CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00391R000100390026-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 1998
• Sequence Number: 26
• Publication Date: March 2, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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an Sul of the am~* Arno men dlssoela~eaant low"Opm
aboidd be ties Cf am *amen !'rsA , with ~s~rosisted
a 'outb of , tttal ity and q stit, of ra'k arapae~lislwdi and dli'la
and eMcIftW of dorolniMbbi t. An WI 'Wait a ' SINIPEPM w113. Owbu
each eq"ae to dev*1op in stilt f oe ."At 'w ft do =ft". the t
pn,eiblrQ a ributfaet to as eefftetitts itma onin at to Oat hfe Ares
and or CYA.
the th'L o MA 1"m I ivatAm CC and the ' iv of the x0mvUlam.
These M ea pots aibls individ 1. d+Irral mm t an the jc b ma ftwcqj~ trs1t" i
in the fie3 : in !mmuem In ft e -mc i is Axes most at as
d oh will take plaea an as . i +e the quIitr at # io[t
vii be the 6mimat ! . ! .ity of SWWIisien da fines
of the 's reaction to Us JO amdt euvw# and tar, a s rvisoar
also provide s carew gnd4a ues as u%11 as nosh of the filch faor aaafs~
of an indivfd6ws].'s potential.
Zeeh of the fomr Diviafana at *a drone Am is staffed
y t r szw, yet an &uti" aftd fustian CC snob division axe
so dif'fo t that the . dstslsp in quits differ nt d3anee iaos.
As a fit, transfers o rotation ameattg the divfaiaas Is eiLly
posible oa1,q at gam belaoe pg-U, d rotation Lien vole o
ditrisift to as r Is not likely to be aoirnrdind exempt 1* a few
a aeeial cases that mdot ariso. "IS sNSfts t"t deems A w
an individwa is %Wm d tltaroi# his division oastder Um bo0risouc#a~y
Within the Qeog bie Ares.
dil etted bar the ftob as* eo
Of
bf th 3n 3'd s adtoss eptes*im* can
aaarvie -- Nh33e the c aw two divisions am
ank not speCislista lbo" gtifieations
dely usaabia in CIA. Rate b of the divisions, b weess, pzvduoos
1nistmtora whose abilities are widely vaeful in M. So ft e
iuuelli a offieess of the C qr Division *ad to geaoe
Di~.r.sion have ewer possibilities antaide Ib"r division--3a ,
an, (CI, and in. ether parts at CU; vbila3 the specialists at the
C rteg aptnr Division and the Op Library D39isin an for fte aaost
Dot restricted In their Ott to their division, exospt as
,,rinistrt ? or possibly a tow special slits *2o*vbuo in tbs A ta?.
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'ltt. also a hie Amer ataeuwe 00 fellewiag g rsl psttorr: of
aare.s doevelap et:
1. Dsve].cgmeat at On iadividuel'a sapacIty to landle his prase::;t icib
2. syutlestte supervision and career V deuce, assist tt-e
indit3+dl. to develop his career within the divisica so that
he becomes albl. to beadle bi tr responsibilities a Mate t. nc
A,Mtsst passible eastribatioa to the effective functioning
at his divisiron.
3. establish pros edurcs that vi11 ecbLe ou ctt Lodi S i .dx el.a
to mobs ces rOutlaos to other parts of CIA and the U.S. f we .,e `c.
Ibis is p.rticwiarly MOW in tie. awe of re is . z: 1 tc tb c,, c
Intimeft CC a xegians mined tbxo: h field Vie:; rice
4nd researeb inval elmat all type of cart and + art
+pp Ass at the U.S. In tiboir regtc as suable i s to .dv -e
desti tes of fCret i ate icna
as '+ at1acW V=b2+l = a
~
as abilities iLi tb~t .Mat.
ftr . tw ubme asr dties. develop beyond any Geogr is
Asp isi&.snts, assist thsa Vnwj& sy"et betic top-level
a_ and to UOV. azbsa d and. trot to
p itioes 'a#. with tb.ir capability.
