WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #33 9 AUGUST THROUGH 15 AUGUST 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000300050170-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 170
• Publication Date: August 15, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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1. SIGNIFICANT ITENS - None.
2. OTHER ACTIVITIES
a. Clerical Training
(1) During the week of 6 August there were 73 people in Clerical
Induction Training and 46 people in Clerical Orientation.
(2) The results of the official Agency tests administered by
Clerical Induction for the week of 6 August were as follows: Of 12
people tested in shorthand, 4 qualified; of 22 people tested in
typing, 12 qualified.
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(3) attended
The Gregg Methods Conference for Business Teachers in Chicago during
the week of 6 August.
b. Orientation and Brief
(1) Effective 1 September Nr.l will replace
Mr. , who has been Chief, Orientation and Briefing,
and who is leaving the Agency.
(2) The 17th Dependents' Briefing was conducted on 6 and 7 August
for 16 people.
(3) On Thursday, 9 August, the CIA Introduction Program was
conducted for 93 people.
(4) Preliminary arrangements have been made for the Departmental
Briefing to be held on 28 August.
c. Visual Aids Staff
The weekly activities report of the Visual Aids Staff is attached.
d. Instructor Train
Nothing to report.
Office MTiYmorandwum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
? Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
DATE: 15 August 1956
FROM : Chief, Intelligence School
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #3
9 August through 15 August 1956
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e, Reading Improvement
(1) The OCR Scanning Techniques Course began on Monday,
13 August, with 6 students enrolled. These students are supervisors
and section chiefs from OCR.
(2) Nine students completed Reading Improvement Course #30 on
Friday, 10 August.
f'. Intelligence Training
Intelligence Techniques Course #1 is now in its third week. To
date the course has gone very well, and the students have shown great
interest and have turned in a high standard of performance.
g. Management Training
Basic Supervision #22, an extra presentation of the course, ended
on Friday, 10 August. This was the run of Basic Supervision geared
particularly for the senior analyst or technician with responsibility
for substantive as well as supervisory duties. Three of the 16 members
were outside of DDI--one from FE/PP, one from Security, one from Comoro--
and the rest represented the DDI Offices as follows: 3 from OCI, 2
from OSI, 3 from ORR, 3 from OO/FDD, 2 from OCR. OSI agreed with our
recommendation that one man from CSI who was able to attend only 2 days
during the first week drop the course and return another time.
h. Administrative Training
25X1 (1) A request for special cable training for senior PP Staff
secretaries was received by phone from Mr. 0, We suggested to
him that half of the people could audit the cable coverage in the
25X1 Administrative Procedures beginning 10 September and a special session
of about four hours could be set up for the remainder.
25X1 (2) M the Training Officer of CSI, requested that we
brief Mr, on the instruction given on cables and
dispatches. This opens the possibility of running special cable and
dispatch sessions for the DDI.
i, Intelligence Orientation
(1) The Director of Training approved a proposal to invite selected
individuals from various IAC agencies to view the Intelligence Products
Exhibit. Mr. has undertaken the necessary preliminary
coordination within OTR and with DDI Offices.
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(2) A meeting of the Intelligence Orientation staff (Introduction
to Intelligence) was held =ac 9 The major topics discussed
were several proposals by DDP Training Officer. One of
these, a proposal to create tudy course for DDF "old timers"
who could not pass the waiver test, was also discussed by with
Messrs.. of the School of International
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(3) On 13 August ~ met witI to arrange
for continuing the presentation on report writing in the training
course given by the Office of Security to its investigators.
(4) The Registrar reported that as of 13 August, 122 enrollments
for Intelligence Orientation #1 have been received.
(5) site- 13 August to listen to coverage
given the Clandestine Services Planning System.
3. PERSONNEL NOTES
a. is on annual leave for one week.
b. has returned from her temporary assignment
with RI and is now on annual leave for one week.
c. I lis an annual leave for two weeks. He will
be back on 27 August.
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