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2921232 DIRECTOR 343286

BANGKOK, RANGOON, PHNOM PENH,

CHIANG MAI.

FROM: LIMIT C/EA/TIB

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - COS - WEEKLY HIGKLIGHTS

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ACTION REQUIRED:

BANGKOK:

PLS HOLD FOR COS/HANOI'S

THE NEXT TIME HE STOPS AT STATION.

DEAR ALL, FOLLOWING ARE THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 28 JUN

Ô MEETING AS PRESENTED-BY DCEA/SBA (CEA-OCCUPIED-FOR_PARI OF THE

TIME_WITH ANOTHER MEETING) AT THE 29 JUN EA STAFF MEETING:

- IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND

WOULD LIKE TO GET THEM REGISTERED IN THE AGENCY'S NURSERY, YOU

SHOULD APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPENINGS THAT WILL COME

AVAILABLE THIS SEPT.

- ADDO MET 30 MEMBERS OF THE PRESS FOR A

BACKGROUNDER NEWS CONFERENCE.

CNN, ABC, AND ALL THE OTHER BIG

MEDIA REPS ATTENDED.

PER ADDO, THE BRIEFINGS WENT QUITE WELL.

AT

ONE POINT,

SOMEONE MENTIONED THEY WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING

"OFF

THE RECORD," AND THIS CAUSED SOME COMPLAINTS FROM THE PRESS.

HOWEVER, ON THE WHOLE, THIS NEW SYSTEM OF HAVING THE DO INTERFACE

WITH THE PRESS IS SAID TO HAVE GONE QUITE WELL.

THE DCI IS ALSO

PRÉPARING A BACKGROUND FOR THE "NEW YORK TIMES" (NFI).

- THE ADDO MET WITH TOM DONILAN (THE SECRETARY OF

STATE'S CHIEF OF STAFF) TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF CONCERN TO THE

SECRETARY.

THIS IS PART OF A NEW SYSTEM INTENDED TO HAVE THE DO

GET BRIEFINGS ON WHAT SPECIFIC MATTERS HIGH LEVEL CABINET MEMBERS

- THE EXDIR IS STARTING A HUMAN RESOURCES OVERSIGHT

COUNSEL TÓ BE CHAIRED BY BETSY GRAVES.

THE COUNSEL WILL HOLD ITS

FIRST MEETING NEXT THURSDAY

THE_GROUP'S PURPOSE WILL BE TO

REVIEW -THE-AGENGY-S-PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PERSONNEL MATTERS-

(TRAINING, PROMOTIONS, ETC.) EROM_CRADLE_TO GRAVE, I.E., EOD TO

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RETIREMENT,

AND THE DIVERSITY ISSUE WILL BE ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN

OF_THE-GROUP.

A NEW STRATEGIC BUDGET PLANNING GROUP IS BEING

CREATED. IT WILL BE LED BY ERIC QUACKENBUSH AND JOE DETRANI.

PRESIDENT BUSH'S 27 JUN VISIT TO HOS WENI QUITE

WELL, IN THE DCI'S ESTIMATION. • THE DCI ADVISED THAT THE BRIEFINGS

BY DO PERSONNEL WERE RIGHT ON THE MONEX AND VERY WELL RECEIVED,

ESPECIALLY THE CHINA BRIEFING BY ADCEA/CO.

- THE ADDO WILL ATTEND A COVERT ACTION HEARING AT

THE SSCI ON 14 JULY.

ON THAT SAME DAY, THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST

LADY WILL VISIT THE AGENCY.

- GEORGE TENET HAS BEEN CONFIRMED AS THE DCI AND

WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY, 3 JULY.

THE AGENCY FOR A FEW MONTHS OVERLAP.

ADMIRAL STUDEMAN WILL REMAIN WITH

= A_ HONDURAN TASK FORGE-HAS-BEEN CREATED TO FULFIDE

THE SAME FUNCTION AS THE GUATEMALA .TE.

