MIDCAREER COURSE NO. 6 COURSE REPORT GENERAL OBSERVATION

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MIDCAREF.R COURSE NO. 6
COURSE RETORT
General Observations
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Midcareer Courses tend to be accident prone. Course 2 unable even
get started on time because of foul weather
was unavailable for the field trip, so the group was split in half and
wearily rode two reliable if somewhat dowdy DC-3's to the Rocky Mountains
and back--and was delayed a day in returning by violent storms, including
tornadoes, in the area just east of the Rockies!
Subittitvtion seemed to be the watchword for the Course. Anticipated
requirements to brief the new Director and problems generated by the
Dominican Crisis were added to the usual unexpected developments which
normally result in substitute speakers during the phase of the
Course. Altogether, six changes had to be made after the schedule was
published. Even Brookings had its troubles. Two of their scheduled
$ akers wound up in the hospital, and only some fast footwork by Harry
prevented the Brookings phase from having unanticipated and
unwanted open time. Harry broke even on the substitutes: one was rather
good but the other was less than adequate. The third phase of the Course
almost went off as scheduled (aside from the extra day spent on the trip).
All speakers appeared as advertised up to the graduation ceremony. At
the last moment, however, Mr. Helms was spirited away from us for a
more pressing requirement. Fortunately, Mr. Kirkpatrick was able to leap
into the breach, so Course df6 ended on a high note after all.
Although no overall evaluation of the Course is requested of the
students (we believe the impact, strengths, and weaknesses of the Course
can be determined by analysis of the critiques required on each phase),
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four participants found the Course as a whole considerably less than
satisfactory. On the other hand, five parsons gratuitously chose to
assign to the Course such adjectives as "outstanding", *excellent",
and swe.0 constructed and balanced". Those who found the Course
wanting, though not in complete agreement on all points, viewed the
experience as disappointing at best, and cited such shortcomings as
insufficient top-level support and participation; inferior coverage of
and by the Clandestine Services; too large a student body; unwilling-
ness of speakers to deal forthrightly with critical issues during the
Agency phase, and excessively loose scheduling in the second and
third phases. They also agreed--vehemently if not scathingly--that
the DC-3 transportation for the field trip was ghastly. On this point
they had plenty of supporting opinion. The intensity of their other
criticisms, however, was not discerned in the critiques written by the
rest of the Midcareerists even though some of the latter pointed out
several of the same shortcomings.
Midcareer Course 416 surfaced two points worth calling to the
attention of the Training Selection Board.
First, persons selected to attend the Course are faced with the
2 5X 1 A requirement to attend two meetings during the yteeb tem the group
officially convenes . On the Wednesday afternoon pre-
ceding the Sunday departure from Washington, the opening session of
the Course is normally scheduled to be held in a conference room at
Headquarters. Most of the afternoon is devoted to briefings and to
addresses by senior Agency officers. On Thtysdav morn,ing, briefings
are given in connection with the various security clearances required
for certain parts of the Course. Persons not already holding these
clearances will find it necessary to spend an hour or so being briefed.
Every effort should be made to ensure that those nominated for the Course
will be available for these two meetings.
The second point is that persons who are required to process for
overseas assignment while the Midcareer Course is in progress should
Babe in the Course. The frequent absences required to handle process-
ing matters do no service either to the individual concerned or to the
other members of the Course. There were two cases of this sort in
Course #6
As an entity, the Course remains highly effective and acceptable
despite minority opinion to the contrary. Some of the problems faced
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by Course #6 are, we trust, non-repetitive (the aircraft affair; speaker
changes due to requirements to brief the new DCI). Some, however,
appear endemic--the impact of the coverage of the Clandestine Services,
for example. There is no discernible need for drastic changes, but there
ILan obvious requirement for constant effort to acquire the.right speakers
with the itstht message.
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MMCAREER COURSE NO. 6
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Part I - The Agency
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It was decided to attempt to relate the various presentations
ore closely by providing each speaker with rather detailed
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discuss content with each of the speakers, but this scheme
came to naught because Bill was given the job of running the
Chief of Station Seminar, a task which left him practically no
time to follow up on plans for the Midcareer Course. However,
some guidance was provided by the Course Staff and a Seminar
on the Clandestine Services was added to the schedule in an
effort to give the students a chance to explore those areas which
they felt were inadequately covered during formal presentations.
Plapnesi Chapges in Seekers
Dr. Wheelon,having indicated eagerness to give the DDS&T
presentation, was formally scheduled to appear
d. As Col. White expected to be away during the entire second 25X1A
week of the first phase, Robert Bannerman was asked to give
the talks, "Administrative Relationships with Other Agencies"
and "Introduction to Management".
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Informed us that he was preparing for
another assignment, so we agreed that this would be a
good time to try to get Alan Warfield into the program.
Mr. Vvarffeld agreed to handle the presentation on log-
istical support.
As John Clarke did not expect to be in the country, he
designated to handle the presentation,
Individual Responsibility for Funds*. Mr. also 25X1A
agreed to take John's place on the ivianagemeTRIne
Paul Sorel again accepted our invitation to appear on the
Management Panel. illness prevented his participation
during Course #5, so represented the
DDI at that time.
3. )taw Speakers
Mr. Policy Support Assistant in the Office
of the DDI, agreed to discuss the role of intelligence in the
formulation of national policy. This topic had been handled
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4. *Headquarters Day"
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This shorthand title refers to our attempt to increase the odds
that the Deputy Directors would be able to address the tvildcareerists.
The plan involved convening the Course at Langley on Friday of
the second week and having the DEO, the DD/P, and the DD/S&T
each take about an hour to respond to questions prepared during
the Course and frubrnitted to the Deputy Directors on Wednesday
or Thursday, The DD/S was omitted from this plan only because
he usually spends a considerable amount of time 5X1A
with the Midcareer Course and gets an extensive grilling while
there. In addition to the sessions with the Deputy Directors, we
arranged to take a tour of the Computer Center; to meet =, 25X1A
and tour the Signal Center, and, as a stand-by activity,
to visit the rt4SAC area in the event that the DD/S&T could not
meet with us.
