PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000700150010-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: February 23, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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EKE0=L 1VIE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
DEFENSE MOBILIZATION ORDER-1-21
SUBJECT: PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL DEFENSE EXECUTIVE RESERVE
By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 710(e) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950, as amended, and by Executive Order 10660, of February 15,
1956$ establishing a National Defense Executive Reserve, and in order to facilitate
the development of the National Defense Executive Reserve program as part of the
program for readiness for any future mobilization, it is hereby ordered:
1. Departments and agencies of the Executive Branch having major mobili-
zation responsibilities are authorized after consultation with the Assistant Direc-
tor for Manpower, Office of Defense Mobilization, to establish units of the
Executive Reserve, select'. and designate members of such units, and institute
programs for their training. Each unit of the Executive Reserve shall be civilian
and shall be under the supervision of the head of the department or agency, or an
official designated by him and responsible to him for the conduct of the program.
2. An Interagency Executive Reserve Caoittee is hereby established
to advise the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization on the coordination of
programs of the several Executive Reserve units, so that a reasonable uniformity
in administration, training methods, and adequacy of coverage of mobilization functions
can be assured. The Chairman of this Camaittee shall.be designated by the Director
of the Office of Defense Mobilization. The members shall be appointed by the
Assistant Director for Manpower, 0DM and shall be from among the persons designated
to direct the programs in the participating agencies.
3.- There is also established an Advisory Comittee to the Director of
the Office of Defense Mobilization drawn from persons in private life to assist
him in the furtherance of the program.
410 Members of the Reserve units shall be drawn as appropriate from all
segments of the economy, for example from industry, agriculture, labor, the
professions, professional societies, and from private and public institutions.
They may include persons serving in government as a full- or part-time basis.
Reservists shall be persons with broad experience in such important functional
areas as production, manpower, transportation, etc., and qualified to partici-
pate in an executive capacity in such areas in theevent of an emergency. The
numbers of Reservists shall be limited to those for which there is a demonstrable
need in essential mobilization functions.
15. Each department and agency'shall be responsible for avoiding the
issuance of invitations to persons already in the Reserve and avoiding excessive
governmental demands on a single employer. To assist'the departments and agencies
in this responsibility, a central register of Reserve members will be maintained
by the Civil Service Commission for reference. Each department shall notify the
Commission of persons designated as members-of the Reserve.
6. Each member of the Reserve will be asked to submit a statement of
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(1) A statement of the Reservist" s willingness to attend a
course of training at least once a year at Washington
or regional points; ODN-15139
(2) A statement of the Reservist's immediate availability for
assignment in the event-of a national emergency barring
unforeseen and overriding reasons to the contrary;
(3) The concurrence in (1) and (2) above of the Reservist's
private employer, or in the case of a government employee,
of ~ a responsible official of his agency; ODM 15139
(4) A statement that the Reservist will notify the designating
department or agency when his employment or personal status
changes in such a manner as to make it unlikely that he
would be available for full-time service in the event of
national emergency.
7. The degree of security clea_t'nnce necessary for each Reservist
will be determined by the department or agency involved in accordance with ex
Reservists
fisting security standsuch securityc~a~ancgnis Obtained*
will be withheld un
8. Each Department and agency establishing a unit of the Reservorientae U
establish a training program which shall include, but not
tion sessions9 ; continuous and up-to-date information on the government organiza-
tion and program planned in the event of mobilization; information to keep the
Reservist fully abreast of developments in his field which affect the capacity of
the United states to mobilize its resources in an emergency. The training
programs will be carried out at Washington and regional levels and will include
the actual participation in the testing of mobilization plans at relocation sites.
Appropriate manuals or handbooks shall be maintained. The Civil Service
Commission shall assist in preparation of these materials as required.
9. With respect to training activitites under the reserve
er accord-
ance reservists who are not full-time Government employees are exempt
awith the provisions of Executive order 10660 from the operation of sections
281, 283, 284, 434, and 1914 of Title 18, United States Cade, and section 190 of
the Revised Statutes (5 U.S.C. 99). Reservist training within the meaning of this
section shall not include advising, consulting or acting on any matter pending
before the department or agency concerned. In the event that proper training of
the reservist who is not a Government earaloyee entails one or more of such
activiti.es, he shall be appointed by such department or agency under appropriate
authority, including sections 710(b) and 710(c) of the Defence Production Act of
1950, as amended. With respect tb such activities, exemption from the operation
of the conflict of interesh the appointment will depend upon the provisions of the statute
and regulations under wh app
10. Each department and agency having a unit of the Executive Reserve
shall report annually to the Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization
the organization, training, and state of readiness of its Executive
indicating its size, composition, and representation, together with
regarding Reserve Unit,
recommendations thereon. OFFICE OF DSFENSE MOBILIZATION
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