COVERT ACTION FAMILIARIZATION COURSE -- NEW COURSE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03090A000100110008-0
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: February 17, 1969
• Content Type: BULL

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SPECIAL BULLETIN
No. 7-69 17 February 1969
To: Training Officers of the Clandestine Service
COVERT ACTION FAMILIARIZATION COURSE -- New Course
DATES 17-20 March 1969 (Full time--0830-1700 hours)
PLACE 1000 North Glebe Road
REGISTRATION Enrollment is limited to 20. Submit
Form 73 to OTR/RS/AIB, Room 832,
1006 North Glebe Road by 7 March 1969.
DESCRIPTION The objective of this course is to
introduce junior CS Officers to the
major concepts, types of operation,
potential problem areas, and Agency
support capabilities relevant to
covert action operations, and thus
prepare them to support these opera-
tions at Headquarters and in the field.
The course is divided into four subject
areas: Introduction to Covert Action;
Types of Operation; Support and Coordi-
nation of Operations; and Problem Areas
in Covert Operations. Operations
Officers with field experience describe
various types of operation, highlighting
the key operational considerations in-
volved. Officers who have had Head-
quarters and field experience in support
of covert action operations discuss what
is required in this area. Representatives
of the various Agency elements that offer
services in support of covert action
operations describe the support capa-
bilities of their facilities. The course
concludes with talks on problem areas in
covert action operations. Ample time is
provided following each group of presen-
tations for questions and discussion.
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FOR Primarily for CS Officers and others
Grades 7 through 11 who are or may
be called upon to act in Headquarters
or field support of covert action
operations. Officers in this category
from other components in the Agency
will be accepted as warranted.
BRIEFING There will be a briefing session
about a week prior to the start of
the course. Background materials
will be distributed at this briefing.
OTR will inform students of the date,
time, and place of this briefing.
ADDITIONAL This is the first running of this
INFORMATION course It
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experiment, subject to later
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