WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #12

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05787A000200030024-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: March 20, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

STANDA.'siD FORM NO. 64 .. _
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TO Chief, Operations School, OTR
FROM A.O/0S/TR
SUBJECT: Weekly Activity Report #12
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS:
None to report.
B. OTHER ITEMS:
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DATE: 20 March 1957
WeC Er,
a. On 14 March Messrs. visited 25X1A9a
the Overseas Branch to discuss matters of mutual- interest.
It was an en 'o able and productive session for all con-
25X1A9a cerned. has been assigned the lecture dealing
with 0Th support facilities and was interested in obtain-
ing as much information as possible on the services rendered
DDP by the Overseas Branch. (A0/OS at that time had on her
25X1A9a desk a request from who is handling this
subject in the OFC, for similar information. This request
was answered by memorandums dated 15 March 1957.) The
whole field of .AO/OS' responsibilities was discussed with
25X1A6a the= instructors and it was agreed that, in addition
to the information furnished, the Overseas Branch would
25X1A9a attempt to provide with a "kit" of sample.
training materials w..c have been supplied various over-
seas stations for training purposes. A0/OS also briefed
the instructors on the kinds of information 0TR needs in
order to select suitable materials for use overseas; and
discussed what OTR has learned from large, continuing pro-
25X1A6a grams, as well as suggested
improvements or criticisms rece ved from overseas stations
on current training programs.
25X1A9a b. was especially interested in materials on sur-
veillance. He reviewed the Branch files on the subject
25X1A6a and selected the items which he did not have Copies
of these have been pouched to him.
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4. TRAINING MATERIALS IN PREPARATION:
b. Communism Bibliography: The Overseas Branch acted as
intermediary in arranging for the preparation by OTR
Library of a hand-tailored, annotated bibliography for
on the principal aspects of communism.
5. TRAINING MATERIALS FORWARDED:
25X1A a. WE Two copies of the Staybehind Manual
were sent to this headquarters desk for retention.
b. OTR/PPS;CI Staff; Approximately
one hundred copies of the sanitized version of OTR
Library's comprehensive espionage bibliography have re-
turned from Reproduction, where the 106-page documents
were assembled. This version, which was sanitized by the
Overseas Branch, has been distributed so far in one or
more copies to the above.
c. Two volumes of reference material have been forwarded
25X1A6a to - for the personal use of Two 25X1A9a
other volumes are undergoing furth3r examination. One
of the members of )&E was briefed on procedures for
sanitizing and preparing material for overseas shipment,
and on the method devised by AO/OS for direct contact
with the Station through the series of dittoed memoranda.
d. As much of the miscellaneous material left
as could be identified was transmitted to the Station for
his use. This amounted to about 76 items. The remainder,
which was not organized or labeled in any way, is being
retained in A%S' files.
: Thirty-nine items on PP and PW subjects were
forwarded to Chief Instructor, OFC,
for his use and retention. This was in response to an
oral request to AO/OS on her recent visit
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the subject of surveillance were transmitted
f. (CONT'D) a At the request of
during his recent visit to this Branch, n ne items on
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