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FEDERAL CIVILIAN DISTINGUISHED
' ' SERVICE AWARD - ~
Reference is made to my earlier memorandum this morning
relative to the "alternate group" meeting this morning at the Civil Service
Commission to weed out all but five of the recommendations concerning
the Federal Civilian Distinguished Service Award. . .
I have now learned there were thirty-one award recommenda-
tions all total. All but seven were weeded out. This group decided to
recommend seven instead of five to the principle Awards Board inasmuch "
as they felt that the remaining seven we e all outstanding. .C 1""*M4 if ' t S
Of the seven eft, . olson heads the list. He is the only
attorney and only law enforcement executive among the seven. The remaining. olson __..__
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recommendations included Messrs. New of NASA, Rowlett of NSA, Tresise ph.!
of State, Irons of Civil Service Commission, McCandless'"of_ Budge - d -.:~_,Greives of Commerce. " , i{_1 /__,,__;- 7 /§_ {lg- -RE_c'1§3 5~r:|.i:--K l.__._ _'.'~-.;>' -12.
The final meeting of the principle Awards Board will held
within the next several days. It appears rather obvious that Mr. Tolson -- .
stands an excellent chance of being among the top five. »
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On March 30, 1965, Mr. Don B. Ginder,
Employees Relations Section of the Department, called
for the grade and salary of Mr. Tolson at the request of
a Mrs. Williams of the Civil Service "Commission in
~ connection with the award recommended for Mr. Tolson.
With your permission, Mr. Ginder was informed that -
Mr. Tolson is in level 3 of the Executive Salary Act of
1964at $28, 500.
Today it was determined through Mr. Gi.Ild¬I_
that the Civil Service Commission has sent to the Presi-
dential Committee seven nominations for the final consid-
eration oi the Committee from which they will select five
individuals for these awards. Mr. Tolson's name headed
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stated he wanted to vigorously push the recommended award for
Mr. Tolson for Federal civilian distinguished service. He stated he_
had the brochure that the Director had sent over but felt that additional
information was needed. He advised me that John Douglas of the . 2
Department, an alternate on the Awards Committee, would meet this f
moming at the Civil Service Commission at 10:00 a. m. to decide upon
the semi-finalists in this matter. The Attorney General asked that Icall Douglas and give him any additional information C0l'lCe1'l1ing -;,5_, Z_,..Mr. Tolson that was available. _ ~ _ _ g t 4
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that was sent over. He replied in the affirmative. I then gave him additional facts
concerning a number of the big cases that Mr. Tolson had a personal hand in as well as
telling him that Mr. Tolson assisted the Director in personally supervising all major
cases as well as administrative matters in the FBL Other facts were made available
which might serve to "beef up" the brochure. ' '_ T2
I have discussed this matter with J ohn. Macy, Chairman of the Civil .
Service Commission, who is also the Chairman of the Awards Committee. The matter
has additionally been discussed with the President. Macy is well aware of the '
President's friendship with Mr. Tolson. , - -- f . '=_.,'11..
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I particularly impressed upon Douglas this morning the sharpness that
Mr. Tolson had always displayed in handling acute problems. I mentioned that the
Director leaned upon him heavily with respect to recommendations in this regard. Itold Douglas that the meat of the problem was Mr.L__'I>o_lso__n's.ability to g t» to the root of
any situation without delay. § ,1;="'- - ' -ff _:-- ,5;.44. .
The meeting this morning is merely to recommend-th top five to the '1;:. -.._<- ,"-1 '
main Awards Board. In other words, the field will be narrowed down this morning by
the group of alternates. Douglas will call me when he returns from the meeting.
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REPORT OF PERFORMANCE RATING
>~'CLYDE A. OLSONName of Employee:
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Mr. Tolson's exceptional performance and his valua-
ble contributions to the Bureau have clearly merited for him the
rating ct Outstanding tor the period April 1, 1964, to March 31,
1965.
As Associate Director, Mr. Tolson has served with
distinction as Chief of Stat! over all phases of FBI operations. It
has been necessary during the past year for him to assume even
more responsibilities because oi legislation delegating additional
investigative jurisdiction to the Bureau and typical of the quality .
at his management efforts is the fact that our accomplishments
reached new highs during the year. His concentrated devotion to
duty has also been most important in dealing with current problems
in the fields of civil rights and organized crime and his leadership
has been a vital force in the successes we have achieved. -~
His extraordinary personal attributes of perception,
keen understanding, and selfless loyalty to the Bureau mark him
as a top-notch administrator and the bulwark upon which I depend.
He has consistently sought opportunities tor improving our inves-
tigative procedures and techniques and, as the architect of the
Bureau's budget, he has insisted upon a self-imposed economy of
operations which has enhanced our reputation as an agency which
returns maximum benefits to the taxpayer. His calm, penetrative
analysis ct day-to-day problems, his incisive and reasoned judg-
ment, and his demand for efficiency have become the model for
his associates and have indeed contributed to the esprit de corps _
d the FBI. i - "
Mr. Tolson has served the Bureau, the Department,
and his country with great dedication and his long, distinguished
career in serving the public interest forms a singularly signifi-
cant chapter in the history of the FBI. Based on his over-all -
eorts, no less a rating than Outstanding could be considered.
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It gives me a great deal of pleasure to advise
you that your services for the period April 1, 1964, to -
T March 31, 1965, have merited the rating of Outstanding
_-- . . on Incentive Awards. I am enclosing a copy of the rating
'1 Your seless dedication to the ideals and pur-
poses of the Bureau, as well as your assistance to me, is
immeasurable. However, as a token of my deep appreci-
ation I have approved an incentive award for you in the
amount of $500. 00 which the enclosed check represents.
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OUTSTANDING ANNUAL PERFORMANCE RATING
There is attached for your signature the annual performance rating in »
duplicate covering Mr. Tolson's services from April 1, 1964, to March 31, 1965,.
in which he is rated Outstanding. - '
It is necessary that your signature be affixed to the original and the copy
as the Rating Official. After April 1, 1965, it will be forwarded to the Deputy Attorney
General, Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Incentive Awards, of which
Committee you are a member, for approval in accordance with the Performance Rating
programs of the Department and the Bureau. When the rating has been approved by
the Committee and returned to the Bureau, a copy will be furnished to Mr. Tolson with
a letter of appreciation from you. In addition, Mr. Tolson will be eligible -for a $500
cash incentive award as in the past in recognition of an Outstanding annual performance
rating.
RECOMMENDATION: O .
SQ.-__~I..> _That you, as Rating Official, sign the original and copy of the attached
Outstanding annual performance rating for Mr. Tolson and upon approval of the rating
by the Departmental Committee on Incentive Awards he be approved for a cash award
of $500.
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