VISIT WITH RMO, AFRICAN DIVISION, DDP
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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP73-00402R000100180005-0
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RIPPUB
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C
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 23, 2016
Document Release Date:
June 28, 2012
Sequence Number:
5
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Publication Date:
May 13, 1969
Content Type:
MF
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13 May 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR: CIA Records Administration Officer
SUBJECT Visit with RMO, African Division, DDP
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2. African Division, Deputy Director, Plans
3. 1400 - 8 May 1969
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It was a first for me in that I had not been to the AF Division ~area ~or
specifically to office before. While at office
I had. the pleasure of briefly renewing an old acquaintance with
the Logistics Officer for the AF Division.
5. We discussed briefly, the purge and the effect it was having
said they are to review each document, which indicates the exercise
will take some time to complete.
to purge the Non-indexed" records presently held in the Center.
This would involve approximately 1,774 cu. ft. of records. AF has
.about 54' of these records. The RAO's will do their work in RID,
onl activity. He stated that each RAO had been instructed
6. The subject of Vital Material came up. Q provided me 25X1
with some background and history of the VM program in the AF Division.
He has attempted to update his VM collection and has been doing so since
1963. Recently he has learned that apparently he is the only Records
Officer in the DDP that is working on the VM collection. A represent-
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continue this practice; DDP/RMO reaffirmed this advice.
of necessity be exempted from this report.
7. Material for the next RMO Conference entered into our dis-
cussion. Time should be spent on the A, B, C's of Records Management;
those elements that exist in the spectrum from the'Creation to Cremation".
Allot more time for informal discussions which frequently result in a
greater exchange of information useful to the parties involved. Allot
time for the RMO to explain the mission and purpose of the element he
represents- an effort of sorts to break the "Need-to-know" barrier which
in fact need not be as restrictive as we may think. --felt that
the "barrier" that seemingly exists between the DDS and the DDP is more
due to the prevailing attitudes among certain DDS officers than vice versa.
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8. Side light - disassociated from Records Program. On occasions
permits. Perhaps we should designate a representative from RAB to
participate in this activity.
apparently visits the Physical Fitness facilities as his schedule
has been a "Jogging-physical ed." colleague of Mr. Helms who
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