ee SECRET peo" : : CO how Failed fa} Date operacso 28 NOVEMBER 7975 REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION 4, SERLAL MtUspae | ana the tom Bert Maddie} a 006198 WIGREN, LEE H, 2 NATURE OF PEESOMDdL ACTION ar aren eee tnt re nan if ia fPPECTIVE Date BEOUNSTED 3 CARGORY OF EmPmO VERT a eat eee JELEGATION OF NSCA oy] | 28 REGULAR 6. Funos cPIOW 9, emer are Narn b0/exaeeenp oa RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS GROUP - EXTERNAL RESEARCH BRANCH i 6227- 0170] 0002 a | 13 LOCanGee Oo OF Off ites Statioed | WASHINGTON, D.C, some ities Penernbiee + ot rea et nt "2, CAREER SPRVICE DFS¥Gesa trey — . i . : & . Foe ve eA os Oe sains| OFFICER CH {1 5) ! £027 DAA 4, CLASSUICATION SCHEDULE (GS. LB, oc) _ |'8. occuranowal sens 27S Gane ence se Vy Satay O8 eae — 113 8 +7 | 528,254 Gatt saab Tita tnggact * tn” [Toate paoan” " L 11/28/75 | H CMG / al ts | 74 SPACE BELOW FOR Exciusive on oF mala, OFETE (OF Pease! at ” “Kies » anor la senag tog 2. statiog CT in catyor atte TG9 Gan os case [oF ae ces 10 brane OC AL PARES (ang ! tea Hare “pa, a] ae 7 a mars ca. re. Loft 1a | CO ee RISE yaaa Sal cn toot wt aime 9 ee | 6 49 as cata BN paaatiog [x amit sce cat cata “a9. satunits fe? * aEFaLace fis Vegas Oa Coe aca ar oF Me. 80} ae roe ; =, L £OD DATA } In 4 { L '5—ep2 : sane fa eee By wel parm fe ev Com san [57 ious com oan fa _ antl Uae Gol. es "HEAL ima/PAME 49 SOC SCeasTe cone 6~ scat (aa tse {cece loose ematiata MEALIN Iw, CODE ihn Peers tne : j r—ektropr | 8 #8, : whatteiee | —~——_—— ee 4 Pa vioyy cas sama sre a tut aa, are pata ie SIAN Ta gata oe ‘cone 8-20 FINO HTC rome exICUID| cone (9G 1A8 tatmrtons [etm eucune [eos Ire to Stet Coe 1-90 teLad ie Qari sts | . ! i . PBS a ewer cass Paae 3 sm | i i __ pemue 19 SERVICE (MOO tave } a, | t nee, ee, - ae 43 PORIOM CONTROL CORT Ca Tere Dale amoeruic (2-2 aan jefhs ND at ménous toon a? SECRET y . [ £2, meDer Ct. py, 007642 } ae
ee \A ‘A REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION 6. SERIAL MUaeee 2 Nase Cat Frese Middle} — 006198 3 heatuGe OF PERSONNEL ACTION REASSEGNMENT AND CANCELLATION OF NSCA 6 FUNDY lerow | ? CRC ANIZATIONAL DU SKNATIONS DDO/CI STALE RESEARCH “8° ANAL YSIS GROUP — EXTERNAL RESEARCH BRANCH 7 POSTON ME OPS MERE EIRS OFFICER Cit (15) 43. OCCUPATIONAL SEGIES 18. etre eer 16. CLASSIFICATION SCHIOULE (G5. 18, ates WIGREN, LEE Tf. SECRET (Thee Fsling bed — Lt) tee th Ppt aAgIy enya 9 ae NASHINGTON, D.C, 2 GS 0136.01 "PG. REMARKS F DATE MONED ~ 188 (09/15/75 FQ27 GRAM AND STEP AOSON NUBER DAA 4) Capene geav 15 SEPTEMBER L975 OCTVE DATE REGASTIG [5 CATEGORY GP EMMOVMENT Car reas . | 1s [75 he 3G lvoe | 7 FAN AND NSCA tbo Ua Auraoaity (Completed oy Opes of eosgamed } Of27-0170 (0000 | . LCA TIS OF OFF etiag Sta thoes REGULAR a8 OF GNATION 3? GALOSY O8 BATE / 1s $8 | 4 2059 05 S$asnaty CMG/ 18. aCTiGa 20. Gemor. | a7. OFE CogtRS " sta a9 cont (ont UME AVPHASETIE ALLIG [ss SISOAO Mey 70 BYTE LmeEs 29, SPORE SOTM ERT ara {  RLEERERCE FT eRe" eo, Ba, fa, 3 oRea 5006 J-NG BS FEY. PRETEAIE He 4etv. (Comp. Galt 4) 1086. (COMP. OATE Cae 6~ eat MO. . BAL ¥R, 0. On. cr) 15 7 7-19 PF a. PREVIOUS CLVIUIAN GOVIHMENT SERUICE 1 Wart Gay aoe ee nn ane roma