CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 1998
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: March 16, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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21 of u GeWaVW* Area Carc er De veUmeut
11 be the tuns de t1 nt of hump. resourcee, with
f .mdbi.i ,r and t iciO of orenization. An adequeate xoar
will ezable each 4nplaym to develbp in suet i'hsbi.c a thet he
1b :s wDkQ8 t -b'- retest : asciblAe aamtribution to to effe
'lct:Ia ,.n of t t? ,9mp a Aram and of CIA.
j r elmm for gat lis t of Carom deVelanomt mot
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he indivi mid the a ity of the ovVervisica. gum ukke p :siblo
: nil:w d da 1x+t an the job and Vuw& trainini in the field
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:u t ho c s . In the oaie Area nut of the de t 'OrrU_1.
plam on the j ,p whm the qmlity of svperviaion will be the
_ := xiu" t feat. . q ity of e ervision detw=lnes Basch at the
, ,ysi. ,~eaz'a reaction to the Job and career, and the st ier!&'isor also
yix~eles career uid a well as wwJk of the data for asawxnent
an i ,ijria tv..l'r ent i.
2 a c b t h e f DiVIci or the Geogre ie Ares is s
imlnV, by r wt's, yet the dutUm and rumUcag of spanh diwisicaa
M'e so different that the lcwes dewelcp in quite different
As a result, treisfers or ratan co a the divisions
c ?: ova ie division to a3*ther is not li. ly to be r ~~ Pt
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ew s i ai coves =w might arise. This Beans t
Yn horiaont ..', within tea Aia Area. ~_ __.~._~...~.~.~..
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. 1 >a semble In M. Bath of the divisions, bvwverp Produm ;A 'a s strato whoee abilities are widely useful in CIA.. So the
irbalkii euee 'ice of the Owgray)W Division and. PIS Intolli nc
1l. Lz c i.an have amweer pwgibt. ities outside their Di vial --in DD/ill
3 I, end in other r oft R; while the specialists of
The
Division an tkv Library Division hews
'ties
tAb :, 'th and d elp1 y In. Vwir division, with the passible er a Lion
a few nW look f to assuming administrative positions or s ral
r t spae or work v1saidom in the mW.
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G o is Ail policy reed i as as fbl.l oeu* Mom]
r tho s Of eater deelqpneent.
1. Ds tlar t; of the individual's amity to herdlree his Ipt+eisent
job
a. MOM41 s thetZ a supsrvisicn aee9, eieeer rd dauesa assist
the i vidusl to lep his ear" sr within the division so
tftt be male to bandln Hi er rasp rmIbilities and
WIm the atest possible c o o-tributicsn to the + festive
feuastioax inn Of division. In additiaa, ss psrrlseears viii.
ereouram iredivi s to geeihes aaetatribiattioi7s, relat d to thasi.r
Wrml fields of xespersibility, to other psrto of CIA and the
U. 8. ?ovei cxt. These uintributione mfr cam as an oe a li
f i ae e x p e r i e or a spesial. a avsultin frm :,wee
W"MI activity end MW wow ide eertsin indivi4iala with
op ort u ities vii would net o0erAse ' dwMIbp.
3. I'm the fear whose a3 ities deiel a bead aibr Oso we41 a
Ara neat ,, assist thr thane teeprl,
s ices, and over deans to and vpmad
cy pcvition axratee with their 4 ability.
a ~- of these i s of ewer devolo, agent gust tab* planar in
ewwi of PVW 3ce 14 all levels and at praetiee3.
a U bility of t ,tw=in for in d rsapmaeibilitiees and
xmte r t Is needed, whether field expft4enm fm a rea knoiria*a
' eaiaia tsuildug iCr sW tools snob as lanipmages and xeseareb
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Div esia mi Pr 2
ii h division in the Geogrre~aic Area me coft t M or thatee a 4osa'
categs eo at career positions because or f diem]. tear. "one
do not incUde a wafer ct #Uncticnsi Cate as, suaah es editors,
ruceciea eaaeisteats, a3 , his s6zLnietrative taistaat, sear,
ant various special was oeeuupied IWc sae or two pahrOot. In Yiaw
of the fact that editar3.a3. and special assistant p tics are closely
related to the ae or catagaries and vary only in Id dat[.l, theme
does not appear In this pspo the eterp by step eentaticaa as four the
zs,W categories. The or poaitciaaa (c]ar1, typiir, ariuistrstive
assista s, secrartaries on& various special J& G) we not related so
c3ix ely tothe a njo r ca Swans aoad no attar has been case to detail
ccasa w la xxt in term of ice,, z ;u'ireaa -1 ts'st ng, ant
ate` tit . Carew p ze.ssica few thane pcsitious sey last to the
top poe1ticsoa in these flanaUana but beyond that xwt be dependent,
q wing job sped leatione for poeitieeo in the aaj Pilo caf eaoeies.
