RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING A SEMINAR FOR SENIOR OFFICERS

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• Publication Date: October 26, 1970
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2?Il .I0RAIIDLiI FOfl: Director of Training
SUBJECT ? : Iteccmnenclations Concerning a Seminar for Senior Officers
1. The OTfl ad hoc commit ~ ee --- scat up and directed by you to
consider the deri.;-obility of ectablishiri; a training prosrcm for senior
officers (GS-15/16) - 'rcco,.~nu:s that priorit~? consideration be Given
note to its devel.crment. There eppeer to be some' compellir_G reasons at
this time t.hy :Lich a step U:lould be tei.cn. i?_ucll emphasis has been ^'iven
to iraprovinl and. b'Cc'leellill P.t;enc's train.inc; for j1nior and mid--career
officers -- With t e L;eneral o?:,jecti.ve of doe-erring their understendi.:13
of the i n_te1li-cnce ?-o c: s i on ."'s it operates in a !orld of rro.!ing co::.-
a
plexity. This objective i s deserving of at least equal em_'.a.sis at the
senior officer level. The needs of their ctn. _personal develoi-nont com-
bined With the ur;r er:cy of r:aintc'i nine, : ency l.:-ofessionalisrl suLtiest the
existence of a major rcgaircment for such a prog;rerl. The objectives
would be to iDrovide these officers i ith the opporti::i.lty and resource: to
reviev the status of the intelligence rro_'essien, to comprehend develon-
ing trends in the profess ion e.b..-;ut which they may be only dimly sear,::,,
and to re-Eeeval ate and shs._ -en their o-:n shills. An additional objective
would be to provide these officers ;!ith the most profound judgments
able concerning, domest' c and fo::'eig;:l a fairs, the reletionshirs bet-..eon
them, and the potential i =act o i these events upon intelligence as a
major function A corlplemen tar y n.b je ctive would be the
ultimate establjs1r ent of a i_~ t:i_^.n al intelli hnce seminar c t this senio
level -- omen to State and DOD ...- ehich soul c~ represent an additional
means through .,hicll CLt. could e.-:ercise le-de 'ship and exert influence in
the intelligence co;aMmnity.
2. The #olloeinC; additional considerations underlie our recolrm~^enda.-
tion:
a. There is no s~7nropriate program currently existing .,,Llich
provides senior intc?.l `_uence officers With an opportunity to
revicv them- cen ~r o cz>sion and to re-evaluate or hone their
owm professional s. .11.:. I.:a.n'.- other c gencies concerned uit:l
lTatione l Securit`.' of ia'__r s have such grog: ams and the Civil
Service Cor.Loi scion recently e.;tabliehed the Fcders 1 Executive
Institi..tc to fill this need on behalf of old-line domestic
agencies. In CL^. the Auv:nced Intelligence Seminar (average
grade about lt}) end the COS Ser.iine.r r_prescnt the nearest ap-
proxiria.tion to a "senior" cqurse. TIC COS Sc:dinar is, of
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study 1for u truly Y)I?oL11'rct l (ii; is particular-
ly li.riited by the to-,.-weal: ti,;ie fa.cto2r).
b. ? The won-A"c'ncy ,-enior courses to .fliicll Agency officer
are p)stccl (z;ar coll(- r-e , StatL-e Senior Scr:]ilLar, PEI, inancgc-
vent pros2tenci clo no'.: con,;ic'c,- the intelli;;encc profs: ^iot1.
(I have attended bot_a IT?iC and F~ I and, therefore, speak fro;.l
personal c;:perience),. They are 9.:.11r~; ;ant as repro; entationsl
essinrients, a,ici tilers' is ouch substance to be gained. Dut,
the va.r colleges deft]. with subjects rhich are essentially
familiar to a senior .Cntel? iUence officer (however new they might
be to a pilot or a. do --troyer captain), and the F_L'I (a valuable
experience) is of:,ed o;-irlarily at personal growth and renewal
the uchietir; ent of r.-anogerial bc:lcn ce end health. This is
dictated by the enor i:o>us variety of a encies represented in a
class. REI si::1ply cotld not concentrate on the problems of a
particular activity within governnent.
