WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #44

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00442A000100030011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2009
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 19, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMEN
TO : Acting Director of Training
FROM : Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
sUBJEcT: Weekly Activity Report #44
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1. Dependents' Briefings
that as a result of strong pressure from SSA-DD/S, the area divisions
DATE: 19 November 1959
Support Officer of SR Division, reported 13 November
are taking strict measures to assure that dependents of employees
f
processing for overseas assignments attend
SR is keeping very strict tabs on this and
sion that other divisions are doing likewise.
ings.
brie
says it is 1 s impres
Chas not received
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any instructions from
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2. Meeting with LAS: Overseas Effectiveness
At the recruest of C/LAS, Mr.
on 18 November 1959 to discuss the inurw-
duction to Overseas Effectiveness course outline (attached) .
noted only that whereas the first running of this course beginning on
7 December will be for an all-DD/P audience, including a few "ringers,"
the word "operations" does not occur in the outline or schedule until
the eighth day of the course, Wednesday, 16 December, 1300 - 1630:
"Cultural and Personal Factors in Agency Effectiveness Overseas: the
Operational Factors. "replied that the opening statement on
7 December would in fact emphasize the appropriate operational appli-
cations of the subject and that this would continue throughout the
course. It was then agreed, for "propaganda" purposes, to attach a
short "operational" preface to the course schedule when the latter is
distributed in the DD/P area. Later versions of the schedule will
make more pointed reference to professional application as opposed
to personal adjustment. Next, 0 agreed to head the 16 December,
afternoon "operations" panel, Also discussed were a number of
apparently pertinent "operational" references which could be tied into
the course, either to set the scene or to relate specific techniques to
Agency intelligence or operational problems. In 0 opinion, this
course has an excellent potential, particularly if it may later be more
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1 elated to other courses such as the
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n appears to be very well stocked. Its selection is considerably better
than that in the OCR Library in R&S insofar as non-classified area
coverage is concerned, in all respects.
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ad the courses. Incidentally, the LAS library
3. OCR
, C/OCR/LCD, on 18 November.
was pleased to have received our memorandum and appreciates
attention also was invited to the 17 November OTR Bulletin about the
to limited OCR/LCD/CB attendance. He had forgotten.
our action with DD/P vis-a-vis the S&T and CPOO courses. In the
latter connection, DD/P-TRO, on 17
November of the latter's promise to let us know if DD/P wouldobject
USSR Basic Country Survey which seems ideally suited to CB s
purposes.
4. Educational Specialist
Dr. has been working with in briefing
the VIP from Thursday and Friday Dr. will spend
with the visitor in the scheduled subjects of educational practices
and principles followed by OTR.
5. Management Course
Mr. is attending the Management course and has
noted two areas where this instruction might be adapted to other
courses:
a. an excellent presentation on human communications
that would be of value to the JOT'S;
b. in-basket type problems that would be worthwhile
training for an individual
6. Code of Conduct
An initial draft of an intelligence officer's Code of Conduct has
been forwarded separately for the DDTR and DTR's suggestions as to
its possible utility to OTR.
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7. Arm Senior Management Course
Mr. 0 is attending the Army Senior Management Course at
Fort Beivoir 16 - 20 November.
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