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~linut.es of' :gc~ti:nr Held 

18 Octoher 1946, Rea~ ]17 Hqs. 

PitESENT: 

Lt. Colonel Jo Ho Frier, Jr~ Mr. LB. Rowlett 

Lt. Colonel J.M. Libby Mr. F. L. Clork 

~bjor Hanill D. Jones Mr. J. L. Sullivan 

Ca p"tain V.. R. Coonbs ".Tr. r. w. Rose 

Lt. Lucille J. El\olood r.fr. D. G. Sterlin, Chairrr.an 

Dr. s. Kulloock 

L. REV!E\': OF SPECIFICl.TIONS. ?1iR. "::!.!. A. FLECCEER - __ .. - ·-----

Mr. Sterlin revie;;·ed the ca~e of '.'rilliam t., Fletcher, against wholll charges of 

iAefi'iciency v;ere placed by r.S<=-70. ESR!'j)pl~s 1_1f 'i'IO!'k done by Mr. Fletcher dur-:ing tte 

time />.s .. 70 charged him witb inefficiE'nc::,r e.nc o>ample~ of work performed by h:ht afi:.pr 

:::sturning from an extencied lez v·e, \!;~re brougb~. bef orC> the Boa rd. Thes€' exnwt::les, 

::;lus o'.L'iginal charges end a::..l copies cf cc1're:>t-ondence, will be forv.srord to esch 

me1.11oer cf the Beard for study and col'i'n:ent dur: ng thP period prececing tbe next meatbg 

on l November 1946, at ~=hi ch ti!f'e a fin:::l dee-"~ 1on v;ill be reached. It 'f . .;, s decided b-'.f 

the Bo.:ud ths.t l1:r. St~rlir. l'ioulc writ.e a let tor to M!'. Fletcher informing bir'i that his 

cas~ is being r~consideredo 

2. PERSONNEL ROTATIO~ COtrW.I'l''l'EE 

According to a cecision n:.ade at 1..he Be.a.re ri:eetinf~ in Sept~r1h?r, Mr. Starlin for·~ 

warded to the 1eputy Chief, AS/\, for approval, s. vritten recomrr.e-ncE t:1on that e Person--

nel Rota·\.ion Corrni tt::-e be eppoint(i"d, co:1sisti.1f 1Jf tile three Divj sicn Chiefs anc the 

Lirector of Coirrnunicetions Research, as Chair•eno The purpose of thh CornmittcG is to 

study the probl~m of the rotation of technice:. personnel anc5 to sul:miit a sugf,G::::ted p:::r.-· 

sormel rotation policy to the Chief, f.SA, for E pproval a The I:€puty Grief sup.gested 

the.t two ate.ff officers am: the Chief, PQr~Ont\El and Training Branch, be appointed to 

t.he Comn.:i.ttee, in ecdition to the other merr.b:::;'fo In accordance with the atcve recom· 

il'encatione, Special 0-rdf'l" 171, dated li Octobr·1 1 w::is written appointing Mr. lriedri13!1 a.e: 

Chajrmen, fir. F.ullback, tro s;_nkov, Mr .. Ro«lett, Capt. Sto1';'bridge, Lt. Elwood, end ll!rc. 

~ta1·lin as rr:ewbers of a Per~onnel Ro'l.8tion Cc1 1nittee. 

iir .. Strrlin anr1ounced thet this iten is c ... ·oppeo f.r·on: the·egendso He e-tated tho't 

t:r, Knos<lc~ informed him thet tha sub-cnfl'.tritt·""E of wnich he is chairman hss just ccriplelcd a study of job alibnmei1t er.d jot title.Jr e.nc -;vill subrr.it its report to the B<'.,,.~ 

\\l·~·1~1l a few cays~ 

L. SCHEDULE B 

~r·. Sterlin repcrted thd, a lettl~1' hap bo·'~ received from the Clvil Service Con·" 

t11iesion (forr.erced here fro11-. Office, Secreter:· of ,..ar) indicet.ing tbeir upprovr.l of 1 

tho requee;t to put. rall positions G.os::.gn?d ex(· t sively i.o A rrr:y Ccml'llu11ice~!ons Ir.telligc( 

-€0NFf DENTIAL eclassified and approved for release 

y NSA on 04-18-2014 pursuant to 

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activities" under Sccednle f; of the Civil Servkc Rulee. Tlois is t<'in~ r~com:r.enckd 

to the Presicfont in the prc~ent Civil Service RcleE. In entici_?atjon of the feet thct. 

the President will sign end epprove Cjvil Service Rules within the next r.onlh or six 

weeks, Y.r. St.o rlin a skcd the Boo re rrembera for colt'lliente e. nd suf!gei:;tions e. s to ho\'I fer-

~eaching Schedule E should be ~ithin the Agency --~ whether it should incluce only po~itions in operatjng divisions; %~ether it should include all of ~SA; end ~hether in 

asking for approval of eppoint~ent ster.osrcF re~~est shoulc 'be rnaoe to ellow coubl~ 

time for f-::<perience on cfrts.in t:rp<'S of poEitions unique to this Agency. 

Art~r discuaeion, ~r. Cler~ esked for a list of all poeitions included uncer 

Schedule A anc thP. quellficttion stenaerclso tir. Sterlin seid he v;ould forV:s.rc such 

e li~t to all Eoard members, £nd requested that they aea to (or incicete on) the list 

any positions which, in their opinion 11 i<nrrant 11 double time for experience." :r·r"'" 

this it will be deteriPined l1ow many of the regular titled po~itions should be incl ucieo 

uncer the "double time ..... for crypt experience" clt.uee • 

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