WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #32

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05787A000300010034-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 28, 2008
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: August 8, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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8 August 1957
SUBJECT : Weekly Activities
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
FROM : Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
A. PROTECTS Z_ PROCESS
1. Q p Presentation g %9 WC
The draft of the welcoming remarks by the DDCI to the staff,
faculty and student body of the National War College is in process 25X1
and is scheduled for completiau by 9 August.
3. ft2jeB&StjM t4 A9 Res sts
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C/PPS has been requested to assist in the preparation of General
Cabell's presentation to Agency reservists on 9 September on the
subject of Planning for the Mobilization of Agency Reservists in War-
time.
4. M A c~tivites Report
A draft of the monthly OTR activities report to the Deputy Director
of Support has been prepared and forwarded to DTR's office.
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a. The proposal to reduce the Agency?s printing coats by Increasing
the number of lines an a printed page, but not lessening the margins
nor decreasing the space between the lines was processed for review,
approved and forwarded to the Executive Secretary of the Suggestion
Awards Committee.
b. A second suggestion to provide scheduled lectures on security
particularly, so as to assist the "provisional" in the "pool" in his
adjustment to the "way of life" In the Agency, has been reviewed and
rejected. Comments have been prepared for the Executive Secretary/SAC.
B. !tEW R01 TS
3 , E ct l M.0 Recruitment Inducement
Office of Communications, andl 25X1
Office of Persornael, Commulnicationa Placement Officer,
asked for an informal OTR opinion on the policy question of using the
Agency" s external training authority In the recruitment of certain
categories of technical and scientific personnel which we now find
hard to get. Speciftcally, O/Communitations would like to assure 25X1
potential recruits that the Agency will provide them with external
training leading to graduate degrees at Government expense some time
after they enter on duty. I pointed out that this would require a policy
decision, probably at the CIA Career Council level, and, further, that
could Introduce this question on the agenda of 25X1
the Career Coun or he could ask the Director of Training or the
Director of Personnel to do so. I further advised them that this action
was necessary because the current policy of external training specifically
rules agal st the use of such facilities where the primary purpose is
to obtain a degree for the individual rather than to prepare him for a
specific duty assignment. I further suggested that TSS and 081 probably
face the same problem of high competition for certain categories of 25X1
technical and scientific personnel. I recommended that the views of
these offices be obtained before seeking Career Council action on the
agrees to raise this
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subject alone the above lines and
advise us of -reaction to the proposal. 25X1
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2.
Chief of the Operse ,bons School has been advised that PPC has sot
up a meeting for 16 August at 0930 to consider Agency capabilities
for employing the fingerprint ideatiftoeition system contained in the
recent manual an this subject which was developed Jointly by OTR and
PP Staff representatives. The Navy Department has expressed interest in
these techniques and wants Joint action by CIA and the Navy in putting
the system into effect. The purpose of OTR`s representation at the 25X1
meeting will be to explain the system in detail and, undoubtedly, to
respond to the query: Can OTR handle the ualainq"mdrement to put
the system into effect? C/OS has suggested the
and C/PPS represent OTR at this meeting. C/PPS will m ange a meeting
with DTR and C/OS to discuss this problem prior to 16 August, at the
convenience of the DTR. 25X1
C. PERSONNEL
to duty on 5 August following his completion
of the Armed Forces Staff College course and an annual leave.
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