INTENSIVE PARAMILITARY TRAINING FOR JUNIOR OPERATIONS OFFICERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00634A000100080038-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: October 29, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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intc:rlsivc Paramilitary Training for Junior
Chief, ?lan6 and Policy
Chi ~f, Operations School
e orandwu from , PP/P IE for Chief, 25X1A9A
PP/Prr b, dated 2 6 August 1~5 9: "Ana lv is of EMsig
Parariiit+ earsoaml Caa a# tv as ell toad t v
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of Action. (See para. 111. B. 4. of Attachment thereto)
i.. Reference is made also to our meetings with Mr. on 25X1A9A
2 October and 18 August 1959 during which the possibility of an
Intensive, one-year PM course was raised. Although to date OTR
has received no firm requirement for an intensive, approximately one-
year-long paramilitary training courses for junior operations officers,
it may be useful to inform or suggest to the PP/PfAD what such a
course might include.
ptions:
a. that the trainee will be former JOT'a or other young,
y fit operations, intelligence, or tram
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have had at least one CIA duty tots oversee
b. that the obJectiy
atior l specialist. i
. that as individuals
ght to make a
f to train these men as paramilitary
e broad :ease of the tea;
cnc experience become ~;pe ,ialists or experts in one or more
of the fields of paramilitary operations;
r. that paramilitary operations should be considered in
the broader context of the Agency's covert action responsibility;
e. that the paramilitary specialist should also be trained
to produce operational Intelligence in support of his option
a j well as to exploit the potential of the operation for other
positive and counterintelligence information.
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3. It is suggested that the t.iajci blocks of instruction for the
proposed course include the following:
a. Pte;*rat4a. a Ia#r gtiot
(.) Govert Action Operations Course
(2) Orientation to Contingency Force Operations
(3) crientatlon to Hot War Planning
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(1) OdperationalIntelligence
(2) Carder of Battle
(3) Reports (refresh a)
(4) vounterintailigence (refresher)
(S) Count rinta gance reports
(6) #LI T (orientation)
(7) Photography and basic Photo Intelligence
d. jl d 1
(I) Field First Aid and iedio I Support
(2) =' Civic Action" field medicine
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(3) Medic a1 Logistics; Evacuati
(4) Narcotics
(5) Accident reports, etc.
e. L
Mientation; CI/ capabilities and procedures I" support
Of P v6 operations in contingencies or Hot war.
c:Urientation and practical field exercise in c1 n{
field communications (electronic)
(1) (3ientati
(2) Functions, support capabilities, relationships in re
contingency or JUW TF o 'ations
(3) Special Forces op tions and capabilities
(4) jump training (one week)
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4. Your comments and suggestions would be appreciated, fore
into this any further with PP/ M D.
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