Meeting with GSA Officials re Polygraphing GSA Guards and Maintenance Personnel

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000700120008-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 1998
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 13, 1960
• Content Type: MFR

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13 September 1960
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT- 460tix With GSA Officials re Polygrap
and Maintenance Per a onn ei
1. Colonel Edwards and I today met with the following officials
th respect to polygraphing the guards and maistenance force
Mr. Gould
GSA
of Per
dings
Mr. Alexander - Chief? Protective Services
Mr. Henry - (Part-time) - from Region III GSA
2. Colonel Edwards opened the meeting by outlhwing the coverage
be given on the P. G., namely, communist party membership, foreign
intelligence connections and illegal admission of personnel. He pointed
out that we would not be interested in the small "peccadillos" { of individuals.
GA personnel discussed with us such problems as:
(a) Upon receipt of derogatory information, the downgrading
of a Guard from GS-4 to GS-2 upon transfer;
(b) The approach to be used. Mr. Gould suggested that
the Region III official, who would work on this problem, be briefed
to use the individual contact approach so as not to grit the whole
force excited;
tct Lae reason or tae x-, tx. program is the concentration
e. new balding of the most highly classified and sensitive
material. Presently, the material is scattered in almost 40
buildings and hence, not as vulnerable.
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SUBJECT: Meeting with GSA Officials re Polygraphing GSA Guards
and Maintenance Personnel
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whereby this information would pans to Region III officials without
further OK from the Director of Security.
4. GSA officials raised no objection to this proposed program.
The next step is for me to get together with a Mr. John Wadsworth,
Chief of Region .1, to lay on the timing and details of the approach.
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