SECRET
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONNAIRE FORM
(This form is filled out, retained (see note at bottom of sheet) in duplicate must accompany request for admission of candidate to assignments or training classes)

Request for: (a) Assignment XXXV
Candidate's name in full: WILLIAM PATRICK BURKE, JR.
Cover name if necessary: Date: July 7, 1947
Age: 46 Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Branch: Contact Desk: Field
Specific station to which candidate is going: New Orleans, La.
For consultation call:
George B. McManus 2311 2210 B. St. Rm. 103
Branch Officer Sponsoring Candidate Phone Extension Bldg Room No.
Has Security Check been completed? Yes

Type of Cover: (Military; Govt. Official; Professional; Business; etc.)
Title of projected assignment: (a) Contact Specialist (b) Acting Regional Manager
Civil Service classification and salary level of projected position: P-7 @ $179.50
What will be the specific duties of the candidate? (A detailed and concrete description is essential; a general job title is not satisfactory.)
Organize and run the New Orleans Inter-agency Office in the initial stages
Has to establish and maintain contact with the top executives of American business, industrial and educational institutions. Must be able to sell CIA to them, gain their confidence and establish a discreet channel through which all foreign intelligence available to those organizations can flow to his office.
What are the promotional opportunities in the projected position? Good

What will be the administrative or supervisory responsibilities of the candidate?
(If none, write "none.") May eventually have to direct the activities of one P-6 and one CAF-7.

Will the candidate work alone or with other people? With others.
If the latter, how many and what will be the candidate's actual working relationship to them, i.e., closely or remotely or relatively independent? Two as mentioned above. Close cooperation.

Will the candidate be working directly under a supervising officer? NO
If not, how will his work be directed and reviewed? By Washington

What will be the living and working conditions under which the candidate is expected to operate?

For reasons of security, details such as student's true name or specific relation may be omitted in the case of undercover personnel, if so, as stated by the Desk.
FORM NO. 10-1 (Edition of 1-1945 SECRET OCT 1946 (1-1 may be used) (over)