&Jeri Dullea Night
For this Course we decided to incorporate Mr. Dulles* appear-
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as was done during Course #5. Although this affair is highly
effective regardless of locale or time it seems most fitting and
has the greatest impact in the setting. 25X1A
6, Individual StucjouTALen ti ns
Those constituted an experiment based on past student
suggestions and staff conviction that (a) the students should
have more opportunity to be something other than sponges soak-
ing up the offerings of guest lecturers and (b) the class as a
whole represents a wealth of knowledge and a variety of experience
which can easily be tapped for the benefit of all. Consequently,
it VIIIS planned to have each student devote twenty minutes (15 for
talk and 5 for questions) to some aspect of his own work, past or
present. These talks were Let to be standard mission and function
statements about an office, but thoughtful descriptions of activities,
problems, accomplishments, and so forth. This scheme added over
ten hours (including "break" time) to an already heavy schedule,
but by rescheduling or deleting weekend activities which formerly
were regular parts of the program, we planned to handle the student
presentations on Saturday and Sunday.
The briefings and demonstrations which Course #5 received
were dropped in order to help make room for the student presentations
in Course #6.
In order to provide a respite and a change of venue, no work was
scheduled for Friday night a This allowed the students
to have dinner and an evening at the Base Club if they so desired.
Most of them did.
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a. Because of various pressures such as the change of command
and the Dominican Crisis, was unable to
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appear. was kind enough to give Tom's talk
as well as his own.
b. One-half hour before the plane was due to leave Washington,
Dr. Wheaton found it necessary to cancel his scheduled
appearance. Carl Duckett stepped in to give the DDS&T
coverage with his usual verve and exceptional effectiveness.
c. The Dominican Crisis forcecl of OCI to send a 25X1A
substitute, , whose handling of questions drew 25X1A
favorable comment.
cl. We had been cautioned by IMMof the Collection
Guidance Staff that he might not be able to appear as
scheduled, so it came as no surprise when we were informed
that Chief of the Human Resources Group,
would handle the presentation on collection guidance.
Because of an unexpected and tragic death in the family,
was unable to appear as planned. Though
e euggested dates and giving his talk during the
second week of this phase, our schedule was too tight to
take advantage of the offer.
f. In an amusing *musical chairs" routine, finally
gave the logistics talk instead of Man Warfield. It seems
that when Col. White did not make his planned trip (Para A.2.d.
above), Mr. Warfield was selected to go in his place.
2. Student PresMations
cancellation, and with the weather report for tuday
What with Friday afternoon open as the result of
being rather ominous, the Ivlidcareerists decided to start the
presentations on Friday and push ahead so that full advantage
might be taken of the relatively good weather anticipated on
Sunday. The changed schedule worked out as follows:
PLANNED ACTUAL
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Saturday
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It is readily seen that the actual schedule was somewhat
less intensive than the planned one which, as experience showed,
did agt allow sufficient time. Nonetheless, virtually everyone
thought the effort was too concentrated and recommended that the
presentations in Course V/ be spaced more or less evenly over the
two week period so as to avoid ennui. Of passing interest is the
fact that Sunday afternoon was indeed blessed with good weather.
C. Summery of Critiques
1. The Agency - Past, Present, and Future - Lyman Kir
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Mr. Kirkpatrick 's opening speech was well received by the bulk
of the class. The usual comments of "excellent" , "good starter".
"effective" and "polished" were made by the students. The only
criticism, infrequently stated, was that Mr. Kirkpatrick seemed
to be a btt less candid when it came to discussing problems of
the present and future.
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The majority of the class thought Mr. presentation 25X1A
was well done and effective. Two or three thought that he wandered
a bit. A couple suggested that possibly a chart of the Intelligence
Community might have helped make his talk easier to follow. Every-
one felt the topic necessary and of interest.
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The majority of the students felt that the topic was an appropriate
one for the Course, but there was mixed reaction to Mr.
ability as a speaker. Some students found him informative, interest-
Eng and effective, while others used such words as "disappointing" ,
"weak", "too general". One student who criticized his presentation
allowed for the detrimental effect of the after-lunch period.
4. The Clandestine Services - 25X1A
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The class was rather sharply divided in their reaction to Mr.
Some raw students felt he was effective while others were most
adamant in feeling he had been completely inadequate and mis-
leading. Members of all components registered the usual criticism
anent generalities and basics, i.e. , *canned spiel" and "TOT level".
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Many of the students recognized Mr, ability as a speaker.
Several commented on the extra load he took on by substituting
for Mr. as well as giving his own lecture.
The Nature and Scope of
Of all the DDP speakers Mr. was singled out by the greater
part of the group as the most articulate and impressive, both in
his formal lecture and his contributions to the evening seminar.
Sven in cases where students critiqued the Clandestine Services
presentations as a whole rather than commenting on individual
speakers, Mr. participation was cited as being the
most effective and meaningful.
Counterintelligence Respon lbllIties
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In only a very few cases was Mr. presentation cited as
being effective. There was significant agreement that the presenta-
tion was poor, unimpressive, and not very informative.
8. The Role of
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over a third of the class. Criticism centered on Mr. In- 25X1A
articulateness and the fact that he dwelt too long on h.tetory and
organization. Several students noted that his obvious sincerity
and dedication balanced off his inability to express himself well.
The Role of Technical Services in Supporting Agency Operations -
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nature of the presentation. He was singled out for being well
organized even though what he said was elementary and not
very enlightening. It was also noted that he was a substitute
end that this fact may have accounted for the lack of broad
knowledge which became apparent when answering questions.
10. The Role of Science and Technology in CIA - Carl Duckett
Mr. Duckett again was cited by the class as the outstanding
speaker of the first phase. Of the 27 students who commented
on him specifically, there was not one who offered any adverse
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criticism of his presentation. The students were also very
favorably disposed toward the evening session.
11. The Impact of Automatic Data Processing on Agency Activities -
Joseph 'Becker
Mr. Beckees enthusiasm for and knowledge of the automatic data
processing field was recognized by the entire class. Many of
the students commented on his effectiveness in developing an
understanding of a technical field not easily comprehended. Some
students would have liked more specific explanation of the actual
uses to which the equipment is put.
12. The Role of Intelligence in National Policy Formulation -
The class was in general agreement that Mr. topic
was appropriate. He was considered a good enough speaker
whose material was well organized and fairly well presented.
The students who did single Mr. out for criticism used
such terms as "too general" , "theoretical and a cademic", and
"needed illustrative material".
13. The Production of National Estimates - Sherman Kent
Mr. Kent's speaking ability, personality, and knowledge were
recognized by the class as factors placing his talk among the
outstanding presentations during the Agency phase.
