WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #41

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP60-00594A000200100017-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: October 12, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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Office Memorandt1IX T 7 STMT S G E
..,. _ . E . GOVERNMENT
To : Director of Training,
FROM : Chief, Plans- and Policy Staff
SUBJECT: Weekly Activity Report #41
`DATE: 12 October 1956
I. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
1. Foreign a age , i t Pe ram
On 10 October l?56, DO/% and G/PPS met with Mr. Karamessines
and to discuss the DD/P position paper on the
Fore gn -e Development, Program. It was agreed that:
a. The regulati were the action
instruments required to pu,. x. ec sion of the Career Council
into effect.
b. The DD/P position p er ms`s; not useful to OTR as a
basis for revision of $4ese :0 ions.
c. DD/P will porids4 with a paper which will indicate
specific changes in each ration which DD/P regards as es-
sential to DD/P concurreneeas
d. If DD/P'ches; the regulation cannot be accepted
in the light of pol;ay.decisio s-already reached by the Career
Council, those changes wAll be referred 'to the Council for
resolution.
II. NEW PROJECTS
1. DD/S Training ?rg ra
Received descriptions of thirty-ofou training courses conducted
by components of the DD/S other than OTR for review as creditable in
computing training under the "5% policy. - Adc itidnally, a request for
approval of an "on-the-job" training Bourse from A&E Staff was re-
turned to Chief, A&E'for development in detail as a model description
of a Job-training course. ..
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2. Plan for Recruitment and Training of Professional Personnel
The Director of Personnel has proposed a plan for assisting the
career development of a limited number of dependents of Agency
personnel (10 per year) by affording them summer employment, financial
assistance for college tuition, etc, OTR requested and obtained
permission to review the proposal to see if it could be used in whole
or in part in support of the JOT Program.
III. PROJECTS IN PROCESS
1. Review and Analysis of DD/I Instruction
The DD/I member of this staff has completed an analysis of
Intelligence Orientation *r1 in two parts, covering the intelligence
and communism phases of this course, C/PPR will set up meetings
with C/IS.. C/SIC and chief instructors concerned to firm up final
recommendations to the Director of Training.
2. The following projects are in varying stages of development:
a. The development of a Training Annex to the CIA Global
War Plan,
b. The development of a Training Annex to the KUBARK/Middle
East War Plan,
c. Re-submittal of the Action Cadre proposal.
d. Review and analysis of PP instruction within OTR.
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f. Analysis of training requirements for the Clandestine
Services for FY 1957-58,
g. Development of alternate means of meeting OTR require-
ments for space in the new building.
h. Studies in Intelligence.
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IV. PROJECTS COMPLETED
1. subject, "Transmission
and Control or Classified Material" was completed and forwarded to
Administration Branch Support Staff.
2. 0O.-Tr nine Courses - Three training course ro sale from
00 were reviewed and approved for the purpose of
3. Fixed Quota Schools - An article explaining the revised
procedures for the selection of Agency candidates to the senior
defense schools will appear in the November issue of the OTR
Bu i . Inasmuch as the procedures described differ from these
25X1 i the Regulation Control Staff has been requested to rescind
that notice.
4. Foreign Language Dev212Mnt am - Monthly Status
Report #7 was completed and forwarded to A D(S) on 9 October.
5. Glossary of Intelligence Terminology - Review and revision
of the definitions of all terms to be included in the Glossary is
completed in the form of a "printer's copy".
V. MEETINGS ATTENDED
1. DD/S Staff Meetings
a. As a result of a general meeting on the new CIA
building, the architects have been asked to make extensive
revisions of the preliminary sketches. These are scheduled
for completion by 17 October. In the previous sketches OTR
headquarters space was located in the northeast corner of the
ground (first) floor.
b. A/DD(S) has agreed, for the time being, to review all
JOT recruitment actions, which appear to be potential waiver
cases, prior to processing. He may decide that this action is
unnecessary after he has gained some experience with the various
cases presented, particularly those in which the Director of
Personnel, Director of Security and Deputy Director of Intelli-
gence have concurred in for security clearance action. He has
approved the two cases referred to him on 11 October.
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25X1 I Iwas told that if her views were shared by
CST C, we could include discussion of this subject at the DD/P
TLO meeting on 25 October but that most of her "objections" had
to do with management policies of DD/P or the dissemination
policy of the Bulletin which has been established by the CSTC.
She has agreed to inform me of the CSTC positions on these
questions.
VI. PUBLICATIONS
1. OTR Catalog
All materials for the headquarters' edition of the OTR Catalog
of Courses is in the hands of the printer. The material for the
field version is still in preparation. The anticipated publication
for the catalog is early November.
2. OTR Bulletin
a. 15 October is the due date which OTR contributors are
requested to observe in submitting news, announcements, articles,
etc., for the 1 November Issue of the Bulletin,
b. In accordance with the memorandum from the DTR to the
Chiefs of Schools and Chief Instructors, subject: Distribution
of OTR Bulletin to Graduation Students, dated 9 October 1956,
the Administrative Branch/SS/TR is inaugurating a more efficient
and secure system of distributing the Bulletin to students who
complete OTR courses of instruction. In addition, the suggestion
Af the DTR, these copies will be personalized by the enclosure
of a small printed card: "Presented with the compliments of Matthew
Baird (signature) Director of Training." These procedures have
had OTR security approval.
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