MEMORANDUM FOR CHIEF, HISTORICAL STAFF FROM(SANITIZED)

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10 August 1970
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OR: chief, Historical Staff
Support Services Historical Officer (SSUO)
Memo for Cn/RS from SSUO114 July 70 ,
"Status of DOS Historical Program.
1. Par 3 of the referenced memorandum. notes that Mr.
Bannerman requested all DDS components to reexamine their
historical program with the SSUO and to report to the DDS
by 3 August 1970 on the results of the reexamination.
2. 1 have a detailed schedule showing the complete
results of that reexamination which I will show you at your
convenience, but you might find some of the following
information useful for your current report to Colonel 1 hite.
3. An it now stands, DDS components are scheduled to
submit 76 reports to the S91E0.
a. Except for 5 reports from 0145 and 5 from OC,
the submission dates appear reasonably firm. The OC sub-
miasions which are in doubt will be resolved by next month.
(September). There seems to be little hope, however, that
the 01S commitment will be met within the time frame which
I have suggested (submission of all draft reports not later
than 27 August 1971) ; and I have doubts that the OHS prograii
will be completed even by 31 December 1971.
b. Of the 76 reports scheduled, approximately one-,
calf (37) of the drafts are to be submitted by 31 December
1970. Included aging these 37 papers will be at least 8
reports in revised form following initial S31O review.
c. Another 27 reports are due for submission
between I January and 30 June 1971; and I have agreed to 2
reports for submission between I July and 31 August 1971.
d. Of the 10 0145 and OC reports as yet to be given
firm dates, it is my intention to request most of them after
1 January 1971.
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4. Hopefully, there is a promise of some assistance
,in review process. The DOS has authorized a contract
far a long time records management officer 25x1
in the S who za$ een retired for about two years, It is
anticipated that will sign a contract next week. 25x1
(incidentally, al to provide quarters for him over
here.)
5. is an unknown quality insofar as talent 25x1
for substantive rev Law is concerned; but with his knowledge
of the DDS and DDS records, he may he able able to provide the
kind of guidance which the writers usually need. Something
else in his favor is tha has both his A.R. (1935) 25x1
and M.A. (1930) degrees history i teraa ture from the
University of Iowa. His record also indicates some secondary
school teaching, work in the National Archives (war Fecord ,
1945-50), and a stint with GSA Records Management Services
as an archivist (1950-53). His Agency fitness reports have
been *SF (Strong) ; and in August 1966, he received a
Certificate of Distinction.
6. Even should prove to be a competent 25x1
reviewer and editor In" all deadlines are met as
scheduled, my margin for research and writing the history
of the Support Directorate grows thinner each day. There
are also bound to be other diversions similar to those
involving the disposition of the CS Support records, which
will take some time. I regard m involvement in such matters
as a positive contribution to the over-all historical program--
witness some of the materials I have recovered from to files
of both FE/Support and wi/Logs Support---and usually there is
some positive benefit in terms of my understanding of the
over-all DDS effort.
7. Rather than borrow trouble, however, there is no
doubt that the DDS program has been pushed off of dead
center by Mr. Bannerman?s recent memorandum; and, with the
exceptions noted in Par. 3, the Offices now appear to be
turning to the task--if not eagerly, at least with deter--
minaation.
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CONFI "EN I I 1
The Support Offices have responded to your memorandum of
6 July asking that they revise their schedules for completing the
historical program.
The Office of Finance expects the major portion of its history
to be completed by December 1970 and the overall summary of the
Office-of Finance history to be completed by 1 April 1971.
The Office of Security expects to complete its six-volume history
at the rate of about one volume per month from 1 February 1971 through
1 September 1971.
The Office of Personnel expects to complete its 19-volume history
by the middle of June 1971.
The Office of Logistics plans to have drafts of the total
25-volume commitment in the hands of the Support Services historical
officer no later than 30 January 1971 with submissions phased over a
period beginning in October. They have decided to assign as many authors
as they can full-time to the program until it is completed.
The Office of Medical Services has revised its schedule and ex-
pects its six volumes to be completed by August 1971 with submissions
beginning in September 1970. The Office of Medical Services is still
planning to rely on "a few senior OMS officials" to complete the program.
The Office of Communications has not completed the revision of
its schedule. Their princip&L author retired at the end of July and they
propose to enter a contract with a retired annuitant. When he is in
place they expect to be able to present a new schedule and plan to have
this ready by the middle of September.
The Office of Training expects to have its program completed by
the end of August 1971.
