METHODOLOGY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00357R000600090029-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2001
• Sequence Number: 29
• Content Type: REPORT

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Methodology
1. The dimensions of the study, as well as its limitations and tech-
were established in consultation with representatives of the Office
of Planning, Programming and Budgeting.
2. The study was restricted to those matters which, on the basis of
currently available data, were measurable. Thus, the estimates of cost in
time and money of many intangible factors such as the time required for
orientation, training, briefings, desk experience, cover processing, etc.,
of an employee prior to his departure for overseas were not attempted. .
Likewise, the study does-not include the time required after arrival at the
overseas post to take care of various personal affairs, i.e., finding a
place to live and such official matters as orientation, briefings, on-the-
job training, meeting and establishing rapport with contacts, plus the host
of other things which must be accomplished, particularly, in the case of an
Operations Officer, before the employee is fully productive.
3. In the process of analyzing and summarizing the data to arrive at
an average length of tour, it was assumed that those employees who had been
at their overseas posts for 48 months or more had taken home leave every 24
to 30 months. This assumption is important to the validity of the study,
particularly to the estimate of average length of tour served. It was
coordinated with representatives of the Clandestine Services.
adults and two children, were weighted to give effect to the proportion of
4. The information concerning agreements on travel and length of tours
was obtained from the Central Processing Branch, Office of Personnel.
5. The data on the estimated average number of man-days required for
official travel to an overseas post was provided by the Central Processing
Branch, Office of Personnel. The estimated average number of man-days
required for official travel from the overseas post, excluding home leave
travel, was provided by the Central Travel Branch, Office of Finance.
6. The estimated change of station costs which involved transporta-
tion, shipment of household effects, and the shipment of automobiles were
provided by the Office of Finance. Estimates of these costs were weighted
to give effect to varying modes of transportation, i.e., economy air, Cate-
gory Z, and mixed modes, typically used for travel to and from the various
geographical areas. The costs for an assumed family of three adults, or two
dependents.
are applied in every case without reference to size of family or to location
of post.
7. The Office of Medical Services provided the estimated average medi-
cal costs of the physical examinations and immunizations for employees and
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Overseas Arrivals and Returnees, by Major Geographical Area
25X9A2 The study analyzed _ cases of staff employees who were assigned
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overseas during Fiscal Years 1965 and 1966 and who returned from 25X9A2
overseas during the same fiscal periods. On the following page are statis-
tical tabulations of the number of employees assigned PCS to and from over-
seas., by major geographical areas of the world, rather than by Agency Area
Division breakdowns, in order to make the data more comparable with Govern-
ment-wide practice. Below is a graphic presentation showing the percentage
of Agency overseas assignees and returnees in each major 25X9A2
geographical area.
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OVERSEAS ARRIVALS AND RETURNEES
FY 1965 and 1966
Overseas Arrivals
Country
Africa
Europe
Far East
Near East
Western
Hemisphere
TOTALS
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DDS&T
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Support* Comoro DDI DCI
CS
DDS&TR) (E)
Country Total (D) (s) (SC)
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Africa
Europe
Far East
.Near East
Western
Hemisphere
TOTALS
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Excludes Comoro (SC) personnel. Includes all other Support Career Services.
Excludes ( IM) personnel. Includes all other Directorate of Intelligence
Career Services.
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