C8 cone O- WO PREVIOUS MiTICE ‘ + [9-80 Biad id arid 2 ELAR WB WEVGE (L058 Tag f rhay J BPLAd 1B OVE (ORE TAR Dd that) 43° POSHOn CONTROL CeariiCalrore 72, MTEGREE (oot SPACE Brow VOR EXCLUSIVE Use OF THE OFFicd oF Pte Son 4, eS Of heTe 726 DATE cath 8 bedeas (aor ps!” al vi Wpasation 32 (ernihoe CaacLaliow bats Gata (Oot 18 GANGS Carecoar Cae 7 BES cone PROR, Hee 43 rts | POdian ELECUTEO | CODE Laity Jag 48 9-85 SE 93 OCT 4975 ° Fue 3-27 €ES2 ust pervious eosion SECR cope | O-ONiVEE tata bet, CODE LB EG | B—aessopy | t Ge lak Dara p4¢ ENO. TAH GaduotiOnes same ERECUTIO v Gale oF Let Wo waar fae sor _ : I y FeLi ‘eieale teASaag | 80 SOCAL SECURITY BQ STATE TAR Bata cove [mo taafstars cone Cate, Bard aretoved Vor, : : vy €-2, waporr cu. ey: CO7TA22 | ;
DEPARTMENT OF DOLFENSE DEFENSE ISTE LLIGIOCE BOHOOL NAVAL OIST MIT PIbUAGG COR WASHINGTON, &, 6, pom9 20374 OFFICE OF THE ComMuDANT tH 1974 fon Re » 9 & C=2037/1S=2 Me. William &. Nelson Deputy Director for Operations: Central Intelligence Agency , oo Washington, D.C, 20505 ; . “— Dear Mr, thelson: (C) Te fs a-distince pleasure for re ta expceuss my sincere appreclation to Messrs, Kaymond Rocca, Willian Decker, wWillfam Donnelly, John Bogart, Joseph Flahecty, Lee Wigren, Robert Thovas and Paul Johnson, all members of your staff, for thefe outstonding participation and supporter of our new "Soviet Intelligence Elective Seminar. This seminar provided an in-depth examinatlon of the Soviet Intelligence and Securlry Services ' for twelve graduate degree ¢andidates enrolled in the School’s new Mastera Degree Program in Strategic Intellizeace, thorough knowledge of the subject analyses which made each presen- the seminar members, In addition (U) Each Agency pacticipant displayed « iuterlacéd with personal expeclences gnef tation unique and. extremely valuable for to the participants’ format presentations, they also spent valuable time informally talking wleh individual merbers of the seminar and faculty, Our studenta and faculty were enthuslasrie in thele praise of all anpects for the program; and they especlally eperectated the candid discussions of the problems Soviet intelligence’ poses kerb for the Agency and the: Intel- ligence Communlty. Please convey to éach participant our sincere thanks 2 interest in the Schuol'’s Graduate ‘for his outstanding presentation and hls ine Program, 2g this School to educate student 2 (U) Your continued cooperation tn assier 2 sset to the Servicea and whose intelligence capabilities will be z Intelligence Community is deeply appreclared, £ Sincerely, . We oJ. FUCARAS Captain, U5N Commandint Clacrified by 2.220182 eee cece eee enon’ ENEPAL DECLASSIFICATION | EVEWeT FROM GE ‘SCHIDULE CF EXECUTIVE CROER 11682 ° with é te sc,» ~ . |e COecinen Hal GETLAGSIFY CM cannot.te determined, . J Wena: ! nertyerive information fron material governed by “TA Regulation 10-29 7 ar, —4 a i EXEWETION CATECGRY 19. (2)... eee ween! 1
