MINUTES THIRD MEETING OF SUPPORT SERVICES HISTORICAL BOARD 3 FEBRUARY 1967

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: February 3, 1967
• Content Type: MIN

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MINUTES
Third Meeting
of
SUPPORT SERVICES HISTORICAL BOARD
3 February 1967
2. The Chairman called the meeting to order at
10:00 a.m. He then advised members of the Board that at
a recent DDS staff meeting, he had briefed various office
heads on the Support Services historical program. Other
members of the Board said that this briefing had been very
well received. The Chairman further said that the program
had the full backing of the DDS.
3. The Chairman stressed the fact that offices must
develop their own programs, but that these programs should
remain flexible and changes could be made from time to
time.
4. The Board reviewed the historical programs sub-
mitted by the various offices and the general feeling was
that these represented an excellent initial step. It was
noted that no program had been submitted by the Office of
Personnel, and the Chairman said that he would discuss this
further with that Office.
5. The Executive Secretary suggested that, as a
general rule, true names should be used instead of crypto-
nyms, as cryptonyms would mean nothing to anyone reading
historical papers in the future. This was agreed to.
6. The Executive Secretary suggested that some of
the deadlines might be somewhat optimistic. The consensus
of the meeting was that these deadlines should not be
changed as they provided a target to shoot at. However,
no one should be pressed too hard to meet the deadline, As,
in the interests of clarity and accuracy, it is essential
to have a well-prepared paper irrespective of deadline.
7. The Commo representative raised the question of
classification. It was agreed by the Board that this
should be no higher than secret, except under the most un-
usual circumstances.
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8. TJie Executive Secretary again stressed the fact
that there was a, large amount of written material, in
addition to cross-referenced card files, in the office
of the Historical Staff which would be of great value to
any writers of histories.
9. The Executive Secretary pointed out that a
number of DDS historical papers would tie in very closely
with papers to be written in the Clandestine Services.
Close coordination will be necessary, and the Executive
Secretary will provide the DDS offices with the names of
the appropriate writers in the Clandestine Services.
10. The Chairman pointed out that the next progress
report was due in the office of the Executive Director-
Comptroller shortly after 1 March. He would therefore
like by 1 March, and every three months thereafter, pro-
gress reports from the various DDS offices. As little
progress will be made by 1 March, the first report can be
verbal.
11. The Chairman adjourned the meeting at 11:10.
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