DD/A PLANNING TEAM CONFERENCE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-00498A000300040027-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: January 6, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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DD/A 76-0013
6 January 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: (See distribution)
SUBJECT : DD/A Planning Team Conference
REFERENCE : Multiple adse memo dtd 17 Dec 75 fr DD/A;
subj: DD/A Planning Team (cc attached)
1. By referent memorandum Mr. Blake announced the
formation of the DD/A Planning Team. This is an informal
organization consisting of representatives from each Office
who are responsible for providing support to Office heads
in management of resources. The Team's major purpose is to
improve and facilitate communications among the Offices and
Directorate Staffs. You have been named as one of the
representatives from your Office. A list of the DD/A
Planning Team membership is attached for your information.
STATINT 2. A Planning Team conference will be held at the
28-30 January 1976. The objec-
tive is to provide a forum for each member to become better
acquainted with other members, to learn a bit more about
the other Offices, to create regular communication channels,
and to work toward defining more precisely the future role
of the Team. It is anticipated that each member will make
an active and positive contribution to the success of the
conference. In preparation for discussions, you are
requested to read the attached Directorate of Administration:
History and Functions.
3. One hour of the conference schedule has been
reserved for a presentation by your Office planning team.
Each Office planning team should design its presentation
from the viewpoint of what it would want to hear about its
Office if it were a planning team from another Office. The
form and content is left to the discretion of each Office
planning team, however, ample time should be allowed for
questions or comments from the other conferees either during
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or after the presentation. Please advise , STATINTL
extension 7726, by 22 January if you need equipment sue as
projection screen, viewgraph projector, etc.
4. The conference will be held in the STATINTL
with registration scheduled between 8:30 and 9:00
AM on Wednesday, 28 January. The final session is scheduled
to and by 2:30 Friday, 30 January. Unless notified to the
contrary by 16 January, all conference arrangements will be
completed on the assumption that each DD/A Planning Team
member will be present for the entire period.
5. We look forward to a meaningful and productive
conference.
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Chief, DD /A Plans Staff STATINTL
Attachments:
1 - Reference
2 DD/A Planning Team
3 - Directorate of Administration: History and Functions
Distribution:
1 Each DD/A Planning Team member w/Atts.
DDA Subject w/Atts. 1 E 2
1 - DDA Chrono
1 - PS
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Director of Communications
Director of Finance
Director of Joint Computer Support
Director 'of Logistics
Director of Medical Services
Director of Personnel
-Director of Security
Director of Training.
1. This memorandum announces the formation of the
2. The DD/A Planning Team will consist of three sen1.or
DD/A Planning Team.
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3. Effective communications is a special challenge to. our Directorate which is characterized by heterogeneous
organizations, physical dispersion and disparate interests.
The principal objective of the DD/A Planning Team will be to
provide yet another channel for communications among each of
the Offices and the Directorate. Certainly I anticipate a
major result will be the improvement in -coordination of
Directorate resource management. However, of equal importance,
I anticipate the improvement in support rendered the Office
i t r b abettor informed staff who is kept advised of
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staff personnel from each Office who provide support to the
Office Director in the management of resources.
will consult with you in the near future to identi y t e
individuals who will represent your Office.
rec o y
current developments in. the Directorate management of resources.
STATINTL
STATINT 4. A conference will be hold
28-30 January 1976 to inaugurate activities of the" /A
Planning Team. Substantive and administrative instructions
for the conference will be forwarded by the DD/A Plans Staff
in the near future to each DD/A Planning Team member. Al-
though the conference will be centered around the interests
of the DD/A Planning Team, Office Directors and their Deputies
are welcome to attend any portion of the conference.
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S. I am sure you will join me in offering wholehearted
support to assure the initial and continued success of the
DD/A Planning Team..
/s/John F. Blake
John F. Blake
Deputy Director
for
Administration
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