SECRET ; i 6 bog Beiled Fai = . . | . a . ™ Calr esteaRiy . oy REQUEST FO ERSONNE fig fs REQ oT FOR PERSONNEL ACTION 20 June 1968 | PSMA MEE TD Nad idan Foed | Mahidol : L va) 906198 WIGRE Ny LEE WH. Ae) ” } 3 NATE oF CPE eS NEL “chon ~ rs | nee tPP Eg ve Dal eatouistey ¥ CaltGoer oF OF EMPLOY IRE DT ee REASS [GNM 8. FUNDS > Xx 9. ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN ATSOnS DDP/CL STAFF “RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS GROUP 1, POSITION FINE OPS OFFICER (14) 0213 GS . 0136015 13 § 10, REMARKS, vioy nN wor P RM ARICIAL ANALYSIS NO aov | awa {8227-0170 WASH., D.C. 17 POSTION NUMBTR DS/OTR (Pacitiadg Ma 1210) REGULAR | a trea at AUINOwITY 74 f Prevomashy i] LOCATION oF OFFICIAL “StatiOes 4D Caadin StaviCé OiSeiria howd v. “Savaay c On gare t mplated hy hy (ffne Y CONCUR 5] (CH ersonne . on ter ag Go 29-68 ce: Finance & Security Seaniiy Aggrecal (2k AY 3. Te ee r—_—_—_—_— Date SeGAtO 188. SIGNATURE OF caitin sinoice ABPRIWING OFFICER x “F 20 June 6B 38. bet. PaETERERE 39. Say (om, Sait SPaca BOW For ER ChUSIVE use Se og weep 2. sanoa ia raltontt (oe 9. PET ALERT an W Sananion HOR CHOR “ARC RLATION Oata sae BALL (096 Pomme nme 2-0NGm ne ~ita BOR ae, “$37 LONG. (uP. Qart a ari licen a “oat cy ‘Gaant ALUE Hbsutaacd 2, [62 z OAIE SIGRHD AU i? Galt GF thi ads. Ba, ve, ca] SOCiaL Sut ACuHe 80 Coos 0-acat ™O. ba ve, | m0. aa, iM tis coos o~ warnta Int Ae aoc lt rath 318 Ft . . a. PEHVIOSS CiTiae GOVEEMMENT Stee 42. tava (at a Hotta TAs Gata $tatt faz afa ~ SREY SLICE ———— een he wee! coor 0 a0 Perv wert (008 Tree recon] coor” “[ro. tan tetasnicees [roam aHECUTED coe fra | 1-80 Bia 18 Geanice ; ns \its i= det @ WOKE HS Due 5 reas | we parey l ; 3- M8LaE @ WE wOeL Tae DP tansy ce re a ae a a a hs ee eer he 43 POSITION COWTAL CERNE CATION . PY wae Mw taveys Frain’ OTR “ POR 3 2-07 VS 2 LGe FROGS eho areget4 GkOuP | Clete Feo8 te Gee Cay tmtcla|uitence Tews] 34. GE Paap tate coor ahd, Oale aveeovio “ Of (4) rd
14-00000" Baouwtive avery | rere gt ome South African Polica feadquarters, Privato Bay 44, Protoria, lvth March, 1987, Mr, R. Helma, . ; - Corntral Intelligence Agency, : ‘ - ‘WASHINGTON iC. Doar ‘tut , Me kimo ' : During a rocont conversation with one of my officora in connection with tho viekt of Me, Hoory Plaanke und Mr, Leo Wireren, ft: suddonly dawned on mo thet AEE oupele Phad, wt the fea, roquonted boil: Me, John Morts antl Monsen. Plsaauleo and Witcen to - €onvey my sincere thunks and good! wishes to you ~ which Tum suro they did - I had nor i yet written to you personally in connection with the matter, ; i | : - mo ' . Hank and Lea, aa we affectionately remember them, proved themgelycs to-be ett - | most worthy ambassadors of your country, as well as your servico und 1 feei convinced : : that they left behind them a number of sincere new friends. They are both ebvicusly * : experienced officers with a wide and thorwugh knowledge of their reupective flelda and _) WO found thelr lecturag highly instructive, . : 7 . |” “Fortunately, elreumstances permitted the majority of my senfor cfficers to . . "attend the course ia Pretoria and the lucid manner In which Hank and Lee delivered thetr : ; loctures, brought ua all under a new and deeper awareness of the vital role being played , by tho United Statce fn the atruggle against International communism, and ter the very . &reat need of unity and closer co-operation amongst the peoples of the free world {f the . Communiat cnalaugst ts to be successfully withstocd,: Please once again accept my sincere thanks for having mada two guch abla und oxportenced officers aa Hank and Lee avallabie for tho purpose of lecturing to us, Kindest regards ‘ Sincerely, oo . nn et mae ow we oe ee om Major-General, ; Hd, VANSIEN BERGH, j /RVZE