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ness were cited as assets which made the presentation extremely
worthwhile. The only significant criticism, infrequently found,
concerned his rambling from one subject to another, Despite
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mixed with illustrative material was mentioned as being effective
by several students.
IS. Developments in Economic Intelligence -
Only about half of the class commented on Mr. presen-
tation, but all comments rated him well. There was some feeling
that Mr. was uncomunicative and condescending in answer-
ing questions. It was suggested that possibly Mr. should
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have been given a few minutes to talk about his particular shop
before the floor was thrown open to questions.
16. The Agency's Current Intelligence Role - 25X1A
Of the 20 students who commented, almost half of them expressed
sympathy for Mr. Eposition as a substitute speaker.
Mr. talk lasted only about 15 or 20 minutes. He then
threw the floor open for questions. There was considerable
comment on his ability to answer questions and a feeling that
the question period, a longer one than usual, helped to save
an otherwise dull and uninspiring talk.
17. Collection Guidance -
About 2/3 of the class made specific comment on Mr.
presentation. There was rather widespread feeling that the topic
was given more time than it warranted. Here again, sympathy for
a last-minute substitute was expressed. However, the subject
and the speaker were considered no more than adequate.
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le. Administrative Relationships with Other Agencies - Robert Bannerman
23. Introduction to Management - Robert Bannerman
The class had high praise for Mr. Bannerman, especially for
his "willingness to be frank in discussion. His extensive ptutici-
pation was frequently noted with favor. His first talk, Administrative
ReleUonships, was not as well received as the one on Management.
In fact, there were only two students who did not rate the letter
among the top presentations. One of these thought it too general
in nature and the other felt the talk was not geared to the level
of the Midcareerists
Logistical Support of Operations
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Mr.M was generally well received by the class. Therewere
many who noted that it is hard to make the subject a fascinating
one. Almost ail agreed that Mr. gave a very good presen-
tation of a complex problem and that the use of the
example was most effective. Even those students who found
Mr. a less then excellent speaker said that his talk was
informative and interesting.
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20. Security Considerations in Accomplishing the Agency's Mission
Howard Osborn
The students who criticized Mr. Osborn did so because they felt
his talk, although well done, was too general in nature. Some
students particularly liked Mr. Osborn's quiet businesslike
manner while others found it cold. Some suggested that more
case examples were needed. Several admired his frankness and
his capable handling of questions. Two students expressed
regret that he could not stay for the evening discussion.
21. Developments in Technical Communications 25X1A
Mr. enthusiasm for his subject was noted by most of
the class. The students described Mr.IIIMIS presentation 25X1A
as *dynamic*, "outstanding", "extremely informative*, etc.
The equipment display was well received but several students
wanted more opportunity to examine and to discuss these items.
Beth Mr- who came with him were
oiteiiiiving very cepable coverage to a complex subject.
Mr was singled out by one student for his able partici-
pation in the evening session on matters other than the technical
aspects of communications.
22. Health Considerations in an Unusual Work Envir ent
John Tietjen
There was divided opinion about Dr. Tietjen's approach to a
subject which all but one agreed was appropriate. Some students
felt he wee too academic and took too long to develop his point
while several of the group wished he had had another hour in
which to relate theory to practice in the Agency. One student
found Dr. Tietjen's presentation "an eye opener in human behavior"
end another commented on the "long term value" of his information.
24. Financial Management Robert Fuchs
Of the 20 students who commented on Mr. Fuchs' lecture, the
concensus was that Mr. Fuchs is a competent, effective speaker
end that the topic is necessary. Time and again students remarked
about his use of slides. Although most students found them useful
and interesting, two or three felt the transparencies were too
numerous and could have been more graphic. Mr. Fuchs was
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recognized as an expert who made an excellent presentation
of potentially dull matter.
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but his subject matter was of high priority importance to this
group. A large proportion of the class commented on his will-
ingness to be forthright and factual and not to duck issues no
matter how unpleasant. He was also cited for his excellent
contribution to the Management Panel.
26. Observations on the Intelligence Profession - Allen Dulles
The evening with Allen Dulles was rated once again as one of
the high points of the first two weeks. Although not all of
the students commented on this affair, those who did were
unanimous in their praise.
27. Responsibility for Funds
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Mr was considered an able speaker with some clearly
expressed, thought-provoking ideas. The only adverse criticism
noted that Mr. 11.1 unnecessarily duplicated much of what
Mr. Fuchs had aeld.
28. Agency Management Problems
Panel: Paul Sorel,
Only one student did not comment favorably on the panel. He
felt the members were rather defensive and suggested that possibly
this topic should have been at the beginning instead of at the
end of the phase. The rest of the class felt the panel was a
highlight of the Course and was a good wrap-up that was packed
full of information candidly given. All of the panelists were
singled out for favorable comment by one or more students, but
Mr. was mentioned most frequently. Students from all
components were most Impressed by his frankness and candor
in talking about the Clandestine Services.
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28. Visit to NPIC
The trip was considered very worthwhile by the class as a whole.
There was some feeling that it was a bit too long and that un-
necessary duplication occurred. Some criticism was directed
against what appeared to be too much high pressure salesmanship
for NPIC and insufficient attention to substance. The PID part
was noted as being especially professional and informative.
There was nothing but appreciation for Mr. Lundahl's briefing.
29. Tour of Computer Center - Joseph Becker and Staff
The class was about equally divided on the usefulness of this
tour. Unfavorable reactions were expressed in such terms as
"tee technical for laymen", "too much hardware" , "too long"
and *not placed in any user context". Those who approved of
the tour said it added to Mr. Becker's talk, was profitable and
Informative, and is a "must".
0. Question Period on the Clandestine Services -
The generally favorable reaction to the question and answer
session with Mr.Ep! varied in specifics from "a little
vague" and "reasonably n to "interesting and profitable" and
straight from the shoulder" to "excellent--couldn't have been
better'. Several students regretted that there could not have
been more time.
31. Tour of Signal Center -
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students but one thought the Signal Center tour very important,
hly informative", *good follow-up for , and "interesting
end clearly explained". One student suggested that a question
period following the tour would have been a good idea.
32. Question Period on the DD/ - Ray Cline
All students agreed that it was good to see and hear Mr. Cline.
The only criticism of a worthwhile, interestimand effective
session was that the time was too limited.
