TECHNICAL TRAINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00012A000400100026-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2006
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: July 14, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM: Document No. 0
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1. On several occasions in the past the suggestion has
been made.that technical training should be separated from
other TRS activities and be put under the authority of CCD
and CDD. Recently the suggestion has been repeated by the
Chief, SES.
2. TRS does not favor such a step for the following
reasons:
a. Technical training as conducted by TRS
includes basic photography and the following
standard counterintelligence techniques: Physical
surveillance, technical surveillance
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surreptitious entry. With the exception of
technical surveillance, CCD and CDD are not pro-
fessionally acquainted with such investigative
techniques.
b. TRS and its predecessor units have
conducted training in counterintelligence
investigative techniques successfully for the
last 5j years. It seems unwise to transfer this
function to units which have only limited or no
experience with this kind of training.
c. TRS is attempting to improve the quality
of OSO intelligence training by integrating
investigative techniques into the operations
teaching. If very important tools of operations
are eliminated from operations training, the
latter will not be of the required effectiveness.
Thus a transfer of technical training to one or
two CAS units would result in a weakening of our
present training program.
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d. TRS does in no way compete with or dupli-
cate communications training and the laboratory
training in secret writing, reproduction of docu-
ments, and other techniques in which CDD specializes.
TRS has always recognized the authority and sole
responsibility of CCD and CDD in these fields.
e. It has always been considered as the
function of TRS to provide the organization with
general training with respect to intelligence]
operations, investigative techniques, reporting,
and administrative problems, as opposed to
specialized on-the-job or laboratory training and
briefing which are the responsibilities of the
various functional or regional units. The present
practice of this policy is efficient and satis-
factory. Thus students receive:
General training in area Special briefing by
background from TRS. the Foreign Branch.
General training in On-the-job training in
reports writing and the reports desks of
editing from TRS. the Foreign Branches.
General training on pro- Special area briefing
blems of U.S.S.R. and at FBS.
Communism in TRS courses.
General training in Special tutorial work
administrative procedures and briefing from SFD,
from TRS. TSD, and other CAS
units.
The same general procedure has been and could continue
to be applied to photography and technical surveillance
(the.only techniques for which facilities exist in TRS as
well as in CCD and CDD). By leaving the general training
function with TRS and the responsibility for specialized
instruction and briefing to CCD and CDD, duplication can be
avoided.
3. TRS, after having considered the pros and cons of
the suggestion mentioned above, has come to the conclusion
that a transfer of all technical training to CCD and CDD
would be unwise, uneconomical, and inefficient.
4. In order to guarantee in the future an efficient
technical training system, TRS is presenting the following
recommendations:
a. That TR,1 continue to conduct all basic
training in photographic and counterintelligence
investigative techniques.
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b. That TRS continue the teaching of counter-
intelligence investigative techniques as integrated
with operations training.
c. That TRS continue to conduct advanced training
in all such investigative techniques as they are not
taught by CCD and CDD (physical surveillance, searches,
locks, safes, surreptitious entry, fingerprints).
d. That CCD and CDD continue to conduct all
specialized training in specific techniques for which
they have been responsible (communications, secret
writing, reproduction of documents, etc.).
e. That CCD and CDD conduct all briefing in
the use of specific types of equipment or with respect
to the local application of standard techniques as
taught basically by TRS.
f. That TRS according with its function as
spelled out by So directive #18 coordinate from a
schedule viewpoint all technical training activities
of CCD, CDD, and TRS.
g. That TRS be advised by CCD and CDD. on equip-
ment and developments pertinent to the training func-
tions of TRS as outlined above.
h. That TRS in turn keep CCD and CDD informed
on all its technical training facilities as pertinent
to the general activities or the specialized training
and briefing functions of CCD and CDD.
i. That the Chief, TRS, or his representatives
will be held personally responsible for maintaining
close liaison with the Chief, Communications Division
and the Chief, Cover and Documentation Division, in
order to insure an effective, coordinated system of
technical training.
Chief, TRS
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