WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT NO. 27 6-9 JULY 1971

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• Publication Date: July 9, 1971
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
9 July 1971
SUBJEC T: Weekly Activities Report No. 27
6 - 9 July 19 71
1. The National Interdepartmental Seminar, which begins
on Monday, has changed line-ups about every hour in the last
two days. Yesterday we were down to three, with the withdrawal
2. An interesting statement was contained in a critique just
Office of Personnel, who attended the Civil Service Commission's
course, "Mathematics for Middle Managers," completed on 9
June 1971. We quote: "The CSC had understated the prerequisites
of the course in order to keep the enrollment -up and this slowed
down the professors so they could not review all of the material."
3. We have received the FSI tuition rates for Fiscal Year
1972. The charge for language training has changed considerably
this year. In FY 71 the charge for World Languages was $3. 32
per hour and $3.66 per hour for Hard Languages. In FY 72 there
is a flat hourly rate of $3. 70 for all language instruction. Assuming
full-time language is scheduled for six hours of instruction a day,
as it was in FY 1971, the following comparison of costs for FY
72 vs FY 71 was compiled by AIR:
received from one of our external students,
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FY 72
FY 71
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4 weeks
$ 444
$ 398
8 weeks
888
797
16 weeks
1,776
1,594
20 weeks
2,220
1,992
24 weeks
Z,664
Z,635
32 weeks
3,552
3,513
44 weeks
4,884
4$831
The two-week Area Seminars have also increased -- from $374
to $430. The Advanced Area Courses were increased by only a
dollar. The Senior Seminar in Foreign Policy was reduced from
$7, 500 to $7, 300; this is offset, however, by an increase in the
Foreign Service Economics Studies Course which was increased
from $3, 150 to $4, 326.
AIR plans to carry an item on this in the next Weekly
Newsletter so Training Officers will be reminded that FSI
training costs money, and a lot of it!
4. The letter of nomination for the Survey of Intelligence
Tnfnrmati_on Systems was carried to the Defense Intelligence School
5. An administrative briefing was given to
Chief of OER's International Research Area, in connection
with his full-time academic training at Harvard's John F. Kennedy
School of Government. At the School, I Iwill have the
status of a non-degree post-doctoral special student. This status
gives him the right to attend any courses he wishes and to have
access to the faculty and research facilities. His objective in the
program is to "gain an opportunity for intellectual reflection,
stimulation, and recharging away from office routine." The cost
of this training will run around $5, 000, including tuition, travel
and per diem.
6. Assistant General Counsel, informed
AIR on 8 July that he will not begin his approved nine-month
program in Systems Analysis and Law at M. I. T. this fall. Mr.
said he "agonized over the decision but made it because
of strong personal reasons." The case is well known to this office;
sought guidance on the selection of a facility early
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this year and made exploratory trips to both Stanford and
M. I. T. has already written M. I. T. and talked
to Mr. Houston about his change of plans. As an alternative,
he has asked us for information on certain senior executive/
management programs, and related training which might be
available in the local area, e. g. , DODCI courses, etc.
8. The National Security Agency's Standard Three-hour
Cryptologic Briefing scheduled for 8 July was rescheduled due
to a date mix-up. NSA said, "some of the other agencies who
were to participate in the briefing though it was to be held on
13 July." Apparently the other agencies involved had a greater
input to the briefing, so it was easier for NSA to just change the
date. Six of our candidates (OSI) cannot attend on the new date
because of prior commitments. They will be scheduled for a later
running.
9. It appears that we have reached the saturation point for
awhile on the DODCI Intermediate Executive Course. All
Directorates have been contacted; there are no candidates for
our two spaces in the 12 July running. We also have a space in
the 26 July course.
10. NPIC, who recently attended the
Defense Atomic Support Agency's Nuclear Weapons Capabilities
and Design Course at the Sandia Base, reported in his critique
that "the entire value of the course to others may be academic
at this point since this is reported to be the last nuclear weapons
course to be presented at Sandia. All future training will be the
responsibility of the Individual Services. None of the Services
currently have plans for a national level course." This statement
led to an inquiry by AIR to DASA's local office (in Arlington). DASA
explained that there are such changes in the mill and a letter was
being mailed to user agencies. On 8 July the letter was received.
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The first noteable change is that the DASA is now the Defense
Nuclear Agency (DNA). Relevant to statement,
the letter states the following: a.) The Field Command DNA
Nuclear Weapons School program will continue with only minor
changes for approximately the first half of fiscal year 1972.
The Weapons Orientation Advanced Course and the Nuclear Weapons
Capabilities and Design Course are scheduled to run as planned for
the first half of FY 1972. b.) The military departments will assume
full responsibility for nuclear technical training prior to 1 July 1972.
The effects of this second change are not known at this
time because of the uncertainty as to who will be running what.
It appears likely that we may be able to obtain spaces from what-
ever source is providing said training. AIR will send copies of
DNA's letter to those Agency components who are consistent users
of DNA's courses.
11. The Guidance and Counseling service has initiated action
to expand its coverage. On Monday will meet
with representatives from NPIC to discuss a group counseling
session. On the same day a meeting is scheduled with the DDP/TRO
to talk about various aspects of assistance to the Clandestine
Service. An analysis is being made of the list of non-recipients
of EAF Assistance, provided by I with the intent to
offer further counseling. This is being done at the request of the
EAF Committee; Ruth has served as consultant to this group. The
results of these activities will be reported as they develop. Mean-
time, a readjustment of duties in AIR is being made to free Ruth
to pursue, at the request of the DTR, some of these expanded
activities.
AIR since 19 May and beginshis CT training on Monday, 12 July.
It has been a pleasure to have him in the Branch, and he has made
a major contribution to our external training "follow-up" and
statistical reporting projects. He was a diligent worker, interested
and enthusiastic. A special note of thanks and recognition will be
written to Chief, CTP, citing the outstanding job Bob has done for
us.
A second CT, I I, was on detail for a much
shorter period, 21 June - 7 July, but pitched right in and
accomplished a great deal in the time he was assigned to us.
Both men impressed us most favorably, and we are grateful to
the CT Office for "detailing" them to our Branch.
13. Chief, ITB met with Chief, Operations
School, and Deputy Chief, Staff Training
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Branch, OS, to discuss Instructor Training Branch capabilities
and how it can assist the Operations School in the improvement
and development of instructors and curricula.
Chief, ITB met with Chief, Senior
Seminar, for the same purpose as above. ITB plans to
monitor the Senior Seminar instructor practice presentations,
which have been videotaped, and suggest how these presentations
can be improved. In addition, we have provided instructional
material used in the Instructor Training Workshop that may be
of value. Chief, ITB has reviewed two case studies with Mr.
0
ITB spent a full day with
development of courses
who is working full time in the
of instruction using the "systems approach."
We have been working with him in the revision and development of
three courses of instruction and this day was spent in reviewing
the final copies prior to their being typed in final form and handout
material being printed.
Deputy Chief, Administrative Training, SuS, and staff in the final
draft of a "feedback" questionnaire to be sent to former students
of Clerical Training. The questionnaire incorporates most of
the ideas expressed in a paper written previously by Chief, ITB.
15. Chief, ITB participated at a meeting with
Chief
Instructional Support Staff
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