CS SENIOR SEMINAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04497A000100030023-0
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• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: April 9, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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9 April 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Coordinator, CS Senior Seminar
SUBJECT: CS Senior Seminar
1. Per our discussion yesterday I would like to submit a few
thoughts for your consideration concerning additional points to be
covered in the Seminar. First, I believe uggestion of
having one officer in the Seminar defending a particular point with
the other dozen or so critiquing is worth trying, provided there is
a clear understanding that each officer in the Seminar will be expected
to defend additional points against the critique of his colleague. We
think this might contribute to the effectiveness of the Seminar.
2. Under the topic of Non-Official Cover, we think it would
be useful to include some discussion on the assignment of - 25X1 C
by the Clandestine Service. Also, under the Career Management
topic we think it would be of value to discuss the shortcomings of
current recruitment practices, the refining of recruitment require-
ments and the basic CS organizational structure. In line with this we
think there should be some discussion on the desirability of eliminat-
ing support personnel in any operational discussion. Lastly, under
the Career Management topic, we feel it would be useful to discuss
the possibility of disposing of unsatisfactory CS personnel in other
directorates of the Agency, i. e., an officer who is unsatisfactory
as a case officer or an operational supervisor might well be qualified
to perform various functions in the Office of Security, Logistics, etc.
3. The essential pre-Seminar reading should certainly include
article on the topic of deep cover agents. I do not have
a list of publications produced by SB over the past several years. I
recall, however, there are a number that would be of value
cussing the recruitment of _for example, 25X1C
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4. My suggestion with regard to techniques for the Seminar
would be to de-emphasize the idea of panels, teams or debating groups.
I would favor rather the free and open discussion by the group as a
whole on the specific topics and where topics are thought to be of
sufficient concern, I would suggest assigning two or three officers
to prepare a brief paper on the topic at issue. This paper could then
serve as a basis for additional comments? acceptance and/or rejection
by the rest of the Seminar as pertinent.
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