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Beyond this, the number o:f available spaces for CIS', offi-
cers. in the senior schools is not sufficient to provide training
f'or all of those Cc--e-..-vin- this h
. nd of opportunity. This suI-
gests the e::istcnce o:r a serious long-term gap -- or void -- ?n
the professional deve=:,-,p:lont of na.ny of our most promising offi-
cers. Many will have ^a.ci only an orientation program (some i eve
not had the;; much) and p4rliaps a special course or two (Grid or
l anagement . T.iis su(;t eats the need for a senior program --
not to replace the others, but rather tc provide oppo tur_i ty
for on Oddi ti oral num c:cr of office r: (;p e year would more than
double our cur rent op; ortuni ty level).
C. The DIS National 'Senior Intell-! Bence Course is, in fact
neither national ro srenio= . CIE_ has not found it :articulerly
stirilulati ns it does provide our officers who cttcnd
with an aPPrecietion o:` the vacLness and corlple::ity of the BCD
intelligence effort. It would not :?epresent what one would have
in mind for a truly senior course.
d? There continues to be a judgerient on the park of some top
officials in CL that I? rochial.::sal inhibits our activities -
perticularly among senior officers. 'i -
? file not a cure-ell. a
carefully tailored senior progro^l might well contribute to a.
diminution of this problem.
.e. The world -- donectic and foreign -- continues to grow in
comple::ity. The role Lion between d-mastic and foreign affairs
is inevitably nov in- decor,
situation in his Studies in Intelli gcnce S _t a, It-0 1`
entitled "Tile Agency and the Futu~?e." He ( pai staten`' a?oree
:. that., "mrao_e
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/'~Cency till ~r~ 1'.t.: dace in bcinC j..; t.) tell the u ; Govcl?nr.icnt nat
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1Y)'n: d and is Ila nl);but ti1iot is t:r,
happen." sui;?~ests an CTU seminar on the future.
rLhc? future .- and thr art of :Ritt:r~la~y --. would obviously be a
vital poi-t of the r)rc-)p,):ed prograr,l.
3. Virtuolly every di.scll.ision of this t7L'O JSaJ. surfaced vigorous
opposition -- or pre: urncd oppo::i.tion. The major factors appear to be the
folloving:
a . It vii l be expcr._ ive in a. time of shrinlting budgets
--
reel estate (1-000 H. glebe lid? not accepted as "first class")
additional rersonnel, travel money, money for high-class lec-
tures are all si(rLfieant c:or_side aliens.
'b. It has been nronosed before -- or tried before (CS Seminar)
- and has either been shot clown or failed. The claim that "the
time is now -ripe" i_s old hot. The time is al,:ays rime for what-
ever one vents to do. The OILIP preg_?ora call has been reilectinI;
lac% of requirement i?or such a prog:4r+1. Hour do we now rational-
ize this requirement?
c. The CS will object, ?a:.r'ticulcrly if -representatives fror.i
other agencies attend. The DDI vill mrhans find it hard to
accept the e::istcn_ce of such a. requirement.
d. The "uorl.-load" :- ndrore will be re-stimulated. e have
too raeny yc021e in training now. H v can ve .Pare more -- er-
tieul.a.rly at, the level. suggestee .
e. This vill not fl,' unless Lt is a joint program involving
? the di=?ccto, tes from its v< wry by e ,, lc 'h e
_,, .lc n~__n. 1.aluarsel: n~ DCI vouldt be "nice to have, " but nJt necessa:il;r sib ni ficant
In rcall- Getting such a program off the ground.
Z:. For the r?,a.s:-ns cited in Tara :.-cals 1 and 2, and in spite of
the objections in para.~C 1 3; ure recommend that a tor-CA fate of fell,
1971, be set for the establishr.'_c It of a senior seminar on intelligence to be of app'?o::irua.tely tiree m ;laths du_e.tlon (t'tlis time ireme i.-onrescnts
a. thortcning of your initial :': nos 1 -- as a corl?r?or.:ise with :1a11Y su es-
tions lie unearthed r_lich suggested a 2,,-6 vice:, prog:.?am) -- to be conducted
tvice y'ear'ly -- and to include t-,:enty-five officers pcr seminar. We e150
? recotu end the plaliiiing of eltcl etiv,'e ~1I'agrcros i?:.li ch wowId alloy for the
follouring sass lbili tics: en aU.?-CL1 semi.rar; a semi::a.r including CZ':,
State cnd I'OD of ce::'c for tle e ~
~ CL A, ~: irec--1o:1tL pc?riad; C scrlillar n-
eludinC CLn, State, and DOD for the i irst `lures .~onths, but limited to CI/l
for the final i:lonth.
