WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #44; 25 OCTOBER THROUGH 31 OCTOBER 1956

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CIA-RDP58-00039A000300050072-6
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December 22, 2016
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February 22, 2010
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October 31, 1956
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MEMO
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 TAB Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 1W &_ /N;mD Ofce Memorandum STATES GOVERNMENT : Chief, Plans and Policy Staff DATE: 31 October 1956 FROM : Chief, Intelligence School SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #" 25 October through 31 October 1956 1. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS - None. 2. OTHER ACTIVITIES a. 019d e Tra (1) During the week of 22 October there were 108 people in Clerical Induction Training and 28 people in Clerical Orientation. (2) The results of the official Agency tests administered by Clerical Induction to entrance-onrduty employees for the week of 23 October were as follows: Of 7 people tested in shorthand, 2 qualified; of 17 people tested in typewriting, 8 qualified. (3) The results of the Clerical Skills Qualification Tests given by Clerical Refresher Training on 23 October were as follows: Of 4 people tested in shorthand, none qualified; of 5 people tested in typewriting, 4 qualified. b. A&Jnistrative Try Operations Support #23 began on 29 October. o. Madin Improvement Improvement on 24 October to discuss the readability of memoranda in connection with the study now being conducted. d. Intelligence Trrainine Writing Workshop #10 started on Monday, 29 October, with nine students enrolled. Five are from the Office of Communications and four are from the DD/P. e. Visual Aids Staff The weekly activities report of the Visual Aids Staff is attached. Mr.l f the Management Staff visited Reading Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 'GUNFIDENTIA ` f. Intelligence Orientation (1) Intelligence Orientation #3 began on 29 October with 75 students enrolled. A talk delivered by Mr. Baird entitled "Introduc- tion to Training" got the course off to a fine start. r(2) On 'j. n^tober Messrs met with Messrs. Orientation, and possible means of improving the content and method of presentation in t uggestions made during this meeting will be summarized by and another meeting will be held to prepare a draft proposal to be submitted to D/TR. (3) On Thursday, 25 October, a special briefing on highlights of Introduction to Intelligence was given to three people at the request of the FI Training Officer. (4) In addition to his duties with Intelligence Orientation, ill be conducting the Writing Workshop on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for the next four weeks. g. l na_ Bement Training (l) A request for a special management course for FE branch chiefs in January is being held p ortunity to discuss scope and emphasis of the course with Chief/FE. (2) Twenty-one persons, one over the course maximum, have been nominated for the 5 November presentation of Basic Management (GS 1,3_15). This is clear evidence of continued high interest in the course. Typically, the GS 13_15 presentation is the least likely to be filled to capacity. (3) attended selected lectures in a one-day symposium presented 30 October by the Federal Government Accountants Association, (4) Training Officer for the Office o g s cs, are arranging to visit the Supply Management School at Fort Lee, Virginia, during the third week in November. Some new courses have recently been developed which will certainly be of interest to the Office of Logistics and may also contain items of value for the Management Training staff and for other Agency components. h. OTR Orientation Officer (1) On Monday, 29 October, the CIA Introduction was conducted for 42 people. (2) The CIA Review was held for 29 people on Thursday, 25 October. SAL 'JU Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 CIA-RDP58-00039AO00300050072-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039A000300050072-6 25X1 25X1 1w VL1.Uflr- ' (3) At the request of WH , a special orientation 25X1 was held on 2/. October for 18 foreign nationals. (/.) At the request of WH ~, a special orientation was 25X1 conducted for two foreign nationals on 30 October. i. Instructional Teces 3. PERSONNEL NOTES a. Mts~ I an instructor in Clerical Induction, is enrolled in Intelligence Orientation. b. Mrs. after a leave of absence. c. Mrs.~has left for her new assignment at d. On Wednesday, 24 October, Mr to discuss some of the aspects of Mr the Intelligence School. projected rotation to ~ has returned to Administrative Training 3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/02/22 : CIA-RDP58-00039A000300050072-6