FINANCIAL RECORDS RETIREMENT PROGRAM

«rz OProved For Relaasg J003109128 : CIA-ROPT8.00433A00010gg60045-4 ; Co , ooue S450 I 8 May 1968 i | | MEMORANDUM FOR: Doputy Director for Plans i SUBJECT: Financial Records Retiroment Program , i REFERENCE : Momorandun from tho Director of Finance to tho Doputy Diroctor for Support dated 29 March 1968. | | : 1. This Staff fools that it noods tho rotention | of travel accounting records (PCS and TDY), operational | entertainment and expense vouchors, loave records, . field transportation records and pérsonal service contracts on a relatively long term basis in order to effectively carry out its responsibilitics in highly important sensitive counterintelligence casos. ¥ 2. The frequency of requests for searches of the financial records is not a substantive basis for judging value of the records, The financial records permit detailed reconstruction of travel and assignments impossible to obtain from any other records in the Agency, The operational files porait only the recon- struction of the operational activity without reference to other actions on tho part of staff, staff agent, and contract personnel which becomes highly important in cases involving operational security as to such personnel. 3. We feel that a thirty year retention period would be moro realistic than 12, 20 or 56 mentioned variously in reference document. If we should have a case comparable ' to that of H.A.R. Philby, wo could very well wish to re- by search activities extonding that far back in timo. : 25X1A Tos AngIoto : i Chief, Coditter Intelligence Staff | Distribution: : ! Original § 1 - Addressee , id Attachuents: i Momo from Dir. of Finance i With attachments thereto. Cl Lo : Approve For Reese zucsos 2 GRIP 8 00403A00010008004-4