SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS DD/I TRAINING LIAISON OFFICERS MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2005
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• Publication Date: September 20, 1955
• Content Type: MIN

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S1J VMARY OF PROCEEDINGS
DD/I TRAINING LIAISON OFFICERS MEETIlt
20 September 1955
ATTENDANCE:
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Chief of the Language and External Training
School,' outlined briefly the area training programs which LETS is
developing for presentation this fall.. These courses will fall
into three general types or levels of area training:
(a) The Basic 'M as which includes the Basic Country
Survey and "Americans Abroad" courses. It is planned to offer
this fall Basic Country Survey courses on Germany and Burma and
an "Americans Abroad" course on
(b) The Re919naMr which is designed primarily to
develop the ability of the country analyst in a regional and
global context. The three regional courses which will be offered
this fall cover the Middle East. Western Europe and Southeast Asia,
(c) The Curr=ent Problems ,Semi air which will be a discussion
of intelligence problems centering; on a particular country or
region. Separate seminars will be held for junior and senior
officials. There are no courses planned for this fall.
I emphasized that these courses are not intended to
develop area specialists, but to develop area competence. Their
design to late has been directed to the general needs and interests of
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DD/I, DD/P and DD/S personnel. The Director of Training will recuest
that the Deputy Directors of the major CIA componentsI designate a
senior, highly competent, area specialist to make up a...small planning
committee w-hich will part!cipate with OTR in the planning of the
basic specifications of each of the types of programs outlined above.
Draft copies of the model syllabi for the programs entitled,
"Area Training Pro ram Philosophy and Aims" were -istrihuted to the
T)O/I 'I'LO, s. I will return to the October 13th mee~?ting. of
the DD/I TLO?s to receive comments on the syllabi and the administra-
tive arrange .Ants planned for the program.
2. Foal o*.~ ~X on I~".namama~nt end _Si?~erv~sor~t `framing
of the :anage-gent Staff, 0TR, received the
con rents of the DD*1 TLO?s on the specific problems relating to
management and supervisory training which had been raised at the
August meeting. Four points were discussed as noted in the 'August
meatinF'.
3. Procenr in ? of External Training Re,,uests
of the Administrative Staff, OTR, described the
administrative processing of external training renuests, mentioning
the time lags involved, travel en, per diem advances, security and
cover factors. All in-uiries concernin-x administrative processing
of an individual scheduled for training outside the Washington area
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of the Plans and Policy Staff, QTR, reported on
the T}D I briefings for QTR which have been scheduled to date and made
arrange3rents to contact the remaining TLO's to proceed with their
briefings.
Dur4in' the discussion on this subject, it was suggested that OTR
wain conduct a series of tours throughout OTR offices to orient 1)0/I
and other personnel on OT R activities. Acting Chief
of the Plans and Policy Staff, readily agreed to this suggestion and
offered to make arrangemsrr.,.s to resume these tours.
Chief of Intelligence School, reported on the following
(a) The Intelligence Briefing course' scheduled for 14 November
can be ch;:ngad to a course in Conference Leadership.
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(b) Enrollment in the Intc:%.U ence Briefing Course
schndnied for '~,6 September Is i ch c .sate(, 2egistratjor for
this course will h held open int. , Thurs 3a,' noonfl 22 `+FF)YEs:iibern
c?) !)!)/I TLOO s were invite) to schodule addition I
iv eats in the 26 Sepitpm'rer ri .rninr of the LP G course,
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