t pervisss will. a themselves available to discs Career level -
iat in of the above types of gabs.
r a rants for Carew drvr.lc nt lm*AIM ttOOUJWIr"WJ68M_MIT_
p .boss in each at the four divisions have not been, eastenaively ie-
tcUed. There are, hoverer, a n0ber of cos wetlods beyad the steps
tUmd for logical perograsaion in eaeh at the fuss ctioe3. fields in
each Cf the divisions. Pirst cued. for cost, an laadividusl. Gust hum
de n3tr tet an a ability to work with and through people to re job
the major objectives of the oatga niwatioa1 ael4as1 in an et i dent
sae sr. It can also be saaauasd that = W parson desiring to baacaare
v. at 9ervisor in say part o! Via Geogm3ble Men most have set
substantive caaepetemce, ability to perfam in a function O r f'+aaoratio e
of a :ven carponenct, a 'mod anti yet aaaa wehentive leaorisdge a inteilt-
g e, its N&Uwft and: a e%**Ioot, and be famwer by. virtue
of extwided expsrrience, with the objectives, wiasicaa sad fssaact cui of
the =it vbIeh he nil1 acv perrisse. 8vZwviaporn will not ho 'e9s m be.
ego t h e y h a v e ecavlated a Emas a t years a a s p s r i a a o b a e , have tsum a
given r of courmw C?itazi d by Training, or beeauu a the hum
ccasapleted awbain tasks ~t ilyr. That' will, bwe" r, be chosen
1 ause they e a in their day to day tooth US a .endues
end characteristics weeesery fur swotting vWk dote with a n& thavagh
poles!.
1 ? o I Dim
a? +C cad~~? Caaortae ). Pe rsou with geoga: .c training
.
t - ice as>aigned
Coro phi e tecb . ,aped regtooal, costs at a baste gem
natal are the 2 for red zire amiss of this pesitie.. Pastitlen
atarAMIrdim exist thst open aft is derkall. the Mdse entrance
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,'c.' 3 ' ~y .i~i fm y various graft levels. theme sz., c scums
.~ -3=1 and am not ie tr mt In tatal by si we at the
t
s o f the Carew aT1 3 us t of ON& person
the ition) must of s esssity include Additional training to
V W. tie ax. on an hvaarav, hoawez, the following types at
t "a'? g WA/or experience axe suSpated as objectives of tbat canner
w. nt of this position in cries to ad sce a person to the
.it 1eviel or emeomt:
(1) COMWASM. Ability to raad, vitro the aid
the aid of a dicti r, the ^eaj r foarei. i languages of the
si d his ax.. (9sxse may be stole langna?es as
Gomm or French in soon vdt to the major s0 u'e materials awe
fM in these 1. .) numt reading ability is not r4 wised.
(2) ivl ar& tnesd coarse t~erk in 006"41W an the assi s
jOen in the even such is avallebU. This ssepr Consist at
sal dawn to stuiV with a ucrld- ac attend as
-- 1 ammInfir.
(3) Area w atmaeee. A =Udnn of 1-3 aeenths in tho
.-mtry(s) Covered by the zagiot*1 0184 101000%. This
eoosist of bath 3AN al. att>dy and travel uitbin Use try-.
(14) lbri. a +attm&Um (at the bi*est g:^ede 1wmL) at
ofieia . Wagrapbie aS tines to stir abxe.st of e* xadart drrealci is
in the field at and meet the lee rs in tbae profession.
(5) a-l aemaase tacrr9it in advtanc?d aaafioW"hic tmobniq :s
if available) to stay abreact of current drav nts in the
GMVWA field. 'ldais inclias such speelsliswd courses as the
" t of Rs +odu*tiore" sWr4;t27 4fezsd b7 than UM
Graduate Sebcol.