for the presentation by Mr, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY US. ARMY INTEL LIdENCE ScHoaL FORT MOLATINO' MARYLAND 21219 LS March 1907 1M REPLY REPES FOr es Me. John H. Richardson Director of Training Central Intelligence Agency Langley, Virginia 20505 Dear Mr, Richardson: It isa Pleasure, to express the appreciation of the Statf and Faculty of the u. Ss, Amy Intelligence School Lee A.jWigren, at Fort Holabird, on 8 March 1967, to personnel attending Class: 67-S0-2 of the Senior Foreign Officer Intelligence Course... - Mr. Wigren's discussion of current trends in Soviet foreign policy was factual and timely. Hig uxamples of Soviet activity in the foreign policy sphere in Vietnan, the Middle East and Atrica were of definite value to this class. The talk was highly interesting and was enthusiastic. ally received, Thank you for your continued cooperation in our guest Speaker program, Would you please convey to Mr. Wigren the appreciation of the Staff and Faculty, Sincerely, AMO SS. SMITH Colonel, AIS Commandant “aber
SECRET (When Fitled In) 8 Auzuss 1466 MEMORALDUM FOR! Me. Loe te Wi aren THROUGH ot Head of G3 Career Service SUBJECT ‘ Notification of lon-clipibility for Dosipnation as a Participant in the CLA Retirement and Disshilicy System Jct. As you may know, we are [n the process of reviewing the omplayment history and current Career fleld of all employees in the Anency to {dentify those who are eligible for designation as a-particfpant in the new CLA Retfrement and Disability System. In this process, the Initial review of cach case is’ made by the individual's Career Service. Tf the Head of his’ Career Service nominates him for partleipation in the System, this nomina- Clon is reviewed bythe CIA Retirement Board whith recommends Final action to me. liowever, 1£ the lead of the Career Service advises that the emp loyee does not meet the basie requirements of WR 20-50 for participation, I have accepted this Finding without further review by the CTA Retirement Board, | This practice has been adopted. in the interest of expediting thts screening Process By that- those employees whe are ellyible to partiel pate tn the Sys- fem may be designated Participants a8 svon as possible, . 2. In your case, the Head of your-Carcer Service has advised me that you do not meet the requirements of HR 20-50 for destynation as a partict- pant and [ have accordingly made the formal determination required by che regulation that you are not eligihic for designation. From a review of your record Lt appears that the dectston of your Career Service was based upon but have not as the fact that you have 1S. years or more of Agency service, . yet performed 60 months of qualifying service as requlred by regulation, My determination that you are not elflyible at thts time for designation in no way affects