AGENCY COMMUNITY MORALS AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: December 10, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. A-323
Date it) December } 913
Director of Personnel
Agency Community Morale and Recreational Activities
Neither the DDCI nor myself feel that we are currently
being kept sufficiently apprised of community morale and recreational
activities sponsored or encouraged by the Agency. I do receive the
monthly Personnel Office report via DD/S and perhaps this provides
as good a vehicle as any for keeping us informed. In the event that
any of these subjects are not fully covered in that report, would you
please give consideration either to supplementing the report or to
providing us with an additional report.
signed) Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
Executive Director
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Recreational Activities
Your Action Memo No. A-323. Subject: Agency
Community Morale and Recreational Activities,
dated 10 Dec 63
1. This memorandum is for information only.
Z. In April 1962 the Agency's recreation program consisted of
only eight activities in which under nemployees actively participated. 25X1
basis of our belief that great'ez~mploye? participation would
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result from an exp*nded program and that there existed an unsatisfied
employee need for a bettor variety of recreational activities, this Office
initiated an effort to organise new activities and to broaden the scope of
the recreation program. That, we were correct in our earlier belief that
employees would respond to an improved program is shown by the
attachment, wbic.h lists 27 activities in operation in December 1963 with
almostiactive participants.
3. To date, recreational activities have been financed by dues paid
by participants and from money received from the CIA Welfare Assistance
Board. With the dramatic growth of the recreation program during the
past 20 months. it soon became apparent that some new source of revenue
had to be found before new activities and continued improvement of the
program could be achieved. At the same time. it was felt that some
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formal mechanism was necessary to provide for the orderly management
and organisation of current and new activities. As a result. an Employee
Association, known as the 25th Hour Recreation Association, was formed
this month. The Association is a formal. unincorporated entity that will
be managed by a board of Directors consisting of live members, four of
whom have been elected by the presidents of the current clubs and activities.
I have appointed the fifth Director. the Chief. Benefits and Services
Division, who has' been elected President to the Hoard, thus assuring
command participation in the management of this Association in the same
manner as is done with the Northwest Federal Credit Union and the
Government Employees' Health Association. To ensure full compliance
with Agency security, cover, financial, and other policy and administrative
requirements, the Board. at its first meeting hold on 20 December 1963.
has recommended the appointment of advisors.
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4. In this new phase of its development. and through the impetus
of the Association, the Agency's recreation program should eater a
spirited period of growth and increased employee participation. An Agency-
wide membership drive will be conducted after the first of the year in the
hope of increasing membership in the 25X1
Headquarters area. At the same time, the new Association plans to
explore many additional new activities, such as a ticket service by which
members can purchase tickets to plays. sports, anal other events at a
significant reduction in price. In addition. the Association will investigate
the feasibility of organizing tours and vacation trips at reduced group fares
as well as discount purchases of merchandise. One long range goal of the
next several years, should the Recreation Association hopes for expanded
membership and income-earning potential be fulfilled, would be to provide
a gym, meeting rooms, bowling alloys, barber shop, beauty parlor, and
a small PX, in the same fashion as has recently been accomplished by
the National Security Agency through a building fund. At any rate, we are
confident that the attention now being given to our recreation program
will result in a significant increase is the number of activities and in
employee participation and that the anticipated growth will more than
satisfy employee needs for this specific type of outlet.
Emmett D. Echols
Director of Personnel
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criv.it! d or encouraged by the Agency. ? do receive the
r1'1 ;ntrtiy 17.1e_17 sonnel 'Office report via DD/S and per this ,)rovides
a:, , ood a l,lc.t: as a :w for keeping us informed. In the event that
any o tt ,.., si1'.?fit (.'t a C not fully co/e2'! d lnrthat 1'C, port., would von
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