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33. Tour of FMSAC Area
This visit did not go over too well. Most students thought it
was not too useful and much too long. Some noted that the
space was too confining for thirty persons and that forty mthutes
of standing detracted from the overall impact.
34. Individual Student Presentations
See Attachment A for verbatim comments.
Commen and Rec
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. We still seem to be coming up short insofar as coverage of the
Clandestine Services is concerned. Although some comments
may have been missed in our review of the welter of words, we
isolated eleven observations to the effect that the DDP presenta-
tions were the poorest of the lot, and fifteen specific suggestions
for improvement, eight or more of which emphasized the necessity
fcc explaining the responsibilities and activities of the Area
Divisions etnd of Field Stations, s hoc
coverage of these points during the Management Panel were much
appreciated by everyone and served to brighten and clarify an
otherwise indistinct and somewhat tarnished picture. Probably
the "true" (if there is such a thing) impact of the DDP presenta-
tions lay Bomewhere between "The DDP coverage was completely
inadequate..." , and *I learned more in one and a half days than
in the previous fourteen years about the mission, organization,
and methodology..." , (although this statement could very well
be factual!). Nonetheless, concerted effort will have to be
made to bring the DDP presentations up to a respectable standard
in terms of both content and delivery. We have a couple of ideas,
but they are insufficiently thought out to be included in this report.
A few meetings would seem to be in order for this summer.
2. The student presentations worked so well that we would be foolish
not to try them again. We propose to spread them out somewhat
and, by eliminating the NPIC tour (see Para. 3 below), to add a
little time (some of which we may well use to help treat the problem
discussed in the paragraph above).
The Midcareerists have spent a day at NPIC during Courses #4
and #5. It now seems clear that this is too much time in terms
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of useful "take". On balance, it appears that Art Lundahl'
talk plus the recently completed MD film plus a question
period (four hours maximum) will do the trick. For the next
course we propose to ask Mr. Lundahl for that specific coverage
end to request that the Job be done at and, if possible,
on Soturday morning as it was done prior to Course 44.
4. We suggest retaining the concept of a Headquarters Day? for
Friday of the second week, primarily as a means of enhancing
the likelihood of some participation by the Deputy Directors.
Its certainly a lot easier on them 11 we take the group to Langley
rather than ask them to give up from three to four hours to go to
fcr an hour's session. We will plan to add the DDS
to the list of meetings for the day, of course.
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MMCAREER COURSE NO. 6
COURSE REPPRT
Part II (Brookings)
A. Planned Chanoet from Prior Course
1. A new critique form was used for the first time. More compatible,
though not identical, with the form for Parts I and III, we believe the new
form helps us to get at the kind of information we want with relatively
little effort or redundancy.
2. The small group discussions, heretofore unproductive, were dropped.
The time gained was devoted in part to regular presentations and in part to
administrative matters such as briefings and preparation of critiques.
3. Speaker/Topic Changes from Course Not 5
a. Professor Arthur Miller of GWU was dropped and the presentation,
"The Courts," was handled by Prof. Harold Chase
b. A new presentation, "The Executive Branch," was added.
Mr. Roger W. Jones appeared before our group for the first time.
c. Professor Laurin Henry and the talk, "The Presidency," were
dropped.
d. A second new topic ws "Administrative Dynamics." The
speaker, also appearing for the first time, was Professor Wallace
S. Sayre of Columbia.
e. The talk by Congressman Melvin Price on The Congress" was
dropped.
f. "Administration of the Courts" was a third new topic. The
speaker, John C. Airhart, former Administrator of the Courts,
also made his first appearance before our group.
g. A fourth new topic, "Domestic Problems---Education and Health,"
was presented by still another new speaker, Dr. James W. Colbert
of NIH.
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h. "Social Implications of Scientific Progress" formerly given
by Professor Donald Andrews of Florida Atlantic University
was dropped.
1. "The Individual--Perception and Commitment," formerly a
day-long effort by Mr. Kilpatrick of Brookings was dropped.
"Economics and Public Policy," heretofore presented by
Herbert Striner, was given this time by Norman Ture, National
Bureau of Economic Research, who has not appeared for us
since Course IR.
k. A fifth new topic, "Domestic Problems--Unemployment and
Poverty," was handled by Herbert Striner of the Upjohn Insti-
tute for Employment Research.
"Society and the Individual," previously given by Professor James
Dayton of Howard University was dropped.
m. "U.S. Information Programs" was presented this time by
Charles T. Vetter of USIA.
A sixth new topic, "Civil Rights," was covered by Arthur Caldwell
of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of justice.
A seventh new topic was U. N. Aid to the U.S. --A Calculated
Risk." The speaker, Robert Asher of Brookings, addressed
Course *3 on a different topic.
Significant Developments
1. An eighth new topic was scheduled but not presented because the
speaker became ill. "Foreign Policy--Information" by Achilles
Polyzoides was replaced by "The Limits of U.S. Foreign Policy*
given by Charles Burton Marshall.
2. Joseph Kraft, scheduled to discuss "The Communications Media,
also became ill and was replaced by Harry Schwartz of the Nk Y.
. After the schedule was set, Dr. Colbert was faced with an unexpected
conflict of commitments. As a result, his presentation was rescheduled
into the period from 1515-1715 hours on Wednesday, May 19, making
a total of three sessions for that day. Harry Schwartz, pinch-hitting
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for Dr. Colbert, and the afternoon of Wednesday, 26 May, in-
tended for the Communications Media presentation, was left open.
C. Summery of Critiques
1. Conference Obiectives
Nine students indicated that the Brookings phase had achieved its
objectives to a degree variously described as "outstanding",
"excellent", "high", and so forth. Nine others said that the
objectives were achieved but added no significant comment as
to degree. Ten students felt that the objectives were partially
achieved, using phrases such as 'fairly well", "probably" in
general", and so forth, or indicating that one or two of the three
objectives were not achieved. One student thought that the
objectives were not achieved and expressed doubt as to the value
of the time spent. Another student found the conference disappoint-
ing although it made a useful contribution to one of the objectives.
