RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS OF THE DCI

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00309A000100030060-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: December 7, 1956
• Content Type: MF

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7 December 1956
I E.MORMDUM FOR: Executive Officer, DD?
SUBJECT: Recommendations and Suggestions of the DCI
?F FENCE: Your memorandum of 23 November 1956
1. "We Mould consider the establishment of a task force of
intelligence office. including militMy:far emergency use in
critical areas."
C ant: A s filar proposal,,, having to do, however, exclusively
with CIA personnel, was extensively studied during 1953, 54 and 55. This
proposal was commonly known as the proposal for a cadre. It has never
been acted upon because of the limitations imposed upon the Clandestine
Services by the personnel ceiling and because of a fear that the estab-
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lishment of a would result in a decline in morale of the
personnel assigned to it. These considerations would appear to obtain
with respect to the proposal made by the Director.
There has, however, never been any question u bout the desirability
of having available to the A?ency intelligence officers for emergency
use in critical areas. In order to achieve this end it is proposed:
a. that each Deputy Director be requested to establish and
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maintain a-p~ of officers stationed in Washington or within easy
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reach, who are qualified for field duty in critical areas,
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b. that the DI)?, supported by the Director of Personnel and
the Director of Training,, be responsible for ypttamno.'
and selecting reservists, NO Gla r
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c, that the Director Training be responsible for
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conducting arera traini fat a rated ten{ working
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days per annum. Basic training in clandestine technicueswill not
be counted against this time and will be required of all reservists,
can be supplied through the medium of already-established
courses,
d, that the military services be invited to nominate
officers for this rest rye, and that these officers be offered s . Lf~ d
basic and reserve training as indicated above.
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these proposals are agreed to by the HRt ', the Office of Training suggests
which agrees that they are a sensible initial approach to the problem.
The above comments have been discussed with the Office of Training
lability of
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the training and employment of such an
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