your current status under the Civil. Service Rettroment System, nor does Lt preclude reconsideration of your eligibility co participate in the CIA Syatem {f you should meet -the requirements for destgnation in the future, 3. Should you destre further informacton concerning the requirements for designation as a participant in the CiA Retirement System, [ suggest that you read paragraph e of HK 20-50 and paragraph 3 of the Nmployee Bualletio dated 30 duly £965, entitled "Publ fe Law 88-643, The Central intel ilpence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees". 4. It is always possible that the records upon which che determinatton made in your case may have. been tncomplete or inaccurate regard tng your actual employment history with the Agency. “Lf, after studying the materlals cited above, you have questions regarding the decerminatton that you are not eligi- ble to partfefpate in the CIA Retirement. System, please feel free to contact officials of your Career Service, They are familiar with the details of your case and will gladly discuss them with you. In additfon, you may wish to dis- ¢uss your case with the CIA Retirement Staf€f€ located in Room 205, Magazine Building (extension 2867), Lf such discussions do not resolve any questions you have regarding your eligibility, you May request that your case he formally considered by the CIA Retirement Hoard, . ‘However, this request must be made with- in 30 days of the date of this memorandum, . . | LS AOYL 4 ‘ . -. mett D. Echols i Ganye t . Ditcetor of Personnel Mati r| SECRET declorsticamen
pow gr fcoercctian tah oe eve Hag Care _ 7 core ~~ nn we Personnel} ore : Jarre a oo . .- Fath odes eh ea TERRA ae / “ECRET of ° [Barve ehes fet . eceeeenenanmnenarrgnaraneec anes . . . ait PRIPARLD be . REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION a 7 Apell 1965 UUERIAL NUMBER, | 2 NAME Cb atst—Pirite> Madedle? on . : 006198 WIGREN, Lee H. NATURE OF PLESONNEL AION — je errecmvt pate EREQUESEO "Ty catrgorr oF EMPLOYMENT , Po manne car Year Regular 8 LEGAL AyINOMITY Completrd by 7 One af Personnel} 7 croc j 5275 ~2500. 9. ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGNATIONS 7 LGCATION OF OFFICIAL STATION . é poS/OTR - School of Internatlonal Communism ] ~ _ Faculty j Washington, 0. C. : ce d __ ee ee em ah POSITION TEELE POTION NUMBER 13. Carte e yeRviCk DESIGNATION eid ai Instrgaser Intel? ee p34 ep 8238 De Va, CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULE (GS, LB, e¥e.) TS OCCUPATIONAL SERRS [Ea GRADE AND STEP 17, SALARY OR RATE _ . ‘ a _ i . . - aGss ~ " L Gs banat BL gre TO aan ren ee ARN ‘118, REMARKS | Security Approvat Cranted & by Pars, 63/58 POLE Vice Henry Samor isk] st £ CONCUR: lee forwarded -to Payroll; | ce forwarded to Security _ 164, SIGNATURE OF REQUESTING OFFICIAL -. GATE SIGNED aie $5 yan OF CAREER SE per Le O's IG OF AICER , 3 ri ve vote "MATTHEW BAIRD irector oF Trng SPACE BELOW FOR EXCLUSIVE ust oF | THE OFFICE | OF PERSONNEL” __ 1 cee ep A | ne ra 19, ACTON 120, LMPLOV. | 21. OFFICE CODING 32 sane DATE a au gisin 26. Gate OF GuADE u. OATE OF Leh BURA BES ALPRABETEC {oot DA. va. TRO. ~ ta. ve. ° we. DA, va, ; /75 00) 3} a 