2. Topics
C1%ee as
VjggaKe
;Imes gite91 es
Times
itle Most
Leapt Valuable
The American Governmental System (Chase) 12
1
The Courts (Chase)
9
1
Administrative Dynamics (Sayre)
9
1
The Executive Office and the White House
Staff (Carey)
8
1
Domestic Problems--Unemployment and
Poverty (Striner)
7
0
Civil Rights (Caldwell)
7
1
Dynamics of the Legislative Process (Clapp)
7
2
Labor and Society (Sexton)
6
2
Foreign Policy--Planning and Execution (Amory)
5
1
Business and Society (Massel)
4
0
The Limits of U.S. Foreign Policy (Marshall)
3
0
U.S. Information Programs (stetter)
4
2
Domestic Problems--Education and Health
(Colbert)
4
3
Economics and Public Policy (Ture)
3
2
The Executive Branch (Jones)
3
3
U.N. Aid to the U.S. --A Calculated Risk (Asher)
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Th nes Cited as !ipl,s Cited as
MIL
Most Valuable
Least Valuable
International Economic Problems (Krause)
1
3
Federalism (Parrott)
4
6
The Communications Media (Schwartz)
2
7
Administration of the Courts (Airhart)
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3, Speakers
Citedas
Timefi Cited as
Time
Name Mos VIpluoble
Least Valuable
Vetter (USIA) 23
0
Chase (Univ. of Minnesota)
22
2
Striner (Upjohn Institute)
16
0
Caldwell (Dept. of justice)
14
1
Sayre (Columbia Univ.)
14
2
Colbert (NMI)
14
3
Carey (BOB)
9
0
Marshall (SA1S-Johns Hopkins)
10
1
Sexton (Office of Economic Opportunity)
10
3
Clapp (Legislative Asst. to U. S. Senator)
12
6
Amory (BOB)
10
4
Massel (Brookings)
6
1
'rine (Nat. Bur. of Economic Research)
8
4
Krause (Brookings)
5
4
Asher (Brookings)
0
3
Schwartz (N.Y. Times)
3
7
Parrett (Maxwell School-Syracuse)
7
13
Airhart (Dept. of Defense)
1
11
Tones (BOB)
2
13
4. Readings
a. Quality
Seventeen students rated the readings better than adequate,
using adjectives such as "excellent", "very good", and so
forth. Ten students found the readings at least satisfactory
with the adjective "good" being used in over half the cases.
Two students found the readings fair or of lesser value, and
one student failed to comment.
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b. QA
Only one person thought there was too little reading material.
Ten persons thought the quantity was about right and eighteen
found the quantity cuccessive. One student did not comment.
a. The DU SoiledAe
Twenty-two students felt that the schedule is all right es it
stands. Five persons failed to comment, and three said that
changes are needed. Specifically, the changes suggested
were for more variety in the method of presentation, for keep-
ing lectures to one hours duration, and for having no more
than two sessions per day.
b. Conference Lynoth
Although twenty-one persons believed that the length is all
right as it is, four students thought that the conference could
be longer. Two persons failed to comment, and three felt
that a shorter conference would be desirable. In the latter
category, one student merely suggested that "possibly" the
length could be shortened; one student said that the time
allotted for each topic could be reduced without damaging
the effect, and one student natly stated that the conference
should be reduced to 3 days in length.
Phystealle9illtitu
Eleven students used words such as "excellent" in describing
the facilities. Ten persons found the surroundings satisfactory
or adequate. Four students failed to comment and five, re-
ferring to the fact that the conference room is really too small
for the number of participants, found the facilities less than
adequate.
6. avgzections
It would be pointless to list here gi of the suggestions. The
following table showing cateaorieq of suggestions is of some
interest, however.
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2. Suggestions re modification of present topics or change
of speakers - 8
3. Suggestions re methods and/or techniques 15
4. Miscellaneous suggestions - 3
S. No suggestions offered - 4
The most frequently recurring suggestion (nine times) in
Category 1 was that there should be a presentation on Government-
private sector relations with the speaker coming from the private
sector (business, industry, NAM, etc.). In Category 3, there
were three suggestions to the effect that an attempt should be
made to present a dialogue between speakers with different views
of a given subject. Virtually all other suggestions were "singlgtons"
or, if recurrent, bore on topics more suited to the third phase of
the Course than to the conference at Brookings.
D St Comment 614 RKoqungpdgttionq
1. Brookings is still doing an excellent job for us and relations
remain both cordial and effective. The contract for the next
three runnings has been approved in draft by all concerned and
needs only preparation in final form by our contracting officer
in Logistics and the official signatures of both parties.
The seven speakers who were rated least effective by members
of Course #5 were all dropped from the planned schedule for
Course #6. Unfortunately, one of the dropped speakers,
Harry Schwartz, had to be called upon as a last-minute substitute.
He again ended up quite low in the ratings.
There is a noticeable, though not surprising, correlation between
topics and speakers at both the upper and lower ends of the rating
ladders in Sections C2 and C3 above. One oddity appears, however,
in the case of Mr. Vetter whose skill as a speaker is well acknowl-
edged by the students but whose topic, "U.S. Information Programs",
was of only moderate value according to student reactions. Dr. Colbert
of NIII emerged in somewhat the same kind of position. The ;primary
value in these ratings, however, is the ability to pinpoint rather
clearly the speakers and/or topics in need of replacement. In this
category fall Messrs, Airhart, Tones, Schwartz, and Parrett. Other
candidates, perhaps less starkly revealed, are Messrs. Asher and
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Krause. The paucity of comment on Asher is curious because
the topic is not quite appropriate and the treatment leaves much
to be desired. Mr. Krause slipped considerably. In Courses
04 and #5 he ranked in seventh place, but perhaps the members
of Course 16 found the going too heavy in the field of international
eoonotnics. Certainly Mr. Krause's subject matter and delivery
showed no radical change from one course to the next. To return
to the lowest-ranked, there should be no question about dropping
Mr. Airhart. The topic is inappropriate and has Ley...little substance,
and his manner is almost simpering at times. Mr. Jones is just
plain dull and should be dropped if he can't do any better. The
situation re Mr. Schwartz has been explained above. Professor
Parrett has appeared before all courses except No. 4. There
seems to be no record of reaction to him in Course #1. In Courses
12 end #3 the ratings put him in the marginal category. In Course
IS he was one of the bottom seven, and in Course 46 he ranked
17th out of nineteen speakers. We have no doubt seen the last
of Professor Parrett.
4. For Course #7 we will try to have Brookings add the following:
a, A talk, perhaps by George Carroll, on the role of the Vice
President;
b. A talk by an elected State official on the responsibilities of
State Governments as compered with those of the Federal
Government;
A talk by a businessman or industrialist on relations between
government and the "private sector' of the economy;
d. A talk on the present status of scientific research and what
practical developments are "just around the corner."
