FINANCIAL RECORDS RETIREMENT PROGRAM

i... Approyed For Rebaasg 2003/03/28 : CIA-RDP78-00433A00G3(g950038:6 - ETI TI ITI Re (met Ysa Ya C8 May 1068. ere, [Hi MEMORANDUM, FOR: © Doputy Director for Plans ar {9H suBgeers EY Financial Rocords Retiremont Program (| 47 REPERENCE: '7 Memorandum fromthe Divector of Finance |i.’ Cle ge to the Doputy Director for Support . 1. Cy dated 29 March 1968. HE Ean wy fol 2 1. This Staff fools that it noods the rotention . °° [Eis of travel accounting rocords (PCS and TDY), operational. '.:i I |G EEELY entortainmont and oxponso vouchers, loave' Focords,. ES {| #00 Field transportation records and personal service ;: DIA ER AT contracts on a relatively long term basis in order to ! |i effectively carry out its responsibilities in highly : 721 SL important sensitive counterintolligence cases. : nin aa 2. The frequency of roquests for searches of the (775; financial records is not a substantive basis for judging : #75 value of tho records, Tho financial records permit. “N21 detailed reconstruction of travel and assignments | [2497551 impossible to obtain from any other records in tho J SU Agony,” Tho oporatienal files pommit only tho recon: 7 struction of the oporational activity without reforenco U0." F to other actions on tho part of staff, staff agent, and [5700 contract personnel which bocomes highly important in | 8a cases involving operational security as to such personnol. Fi Hl Toi) 3. ‘We feel that a thirty yoar retention period would [24054 be mors realistic than 12, 20 or S6 mentioned variously = {4214004 in voforence document, 1f wo should have a caso comparable {o,f to that of H,A.R. Philby, wo could very woll wish to yo- + {0 ¥ search activities oxtonding that far back in timo. Yaga ' Chiof, Coditkor Intelligence Staff : 40 Distributions Ve SARE ¢ «nl Original 83+ Addresses Tl ‘ : a “1 Attachments: aS Joh “4 “Momo £rom Dir, of Finance Sm | al i+ with attachments’ thoreto. . - Typ Ct Thr ARR |e asEE Se [i CUR SEgper SE © pppraved For feds 2050320 CIA RDBTB 0ASIACOD100RH0388—