</s>104-10195-10003 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 HATIONAL REVIVITED AT CIA HEADQUARTERS BY HOUL: SELECT D TEELE ON ASSASSINTATIONS STAFF CTHERS SECRET FILE TITLE/NUMBER/VOLUME: WILCOIT, JAMES B. HANNETTO INCLUSIVE DATES: 25APRIL1856-15 APRIL 1966 CUSTODIAL UNIT/LOCATION: OFFICE OF PERSONNEL ROOM: SE/13 DELETONS, IF ANY: DATE DATE REVISITED BY SIGNATURE OF RECEIVED RETURNED (PRINT NAME) REVIEWING OFFICIAL 29-79 3-9-79 ABOLD D. CGAH Shandell Buf WILOOT, JANES B. JAMES 8. HANNETTO NO DOCINENTS MAY BE COPIED OR REVOVED FROM THIS FILE. SECRET

Summary:  
The text contains declassified personnel records and administrative forms related to James B. Wilcott Jr., detailing his employment history with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1940 to 1966. These records include salary adjustments, reassignments, promotions, and security clearance approvals, primarily referencing roles in financial management, operational support, and personnel administration. Entries reference locations such as Washington, D.C., Tokyo, Japan, and unspecified sites, with administrative codes and redacted social security numbers (SSNs) noted. No content directly pertains to John F. Kennedy, the assassination, or related investigations. The documents reflect routine personnel management activities within CIA offices and affiliated agencies, including references to financial units like the Comprehensive Accounts Branch and procedural guidelines for covert operations.  

Key People:  
- **Wilcott, James B. Jr.** (central subject of all records; referenced in multiple roles including Finance Officer, Staff Agent, and Personnel Action designations)  
- **Mays, J.J.** (Finance Branch officer)  
- **Caspianian, Robert P.** (mentioned in personnel action records)  
- **Shandell, Buf** (signature on documents)  
- **Emmett D. Echols** (Director of Personnel)  
- **H. A. Chandier** (Supervisor, certified employee conduct)  
- **Frank Wells** (supervisor of Wilcott)  
- **Clarence Norment III** (finance officer)  
- **Douglas S. Trabue** (reviewing official)  
- **Joseph H. Hudson** (chief, staff agents account)  
- **Elvwood Martin** (reviewing official)  
- **W. K. Boots**, **Steven L. Kuhn**, **W. R. C. Cawes** (signatories on security clearance documents)  

Key Locations:  
- **Washington, D.C.** (CIA headquarters, Finance Branch, Personnel offices)  
- **Tokyo, Japan** (CIA station support staff, Tokyo Station references)  
- **Cold Brook, New York** (residency address in personal records)  
- **Virginia Ave NW, Washington, D.C.** (residential address)  
- **U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School** (Washington, D.C.)  
- **Base Tower Station** (US Army facility)  

Key Events:  
- **Salary adjustments and reassignments** (e.g., promotions from grade 3–5 to 0–6, effective dates such as 10 JULY 1960)  
- **Security clearance approvals** (provisional clearances for Wilcott on 18 November 1965; Staff Agent clearance granted on 19 April 1965)  
- **Personnel action requests** (reemployment, career service designations, and administrative notifications)  
- **Performance evaluations** (assessments of financial duties, payroll management, and training requirements)  
- **Resignation records** (e.g., Wilcott’s resignation dated 15 April 1966)  
- **Administrative forms and certifications** (including placeholders for SSNs and incomplete data entries)  

Key Organizations:  
- **Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)** (Office of Personnel, Finance Branch, Operational Support, Comprehensive Accounts Branch)  
- **U.S. Army Element Composite Operations Group** (referenced in personnel records)  
- **Office of the Comptroller** (involved in salary adjustments)  
- **Personnel Security Division** (handling clearance procedures)  
- **Records & Services Division** (administrative unit)  
- **Certification, Performance, Professional Certification, Inc.** (implied through document references)  
- **U.S. Department of Agriculture Graduate School** (education background for Wilcott)  
- **National Bank of Washington** (referenced in financial records)

JFK Declassified Files

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