OFFICE OF TRAINING OPERATIONS SCHOOL CLANDESTINE SERVICES RECORDS II #7-68 (BIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH) 20- 24 MAY 1968 30 HOURS ROOM 601, 1000 NO. GLEBE ROAD

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 16, 2001
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• Publication Date: May 24, 1968
• Content Type: AG

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Ct,MI-I"IESTTTIF: SC' VI rS ',EC,COT?DS II +I7-68
Ojionranhic ''esearch)
21' - 24 r'iy 1068
3'7 Hours
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CS RECORDS II (Biographic Research) is intended for opera-
tions officers and intelligence and clerical assistants who support
operations through the recovery of information about persons of
interest to the Clandestine Services. It introduces the principles,
techniques, and specific procedures used in exploiting the various
records of the Agency and other resources of biographic information.
This course emphasizes research as performed by Headquarters
personnel.
Biographic Research has often been called "name checking"
and has been thought of as an administrative process. Persons
who have insufficient knowledge of either the appropriate extent
of the investigation or research or of the available sources of
information have often been assigned to the "name check" task.
As the Agency's operations became more complex and the record of
these operations became more extensive, recovery of information
from the record required more highly specialized knowledge to
perform an adequate name check. This course represents a synthesis
of the experience of professionals in the field of biographic
research. The course provides an introduction to the professional
skill necessary for adequate biographic research.
Students are instructed in CS requirements for biographic
research, the importance of this research as a part of the inves-
tigative process, and in the available resources and repositories
of information. Exercises in biographic research and in prepara-
tion of the reports required have a prominent place in the curric-
ulum as well as practical work in responsibilities to the CS Records
System at the completion of the research.
A kit of reading materials is made available by the Chief
Instructor. The reading materials constitute an important part of
the information which the students should absorb.
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Monday, 20 "ay 1968
0900 - 0920 Administration and Course
Introduction Cie Instructor
Issue or- Student kits,
seating and student review
of reading material and
schedule.
0920 - 0950 Biographic '~esearch in the CS
An outline of research and
investigative procedure. Bio-
graphic research at Headquarters
related:1i to investig!tion at the
field Station
1~ 1~ - 1030
CI, The ??.elation of Its
Pocords to the CS r'issi on Chic , CI/
1045 - 1209
CPS/Biographic register
C? ~ ,
AC,
p__ description
and services
researcher.
of the sources
available to the
Chinn Branch
1201 - 1300
Lunch
13?) - 134;
The Office nv security Index
and Biographic Services
1 Jescri_ption of the services
provide'l by the Office of
Security in both the checks
of the various other 1JS Govern-
ment aoencies and in irovidinr
investigative or research
Services.
13SO - 1440 Introduction to non-CS indices rzr.
and :Files
F C a E T
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Tuesday, 21 1 4a 199(38
lfrY) Cn11ati(-)n and ;Tn^lysis
Bi ,nraphic informati^n
1'~~~ - 15^`1 flinarz,,hic '~esearch Practical
Exercise
Wec1nesc ty, 22 P'a 8
o 3io?raphic 1esoarch Practical
Exercise (continuer!)
147^ - 1441 19ritin(t the TAeaninr ful Pepnrt
Thurs(lay, 23 'gay 1'`68
)P^~ - 14~) i3in.*ra )hic "')search Practical
Exercise (crrncluc1er?)
Friday, 24 "gay 1fl6g
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- 113x)
Critique of nrn.cticr.l exercise
113n
- 12'):)
Final Administratinn
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SFCPET
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