NOTE TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FROM JOHN F. BLAKE

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• Publication Date: April 26, 1977
• Content Type: NOTES

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Hank:
The attached correspondence with the
Director went up through you but I do not
believe it returned through you. You might
wish to take a look at the courses yourself
and then let me have any thought on the matter
you have. I will then take care of it with
OTR.
John F. Blake
Att: DDA 77-2065
26 Apr 77
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DDA 77-2065: Memo dtd 15 Apr 77 to DCI via DDCI fr DDA, subj: DCI Appearances in
Office of Training-Sponsored Courses and Programs
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OFFICE-' OF THE DIRECTOR
Date:19 April 77
I0: "ernie
FROM DG
SUBJECT: R:que_ot for DC.i to Select 'gency-
Sponsored Courses and Programs
at which. he would speak, and
REMARKS: programs of other Agencies or 1
Institutions where it is
traditional for DCI to speak.
Mr. Blake has attached a list
of these courses -nc programs, and
made his recomo-oendations.',,,,~,V3Wj
Only thi g that mi, ht be 'f
pointed out is that most of courses
and programs are for senio:r?r_n?r
relatively seniors people. The
two exceptions are "CIA- Today and.
Tomorrow" (for 200 employees of all
grades, and shblri three times a year)
and the Basic Foreign Service Officer4
Course which meets six ti:,,es a year.
It would be good for DCI's
contacts with large numbers of CIA
people at the "Today and Tomorrow"
Course if he cold appear: it WoUld
take only half an hour.
Concerning the Basic Forefhgn
Service course, clearly DCI dould
not appear at every one of the six
runnin, of this course; however,
-In occasional appearance would be
-
tate
useful to help start young
Dept of Cicers who are , oing overseas# 1
of on the right foot so far as 11
Intelligence is c.>ncorned.
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15 APR 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
VIA: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: John F. Blake
Deputy Director for Administration
BJECT: DCI Appearances in Office of Training-
Sponsored Courses and Programs
1. Action Requested: Your guidance is sought concerning
Agency tra ing courses and external briefing programs in which
you normally desire to participate.
2. back round: The Office of Training (OTR) has
submitted to me a list of courses and programs in which the
Director is normally invited to participate. The list is
attached.
3. Staff Position: It seems important for you, as
Director, to maintain some pattern of regular contact with
Agency employees and with members of influential groups from
the government and private sector, and to have the opportunity
to communicate your thoughts to such groups. A number of
OTR's courses and special programs provide this opportunity.
At the same time, demands upon your time, as I view it, will
be extremely heavy within the next few months. Consequently,
I have annotated the attached list with a simple "Yes" or
"No" after each entry as my suggestions for your participation
on a normal basis.
4. Recommendations : Please advise me of any change
or deletion you w s h to make from my suggestions on the
attached list so that I may advise the Office of Training
to invite you only to those courses and programs in which
you desire to participate.
John F. Blake
Attachment
List
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TRAINING PROGRAMS TO WHICH THE DCI NORMALLY IS INVITED TO SPEAK
I. Internal Courses (Number of runnings per year)
Advanced Intelligence Seminar (3 or 4) -
a two-an -one- al wee course or 25 mid-level
intelligence officers (GS-13 to GS-15), focusing
on the Intelligence Community and key international
issues.
CIA Senior Seminar (2) - a nine-week course
for.supergra e an selected GS-15 officers with
estimated potential for further advancement in
the Agency; the course covers,a broad range of
managerial, intelligence, foreign policy, and
international concerns for the most senior group
.trained internally by the Agency.
CIA: Toda and Tomorrow (3) - a three-day
course conaucte in the Hea quarters Auditorium
to give approximately 200 employees of all grades ,Df~c.t
and functional responsibilities a. comprehensive
review of current developments and projected
trends in the Agency and Intelligence Community.
Midcareer Course (5) - a five-
k
wee
course
for 3 0 o icers, primarily GS-12/13, selected on
a competitive basis within the Directoratest
and the O/DCI to provide them with an intensive
review of the Agency's responsibilities and pro-
grams, with supplementary examination of the
Intelligence Community and selected international
situations.
Senior Operations Course (4) - a five-week
course to prepare 20 experienced operations
officers at middle and senior levels for further
overseas assignments. The course provides an
intensive examination of the principal targets
for clandestine collection, a sophisticated
exchange of professional experiences among the
students, and training in the use of operational
equipment.
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II. Recurring Programs for Visiting Groups r(l) (2r r-t / G_S
Conference for Business Executives on
Federal Government Operations, Brookings
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Institution (10)
Foreign Area Officers Course, U.S. Army
Institute for Military Assistance, Fort Bragg (2) JU0
JCS-DIA Orientation (2)
National Defense University (National War
College and Industrial College of the Armed
Forces), Fort McNair (1)/cLe'.~,?.,i,;,,r~~,,~,`