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Present: 

Colonel Kullback 

Lt. Colonel ,..alker 

Lt. Colonel F~ier 

Lt. Colonel Clark 

Capt. Kenney 

Lt. Klem 

Lt. Sullivan 

Mr. Rowlett 

U.r. Rhoade 

Ir. Sterlin 

i D Joa ALIGNJ.raNT 

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Min~ of Mreting Held · ~ 24 May 1946, Room 11'7 

Headquarters 

a.. Statue RE>port - Mr. Ste rl:in rf'v.icwrd the results of the f'tetuE report, 

enumerating the nur.ber of challPn~ed ellocetions. A ciscus~ion followed es to 

whether the allocrtjons should bP accepted ss they s1anc unt51 eRch challenged 

position can b~ desk aueitec. It was agreed that no personnel action on challenged positions be ~ade at this time, thet ell challenged positions bP desk 

audited il"mediately 11nd P.'iven t.hf\ hi15hPst priority of Cleesjf:icet.1on e.nd ~age 

Ad~1nistretion fection with the exception of conversion of ~ilitary to civilian, 

which will be condderp(I es higher priority then deelr auoiting ccBllenged jobs. 

b. Letter to Empl07eC>s .. The adv:isebility of publ:ish:ing a lettPr t.o all 

employees ett.empt:!ng to explain t,h(' methods the.t W.Lll be folloY:ed T.it.h regnrd 

to ~ob eljgrur.ent ~~s discussedo It 'as suggested thet this ~e~tcr be ts.bled~ 

2. F.JAPLOnfJi;NT AND PLACEI.'.ENT 

a. Temporary Recruitment end Hiring Holiday 0 As determinPd in the lest 

mec.ating of the Exf>cutjve Council, ell recruitr.:t:int excepi. for Clerk•Tyr>istF and 

Stenographers will stop t>ntil ell cividons hevc rcviE'Y:ed their present requests 

for hiring p~r~onnel enc have cancelled and/or rc3ubmittcd requests for criti~ 

cally needed pereonnf'l only. Lif;te oi" outstencl1ne ::.•equests heve been sent f1•<Jm 

Placem~nt Office to oper&ting officials to serve eE a check agoein~t their records. 

b. Test and ?Jee surement Prograr.i ... The qucstiori of e tPst end measurement 

program for tlTe Agenc:r DS discussed. Thh topic v:as tsl:lf'd pPncing procurerr.ent 

of copies of !lalTplP tf'&'h; from ':'.er Lepertirent Recru:iting Service enc a 1rore complete titeterr~nt. of the value and ultimate goal o:i"' Fuch a program. 

c I Placer.ent Authority - Regerdjng the questic.n of placement authority n 

fl8S voted thflt final .:-:leeerrent authority be in the hends of Chief t PPrro11nc-l end 

Training BrP.nch, 'Y!ith collsl:-ora~ jon 01· CMc!', Peri:;onnE"l anc Training Brench~ and 

operating officials on positions stove CAF-5 or ec~lvalent. In casp of ciPagree~ 

tr.ent, fi na 1 authority will rest ..,:i tr Ci vilie11 Employ111Pnt Eot re to !"S kr recor.:men• 

dstionz:: for rFvicv: by Chief. Anr.y Scc1;r:!ty 11.P,ency. 

e. RequeBtF. for promotion cf t ... o employE'f~S frcrr. P-2 to p ... 4 S"redes Y1e·re 

reviewed by the Board. It na ceeic!E'd that prefwnt p .. 4 Pmployees who ere jn 

danger.of being co•n=greced enc pre~~nt P•3 eu.ployeee ~ho ere qualified should 

first be cons~cere~ bPfcre taking action to pronote th~ P-2 employee two full 

qradt"s. SimHer coneideret:ion l!!hould govPrn any ;;>E'rsonnel act:ion in the fu\.uro 

which icvolvPe ft t~o-grede advence~ent. 

3. ~fl'lON .DF.~CRif'rlON EXCEPT!Ofi 

Mr. Starlin reac the letter to Director, Civilian Personnel end Tre:ining~ 

Office·~ Secretary of •· ar, reaueeting the.t thie ~grn(•y be P,r&ntro an exception to 

the n:le of lreep:ir!.l't only onr. Posit.ion te~cription on filet ano the incorser1snt 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 04-18-2014 pursuantto E .0. 1352a 
REF ID:A66738 

thereto stating that the request v.'Ss not grs:.ited at thP. present t.ime. Mr. 

Starlin is following through on th~s i!IBtter in an attempt to obtein approval 

of the exception, 

l" o STANPJRD OPERA 'I ING .PROCEDURE CIVILIAN EMPLOIUENT BOARD 

The draft of StendArd Operating Procedure for Civilian Employment Board 

was tentotivPly approved by ell members. 

5. WILLIAM A , FLETCHER 

Mr. "'!illia!I\ A~ Fletcher appea1•E1d before the Board in defense of charges of 

ineffjr.lene;r which had ~een brought a~ain$t him by ResParch and Levelopment 

Division. A resume or his staten:P.nts, the Board~s decision, plus a copy of 

the letter forwarded to Mr. Fletcher, will be distributed under separate cover. 

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Cl'l&irman, Civilian Employment 

Beard 

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