78. WIE DIRS 29. SPECIAL . su OEM SB #10 #0. eT neice og : "Poo pATA : Ja t sowomt | aN (eee Fh WET, PREGLREMCE 36. SERV, COMP, DATE 137. LONG owe path 38, (esse Ga ES HeGks HEALTH HeSUBANCE Top soca SECuEITY HO coue o--Noat moO. DAL. ye, | CAR atSY cone Eatin 15, COOE 1-3, j page Tia io rt iL | aL {to . al. PRETIOUS GOSTRNMIRT SERVICE GATA a2. Ubave (at 4} EE, . a Tag Bata ™ cane os peeviocs egavict cook [rons pene reco i 0. Hoawancuno (ccoe st i[state Coot jm ORAL 1 M2VICE foam, : Leone PO BRLAG Ow SERVICE (LESS THAN > TEAS) a) t | 1-80 So AREAR tm SERVICE [ORE [HAND TLARS) | i , aoa, ee sora ~ a “APPROVED 43. POSITION CONTROL CERTHICATION ed wr BPPROY AL bGd re be oa} VWS2__ use prtvious EDITION 4 ‘ SECRET ancecces Tp aut preusti, DoBAGRAS Es | 2 bt ayercad i saree . ce a nn en met ue —a— . aa my Fart - : a F Sry: OK / 70 es ‘\ Let peer tee,
SECRET os CT “ptner Fitted pay. Dats, FREPARED REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION , 9 May 1962 eee nergy Te oe wee nami (Lest-Fiest waddle) eles , WIGHEM, LFS He . ‘Sh wATUGE OF ee eter conte om oe pee ee ba EFFECTIVE DATE WE WIE STEL catigney OF EMPL OCMENT Vowanee Da vise Fromet lon py: Fegular — , 3 ge a ee oe IP 1G ee — ‘ { [ voto Y Pr. COST CENTER NO, Ceaeeg. | A. LEGAL AUTHORETS (Completed Ly «TENDS ban aes _} | sBLe Olfice of Prescanel) = 1. ' . gre | [223 1090 1900_| +. ANT EATEONAL DES EUNAT SONS , i LOCATION CF CEE ICTAL STATION i The " ae “a chief, Cperations and ¥lane i <ounterintellipence Branch. Po _ i Zesearch ection [Washineten, _ De Ce : ays tres TETLe 12. POSETION MUWBT® 13. CAREER SERVICE ULSIGMATIC® * t , =s Officer —_ a wl 351 D Lagat FICATION SCHEDULE (GS, Lp, ere Ve. OCCUPATIONAL SERIES E16. GRADE and sTe* 117. Sa.amy OR RAYE ta # es AE 0136.02 _ ee ao "10635 "B.. FEMARAS : + “ frem same slote . - . . : mets, . ° GATE S1GKES cai CACM ATID Katt ARELS SERVICE APPROVING | DATE £149€0 ba CF PERSONNEL rae ce, gate of 27, cart bes APPARENT SEORITE GOTH je eens E mm SC PAF CONS TEBHICE hon wo gee ee om Geter ce Pia bapee tm SemaIce [hess twas 12 awyt ido Gaeee 1m SH BEA cE tea veg TP mre seacoast tt A A BO. BESETICN CONTROL CLATSFICATION SECRET
[ | | SEGRE] o March 1963 EMORANDUM FOR: Clandestine Jorvicos Career Sorvice Board, Socretury : { 7 _ SUBJECT > Promotion Recommendation for Mr, Lee H, Wigren oe ‘ : | _. 1. In recommending most atrongly Mr. Wigren's pronotion i from GS-12 to GS-13, I feol 4t ig only’ nocessary to emphasizo © i Mr. Wigren's educational) background at: Yale and Harvard, whore he received a BLA. and M.A, in History and Russian; hig ten | years of work in th Agency on Soviet intelligence in tha CI | “8taff, FI/D, and spr Division: his ability during the’past three | years in SR to superviso a Broun of over twelvo pooplo performing | @ varioty of rosoarch functions, ranging trom hajor studies te i ‘ ; operational aids, on the RIS; his approciation of the counter~ \ : intelligences role of tho Agency and his ‘furtherance of our . : | “| i I f | i Higsion. in that respoct by tho high stancardg of excellence of hia production; and hig vigor in ansuning and carrying out the duties of a job formefly hold by a GS-16, oe 3. Hr. Yigeren