(Classified) OPERATIONS COURSE NO. 46 TRAINING REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00309A000100040008-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2001
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• Content Type: REPORT

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PROJECTED ASSIGMtENT OR PRESENT: POSZ'!'TOtd
OBJ :C TIVES
The objectives of the course are a) to arrive at understanding of current CIA/DDP
missions, programs., doctrine
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ficiency in planning and conducting covert-action operations with consideration of the
roles of VI, CI, and Support; c) to stimulate perceptiveness of situations requiring
and suitable for covert action and to motivate the CS officer to apply accepted covert
action concepts in his overseas assignments; and., d) to analyze and evaluate covert
action techniques, tactics., and sustained campaigns including those of the opposition.
II- CO UFSE CHARACT TMIS TICS
Instructign.in, this three-weeks half day course is by lecture, case study, film,
seminar, individual practical work and oral participation in eight major areas;
a) missions., programs, and doctrines, b) essentials of covert action, c) political
action, d) economic. action, e) paramilitary, f) propaganda, g) international organi-
zations; ands h) denied areas.
III. STUD= PERORI1ANCE is judged in terms of participation and/or achievement in
A. Three problem assignments:
la`?Open book test on Programs and Doctrine
2p Political Action and Economic Action concepts
34 Propaganda Guidance
B. Class discussion and seminar including:
IQ Political Action
2 Economic Action
30 Paramilitary Operations
1, Propaganda
C. Classroom performance (attentiveness., participation, and study)
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IV RATING
Notes Competitive ratings are not meaningful in this course as the content
covers a wide range of activities in a limited amount of time which does not permit
a full development of operational problems and tests. The student is rated
Satisfact= it he has fulfilled the requirements and assignments and if his per-
formance indicates that an adequate transfer of the knowledge and skills presented
during the course has been effected. UUq,&tjdZ"t?denotes a failure to achieve
either or both.
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Chief Instructor,
Covert Action Operations Course
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