WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #15

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05787A000200030031-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: April 10, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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ce Memorandthi ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
? Chief, Operations School, OTR
DATE: 10 April 1957
FROM : AO/OS
SUBJECT: Weekly Activity Report #15
A. SIGNIFICANT ITE 4S:
None to report.
B. OTHTP ITEMS :
1. WH DIVISION :
a. On Friday afternoon, at the request of C/OS, I/r . Frank
25X1A9a - former Deputy Chief of. WH Division, and now
assigned as Chief of Station was briefed 25X1A6a
by the Overseas Branch. C/OS escorted to 25X1A9a
the office where, by previous arrangement, AO/OS had
prepared an exhibit of selected OTR items available to
25X1A9a field stations for overseas training purposes. Mr.
- appeared to be extremely interested in all of
the material he examined, a.nd expressed the desire to
have the Overseas Branch forward to his station, on a
continuing basis, all applicable new material it might
develop. He requested that copies of the Guide to In-
struction in Basic Tradecraft, a carbon copy of which
he examined, be sent him, as well as copies of any film
scripts (either in English or Spanish), and a copy of
the draft of the Spanish Glossary (which he offered to
have reviewed when he arrives at the Station). He re-
quested, and. was given, a copy of the Staybehind Manual.
Although he said he probably would not need it at his
new post, it was a subject in which he was especially
interested since he had participated in such operations
during World War II. He also requested that the Branch
.prepare a selected list of-books on trn.decraft subjects
which he plans to order for his station. After examing
the Branch's indices and lesson plan files, he said that
he planned to return, prior to his departure, in order
to review other materials which he may like to have sent
him since, he said, he had never had an opportunity to
go through OTR's formal training.
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5. WAR PLANNING: 25X1A
perhaps EE Division (possibly
could arrange to have the new Guide to Instruction
in Basic Tradecraft translated into German and Mr.
_ has agreed to submit the request to the field.
25X1A9a a., visited AO/OS on 9 April to discuss
the problem of collecting foreign language training
materials for possible use in a wartime situation.
This visit came at a particularly opportune time,
since AO/OS was then seekizga way to have the new
Guide translated into various languages for use in
overseas training programs. (The priorities--.language-
wise--for the Guide are first, French, for use at
25X1A6a - and second, Spanish, for use in the Covert
Training Branch and at several of the WH field stations.
The request for a German version (para 4 above) was 25X1A9a
made on the basis that, as explained to if
war came and Germany was occupied by the Soviets, the
Agency might need foreign language training materials.
The Overseas Branch has in its files a collection of
OTR training materials in the language, which 25X1A
will be forwarded to Vital Records for micro ra hin
and retention there. Undoubtedly the 25X1X7
will also translate the new Guide. C ~7 pas . e
an effort to have the French translation of the Guide
25X1A6a made if possible; and WH will be approached to
see whether it has the capability of arranging for a
Spanish version).
25X1A9a b. and AO/OS plan to get together again
to discuss in more detail the preparation of a pro-
posed curriculum for a hot war training program
(possibly along the lines of the last - course), 25X1A2g
and to select suitable training items, particularly
from those used in the Agency Reserve program for
the conduct of such a course. proposes, 25X1A9a
when the items have been selected, to arrange trans-
25X1A9a lation of these materials into various languages. Mr.
as volunteered to assist by providing
trans a,ors to work on the Soviet and Satellite versions.
6. TRAINING MATERIALS IN PREPARATION:
a., GUIDE FOR. INSTRUCTION IN BASIC TRADECRAFT: On 9 April
the Oversees Branch received the awaited concurrences
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from the FI and CI Staffs
and turned the Guide over to Repro-
R c on t e same day. Arrangements had previously
been made with Reproduction to assign priority to
this job, and a return date of 2 May was confirmed
by who is in charge of photo-offset
work. A survey of customer needs led to the decision
to request production of eight hundred copies of the
document.
b. SINITIZED GLOSSARY OF INTELLIGENCE TER INOLOGY:
The requested CI Staff clearance for this item was
received in the Overseas Branch on 8 April. The
document is now being retyped in the requisite for-
mat, prior to its being sent to Reproduction.
7. TRAINING MATFR.IALS FORWMWED :
25X1A6a a. FE In reply to his request, four copies of
the sanitized version of the Espionage Bibliography
were forwarded to three of 25X1A9a
these copies.. are to be passed to the 25X1A6a
5X1A6 b. F Five copies of the Espionage Bib- 25X1A9a
request. Four copies are for passing to the 25X1A6a
Service, with one copy to be retained at the
ste tion.
C, FE was sent three
copies of the Es Iona e Bibliograp y at his request
for forwr3ding
WH/BTr. Eight copies of. the Espionage 25X1A9a
Bibliography were requested for transmittal 25X1A6a
ONFIDENTIAT?
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