Mle O .rout' i xl of this tM position shOWA inept' ita
mdUtIm, is t iniag in the field of persaanal cad it
coume in t 1 - , S t t ? a t e g i a place of t h e A is suet toes
tff c1.
higb dew "O`
'moose poaitieeoae require a ival
kleed and an ability to pefoi fine-liar dratring. Basic reseeamh
ObUIV ID tb* field of geopaptgr is not x.quiraed. As a result of
t am, e factors career d* a l tt vithin the drafting function is
11aai t Confined to itcroving the maraal Skill of fine-line tufting.
A emrse in "Map is -ion 'l~eebeei
rbl&W ata i Vials, the Dl risian's training progm ava Old
oar the
ar+eq+sitnaarts
1.00 dsve1 nt 1 Vme positi* *.
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a xie-_C.ai ti t Aid. Persc, a vith a bid draMi
? ., a flair trt it a ast, sad the basic aaq dr assts i'
t iaicai ea i1atfcn a me ausiond cartop. bie aea-6i1atia= aid
lli?snaa abuts, , atd was that do not
rein deograg$de lmasl, . or aaapilatiao reseamab teebaiques, in
d p ta?n to these p Vho~an,,
~,iii,.vith~addditional training. 3p-a'` o e
fir esa
~r ~ a i ti. eaaw ly @@X Ow fW Uwi
tmm ,,
~i UvlzdM am s std:
(1) A cen sS in the tbsaor3 at 6"44p and womb's pressufttice
to be afffted after at 3..st 16 the at aft la the Aid Sestion.
Such a eotume vould 9rdably be s S.leb1s In loeal Art sabmia.
(2) Come wwlc in s Unt-iaatl gwqbie presa~nctatiast to i t
the offectivenrss of chert sgppost to intslliprnee rerports.
(3) Within than Divisions training Swegrm, a as deftud
versiaa at the asogr+s
(Caurto o) oawemta be Offered fbx
all na 1y "signed dss a ~at aid persons
rmw
(4) Ant b-I low.
smaxap1w is t sidexed higti1 desirable to better aac a ist the
inaudbaut vith eanilstiaa problems at a siagl,ified ?eogtic
Muse.
VOTE: A prop at earearr d vs3. p ant for transfer from either the
Caatogsaphie Draft.wa or Cartogt+apbie Ca4ilatisn Aid pasiti
to Oeo 4ow ( mph) Is fully In operation at the prate
t and has been detailed in the pesitian Standards for''litre.
Division. Ma above giants (b, a,) apply to career daarnalepant
vitbim the funs tios sadly.
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a . tsgenit;r Ac, a. et . Objectives: To profid& ' over s M or
the O s ag pa experiences an$ extra-divisic j. trYears ..'
ing which Will. assist in the maxIm= da veloperent of any low-
ed analyst 80 that be may achieve the hi*est possible
position in the field--senior analyst.
(1) An oppaa^tunltp to learn bis countries or regions of
specializati by:
(s) Daily perusal of pertinent intei 6Mce saYterials
covert as Dram, for an extended period.
(b~ Visit hie area or areas for three months at app -
s tl,T every four years.
(c) Who" area travel is l aible, then trips to
analogous ,ereaa abroad or in this
(d) Txslditin to (b) abaft a country.
three to tour mouth
l uYt mission to his area am/or sing areas
is recce
Should the abet be assigned to a now . area, he abould
have the o'er ,ty to attends, quarter or semester regional.
lac cot a Covering Me new area.
(2) An oppvrt , ' to dwve].ap his research abilities by:
(
a) A, thmu4b introduction to the research tacilitier
in and oftside of Washington.
(b) A thc on into the res s sa
Practiced
8tara~ the 1~r Division.
Methods or to i~~ ~ ~~t frith aea~t rest
(d) ewe in not at resent pawed in D/~.
',mssoa'nc at least oft, the types
Many. put olt by D/f#.
aedr c reading kuwwladge o G
the
BtI-t Analysts working in
Pur wwuw have am
or Japanese in addition Maine
bd' tt guid ce from, the ititcrlal, Star in & LL fors
{g~ After a Portal of pa~eseaa