WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #14 28 MARCH - 3 APRIL 1956

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• Publication Date: April 5, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

STANDARD FORM NO. 84
Office
emorandum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Executive Officer/TR
FROM : Chief, Instructional Services Branch/TR
SUBJECT: Weekly Activity Report #14
28 March - 3 April 1956
SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None
OTHER ACTIVITIES
1. Overseas, Training Sunnort
DATE: 5 April 1956
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2. Research 131b1iographies
a.. Work on the following two bibliographies is continui : U.S.
Interests i the Near East Ala French North Africa I3asic
Country Survey: USSR
b. One copy each of 42 Communist Front publications has been
requested. for use in an exhibition of such materials,
has been contacted and will attempt to obtain
these publications, previously unavailable elsewhere.
e. The evaluation of the INSTRUCTORS' GUIDE is continuing. An
extensive report has been received on the value of the
GUIDE, The evaluation should be completed by mid-April,
d. C/Library Section has held further discussions
,
A&E, relative to the organization of materials in the library
.
Additional items of equipment are being procured and the serial collec-
tion is being re-evaluated as well as the book collection.
E;;QC/Catalogina/cR,, will visit A&E to discuss possible modifications
e classification system used in cataloging A&E books,
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e. ISB/TR library will be the repository for a Speaker Index.
The form distributed recently to instructors for information on
sneakers has been submitted to A&E for consideration of a simplified
evaluation list of symbols to rate each speaker,
3, Print] Reproduction
a. Catalog of Cqurses : Revisions, 1 July 1956, All Catalogs :
Chief, Visual Aids Section, informed AC/E&R that schedules for the
Field issue are expected for delivery today or tomorrow; additions,
changes and deletions for the new issue are available in the E&R
files.
b. Instructors' Guide to Current Ref2renccees: the 2 April issue
has been received from Printing Services ivision/L0 and will be dis-
tributed tomorrow; the 16 April issue has been received in E&R and
the typing will begin Wednesday, 4 April.
c. B iozrauhv: Africa South of Abp_ Sabara - TR RM Q-.523.: 205
copies received from PSD LO Friday 30 March; distribution was made
to recipients of the In,ctorn' d , and the remaining copies were
given to Chief, Library Section/TR; request completed.
d. A "tea D e" on JUS National Interest: 100 copies were
received from PSG L0 Monday, 2 April; forwarded to instructor/LETS
request completed,
e, CIS Library Bibiioraphg N?_ -55: 200 copies
PSI)/LO Friday, 30 March; forwarded to instructor/LETS
request completed,
f. CI u Forces Reserve Training: Instructor Guide --Air
Operations: 10 stencils were reproduced in 50 copies each for DC/PPS/
TR; completed and returned Monday, 2 April.
g. CIAIArmed Forces Reserve Training: Advance Sheet--Air Opera-
tions: 12 stencils were reproduced in 500 copies each for DC/PPS/TR;
completed and returned Monday, 2 April.
h. Training Pavers: (total of 45 pages)
1) Agent Functions and Basic Obstacles
2) The Modus Operandi of Security Services
3) Surveillance Reports
4) Principles of Clandestine Communications
These papers were typed, proofed, reproduced, collated and returned
to AO/OS/TR Monday, 2 April,
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i. QTR Training Pilm: SSjott - Film Z; Iavestigattio , - Film 3,;
c S ection - Film 1: 23 stencils were reproduced in 50 copies each
for instructor/Admin. Procedures course; received and returned Wednes-
day, 28 March.
J. Administrative Communications:
collated and distributed by EAR:
the following were reproduced,
1)
1956 Summer Session at Universities of Wash.
Pages
1
Copies
560
2)
Additional Presentation of Basic Supervision
1
560
3)
Intelligence Products Exhibit
1
560
4)
Ops, Familiarisation +3 Schedule
1
53
5)
Orientation Lecture Series on European
Satellites and Yugoslavia
2
660
6)
Area Courses for FY 1957
2
560
4. Training Aids Progress Reiport
a, The following charts are in progress for the CWC:
1) CPSU Guidance of Communist and Worker's Parties and World
Front Organizations
2) Development of World Communist Movement
3) Yugoslav Partisan Movement, 1940-45 - Command Channels
4) Communist Party of the U.S.
5) Higher Organs of State Power in the USSR
6) Standard Organization and Flow Chart Symbols
b, Twelve charts have been completed for the Basic Country Survey -
Africa.
e. Work is complete except for painting of the architectural model
of the new building, It consists of a total of 2,895 items: desks,
chairs, file cabinets, tables, etc,
d, The following training aids have been completed for LETS/
Language:
1) Poster advertising German, films
2) The exhibit - "Americans Abroad - Germany."
3) Nine Vu-Graph slides - "Europe,"
Attendance Al Iaau a Films
29 March Russian 8 persons
2 April French 7 "
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6. Personnel
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b. I Library Section, visited the National
War College library on 28 March for an all-day discussion of their
methods and routines, and materials available of interest to OTR.
Instructor, explained the Speaker Index method in use at NWC.
Several items of literature pertaining to library problems were pro-
cured as well as miscellaneous information of value to the training
library, since the two libraries have much in common in servicing
instructors.
c, C/Library Section gave a brief orientation to the opening class
attending the course of sub-Saharan Africa. Mention was made of the
bibliography compiled for the course, and of some of the outstanding
literature available for student use.
d. C/ISB departed 3 April forte ,,three-week leave,
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