SENIOR OFFICER SCHOOL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE

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CIA-RDP80-01826R000800070008-3
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RIPPUB
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1
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November 11, 2016
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September 8, 1998
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8
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Publication Date: 
July 24, 1958
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REPORT
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25X1A9a Approved For Releas 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP80-01826RQ90800070008-3 24 July 1958 Senior Officer School of the Foreign Service The course is of 9 months duration and 36 weeks will be devoted to actual training time. It will be divided into 4 sections: I. Concepts of National Strategy - 8 weeks Objectives: To develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary interests, objectives and policies of major nation-states; To evaluate, from the point of view of policy formulation by decision makers, the degree of planned inte- gration of political, economic, psycho-social and military elements of national powers in support of national objectives. II. National Problems and Trends in American Society - 4 weeks (This will include review of the American scene 1940-l96_0) Objectives: To develop a comprehensive understanding of the main tensions, goals, attitudes and norms of American society; To identify the main directions of American life; To estimate the influences of these directions on U.S. national objectives and foreign policies. III. Current National Strategy - Issues, Policies and Programs - 12 weeks Objectives: To determine the assumptions of current concepts of national strategy; To examine U.S./Allied and USSR/Satellite programs and commitments supporting their policies; to identify strengths and weaknesses in current policies and programs in the light of U.S./Allied interests and objectives; To analyze the problems and methods of coordination in implementing U.S. policies and programs. IV. Problems in Policy Planning - 12 weeks Objectives: Toformulate integrated intermediate (5-10 year) policies; To accomodate alternative developments in key strategic areas; To analyze in selected cases the relationships of political ends to military objectives and ends in limited wars. Approved For Release 1999/09/08 : CIA-RDP80-01826R000800070008-3