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6 JUL 1970
MJ MORANDUM FOR: Director of Couruunications
Director of Finance
Director of Logistics
Director of Medical Services
Director of Personnel
Director of Security
Director of Training
SUBJECT . Support Directorate Historical Program
1. There is increasing concern that many of the Support
Component histories have been scheduled for completion too close to
the December 1971 deadline to permit reasonable time for review and
revision; that individual writers may have been overcommitted by
scheduling the completion of projects too close together; that a
number of papers are now overdue; that the pace of submissions is
slower than it should be; and that the production rate of new papers
is falling behind schedule. A revision of the production schedule
has been proposed with the objective of eliminating bottlenecks in
due dates and ensuring that enough time is allowed for processing
the draft histories. A copy of the proposed revision as it applies
to each of your offices is attached for your review.
2. The proposed revision of the schedule is not fixed, but
is subject to negotiation between your historical officer and the
Support Services Historical Officer consistent with the objective of
moving the overall Support Directorate Historical Program forward.
It is imperative, however, that we adhere to the general time frames
suggested to ensure that we maintain a more even distribution of pro-
duction than we have had in earlier scheduling attempts and that the
production be moved forward to ensure that the catching-up phase is
completed satisfactorily before the December 1971 deadline.
3. If it were possible to assign all of those people currently
responsible for writing histories to the task full time, it has been
estimated that we could finish the job in six to eight months. While
a concerted effort of this dimension may not be practical in all cases,
you are requested to re-examine the program in your office and take
whatever action you can to relieve history writers from their other
duties for as long as it may take to complete the program. I would
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SUBJECT: Support Directorate Historical Program
like you to report to me no later than 3 August the actions you have
been able, or propose, to take in this direction together with a copy
of your revised schedule as agreed upon with the Support Services
Historical officer.
Sfi:7 R. I. lo3''"Erman
R. L. Bannerman
Deputy Director
for Support
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REVISED SCHEDULE
for
SUPPORT SERVICES HISTORIES
(numbers of papers due)
YEAR
MONTH
lst
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
Revised
1970
May
0
0
1
1
2
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Jun
1
1
1
1
4
-
Jul .
1*
1*
1*
2
5
3
Aug
1
2*
1
1
5
1
Sep
1
1=
2
1
5
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Oct
3*
3
2
1
9**
1
Nov
3*
2
1,'
2
8
1
Dec
2
1
0
1
4
-
Jan
1
1
1
2
5
Feb
2
2
1
1
6
Mar
2*
2
1
1
6
Apr
1
1
1
2
5
May
2
1
1
1
5
Jun
1
1
1
2
5
Jul
0
0
0
0
0
Aug
0 0 0 1 1 -
Sep
This time will be used to complete the review
Oct
and revision of historical contributions.
Nov
Such time as otherwise available will be used
Dec
for research toward An Overview of the Support
Directorate.
*Includes 1 report which has already had initial review by SSE
**Includes 3 papers from OMS. C
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10 JUN 1970
When we discussed the History Program last week you asked
that I prepare a memorandum to the Directors of Support Offices
asking for a revision in the schedules and an increase in the level
of effort being devoted to the writing. A memorandum to accomplish
these purposes is attached for your signature.
You also asked that I find out whethe who
retired from the Records Administration Bran 1969,
would be available and interested in a contract to write the History
of the Office of the DD/S and the overview History of the Directorate.
He would be interested and will be available about 10 August after
he returns from a tour through the British Isles.
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Mr. Bannean via Mr. offey an
report to the Chief Historical Staff on
15 January 1970 says that the Office of Medical Services has not
assigned an author to write
the
history of the Clinical Program
or to write the
gverview '
tory
of the Office of Medical Services.
I have talked to
and
Dr. Tietjen about this without
very satisfactory results.
Dr.
Tietjen seems to feel that these
histories need to be written by physicians and he has no one to
assign the responsibility. He says it may be necessary to put
on a crash program when they get nearer to the deadline but he
can't see his way clear on balance with other priorities to ask
anyone in the Office of Medical Services to assume responsibility
for writing these histories now. He said that he might even have
to do them himself. They have no annuitants who could be em-
ployed and he rejected the suggestion that a retiree from some
other part of the Agency might be brought in on contract for the
purpose.
I Ihas expressed separately to me his concern
that nor-nin is eJg done about writing the history of the Office
of the DDS. did some of the basic research
during the i assigned to the Office of the DDS
but there is a great deal left to be done. concern is
he will not be able to do both the basic r he writing
in addition to other responsibilities he has assumed and still
meet the deadline. The thought occurs that we might ask
who retired last year from the Records Management Branch, if he
would consider a contract to do the research and write the history
of the Office of the DDS. is an archivist by profession
whose career with the Agency was in the Management Staff and the
Records Administration Branch. His background and knowledge of the
Support Directorate from its early days should make him well qual-
ified for the task.
If you agree, I will invite him in to discuss the proposal.
Chie aff
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