I AU AC them tow t of career d vela t; vet tale place I m
s atUerot at peepers sica at all Iarvels and of pr rheas. availebility
at MW facer itaeaoesed sespoosibillttse and hetcver trainirg
is seed , r etbes field ez erianse for aaeea kwwledip or aoedmid.c
team for new tooSssuelti as 2+ and researa t cbni .
bltri~sial_
&a ditrlsica is as Oates Aron bus only two cap three ar jor
autsglm"ies . CC nausea peeitiem. lam* do wt U03 4e a maber of rdneir
iutegearies, sn& sea ale t, Vpbftp editors, and various special jobs
"tied d by aoidr one or two . se foll+o paragraphs emm=i'"'O
-. djestiwes or each leu,~.r t+ere~r pa tis .
1. Cas' Division
Pew" We with c to iug
a" d to eae n. f oes sops as assig d T M'.] ors
Cusbe i+e is i@tes and z l eagetenoe of a basic d ogi c
nu't a a s the 2 =4-M sac, i is CC this position. Position
standard..0dst tftt spell eat 1A detaU the 3dnium entrauee
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icy. a na a" not nsessseri4 *t is total by + at ts the
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(n
fl'll these ot the Dt itican) asst at neesssi~ aivds addtit.#oss1, lkndulft to
tralvjmg and7or ,tea ,,ass nsr, Me fW1001 tK Sat
isd as ob3osti t W go *now
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ift sa~.i~ Lnggoyp~ ad ihs
assIgmed NOM a,,
( as$s aiq- be sue 1 as.s as
found in these ]mss?) alusflt a pals ape
T"piwatf
'git in th* "gut snart apart 'bat jiits1l a ?
(3) with3n? tbo Drlvisio&'& teainfx a Andubuffle
vsraion of the adagglable, (Os raogvi l i) sot s. be- -,--
a,U neaaly swig d awrbo ie + ilatioe: asa ssoos.
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Cathie Dzs ti n etc a~arba~poa~bie Cor~pilati a Aid .8esltiooa
to Geograp2w {Carlo ). is raw in Ispenum at ct
tIM and Loa ban de!oilasd 3n ida- yftlftft 8 s to U*-
DiT"19ieaaq-. '18e abawae eeerrluts (b: as) a Y in osxs ' t
t$is the fWations amV.
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2. Ceogra Division
a. Senior t. Objectives: To provide, over a purled of YOM#
t e of on-the-jab experiences and extra-dfv1sinal. train.
ing which will assisis in the xaziumn deve1oL*3 t of oar low
graded analyst so that he nar achieve the bi*est possible
position in the fi?11?-senor analyst.
(1) An oppaar."tua>ity to learn his countries or regions of
specialization by:
(a) Daily perusal at portine zt intellisence aeterria1,
covert and overt, toa? an eactenied periad.
(b) Visit his area or areas for tom: madw at ate-
=Qtely every fowl year..
(c) Where area travel is 1upossible, then trips to
ane, ogous areas abroad or in this country,
(d) In addition to (b) above a three to togs month
Irocuresent a astoa to his area end/or surrosrdin ash
Is reccaasndea.
(e) Should the analyst be assigned to a new area be shoo ld
bane the opportunity to attends a quarter or sawaster re cma1
geography comae covering his nev area.
(2) An opporttimtty to develop his research abilities by:
(a) A thoe'ou introduuctio to the research faeilittes
in and outside or
Nashiagtaet.
(b) A thoroq& Introduction Into the research aathodo as
practiced in the Oeograft Division.
(c) Strong encouragement to etperl. t with . new research
aethods or to
introduce aethods not at present practiced in D/(Ja.
(d) Experience in. producing at least one of the aseyr types
of repoa: s put out by D/OG.
(e) Developing a geographic reading lmov2ed4e of German
and one other Iids..Europsan Imo. Anal ysts . working in
the Par But should have an opgortuaity to learn Chinese
at JapaMse in. addition to an Indo..E
(t) Tharoa "dance from the E .itarial Staff in all lags
bf written and graphic presentation.
(g) After a pa"iod of yews a shoat refresher course in
geographic techniques and aethods.
(g) Periodic short cues in the technical, aspects of his
field (e.g., E &S).
(3) An opportunit to r Practice caoa