Cryptonym: PACT

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Definition:
Project PACT was a world-wide project of interest to high ranking officials in the CIA, State and Defense Departments in the 1950's.
Status:
Documented
Discussion:
A memo in July of 1956 stated that Ann Goodpasture was recently assigned to the NEA Division to act as case officer on Project PACT.
Sources:

104-10193-10079: CIA OP FILES ANN GOODPASTURE.

07/17/56: Memorandum from NEA/CFI to NEA/AIM: Subject: Ann L. Goodpasture: "1. It is requested that subject employee be promoted from GS-11 to GS-12. 2. Miss Goodpasture was recently assigned to the NEA Division to act as Case Officer on Project PACT, a world-wide project of interest to high ranking officials in the Agency, State and Defense Departments. In addition to all material handled by Miss Goodpasture being slugged RYBAT (a high level of secrecy required to protect the message), there is a further indicator assigned which allows distribution only to DCI, DDCI, DD/P and CNEA, together with the undersigned. 3. Information received under Project PACT is disseminated by the Case Officer to officials mentioned above in addition to DDI, Chief, CI, CPP, and CFI, and other interested Division Chiefs. Material received is reproduced by subject and disseminated as above. In addition to the above duties, Miss Goodpasture analyses information for dissemination, handles her own carding and writing of operational reviews. 4. Subject employee has been in grade since 4 July 1954 and her performance on her present assignment has been excellent. It is therefore recommended that this request for promotion be considered at the next NEA Promotion Board meeting."

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Gavin McDonald

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