SUBJECT: PHILLIPS, DAVID ATLEE PP/OPERATIONS REQUESTS LIMITED BADGE FOR SUBJECT.
Originator: CIA
From: CHIEF, PROJECTS DESK
To: CHIEF, SPECIAL SECURITY
Document date: 09/08/1954
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

8 September 1954

TO

: Chief, Special Security Division

THROUGH: Chief, Operations Branch

FROM

Chief, Projects Desk

SUBJECT: PHILLIPS, David Atlee

#40696

GIST:

PP/Operations requests limited badge for one year for Subjeot

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South America in covert capacity. DD/P personally interested in

Subjoot.

DETAILS:

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Attached hereto is a limited badge request from Acting

Chief/PP/Ops. This request is to allow subject to enter Agoney

buildings for a period of one year.

Also attached is a memorandun

from Do/r dated 14 July 195%, outlining the merits of the Subjeot

and his futuro covert use.

apparently the subject porformed valuable

services in conneotion with PBSUCCESS. Aocording to this latter

memorandum, the Subject is interested in staff employment. After

serving one year at leadguarters, he would be able to aooept a field

assignment in South America. DD/P expressed the opinion there were

no serious problems in this arrangement.

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On 7 September 1954, the writer contaoted W. F. Hawley]

SSO

Chief

PP/Security Offioer, extension 8606, in rogard to this badge request.

(Hewly) advised it is not contemplated that Subjoct will be mado

+18p.

chiely

staff Employee.

Instead Subject is to be a Covert Associate. Acoording

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to

Chief

to the plans of PP/Ops, as know to Hawley,] the Subjeot 1s to serve

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as a covert associate at Headguarters for one year for "Indoctrination"

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in Agency systems, procedures, eto.

At the end of the year he is to

be

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¡Fowever, he advised there is considerable interest in this matter

by DD/P.

Further, subjeot is now on a leave

to render a decision in this matter as soon as possible in order that

any problems can be straightened out immediately.

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STORET

RETURN TO CIA

Background Use Only

Do Not Reproduce

6/FV

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SEORET

ACTION:

It is recommended this matter be referred to the Cover Branch

for an immediate study and a recommendation as to aotion.

Go lo Gentile

Attachments:

PP/Ops Request

DD/P Memo

ORIGINATOR:

GENTILE :njd

8 September

1954

SEGRET

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