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Ul'llTED f!rATES SENATE 

C<HfiTTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 

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January 17, 1961 

Vice Admiral Laurence H. Frost 

Director 

National Security Agency 

Fort Meade, Ma.r;yland 

Dear Admiral Frost: 

I am enclosing copies of two letters received 

fraD. Peter D. Triem, an emplo19e of your Agency. 

Apparently, Mr. Triem wrote me after he heard 

about the emplo;yment problem being faced by Peter J. 

Schneider, III, vhan I wrote you about on January loth. 

I would greatly appreciate a report on Mr. 

Schneider's current status of emplo;vment. 

Sincerely yours, 

Is/ srYLES BRIDG!8 

Styles Bridges 

SB:vzv 

Enclosures 

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7901 Kreeger Dr. Apt H4 

Adelphi, Md. 

Senator Styles Bridges 

Dear Sir: 

14 Jan 61 

I am a National Security Agency employee who has been under 

almost unrem1. tting pressure for the past four months -- first 

from the Office of Security, then frcn the .NBA Medical Center and 

fram the Office of Personnel. What started as a series of baseless, 

shocking charges, has been drawn out by an eroding series of interviews with the Agency's consulting psychologist, Dr. Dinwiddie, a man 

wham I believe to be not only incanpetent but psychopathic. Yesteraay, by chance, I learned of the involvement of one of your constituents with this man, and Without any solicitation decided to 

make you aware tbat his case is not an1solated one. 

To sum up my experience in brief: I was charged w1 th perversion 

on 20 September 1960 and demanded tbat I be g:I. ven the polygraph test 

but was not permitted to take it until 12 October after I had written the Acting Director of the Agency; was into:cmed tbat I was campletely exonerated on 9 November; after this I was turned over to 

the Medical Center for 11 routine'2 follow up and after five meetings 

with Dr. Dinwiddie, one nine minute meeting with a Dr. Frank (who 

said he disqualified himself because of his invol vem.ent in another 

case we both knew of), and one 27 minute meeting with a Dr. Morse, 

was told that they were recamnending my retirement on a medical 

disability. 

They said the nature of my disability manifested itself' in 

"tension and anxiety due to early poor relationship with father." 

But when my supervisors were approached for a statement to the effect that I was incapacitated tor work, they replied that my work 

has been excellent despite the barrassment I have been under. I 

refused to sign the application for disability (Mr. Hulbert of 

Personnel tried to get me to sign 1 t before it was filled in, but 

I demurred) and have written the Civil Service Carmission advising 

them. that the claim is spurious. I am certain I will be vindicated 

in the end, if m:y reserves -- physical, moral and financial -- hold 

out. 

At the start of the Security proceedings, I wrote Senator Henry 

M. Jackson for advice, and received sound counsel which tided me 

over that stonn.. Since then I have written Representative Richard 

E. Lankford, who I learned had found it necessary to intervene 

at NBA on behalf of a constituent. I did not and do not need to 

have anyone intervene on Dcy" behalf', but I do feel the responsible 

citizen must infonn. the members of the Legislature if' they are 

to act in the best interests of all the citizens and the government. 

I enclose a copy of my letter to the Civil Service Camnission 

and will advise your office of the aate of my hearing, if, indeed, 

one is necessary. I think the revelations made there will reflect 

less than creditably on the personnel practices at the National 

Security Agency. 

~" (fp fLJ' WJ Very sincerely, 

·l' ~-r I 1 •.! '. :. !dJ ) If Peter D. Triem 
U.S. Civil Service Camnission 

Bureau of Retirement and Insure.nee 

Claims Di vision 

Washington 25, D. C. 

Dear Sirs: 

REF ID:A44476 

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7901 Kreeger Dr. Apt H4 

Adelphi, Md. 

14 Jan 61 

With reference to ;your aviso of 12 Jan 61 info:rming me that a 

disability claim (CSA-666 629) bad been filed in my name: 

This is to advise ;you that this claim was filed by the National 

Security Agency without my consent and w1 th my express disapproval. 

and will prove to be without substance, on even superficial.examination. Although I should very much like to retire at age 331 I 

know that fran a moral and ethical point of view this would be injurious to me and would in fact be an egrgious abuse of the Civil 

Service retirement system.. 

I believe the burden of such a retirement claim rests on evidence 

that the claimant is demonstrably incapacitated and unable to prrrform his duties. lf ;you will call my section head, Mr. Edward J. 

Capizzi and my branch head, Mr. Patrick Whalen on code 188 ext. 7637, 

and my acting supervisor, ME-. Ted Krivoruchka on code 188 ext. 7536, 

I believe they will reduce the credibility of this claim to a figure 

approaching zero. 

Until such t:lme as I can secure legal counsel, I do not wish to 

make a further statement about this claim; however, I would welcome 

any advice tran the Civil Service Commission regarding the administrative procedures I should follow to insure that the Camnission 

will have access to all the pertinent facts of the case. 

Very truly, 

Peter D. Triem.