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a. The US ?}"tie t1C :r`cene
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In many vc_,, j ect.-: more i::tp'rtant for this level officer
than for the jttili r W uld_ be o i.i.ied not merely o t the "con-
cerilcd citizen, " but ^t the intelligence -,once professional
dor.leotic and "na-
tional occur ity" end 1:,cnsitivc to the po i_1 is ,
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they coincide. This ;3~ction should include not only on enelysis
of the dicru>>tiono and c]_ce o.ges in US society, but how these
iectorc rclste to developments in US io:.'cign policy and to e-mclua-
tions of the US by other notions. Should include congressional
ewe of foreign policy end impact till c;:?eupon, plus views of in-
fluential rye':;;'~ .?Yi cn and e.ced(( micions (in addition, how do
these people see CIP a`i.tting into US society of the 70s). On
the ot?rer and: -- a critique of Congress, the fourth estate,
and the role of acad.cr.i:ics uotld be useful. We might even rgo so
for as to discuss the state of literary and performing arts in
the. US. (2 weeks )
b. The US and the r??crld
This should i nclrc.e sa' hi stic;~tec? discussions of the key
geocrc ;chic areas (with er"!p e, s is on tie r r!ng or conflicting in-
tt rp etation o d~ tiE_1_,r i its i_! Li? ac areas) and US
' relations
end pr.oblecis the_ein. This would be standard. However, we
should acid studies oa a_ticalar a_.u
;I inLi policy n-_oble:o?
("the loss of China" _._ "US fc i1ures in Latin America" -- "tile
US as the world's encl. isle, " etc.) (2 i.ec'_:s )
c. The 1TG 1.i cna l Sec-, :.,it, e ach ial
Briefly -- what is it) but bcyerld that -- is it c_eaking?
The MSC, the special co:u?.littees, etc. Proposals for cihang
(]. week)
d. The Intel li-e11cc ('n" ;11L17 t'r end Its Relation to ITatioltal
Secu_itir i:ac:l_.lc
It's herd to ace new subjects here, but they would be dealt
with, one would hone, in a Iligh].y so 1isticetcd end frank atl:tcs-
phere. USTh and its ea: littces, LEI under Cline, intelligence
and military plc.rning, (iutplication and com-octition. (1 wee;.,)
e. CIA
Its ieletiolisllin as on a ency t~ ?'Mite IIousc, to Congress,
in US society, and its inc_elnol develop tints, prospects) and
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? be iin 'luenecd by tllzct:icr non-CIA officcrs .!ill ottcnd. (1 :!cc'..)
the bloc., of in.-traction c-+nsidercd in rcrr,,;roph
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5 We mould rccoi,riend addition. o;C the ftla.utlin", (time allotiient tundotc ; inc ):
a . T ]e Irir C t '~'? ~iC e^1tCC Cnd Techt:
This could. invol ate o. broad of the sociotcl
consequences of techn?)lo ;ical dcvcl')71:ients -.- ncrr?o,lin~ do-)t;n
to its p:;oioutnd conscnr.tcncc?s fttr intclliCencc.. Perhaps a fi.cld
trip patterned u on the DDS LT traininV prorjram.
StretcJr,i-C 1 Ti u 1 o: 2CJ?'_etions
A viet.t (or a ser::..~,s of views) by the "experts" on nuclZaa-z
relationships and the :role of or in modern society. Perhaps
a field trip patternec1 upon 2Nd-Career course.
We are told thot -'I,-here are numerous programs of h- ;&h
potential a va-ilc ble . 1'rob1c:a is to supplement Grid or planning
cotn.ses possibly alre~:c~y ottended. Could use some of the n r-
sona.l approach of I, Ilit;:nt even consider some kind of sen_si-
tivity or T-grcup pror::.am. Possibility of a Brookings t.eek
similar to previous ni.().-care er courses.
A few final thou ;hits er:lerge :
a. We miL;nt bring in senior officials ' of certain foreiGn
services for seminars.
b. We should atterrot. to utilize , C, results of Ili-historical
studies being produced within C'I_'-. -- vhercver. they are evalu:.-
t.ive in nature. If nct, perhaps the Senior Seminar, could add
an evaluative note to selected studies.
CO Inclusion of rese::rch Tapers should be considered -- al-
thour;-1 we are not :cc..-.-lending at this time.
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