- AN EFFORT IS BEGINNING TO DECLASSIFY ALL

*DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE<JFK ASSASSINATION.> RELEASED DOCUMENTS

WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY INFO DEALING WITH THIRD COUNTRY LIAISON

RELATIONSHIPS OR ABOUT AGENT ASSETS.

HOWEVER, ALL ELSE WILL BE

RELEASED.

= THE IG SEMI-ANNUALS ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN (NEI) .

- DDA AND DDO WILL BEGIN HAVING BREAKFAST MEETINGS

TO HOLD DISCUSSIONS ON "CONNECTIVITY" (E-MAIL AND OTHER

COMMUNICATION) BETWEEN HOS AND FIELD STATIONS.

-RE MEALS: EXECUTIVE DINING ROOM #2 WILL SOON

CLOSE, AND IT MAY BE RE-ESTABLISHED SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE HQS

BUILDING. DINING ROOM #1 WILL REMAIN FOR USE WITH LIAISON

VISITORS.

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- FRANK ROCCO (DDA) IS RETIRING.

AS PART OF HIS

RETIREMENT PROCESS, HE WILL WORK FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS HELPING

ESTABLISH OF THE NATIONAL IMAGERY AGENCY AND THEN SPEND ABOUT ONE

MONTH IN THE TRANSITION PROGRAM.

AT THE DO STAFF MEETING,

FORMALLY BID ADIEU TO LA DIVISION OFFICER BILL DEVINE, WHO IS ALSO

RETIRING.

TOWARDS THE END OF THE EA STAFF MEETING, CEA JOINED THE

GROUP; AND, AT THE CONCLUSION OF DCEA/SEA'S BRIEFING PRESENTED AN

EA PLAQUE TO IDEN REPORTS (AND SOMETIMES FRONT OFFICE) SECRETARY

FOR HER SEVERAL YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE DIVISION,

FIRST AS EA/J SECRETARY AND THEN IN REPORTS.

SHE IS MOVING INTO

AN AGENCY JOB AT AN OUTLYING OFFICE MUCH CLOSER TO HER RESIDENCE.

4. FYI, THIS WAS YOURS TRULY'S LAST EA STAFF MEETING AS IT

WILL BE ENTERING THE 90-DAY RETIREMENT TRANSITION PROGRAM.

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STARTING 3 JULY AND WITH AN ACTUAL RETIREMENT DATE SET FOR 30 SEP.

WINTFELD-WITL-BE-AC/EA/TIB UNTIL THE DIVISION PMAP SOON DECIDES ON

THE NEXT BRANCH CHIEF.

HE IS A LEADING CANDIDATE FOR THE

FINAL WORD SHOULD BE OUT TO YOU ALL BY EARLY JULY.

ANY EVENT, IT HAS BEEN VERY SATISFYING WORKING WITH YOU ALL OUT

THERE VICARIOUSLY (UNFORTUNATELY) FOR THE MOST PART THOUGH I DID

GET TO MEET AND RENEW ACQUAINTANCES WITH THE COS'S AND SOME OF THE

CHO'S DURING YOUR TRIPS BACK HERE.

TERRIFIC AND BEING ACCOMPLISHED UNDER VERY DIFFICULT CONDITIONS.

IT| WAS GREAI BEING INVOLVED WITH YOUR EFFORIS AND I HOPE OUR

SUPPORT HAS BEEN UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

SOLID OPERATIONS YOU ALREADY HAVE IN TRAIN WILL CONTINUE TO

SUCCEED; AND, BASED ON THE OBVIOUSLY HIGH MOTIVATION BY ALL OF YOU

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THINGS FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND THE COUNTRY. I WISH YOU THE BEST!

IN YOUR ENDEAVORS AND YOU CAN COUNT ON THE FACT THAT I WILL STILL

BE CHEERING FOR ALL OF YOU AND THE AGENCY FROM THE RETIREMENT SIDE

GOOD LUCK, EMERSON.

NONE. DECL OADR DRV HUM 4-82. >

ORIG: EA/TIB(KUSTRRJ, 39874); COORD: DC/EA/TIB (AHR)

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