St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1950-01-20


The text Of the revision follows:
SPECIAL REGULATIONS
NO. 600-629-1
UTILIZATION OF NEGRO MAN
POWER IN THE ARMY
1. Policy. The policy Of the De-
partment Of the Army Is that
there shall be equality Of treat
ment and opportunity for all per-
sons in the Army without regard
to race, color. religion, or national
origin. All manpower will be util-
lied to obtain maximum efficiency
in the Army.
2. Responsibility.
a. Commanders of all echelons
of the Army win insure that all
personnel under their command
are thoroughly oriented In the
necessity for the unrcserved ac-
ceptance of the provisions Of these
policies.
b. Commanders of organizations
or installations containing Negro
personnel win be responsible for
the execution Of these policies.
C. The planning, PRONUNCIATION,
augmentation, and revision of
these policies will be eoordinated
by the Director of Personnel and
Administration, General Staff, U.
s. Army.
3. Periodic Review Of Utilization
Of Negro Manpower. A board of
senior Army officers win be con-
vened from time TO time to de-
termine current progress under
the policies and implementation
prescribed herein and to reexam-
inc and review the fundamental
policies for the utilization Of Ne
gro manpower.
4. Enlisted Personnel Process
ing. All enlisted personnel without
regard to race or color will be
accorded the same reception pro-
cessing through appropriate in
stallations to insure proper initial
classification.
5. Army School Training. Army
school quotas for replacement
stream personnel, and requests for
and issuance of school quotas for
assigned enlisted personnel will
make no reference to race or col
or. Selection Of personnel TO at
tend Army schools win be made
without regard TO race or color.
Graduates of Army schools will
be used in positions where their
school acquired skill may be util-
lied in accord with personnel
management regulations equally
applicable to all enlisted person
mel.
8. Eligibility for Military Occu-
pational Specialties. Military Oc-
cupational Specialties will be open
to qualified enlisted personnel
without regard to race or color.
Utilization of Negro personnel in
Military Occupational Specialties
win be in accord with personnel
management regulations equally
applicable to all enlisted person
mel.
7. Enlisted Promotions. The pro-
motion system of the enlisted ca
reer guidance program will be adj
ministered on an equal merit basis
so that all promotions win be OBJ
tanned by open competition, on
examinations uniform throughout
the Army, against a single stand
ard, without regard to race or
color.
8. Officer Personnel Manage
ment.
a. Officers viii be procured for
the Regular Army and for the Of
ficers Reserve Corps without re-
gard TO race or color.
b. All officers, regardless Of
race or color, will be afforded
equal opportunities for advance
ment, professional improvement,
extended active duty, active duty
training, promotion, and retention
in the Army.
8. ROTC Students at Summer
Training Camps. ROTC students
attending summer training camps
as members Of school units TO
which they are regularly assigned
win remain together and be train |
ed together without regard to race
or color.
10. Utilization and Assignment
n In ftIrtherance of the policy /