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CONFIDENTIAL 

H!n,utes or the ~eetins 

llt!ld Ji.onda,y, l~ January 1245 

*l,. Lunch Hour. - Colonel Johnston distributed the approved minutes 

o! the mootings held on 18 December 1944 and 1 January 1945. The 

Co.r.rtanding otticer returned th• minutes or the meeting held 11 Deceni>er 

1944 unsigned with the request that the Cor!:rnitteo IlBke a further atudyoi' the time required !or lunch by the swine and graveyard shift. He 

indicated tentative approval ot a 45-i:rl.nute lunch period tor the dayticle 

ahitt. The Conx:d.ttee rofe1•red the r.atte:r to the Control Ottice tor 

coordination with the AdL'linistrativo Ofticer and requested that a survey 

bo mad0 or tho swing and graveyard sh:trt.. 

*2. Dovolopn)!nt Branch RegUe§t. - Colonel Johnston read a request 

from Chi.of,, F Branch, dated 2 .1anu1117 1945, that addit.io:ial. enliated 

porsonnel be authorized and assigned f'rom acy sou.Tee available, and 

requested authorization tor additional coapcnsated overtil:!lo up to 57 

hours per week tor a numbor or the civilian ~raonnel, until the required 

additional peraormel beco.l!le available. Arter diacussion, the Cocmittee 

requested that Col. Johnston study the matter with Col. Rosen be.tore 

rocommonding action at tho next meeting. 

3. t.enance Po1•sonnttl tor Su r-Scritcher. - A request dated 

22 Decorber 1944 from Colonel Ha.yes £or three J unallocated vacancies 

in the grade or second lieutenant .tor the General Cryptanalytic Branch 

was present.ad by Col. Johnston. A study of this request was made by 

the Control Of !ice. The otticers requested are needed ror the maintenance or tho Super-Scritcher. This is a new project and personnel proaont~ aasignod are neither availa.ble nor qualifie:i !or thia duty. 

After discuaeion, tha Cocmittee reoomo.ondeci that. three (3) 

preaentl.J.r unassigned vacancies in the grade ot second lieutenant be 

allocated to General Crypt.analytic Branch. 

*4. Co:n?lunications Branch T/O. - A request £rw (!tie!,, Communications 

Branch, for an increase o.f fourteen (14) civilian vacancies in T/O was 

discuaaed. The reasons tor the requested increase ares 

a. Six (6) civilians 1n one unit were transferred to B-4 Branch 

prior to the time the T/O was authorized. Since then the unit ha.a oeen 

tranaterred back, but the postion vacancies were not. 

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b. ?.'he SSA Mail Unit was o.x;panded by ten (10) meaaengera but 

position vacancies were not furnished,. although requeoted. 

Alter discussion, the COCDi.tteo decided to recomr.i.end that the 

Cor.1manding 0£.f'icer reduce B-4 b,r six ( 6) Po•ition vacancies and incraaee 

COilllilUnications Branch b)I six (6h and to allocate ten (10) civ.llian 

vacancies to Communications Branch,. which will reduce the pool trom 

seventy (70) to sixty (60) • 

.APPUOVED: /s'/ w. Preston Corderman 

W. Preston Corder~an 

Colonel, Signal Corps 

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