hag beon in grade for almost four yours, Ho has had respansibllitios and performed duties far above bis | grade level for three of thoso yeara while dealing with practically } all of the DD/P, other agencies of the fovernmunt, and foreign I intelligones and gocurity sorvicoa, He is an acknowledged oxpert in his field and equalled in it by no one olac in the Agency, and : possibly in the S0vernmont a8 a whole. His fitnesa reports havo : roflocted superior performace in “very important respact and OUt~= ; etanding performance in many ways, with the highest personal chare : i acterinticsa possible, dolnge a job on a uniquely difficult Subject, \ ' while using and training peracunol who all too ofton have had i ; little or ao background for thoir positions, mee . ~~ i 3. fa py Opinion, Mr. Wirren ig the most qualified GS-12 in ae the Division for promotion to GI-13, and XY bolieve that the } ~~ i above comments aad our four provious promotion recommondationa ! amply support me, "3s SR DIV Ge Lon
2 Santenber 1Y9 MEMDPABDUM FOR: Chief, aR sou SUBJ OCT 2 Promotion Request, lowe H. WIOREA 1. It is requested that Mr. Wigren be promoted to Ge-]j. 2, Mr. Wigren received his BA from Yale in 1947, mJoring in histcary esd Ruselan tengungy al area studies, and his MA fron Harvard Ap 1948 in bistory.-“ He came on duty with the Soviet Intelligence ‘Brogch of: vhat- wos then Gtaff C 1p March 1951, and stayed with that branch as @ research apnlyst on Covict Intelligence until after ites - __ tranefer. to SR/CE in early 1955, when he transferred to WE Division "dn search of a field aselgmmont. uch agaignment having become jncrenaingly doubtful by 1957, he transferred to FI/p where ha re- mained until assignment to thig Division in April 1959 es Chier of | 6R/CE/Researeh. ; 3. I might as well admit.at the start that X have kuwen Br. Wigren since we wero in high echcol together ani I have always bean impressed with hia ability, sarticularly in the research flel4. Additionally, be hna been in or clues to research on Soviet Intealliq- © gence for the ‘past 8} years. ‘this, combined with his acadentc background in research methodology, bistory im genearnl and Pussian “histery in particular, made his ay natural choice for his present job although I had never worked dircetly with him befarc. In the . past five months, I have had resson to be happy about my choice. - The main need in BR/CE/Resaerch hes been for an established program of stuéies which wa might expect to be produced in regular order; thie has teen a nocd, to my porsoml mmowledga, oince 1955. Hr. Wigren hes quietly set up such a echedule with realistic target dates, £0 in touch with each study at each joiut during ite preductios, and shovs every indication of meeting his deadlinca. Ao-has a Long-rereo interest in counter-intelligence, knows what he iu doing and wry, and - ds able to orient bia subordimtes greperly and direct, their efforts. ‘8. Although Mr. wigren has been in grade only a relatively short time, sinte April 1958, I feol that he is doing a difficult joo excollontly aod thet hio prumoticn is justified on tha basis of academic background, Agancy experience and current performance, —