WATS LINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00473A000200020018-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2002
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: August 23, 1977
• Content Type: MF

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DD/A 77-4699
23 August 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR Chief
Executive Officer/DDA
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SUBJECT
. WATS Line
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1. While I don't want to take on a paper war
concerning the use of the WATS line I thought it
might be helpful to you to see some of the comments
that are being submitted to me by the DDA offices.
(;This is a bit of an overstatement since the Office
of Finance is the only one that has responded.)
"With only two WATS lines serving the Agency
for the entire country it stands to reason that
delays in obtaining a line will occur. In keeping
with this principal of using WATS lines we have
many times taken up to an hour to obtain a line.
With the volume of outside calls we are required
to make in the course of a day if we were soley
dependent on WATS lines we could not be able to
answer cable requests or perform other priority
actions without recourse to a direct outside line.
"As noted on our memo we have greatly. reduced
our use of the non-pub line. We give the WATS lines
a fair chance, calling at least three times for
priority items before reverting to non-pub. On non-
priority items we continue WATS until we obtain an
open line, usually a very frustrating length of time.
"If we were to average the time attempting to
obtain an open WATS line the savings of 17.10
would vanish."
2. Just thought you would be interested in the
above.
EO/DDA; 23 Aug 77
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