Evening star., 1953-04-27
Partial Text Of Eisenhower Order on New Security Programs

The tolloiDing is q partial
tert of President EisethoDer's
Erecutive order setting up neiD
security requirements for Gou-
ernment employment. Section
I of the order is Introductory
In nature:
Section 2. The head Of each
department and agency Of the
Government shall be response
BILE for establishing and MAIN
tanning within his department
or agency an effective pro-
gram to insure that the en-
ployment and retention in en-
ployment Of any civilian officer
or employe within the depart
ment or agency is clearly con-
sistent with the interests OF
the national security.
Section 3. (a) The appoint
ment Of each civilian officer or
employe in any department or
agency Of the Government
shall be made subject to in
vestigation. The scope of
the investigation shall be
determined in the first in
stance according to the degree
of adverse effect the occupant
of the position sought to be
filled could bring about. by vir-
tue of the nature of the posi-
ton, on the national security.
but in no event shall the in
vestigation include less than a
national agency check (includ-
ing q check Of the fingerprint
files Of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation). and written in
quiries to appropriate local
law-enforcement agencies. for
mer employers and supervisors.
references, and schools attend
ed by the person under inves-
tigation: Provided, that upon
request of the head of the de-
partment or agency concerned.
the Civil Service Commission
may, in its discretion, author
ize such less investigation as
may meet the requirements of
the national security with re-
Spect to per diem, intermit-
tent, temporary, or seasonal
employees. or aliens employed
outside the United States.
Should there develop at any
stage of investigation 'informa-
ton indicating that the en-
ployment Of any such person
may not be clearly consistent
with the interests of the ma
tional security, there shall be
conducted with respect to such
person a full field investiga-
ton, or such less investigation
as shall be sufficient to enable
the head Of the department or
agency concerned to determine
whether retention of such per-
son Is clearly consistent with
the interests Of the national
security.
CD The head of any de-
partment or agency shall des-
ignate, or cause to be desig-
mated, any position within his
department or agency the oc-
cupant of which could bring
about, by virtue of the nature
Of the position, a material ad-
verse effect on the national
security as a sensitive position.
Any position so designated
shall be filled or occupied only
by a person with respect to
whom a full field Investigation
has been conducted: Provided,
that a person occupying a SEN
sitive position at the time it is
designated as such may con-
tinue to occupy such position
pending the completion of a
full field investigation, subject
to the other provisions of this
order: And provided further,
that in case OF emergency a
sensitive position may be filled
for a limited period by a per-
son with respect to whom a
full field pre-appointment in
vestigation has not been COM
pleted if the head of the de-
partment or agency concerned
finds that such action is recess
sary in the national interest,
which finding shall be made
part OF the records of such
department or agency.