WILL ATTEMPT, ONCE AGAIN, TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES FOR NON-STAFF WAGE SCHEDULES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP07-02184R000300530044-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2012
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: November 9, 1976
• Content Type: CABLE

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WILL ATTEMPT, ONCE AGAIN, TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURES FOR NON-STAFF
WAGE SCHEDULES. REALIZE A LOT OF WATER HAS GONE UNDER THE BRIDGE
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SINCE YOU DEPARTED HEADQUARTERS. HISTORICALLY, BACK IN THE 40'S AND '
50'S FBIS NON-,STAFF WAGE SCHEDUL-ES WERE SEPARATE FROM EMBASSY WAGE
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SCHEDULES. AT THAT TIME, WAGE SCALE ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED BUREAU ~~iAN
CHIEFS CONDUCT A WAGE SURVEY TO JUSTIFY CHANGES. BUREAU CHIEFS
EVENTUALLY BEGAN TO LEAfd TOWARDS PRIDING THE "COAT TAIL^ OF ADJUST-
MENTS TO THE LOCAL EMBASSY FSL WAGE SCALE. TN SHORT, INSTEAD 0~'
DOING THEIR OWN SURVEY BUREAU WOULD RECOMMEND SALARY INCREASES FOR
FBI`~.,EMPLOYEES BECAUSE EMBASSY WAS INCREASING FSL SCALE BY SUCH~AND
~ISUCH A PERCENTAGE. THIS TREND OF RIDING THE COAT TAIL OF THE EMBASSY
~~LED TO THE CONCEPT OF EQUATING, WHEREVER-PRACTICAL, THE FBIS WAGE
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(SCHEDULE WITH THE EMBASSY WAGE SCHEDULE. tTHIS TP.END OF CLOSER ALIGN-
~'1ENT WITH EMBASSY WAGE SCHEDULES COINCIDED WITH FORMAL ACKNOWLEDGE-
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MENT OF THE AMBASSADOR AS THE HEAD OF ALL U?S? GOVERNMENT, ACTIVITY,
`INCLUDING MISSION EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES WITHIN THE HOST ^COUNT~RY~? PMCD
AT THIS TIME, AUTHORIZED FBIS TO IMPLEMENT WAGE SCALE CHANGES WITHOUT
PRIOR HQS? APPROVAL WHEN THE FBIS BUREAU CONCERNED WAS INCLUDED IN
THE FSt SCHEDULE. SOME BUREAUS WERE COMPLETELY INTEGRATED INTO THE
LOCAL FSL SCALE AND OTHER BUREAUS FELL IN LINE AT THE NON-PROFESSIONAL
LEVEL BUT~NOT AT THE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL. THIS IS WHERE WE BASICALLY ; .
STAND TODAY. M ;
WHEN A BUREAU IS COVERED BY THE EMBASSY WAGE SCALE, COST OF
LIVING INCREASES AND RESTRUCTURED WAGE SCALES {SUCH AS TEL AVIV WAD
TN J?L1NE 75} ARE AUTOMAT'TC- THE BUREAU SIMPLY PROVIDES HEADQUARTERS
~JITH COURTESY COPIES OF THE NEW WAGE SCHEDULE. ALTHOUGH SALARY AD-
'JUSTMENTS ARE AUTOMATIC WHEN WE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE EMBASSY SCALE,
'POSITION RECLASSIFICATION OF FBIS POSITIONS ON THE LOCAL FSL SCALE IS ~
~'~NOT AUTOMATIC"? IF THE MISSION CONCURS IN THE RECLASSIFICATION OF AN '
FBIS POSITION THE BUREAU MUST REQUEST HEADQUARTERS APPROVAL. THE
:'REQUEST IS REVIEWED BY FBIS HEADQUARTERS AND PMCD- HEADQUARTERS HOLDS
ITHE FINAL AUTHORITY FOR APPROVING RECLASSIFICATION TO INSURE THE
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RECLASSIFICATION IS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE ALIGNMENT OF THE
POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITY WITHIN OTHER FBIS WAGE SCHEDULES ?1 THE
REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION OF A POSITION MUST BE BASED ON ACTUAL,
CHANGES IN THE POSITION REQUIREMENTS, NOT CAREER CONSIDERATIONS~Of TWEy
INCUMBENT. M
THE BIRTH OF NEW BUREAUS IN AMMAN AND TEL AVIV USHERED IN A NEW
ERA FOR FBIS. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE MISSION TOOK THE POSITION THAT
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FBIS NON-AMERICAN EMPLOYEES WOULD BE PAID.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
MISSION WAGE SCHEDULE. WE DID NOT HAVE THE CHOICE OF WHETHER OR NOT
TO FOLLOW THE MISSION WAGE SCHEDULE. SINCE TEL AVIV BUREAU IS SOCKED
INTO?'THE EMBASSY WAGE SCALE IT IS THE BUREAU CHIEF'S RESPONSIBILITY TO'
TAKE PART IN EMBASSY WAGE SCALE DISCUSSIONS AND TO INSURE WITHIN THE
LIMITS OF THE WAGE SCHEDULE THAT THE POSITIONS UNIQUE TO FBIS ARE
CORRECTLY GRADED. AS THINGS CURRENTLY STAND CHANGES IN EMBASSY PAY
`~~COMPENSATION POLICY ARE AUTOMATIC FOR TEL AVIV BUREAU. RECLASSIFICA-
?~TION i/OF A PARTICULAR JOB REQUIRES THAT BUREAU FIRST OBTAIN CON-
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IT IS OBVIOUS THAT SITUATIONS CHANGE. IF THE MISSION WOULD ALLOW
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TEL AVIV BUREAU TO ESTABLISH ITS OWN WAGE SCALE THE BUREAUS CASE
WOULD THEN BE ARGUED WITH PMCD FOR FINAL APPROVAL?f~ PMCD TAKES THE
BASIC POSITION THAT THE MISSION WAGE SCHEDULE SHOULD COVER ALL COf1-
PONENTS WITHIN THE PIISSION?
Ft3IS ADMLV IS PROPOSTiJG TriAT PMCD L?STAbLISH N'IHM PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE FOR
ALL Fk3IS BUREAU CHIEFS UNDLR 'P1IL; GE[JERAL SU1iJLC.`l' OF' ~?]AGE SCALE ADML'JISTRATION
AND POSITION CI,ASSIFICATIOiJ FOR NON~T + + PEPISONi~TE(,,~ WE DON'T HIJOW WHEN THIS
AMBITIOUS Pi~TECT WILL BE COP~'IETED. E2INff'E`1'.
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