Brookings seems to be drifting a bit too much in the direction of
the legged concerns of the Government. We shall try to halt
this drift and keep the focus upon the U.S. Government.22E se
and upon the domestic problems faced by Americans and their
90VOITIM ent.
6. Student comments about eX6essive amounts of reading matter
are irrelevant. The material does not have to be completely
digested prior to the Brookings phase even though the readings
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reading material is retained by the students, it can be read
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COURSE REPORT
Part UI - World Affairs
A. 7Irued Changes from Prior Course
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a. As George Carroll no longer works in ISA, and as Timothy
Stanley was preparing to leave for an extended assignment
in Europe, the topics, ?Problems of National Security" and
"U.S. Military Strategy" were combined and presented by
Justin O'Donnell, Dor) Advisor to the NIS.
b.
schedule had him out of town on the day
wanted to cover Arms Control and Disarmament, so 25X1A
agreed to do the job for us.
New Presenations
a. With the efficient and pleasant assistance of the Office of
General Counsel, we were able to get Senator Thomas J. Dodd
to deliver the opening address of this phase, "A Congressional
View of World Affairs."
b.
Diplomacy delivered the final guest lecture, "The Ambassador
and U.S. Representation Abroad".
mer Presentations
a. G. Mennen Williams and his deputy were both scheduled for
graduation addresses at secondary schools elsewhere in the
country, so the presentation on Africa was not scheduled.
b. Inasmuch as Brookings had arranged for a speaker to deal in
scale fashion with the U.N., we did not attempt to get Harlan
Cleveland for this phase of the Course. As it turned out, the
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, the presentation usually made by
was held in reserve this time and did not
find its way onto the schedule.
4. Visit to NASA Headquarters
This half-day jaunt to downtown Washington was tried for
Course #4 and worked reasonably well. Because the field trip
for Course 45 took in Huntsville, Ala. , and Houston, Texas,
the visit to Headquarters was omitted for that Course. It was
again arranged for Course #6 through the good offices of OCR/
Liaison.
Field Trip
Course 14 had visited SAC Headquarters at Omaha and an
Atlas missile site not far from Omaha. For Course #6 we added
NORAD Headquarters at Colorado Springs to the itinerary and
subsequently found that the Atlas Site near Omaha was being
deactivated. As a result, we also added a stop at Warren AFB,
Cheyenne, Wyoming, for briefings and a tour of a Minuteman
missile facility.
B. Significant Developments
1. As Admiral Reborn was unable to have lunch with Senator Dodd
as planned, the new DCI appeared before the group to introduce
the Senator. Everyone was most pleased to have this unexpected
opportunity to see and hear the Director.
While the members of the Course were underground at a launch
control facility near Cheyenne, the wad came through that tornadoes
and weather of similar ilk had closed or made inordinately danger-
ous all air routes to the East. Consequently, the group was forced
to stay an extra night in Cheyenne and to spend the following day
flying back to Washington. The loss of three hours in the air
(Mountain Standard to Eastern Daylight Time) didn't improve matters
any.
Because of the delay in returning to Washington, the Thursday
schedule had to be canceled. As a result, the group did not hear
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4. Mr. Helms had planned to deliver the graduation address and
to hand out the certificates, but the White House called for
the Director and Mr. Helms had to take the Director's place
at another meeting. Mr. Kirkpatrick graciously moved into
what was very nearly a disastrous vacuum and with a short
but eminently fitting talk closed out the Course in a most
appropriate fashion.
Sympary of CAtigues
1. A Congressional View of World Affairs U. S. Senator Thomas J.
Dodd
The twenty-three students who commented were unanimously
agreed that the topic was appropriate and the speaker effective.
The ratings on speaker effectiveness varied from "good* to "out-
Mending* with most of the students using the terms "effective" or
excellent". Three students observed that the talk was a boost
to morale and two, while agreeing that the presentation was use-
ful and interesting, suggested that hearing a critic of the Agency
might be preferable to hearing a friend.
2. Survey of U.S. Military Strategy and the Role of um - Justin
O'Donnell, DOD Advisor to the NIS
There were mixed reactions to both this topic and the speaker.
While twelve students found the topic appropriate, five found it
marginal" or "too broad* or "not of particular interest", etc.
Six students thought Mr. O'Donnell was at least an adequate
speaker, but five considered him only "fair" at best and six
others saw him as 'ineffective", "poor", "inadequate", and so
on. Some participants felt that he was not very good at fielding
questions and that he glossed over areas of friction among agencies.
Twenty-six students commented on performance
and were enthusiastically unanimous in their praise. The ob-
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good, valuable session*. Three students felt the presentation
was a highlight of the Course and eight specified it as "best"
or
one of the best". Running through the critiques are observa-
tions on the importance and timeliness of the topic and on
depth and breadth of knowledge as well as his
expertise in presenting the material.
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comments described it as "necessary", "fitting" , "valuable",
"interesting*, and so forth. Twelve students rated Mr. 25X1A
speaking ability from *adequate" to *excellent", and added
some infrequently used adjectives such as *stimulating*, "un-
orthodox" , and "fascinating". On the other hand, six persons
found him "dull", "not very effective', "in a world of his own",
etc. Included among these observations are some curious "yes-
no"--types of comment which are paraphrased here as a matter
of general interest:
*superficial treatment--adequate job"
*Quite good--somewhat disjointed"
effective--frequently over-detailed"
"good job--needs to stay closer to main theme"
"favorably impressed--not ideal speaker"
"interesting?perhaps too deep and narrow".
Five students commented favorably on the question and answer
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Current Problems in Latin America Irving G. Tragen, AID
Student comment showed no question as to the appropriateness
of the topic. Reaction to Mr. Tragen as a speaker was predominantly'
favorable although some unusual adverse comment appeared. Six-
teen students rated the speaker at levels ranging from "effective"
and "able" through "excellent" to "one of the best of the whole
Course". However, six persons thought Mr. Tragen was weak*,"
"dull', "fair*, or "not too effective". Oddly enough, one student
described the speaker as "weak substantively" while one other
thought he had an *excellent grasp of the subject*, and still another
found him *well-versed in the topic". On balance, Mr. Tragen's
performance was rated only slightly less favorably by this class
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heretofore a solid contributor evoked sharp difference
of opinion from this class. The comments paraphrased below
represent the extremes of the difference.
"A high point. A very effective speaker with an absorbing
story."
