WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #11 8 MARCH - 14 MARCH 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000500030079-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: March 14, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
FROM : Chief, Basic School
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #11
S March - 14 March 1956
DATE: 14 March 1956
1. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS - None.
20 OTHER ACTIVITIES
a. Management Training
(1) Basic Supervision #17 began on 12 March with 16 students,
GS-12 - GS-14. Emphasis in this course is placed on the person-to-
person dealings of the high level professional who functions part
of his time as a supervisor.
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(2) Basic Management #22, for GS-i3 - GS-15, ended on 9 March,
2 5X 1 cn with 17 students, was thus released to carry the second week
4 V4 of Basic Supervision , which is still in session.
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(3) Formal reports by the OSI, OCR, and senior ORR participants
in the Management Conference have not yet been written, but a number of
favorable comments have been de. The AD/SI, acting on the recommenda-
tion of CSI participant in the Conference, is
planning an o erence for AD and Area and Division chiefs this
spring. Including a representative of the DD/Its office and one each
from ORR and OCR, this would make a group of about 15 people. OSI has
informally asked Management Training to consider presenting such a
program the week of 14, May. No commitments have been made, pending
discussion with the Operations School of the possibility of accommodating
this group on these dates.
(4) I lattended several of
the work OW00J.0na or a mer can Society for Public Administration.
Some information of specific use in Management Training was reported
on the control of leadership situations. Some of the sessions which
should have been of most value proved disappointing`
b. Orrienta_., tionn and Briefing
(1) On Wednesday, 7 March, came aboard officially
in the Orientation and Briefing Division,
(2) The Thirteenth Dependentst Briefing Program was concluded o
6 March. The "Bon Voyagetr presentation was made by
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(3) Arrangements have been completed to compensate the two ladies
who come in on alternate months to lecture at the Dependents' Briefing.
In the future, it will be the responsibility of the Chief, OB, to
initiate a memorandum each month reporting such lectures.
(4) Office of Security, requested the
services of the Chief, OB, to brief a special group of Security
personnel on the
(5) This division has made long-range plans for the forthcoming
Introduction and Departmental Briefings Programs. Agency Notice
regarding temporary summertime employment of dependents of Agency
personnel, will send numbers of individuals into our Introduction courses,
which will compensate for any drop-off resulting from the application of
ceiling restrictions.
a. Clerical Training
(1) During the week of 6 March, there were 42 people in Clerical
Induction Training and 18 in Clerical Orientation Training.
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d. Active Training
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discussed with C ISB R, who a vised that it is possible to
original copy, has been informed of the desired plan to use the manual
in the May course, and he will endeavor to make the necessary revisions
in time to allow reproduction of the manual before that time. 25X1
(2) has been consulted about the need for retaining
the new first week o nistrative Procedures. He is having
SSA/DDS, make a survey of customer offices to determine the
desirability of continuing this additional week, and will advise this
office of his findings.
e. Basic Orientation
(1) Arrangements have been made for members of the staff to receive
briefings on specific Agency components. Staff members will be briefed
in FI/Ri on 19 March and in OCR on 20 March. Additional briefings in
FI/M, TSS, and other components will be arranged in the future as time
permits.
(2)
completed the Basic Management Course on
Friday, 9 March.
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(3) ISB/FR, has agreed to install map rails in the
Auditorium for the hanging of Exhibit material.
(4) In line with their career development, the following
instructors have been enrolled in training courses:
- CWC 26 March - 20 April
- CWC 26 March - 20 April
Operations 4 June - 28 September
-CWC 28 May -22June
- OPS FAM 2 April - 11 May
(5) spoke at the Foreign Service Institute on
Thursday, 8 Marc His subject was "Communist Doctrine."
f. Personnel Netes
is on two weeks military leave,
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