ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE PERIOD 22 MAY 1956 TO 29 MAY 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000500030011-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 29, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office_ MemoranduJjLITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Chief, Basic School
FROM Chief, Orientation & Briefing/BS/TR
suBJECT: Items of Interest for the Period
22 May 1956 to 29 May 1956
DATA 29 May 1956
1. On 23 May 1956 requested the services of Chief/OB/BS
to participate in a round-table discussion with the visitors from
This undertaking will be conducted in Room 117, Central,
on May 31, 1956 and might prove to be the precedent for other such
undertakings as a conclusion of extensive orientation by this Agency.
2. The Office of the DDCI informed Chief/OB/BS that a request was received
from the Office of the Vice President of the United States in the name
of the Vice President that Chief/OB/BS be made available to aid in the
forthcoming,"Conference on Fitness of American Youth" which is being
convened by the President of the United States at Annapolis on June 18
and 19. The Acting DCI approved the request. This is the same confer-
ence which was scheduled to take place in Denver last fall and which was
called off when the President had his unfortunate heart attack.
3. On Tuesday 22 May 1956 the 8th Departmental Briefing Program was con-
ducted. The breakdown of the audience is attached. (Attachment 1)
Mr. Robert Amory presented a splendid introductory statement. Chief/OB/BS
has informed his office of the splendid audience reaction to what he
said.
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6. On Monday 28 May 1956 Chief/OB/BS briefed
was done through an interpreter.
'This program
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7. On Thursday 24 May 1956 the CIA Introduction Program was conducted for
51 persons.
Audience evaluations Far above average
8. Chief/OB/BS spoke to Lt Col Arntz of the Strategic Intelligence School
who was most cooperative in making available information from the Joint
Chiefs of Staff presentation at the School. This information will be
used by Chief/OB/BS in his briefing work.
9. Mr. William Calderhead, Department of State, submitted the names of
Mid-Career Foreign Service Officers for their program which is to be
conducted on 5 June 1956. At the same time he made a request for a
new Junior Foreign Service Officers' program to be conducted by Chief/OB/BS
about the middle of June. He indicated that this would be the largest
number of FSO's ever:- sent to such a program.
10. Met with representatives from the Visual Aids Branch to develop a new
visual aid for the work of this Office.
has officially notified Chief/OB/BS that she wishes
to resign from the Agency in the near future.
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