"Awful and a disgrace to the DDP. I hope he is not allowed
to talk to jOr a."
"A dynamic presentation. I got a clear picture of political
action.*
"An oversimplified presentation and an insult to the class'
intelligence. A black eye for the DDP. Don't have him
back."
Most of the eleven negative comments on t speaking
ability referred in one way or another to his manner ("overly
dramatic", "sometimes almost contemptuous", etc.) or to the
ijr_21 of his remarks ("orientation style", "impression of talking
to JOT's" , etc.). Eight students, however, made positive comments
on the presentation, using terms such as "yen/ effective", "good",
"forceful and dynamic", "well-presented", and so on. One of the
major curiosities--which perhaps is a reflection of the nature of
the basic difference of opinion about the speaker--is contained
in the following two statements.
"He should talk as if all of the class were from the DDP"
(statement from a DDP student's critique
"I commend him for taking into account the fact that not
all of us were from the DDP" (statement from a DDI student's
critique)
Finally, seven persons found the topic appropriate but two thought
it out of place in this phase of the Course.
Anna Control - Background and Developments - S. N. Graybeal,
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Five students thought that the topic was "marginal", "unessential"
or "of lesser importance". Conversely, twelve of the twenty-four
who commented considered it appropriate", "good", or "excellent".
As a speaker, Mr. Graybeal was rated positively by eight students,
whose adjectives ranged from "effective" to "excellent", and
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or "too Lest a apeaker". The general tenor of the critiques
reflect an interesting but not exciting topic presented by an
informative and competent, though not inspiring speaker.
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Of twenty-six comments, one indicated that the topic was inap-
propriate because it was "too vast*. Fourteen students thought
speaking ability was 'effective', dequM&4 or
better. Four persons found him "uninspired", "pcor", or "not too
impcessive*. Five students commented unfavorably on the graphics
and/or the "organization and function" approach. M interesting
thread runs through several of the negative comments, as revealed
by the following paraphresings.
'soothing syrup--a better job is needed for future Courses"
"He dodged some issues"
*Some fairy tales--maybe a worthwhile discussion of DIA
cannot be generated by the DIA people"
"I got the impression we were being given the 'party line
On the other bend ?two students used the word "candid" in des-
cribing the performance, and another said that the General was
better than other DIA representatives who had been heard else-
where.
Current Problems of the Near East - Phillips Talbot, Assistant
Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs
(Note: Mr. Talbot was called to the Vice President's office
shortly before his scheduled appearance for the Midcareerists.
He arrived at Glebe Rd. in time to give a forty-minute talk and
to answer questions for ten minutes. He cut back on his usual
presentation by omitting much of the illustrative material.)
The students obviously thought that the topic was appropriate,
and fourteen persons commented favorably upon Mr. Talbot's
ability as a speaker. One student described Mr. Talbot as a
"superb speaker, one of the best in the Courses'. Three persons
used the word "polished" in describing the performance. Eight
students noted the high value of the material and the effective-
ness of the speaker clgtppite the stxxtness of the time available.
On the negative side, one student thought the presentation was
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defense of the State Department's proclivity to ratIct rather than
20. A third person felt that the session waa educational although
an example of how to say little very cautiously so as to offend
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ippropriate, while the other ten made no observation on the point.
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rated the performance as *One of the best, if not the best, sessions
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particularly valuable. The only critical comment described the
talk ea *Worthwhile despite seeming to be mostly platitudes."
IL The Waist to Au Feadquarters
This left much to be desired. Undoubtedly the NASA folka were
such less concerned with us than with Messrs. White and McDevitt
atxl their extraterrestrial antics, but this doesn't explain a of
the shortcomings of the visit. Fifteen students commented
adversely on the afternoon's experience while seven thought it
worthwhile. Five persons saw the experience as a "waste of
time", four viewed it es "disappointing" and three noted the
low level of the information dispensed. There was some difference
of opinion on certain specifics. For example, two students
commented favorably on the major briefer while three thought he
was less than adequate. Three students thought the films were
useful while four found them of no value. However, there was
general agreement that the question and answer period was poor
and that the reason, quite possibly, was that the NASA represen-
tatives were either unavrare of the clearances held by our group
or vrere holding back, for reasons of their own, devite being
aware of our clearances. (Note: The same situation was noted
by some of the Midcareerists in Course #5 during the visit to the
NASA installation at Houston.) At any rate, the general reaction
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12. The Field
A. This was a great success in spite of the substitute trans-
portation and the weather problem. Twenty-five of the twenty-
eight students who took the trip commented on one or more aspects
thereof. Eighteen persons commented on the trip la.ismleuar and
the lowest intensity of approbation was found in the one critique
which rated the trip merely "instructive". One student said that
he enjoyed the trip, never having been in that part of the U.S. ,
but that he believed that CIA did not profit from the visits. The
rest of the comments were quite laudatory, reflecting that the
trip was pleasant, highly informative and a "must" for all Mid-
careerists. The visit to NORAD Headquarters drew the most
plaUdits. Compared with the briefings at SAC Headquarters,
those at NORAD were professional and very much to the point,
as noted by thirteen students who used terms such as "superb",
"magnificent" and, "excellent" to describe the experienc.e'. The
only suggestion for improvement concerned the need tor more
time devoted to questions and answers. The performances by
SAC officers at Omaha varied from outstanding to dreadful. In
* few instances there was far too much reliance on "wiring"
diagrams ,on details, and on the reading of statements of
function which were plainly printed on graphic aids. Three of
the talks were first-rate, however, and the afternoon visits to
the underground CP and the Trajectory and Finder areas were well
worthwhile. The visit to Warren AFB and the neighboring Minute-
man missile facilities drew specific comment from eight students.
One found it unessential, though worth a half a day; another
thought the briefings should be shortened so that more time could
be spent at the sites, and six students described the visit in
terms such as "staggering", "impressive?, "worth doing again"
and so on.
B. There is no point in belaboring the obvious insofar as the
DC-3 transportation is concerned. This solution to the problem
was the best possible without going beyond reasonable financial
limits. The wonder is not that fourteen people castigated the
transportation in terms varying from gentle to vitriolic and a few
fretted about its presumed effect upon the Agency's image, but
that thirteen students didn't mention the matter while one went
so far as to say, "I for one am deeply gratified for the marvelous
opportunity.., and would have traveled in a damned ox cart if
necessary.
