NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE BRIEFING TO SUB-COMMITTEE OF HASC

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01554R003500240001-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 26
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 18, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 2, 1973
• Content Type: SPEECH

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NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE BRIEFING ~'~o ~"_ _
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GO D MORN I NG, GENTLEMEN. MY PRESENTATI N ODAY WILL COVER
THE ORIGINS AND PURPOSE OF THE NATI OVAL WAR COLLEGE, THE COMPO-
S lTI ON AND PROFESS (OVAL BACKGROUND OF OUR STUDENT BODY, THE
WAY WE ARE ORGANIZED TO EDUCATE THE STUDENTS, AND THE SUBJECT
MATTER WE PURSUE IN THE COURSE OFTHE-YEAR.- ..._ _ ~.,.:,,__ :L,_ _._.,,,. .
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERJECT YOUR QUESTIONS AT ANY TIME
YOU FEEL THE NEED FOR CLARIFICATION OR EXPLANATION.
LET ME BEG l N W iTH THE OR l G I NS AND PURPOSE OF THE NATI OVAL
WAR COLLEGE. FOR THE MOST PART, THE NEED FOR AN INSTITUTION
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OF TH I S K I ND GREU~1 OUT OF THE EARLY EXPER 1 ENCE OF WORLC WAR I ( .
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PRIOR TO THAT TIME THERE WAS RELATIVELY LITTLE NEED FOR THE
SEPARATE ARMS TO COME TOGETHER TO COMPARE AND ANALYZE EXPERT- -
ENCES. THE' MAGN ITU DE, ~ COMPLEX I TY, AND INTERDEPENDENCE OF OUR
WORLD WAR (.I EFFORT SOON MADE IT IMPERATIVE THAT OFFICERS OF
ALL SERVICES BE TRAINED FOR- THE EXERCISE OF COMMAND AND THE ~ --
PERFORMANCE OF STAFFpUTIES IN UNIFIED AND COORDINATED ARMY AND
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NAVY COMMANDS. THE PRECURSOR OF THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE,-
_ _ __ _ ,THE ARMY AND NAVY -STAFF COLLEGE, . ESTABLI SHED. T N JUNE -01=.j943,..
CAPITALIZED ON OUR EARLY WARTIME~EXPERIENCE AND BEGAN TRAINING
MILITARY OFFICERS.
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~~ WORLD WAR T I ALSO DEMONSTRATED THAT A GULF SOMETIMES
EXISTED BETWEEN C l VI L AND M T LI TARY PLANNERS. TH I S EX-PER ~~CE,
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COUPLED WITH THE POSTWAR REALIZATION THAT THE UNITED STATES
COULD NOT RETREAT FROM ITS ROLE AS THE LEADER~OF THE FREE ~JVORLD,_
MADE IT ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY THAT~OUR POL[T[ CAL AND Ml LITARY
POLICIES BE INTEGRATED AND COORDINATED AT ALL LEVELS.
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OUR G01/ERNMENT RESPONDED TO THESE RECOGNIZED NEEDS FOR
~~~~~CHANGE~IN[TH~A WIDE RANGE OF`ORGANIZAI'}ONAL'fNNOVATIONS: THE',4,~?~= ~`
' DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WAS ESTABLISHED TO CONSOLIDATE THE
M! LI TARY EFFORT; THE CENTRAL I NTELLI GENCE AGENCY REPLACED THE
WARTIME OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES; AND THE NAT [OVAL- ~~ -
-SECURITY COUNC I L WAS CREATED TO AS S f ST THE PRES l DENT I N
COORDINATING.THE POL1TlCAL AND MILITARY EFFORTS DEVOTED TO
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OUR NATION'S SECURITY.
THE SAME IMPETUS TOWARD COORDINATION AND [NTEGRATION
OF POLICY THAT MOTIVATED INSTITUTIONAL CREATIVITY IN THE - --
OPERATING ELEMENTS OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WAS MIRRORED IN
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE 1N 1946. LEADERS
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO~REPLACE THOSE WHOSE WISDOM WAS THE
PRODUCT OF THE "HARD KNOCKS SCHOOL" OF WORLD WAR I I. A PLACE
~WA~S-NEEDED W-HERE M1 LITA~RY OFFI CERS~-AND THEI R~ C I~Vi LIAN ~G~OVERN- -
MENTAL COUNTERPARTS COULD BE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO STUDY AND
PREPARE THEMSELVES TO WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BROAD'PURPOSE
OF PROVIDING~FOR OUR NATION`S SECURITY. THUS, IN AUGUST 1946
THE ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL EI SENHOWER, PROVI DED TH I S
BU i LD I I\!G FOR THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED NAT1 ONAL WAR COLLEGE.
