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ie eo ate “the office wainteine mo independent ‘piing " gqyntin einer than‘on index of son and cued oo ee At bas inherited fren the seourity offices of i * warlous ef the a geneios which ‘the State Departuent 7 has baken over. “Pines the nase of nev information BaD og -wheh ur. Bannerman’ office contributes ts ‘eontained Soc “ da PRX or Civil Service Comission records, ‘the a a . : a _ | office apparently relies entirely on the personal =: Lj. 2°") peeeddeotions of its staff anf on facility ef eon- og gp deeta » COM! , _. | . ine a — “agension, for file searches and information fron ine : ferme officials. (a) The position of the Security Office is, toa “ponsiderable extent, anomalous. It is governed prec- / . 7 tically speaking by no formussted: stendards of person- ( wpe a _ mel security. Mr. pobert Bannerman, who has the es ee Se title ef special Ausistent te the Director of the a oe ___. Off lee of Controle, presumably exeroises the fune- - - bo ; 7 _ tion of protecting the personnel Seourity of the a, an Departuent, first, dy eolilating CSA reports with in- eo ao formation received from sources cutside of CEA con= -. | po . . Joo ss @orming applicants and employees, and secondly, by © a vetoing (with the consent of the Committee) the en- Pei eee '."" pleyment of applicants or recommending (with the con= eee oe ne - pont of the