I do not know the precise -reasons for the delay in
STAT mail deliveries I am
-aware that we -have a critical shortage ot personnel in the' Mal
and Courier Branch which has forced us to curtail services in
some areas. We have taken a number of measures to rectify this
problem, and we hope to reinstate full services in the near
future.
ILLEGIB
cc: C/FMD/OL
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