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TOP 3ECrtl! I And, finally, to retain the credibility and viability of the operation despite numerous wild haired proposals that were being put forward at vari- ous times during the months under study -- proposals which never should have been offered let alone given any serious consideration. As previously noted, WH/4 was established by Col. King in January of 1960; however, it was not until 24 March 1960 that Mr. Bissell apparently of- ficially got around to approving the new Branch, for in a memorandum for the Deputy Director for Support (DDS), it was noted: The SSA-DDS has advised of the DDP's approval of the creation of a new opera- tional Branch, the abolishment of an existing section, and the creation of a new Section within the WH Division Head- quarters Staffing complement. The 15 new positions required by the Branch would be more than offset by ~he decrease in the DDP complement. The same memorandum indicated that the Wage and Salary Division of the Office of Personnel had approved the various grades that had been proposed and then the memorandum went on to state: The approval limits the usage.of the requested positions to the duration of the - 81 -