ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR THE PERIOD 29 FEBRUARY 1956 TO 6 MARCH 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000500030088-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 18, 2005
• Sequence Number: 88
• Publication Date: March 6, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

CIA-RDP58-00039A000030088-9
Office Memora~d~m UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Chief, Basic School
DATE: 6 March 1956
FROM : Chief, Orientation and Briefing
SUBJECT: Items of Interest for the Period
29 February 1956 to 6 March 1956
1. a. The CIA Introduction was conducted on 1 March 1956, for an
audience of 76 CIA employees.
b. Audience evaluation: Far above the average of the recent
months.
c. Attached is a detailed breakdown of those in attendance.
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Chief, Inspection and Review, DD/P to "lead off" and participate"
in a very important briefing for Commissioner C. W. Harvison of
Canada.
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Chief, Orientation and Briefing received oral and written details
about this undertaking. The briefing was conducted on Monday, 5
March 1956, from 0940 to 1230 hours. Chief Orientation and Briefing
made his presentation from 0940 to 1000 and then participated in the
discussions which followed the subsequent briefing.
3. Working with the Training Officer, DD/P, Chief, Orientation
and Briefing cancelled the CIA Review which was scheduled for Tuesday,
28 February 1956, since too few had been scheduled for the program.
Those who were on the list for that day will be included in the list
for 27 March 1956.
1.. On Wednesday, 29 February 1956, Chief Orientation and Briefing
lectured at the Strategic Intelligence School to a very alert
class. Chief, Orientation and Briefing used a question first technique
followed by the use of the new visual aid.
5. One of the tangential benefits of the S!~S presentation was the offer
by an Air r'orce officer to Chief, Orientation and Briefing of the
negatives of a desk of Soviet Anti-Religious playing cards. The
DD I (himself an Air Force Officer) is very interested in those
items. The Chief, Orientation and Briefing will discuss those
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25X1 6. Though who had done so well on the Dependents'
Briefing has accepted teaching position with the State of Maryland,
She indicated that her schedule may permit her to participate in
these programs* She will know this week..
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of Language & External Training School, spoke to
Chief, Orientation and Briefing at length about a new Soviet
Familiarization Course. This was discussed fully b tween Chief,
Orientation and Briefing and the.. Chief, Basic School
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