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THE COLLEGE HAS BEEN, FROM ITS VERY BEGI NNl NG, AN EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTION. THIS IS MANIFEST IN THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE
NWC. ALTHOUGH IT OPERATES UNDER THE D l RECT SUPERVISION OF
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, IT ENJOYS CONSIDERABLE LATITUDE IN
ITS ACADEMIC ENDEAVORS. IT 1 S NEITHER A STAFF ELEMENT OF THE
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF NOR [S IT TASKED TO PERFORM SPECIFIC
REScARCH ON CONDUCT STUDIES 1N SUPPORT OF THE JCS OR OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.
F THE Mi SS I ON I S EDUCATI ON, NATIONAL SECURITY 1 S THE
THEME WHICH BINDS THE CURRI CULUM TOGETHER. THl S FOCUS,
ALONG WITH OUR UNIQUE STUDENT BODY, SETS IT APART FROM OTHER
.WAR COLLEGES.
OTHER SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOLS ALSO STUDY NATIONAL
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SECURITY, BUT 1N THE MORE SPECIALIZED CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUAL
SERVICE PROFESSIONALISM. OUR PERSPECTIVE AT THE NATIONAL WAR
COLLEGE I S D I STI NCT I N THAT IT FOCUSES ON THE STUDY OF NATIONAL
SECURITY IN ITS BROADEST .NATIONAL,. TRANSNATIONAL, .AND INTER-
NATIONAL ASPECTS. IT VIEWS THE SUBJECT MATTER NOT ONLY IN
JOINT MILITARY TERMS, BUT 1N THE TOTALITY OF ALL SIGNIFICANT
AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AND THEIR ROLES AS CONTRIBUTORS TO
OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. ~-
THE SECOND ASPECT OF THE COLLEGE WHICH SETS 1T APART FROM
THE OTHER SERVICE WAR COLLEGES=1 S THE COMPOSITION OF THE
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139-N-P,N STUDENT BODY. ALTHOUGH THE OTHER SCHOOLS HAVE A
FEW C! VI LIAN STUDENTS, IT I S ONLY AT THE NATIONAL WAR~COLLEGE
THAT,25 PERCENT OF THE STUDENT BODY I S C I Vl LIAN. THERE I S
PROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF THE SERVICES--ARMY, SEA
S,ERV~CES,INCLUDING THE MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD, -AND
AIR FARCE. THE MAJORITY OF OUR CIVILIAN STUDENTS ARE FROM
THE STATE DEPARTMENT OR CL05ELY RELATED AGENCIES SUCH AS
THE UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND THE AGENCY FOR
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; THE REMAINDER ARE PRIMARILY
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FROM THE DEFENSE AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS, -THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY. THERE
I S .ONE STUDENT EACH- FROM THE GENERAL ACCOUNT! NG OFFICE, COMMERCE
AND AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENTS.
THI S UNIQUE MIX OF STUDENTS SERVES THE COLLEGE PURPOSES
1 N MANY WAYS. THE MOST OBVIOUS -BENEFIT 1 S THE MUTUAL LEARNING
-THAT TAKES PLACE_AS EACH_STU.DENT B-RINGS HI S EXPERIENCE TO BEAR
ON QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY. -THIS I`,T~,~ V~JOULD bE iNCOfv~PATI C;LE U'~JITH THEIR R1=GULAR
S U D I ES. rOR T I-~ I S RI:AS OC' a, THL .COLLEGE HAS I NIrORMED GEORGE
`~1.~AS1-I I ~!G (0~~ UN? Vi:.RS IT'( THAT I T U~ll LL D I SCONTI NUE THE P~2OGRAl~~~
;`,S O~ ~. ,=AUGUST I97C~.
LET C~sE COi1?C1_UDL THI S PRESENTATION BY RETURNING TO ~i~JHERE
I D,i~GAi~?. THE NEED FOR AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION V'JHICH COULD
PRL~ARE FUTUR9E MILITARY ~,ND C I V1 LI,AN LEADERS IN THE PLA-?~~!~rl NG
~~-'j'~'D EX`GUT~ON O i~!ATI01`~AL SECURITY POLICY IN A COMPLEX ~,l1CD _ _
I16_ERDEPENDE.1!T DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIO111AL ENVIRON~ViENT Y'~AS
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~` = '' RLY PERCE 3 VED I N THc AFTERMATH Or ~"VORLD V'i'AI~ I I AND A _
NATIONAL V~1,~,R COLLEGE V~1AS ~,REAi-ED TO FILL THI S NEED, TODAY __--
tiD -N T~ IE FUTURE THE REQUI REM~NT T O HARNESS THE MANY AND - . - _- --
SON'!ETIMES_ D I VERGENT ELEMENTS U71HI CH ENTER INTO NATIONAL -
SECURITY POLICY AND DECISIu~?MAI