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C. A last note concerning the field trip: Seven or more students
were quite shaken to find that the group was registered at a Colorado
Springs motel under the heading of "CIA Protocol". This sort of
thing is, of course, unnecessary and should be avoided in the
future. We thought the point had been made well in advance of
the Uip (see Attachment A), but there is quite obviously some
slippage in communications between 1000 No. Glebe Road and
Colorado Springs.
D. Sioff Commept 4;14 R9qoprnendations
1. We are losing the services of who is going to 25X1A
China for 0 year, and Irving Tragen, who has just been designated
Chief of the AID Mission to Bolivia. Both men will be difficult
to replace made several suggestions which we will 25X1A
look into during the summer. Mr. Tragenis replacement in AID
is a man by the name of Sanchez, I think, who is transferring
from the Peace Corps. We may well have to redesign our coverage
of AID and Latin America.
2. We would like to expend the coverage of World Affairs by removing
from this phase the presentations given by
nd replacing them with
er $ ? e s. ese gency v es really should be a part
of the coverage during the Agency phase--as some of them once
were--and, if placed there, they would go a long way toward
clarifying the general impression which students are now getting
of the Clandestine Services.
. The presentations on ISA have been going downhill steadily. Perhaps
this is the fault of the speakers and perhaps it is merely that the
subject has no intrinsic burning intensity. It might be useful to
try for coverage of this politico-military cross-fertilizin by ap-
proaching it from the State Department side. If is 25X1A
too busy., maybe someone in his shop would do a good job.
The idea of starting this phase with a Congressman is good.
Whether it can be repeated fcc each Course is a question that
the Office of General Counsel may be able to answer for us. We
should Icy for a Congressional "opener" , at any rate.
v 5. We need coverage of our Armed Forces' capabilities in terms of
major adversaries. Aside from SAC, we don't touch the subject.
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For Course *7 we hope to be able to arrange a day of brief
at the Pentagon.
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It is high time that we cranked NSA into the picture somewhere.
Arranging briefings (and perhaps a visit to Ft. Meade if there
is anything to see) should not be a problem now that General
Carter has assumed command.
Something will have to be done about NASA. Perhaps the best
first step would be to find the appropriate person in NASA (probably
neither the Director of the Agency nor our liaison man) with whom
to have a heart-to-heart talk. The visit to their Headquarters was
far from satisfactory and the problem--if there is one--at Houston
must be solved or it won't be worth the effort to go there again
next winter. For Courses which do not go to Huntsville and
Houston, maybe a visit to Goddard,which was tried with not much
success in Course *1, would be useful. All possibilities need
careful screening, however. NASA Eat. be capable of a better
job than they have done for us recently.
8. The SAC-NORAD-Warren AFB trip is a dandy. When the 25x1
merges from the cocoon with new engines, the Journey will be
most pleasant. From the standpoint of the "take" the visits are
of high value. It should be noted that the CIA liaison men at both
SAC and NORAD are being replaced during the summer. Hopefully
the new representatives will be able to provide at least as good,
and in some respects better, service as the present incumbents
have.
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Liaipon. Sublect; Midcareer Executive Development
qr No, Yield Trio to NORAD Headquarters and SAC Head-
Pease note that we have no objections to your informing
ers and escc:ct officers that we are a CLP group. In fact, the
efings are usually me effective if the hiders are so informed.
course, such knowledge should not be indiscriminately publicized.
Li request. however, that the identity of the groupasat. appear
paint on any schedules or other paper incidental to our visit. If
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MIDCAREER COURSE NO. 6
COME REPORT
Miscellaneous Items
Course Adminiqtraticn.
All three phases of the Course drew laudatory comment as far
as general adniinistration Is concerned. Complimentary adjectives
abounded and bouquets were tossed in profusion in recognition of
the efficient solution of a myriad of problems both anticipated and
unforeseen. As already reported, the aircraft used on the field
trip attracted most of what ire was noticeable. A few other thorns
appeared among the roses, but none of them were sufficiently
pointed to warrant discussion here.
Twenty-six students answered this question in the negative.
Of the four persons he same four who are mentioned in the third
paragraph under ?General Observations") who felt that one or more
parts of the Course should be eliminated, none suggested dropping
the Agency phase. One student described the Brookings phase as
"a complete bust', although at the end of the Brookings phase two
weeks earlier he had written that it was "well worth the time and
effort"! Whether he would have it eliminated or merely completely
revamped remains unspecified. Another student in one statement
flatly recommended eliminating the Brookings phase, while in
another statement he said that the phase should be replaced by
.Agency and Government speakers." A third student suggested
eliminating Brookings and running phase 2 "directly" , thus sailing
some money. As for the World Affairs phase, one person recommended
iminating it but putting the "useful" material into the Agency phase
(although he did /at suggest lengthening the Agency phase). A second
student, obeerring that the third phase "lacks purpose and unity',
suggested putting everything but the trip--which he would retain and
perhaps lengthen--into phases I and 2.
lamajakg.kagat=a_re P es.
Seventeen students were a the opinion that the three two-week
divisions are all right. There is mry. little agreement among the
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remaining thirteen students as to what adjustments should be made.
The most original suggestion calls for the addition of a day or two
at the end of each phase to allow students to sort out their impressions
and, perhaps, to prepare a paper on some aspect of particular interest
to the student and maybe even to the Agency. One person recommended
that the whole course be telescoped. An analysis of each of his critiques
leads one to conclude that he believes the Course should consist almost
exclusively of fifty-minute lectures. Three persons suggested that
more time should be spent with DO]) and State representatives, thus
implying a lengthening of phase 3. Two others simply said to lengthen
that phase, and two said to shorten it. One student wants the Brook-
ings phase reduced by two days (while retaining all the coverage),
but another want* it lengthened by an unspecified amount. Four students
thought that the Agency phase should be lengthened (two of them sug-
gested this at the expense of phase 3), while one simply recommended
shortening it, and another felt it should be cut by at least one-half.
In sum, all of this is inconclusive insofar as desirable specific changes
are concerned.
4. Re Tylo-Weqk Pariod
The responses to this question are most easily presented in tabular
form
2 Weeks Longer Period Don't Go No
Sufficient Desirable At Response
No. of
responses 30 5 3 2
As it is phrased on the critique sheet this question is a relic of the
early days of the Midcareer Course. If it is dropped next time around,
probably no one will be any the less informed for want of the information
contained in the responses.
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