WEEKLY REPORT #13 ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION STAFF 26 MARCH--1 APRIL 1958

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• Publication Date: April 2, 1958
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Assessment and Evaluation Staff
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
SUBJECT: Weekly Report #13
26 March - 1 April 1958
1. Chief, A&E discussed with Chief, POD/OP proficiency tests
that might be used in determining whether individuals in scientific
jobs who do not meet the formal educational requirements should
receive the top-of-the-grade pay.
2. Chief, A&E briefed what appeared to him to be the entire
professional staff of the Office of Personnel on the activities of
the A&E Staff. This presentation symbolized the close integration
that has been taking place between the A&E Staff and the Office of
Personnel in terms of fully utilizing A&E information.
3. C/TEB met with I land other members
of the training staff in e o the ,omp roller on 31 March
at their request. discussed the evaluation policies and
characteristic evaluation procedures used in the Office of Training
to assist these people in formulating an approach to evaluation and
evaluation reporting, which will be consistent with OTR practices.
4. Learning that the evaluations for the Administrative
Procedures Course #7 would be delayed because a typing overload,
the Staff made the services of I I available for a
day and a half to ease the typi .
5. C/TEB I Imet with
of the Intelli rlen a ion faculty.
mrs meeting arose from
the general and continuing concern for the kinds of persons who
consistently have difficulty with the IOC. This Staff has held
the position for some time that this problem could not be satis-
factorily resolved within the framework of evaluation reporting
alone. The nature of the poor performance group and the character
of the course are such that the solution lies in some modification
of teaching procedure which will enhance the likelihood that these
kinds of people will learn the material is presented. In
this connection, I offered suggestions for
using quizzes an cuss ons within the existing seminar
schedules which will provide a more systematic basis for emphasizing
significant points, helping students over the rough spots, and
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identifying earl in the course the students who need specific
help. seems disposed to consider the feasibility of
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faculty. This branch is prepared to assist them in developing
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the quizzes and the procedures for using them effectively for
seminar review.
6. C/TEB and CC/OS, on
Thursday and mappe proj ec in which I I will assist
in organizing a core training program.
7. A&E "presented" three cases at the MSPT 0/S Review Panel
on 25 March 1955. One of these is of especial interest:
This individual had been assessed covertly on 24-25 November
1952 for a deep cover assignment. Assessment findings indicated a
number of quite serious reservations about the individual and stated
that he was a poor candidate for operational-type assignments. This
information was presented to the Panel.
Medical had no record on him and he was clear security-
wise except for one incident during his employment: he had been
asked by the host government to leave the particular country
(details on this incident were not forthcoming.) The personnel
record, however, contained information which was completely in
line with the reservations in the assessment report. For example,
the last fitness report in the record--April 1956--indicates that
he was generally a "barely adequate" performer. It pointed out
such things as failure to establish rapport with certain elements
in the particular country, lack of self-confidence, offhand manner
with facts and details, reporting unsatisfactory, poor faculty for
recall, etc.
Panel Chairman, felt that since all defi-
ciencies were documented and available to the Division in the file,
that the Panel approve the proposed overseas assignment, provided
that he and the A&E representative thoroughly briefed the desk as
insurance that they, in fact, did have the information.
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personnel of , was a-Lon present. The operating people were
aware of the information in the file, but not of the A&E informa-
tion. The individual concerned has been in Washington for about
2 years now awaiting a new assignment which has apparently been
slow in coming. The present proposed assignment, a specialized
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PP activity, will maximize the individual's highly-specialized
skill and knowledge and will not require him to deal with
"operational" matters as such. Our feeling was that the
assignment was well tailored to the individual and, as such, the
risk was greatly reduced. However, we took the opportunity to
brief the desk people on our services and suggested to them the
possibility of having the man reassessed.
PERSONAL NOTES.
1. has completed Intelligence Orientation
Course N . -L7*
2. has made arrangements to spend two weeks of
military -Leave in May working with the faculty of the Strategic
Intelligence School.
3. gave birth to a six pound, eleven
ounce boy on ;arc .
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