B-144033, SEP. 20, 1960
Highlights
IS PLANNING TO VISIT SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN THE FAR EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR GENERAL OBSERVATION AND ON-SITE FAMILIARITY WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES AGENCIES. WILL INFORM YOUR OFFICE OF THE EXACT DATE OF HIS SCHEDULED ARRIVAL IN TOKYO AS SOON AS PLANE RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. HE WILL ARRANGE THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE EMBASSIES AND ICA MISSIONS FOR FURTHER TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS. STAPLES WILL BE CONCERNED PRIMARILY WITH ACQUAINTING HIMSELF WITH THE BASIC SEGMENTS OF THE COUNTRY PROGRAMS. IT WILL BE APPRECIATED IF YOU WILL REQUEST THE MISSION DIRECTORS IN THE COUNTRIES MENTIONED ABOVE TO GIVE MR. A SIMILAR LETTER IS BEING SENT TODAY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE REQUESTING THE COOPERATION OF EMBASSY OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED.
B-144033, SEP. 20, 1960
TO MR. JAMES W. RIDDLEBERGER, DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION:
MR. GEORGE H. STAPLES, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OUR CIVIL ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING DIVISION, IS PLANNING TO VISIT SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN THE FAR EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR GENERAL OBSERVATION AND ON-SITE FAMILIARITY WITH THE ACTIVITIES OF CERTAIN UNITED STATES AGENCIES, INCLUDING THOSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION IN KOREA, VIETNAM, LAOS, TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES, AND, IF TIME PERMITS, PAKISTAN AND INDIA.
MR. STAPLES EXPECTS TO LEAVE WASHINGTON ABOUT OCTOBER 15 FOR TOKYO. WILL INFORM YOUR OFFICE OF THE EXACT DATE OF HIS SCHEDULED ARRIVAL IN TOKYO AS SOON AS PLANE RESERVATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. HE PLANS TO DEVOTE APPROXIMATELY THREE TO SEVEN DAYS ON ICA ACTIVITIES IN EACH COUNTRY, THE LENGTH OF HIS STAY DEPENDING ON THE CHARACTER OF THE ACTIVITIES AND LOCAL CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO THE PURPOSE OF HIS VISIT. HE WILL ARRANGE THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE EMBASSIES AND ICA MISSIONS FOR FURTHER TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS, AND FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION OF HIS ARRIVAL IN EACH COUNTRY. IN THIS CONNECTION, WE ASK THAT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MISSIONS AND THE EMBASSIES COOPERATE IN ARRANGEMENTS FOR HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS FOR MR. STAPLES, MEETING HIM AT THE AIRPORTS, AND ASSISTING HIM THROUGH CUSTOMS.
WITH RESPECT TO ICA ACTIVITIES, MR. STAPLES WILL BE CONCERNED PRIMARILY WITH ACQUAINTING HIMSELF WITH THE BASIC SEGMENTS OF THE COUNTRY PROGRAMS, THE PROCESSES OF THEIR IMPLEMENTATION, AND LOCAL CONDITIONS AND PROBLEM AREAS RELATED THERETO. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK HIS AGENDA CONTEMPLATES SHORT OVER-ALL BRIEFINGS, GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSIONS, TRIPS TO SELECTED PROJECT SITES, AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY BE HELPFUL IN GAINING A CLOSER FAMILIARITY WITH THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAMS AT THE FIELD LEVEL. IN ORDER THAT HE MAY DERIVE THE MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM HIS VISIT, IT WILL BE APPRECIATED IF YOU WILL REQUEST THE MISSION DIRECTORS IN THE COUNTRIES MENTIONED ABOVE TO GIVE MR. STAPLES THEIR FULLEST COOPERATION.
MR. STAPLES HAS SECURITY CLEARANCE THROUGH TOP SECRET, AND CERTIFICATION THEREOF HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN FURNISHED TO THE ICA OFFICE OF PERSONNEL SECURITY AND INTEGRITY.
A SIMILAR LETTER IS BEING SENT TODAY TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE REQUESTING THE COOPERATION OF EMBASSY OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED.