CLOSING ADDRESS, MIDCAREER COURSE NO. 2, 20 FEBRUARY 1964

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• Publication Date: February 24, 1964
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24 February 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
'SUBJECT : Closing Address, Midcareer Course No. 2,
20 February 1964
General Carter spoke for about twenty minutes.
In presenting him I made briefly the following four points as my
summary observations of this Course:
1. The time and earnestness which both Agency and Government
officials had devoted to preparing and presenting their subjects was
very impressive.
2. The chief substantive characteristic had been the setting
forth of significant factors new to the group in the Agency, the
U.S.A. , and the world in general, with these subjects presented
at a very high quality level.
3. The opportunity for officers at this level to exchange ideas
and thus to acquaint themselves with the roles of, and personalities
in, other parts of the Agency, had not been given since the days of
OSS and that this had been an element in the Course of the greatest
importance.
4. That after six weeks of close association one could be
surprised and reassured at the talent, abilities, and range of back-
grounds and interests of the members of this Course.
General Carter began by saying that he had intended himself to make
points somewhat of this kind and that he was in full agreement. He went
on to state that:
a. Mr. McCone, he himself, and Mr. Kirkpatrick attached the greatest
importance not only to the Midcareer Course but to the Program as a whole
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and that as long as they were in charge they would put great emphasis
upon it. We could depend upon full participation by top Agency and Govern-
ment officials. He stated with emphasis that although he had not had
extensive intelligence experience, he felt that he could contribute to
the Agency in the fields of administration, management and career develop-
ment.
b. These three Agency officials were very anxious to develop"Agency
officers" which he defined as persons whose background and experience
would allow them to represent the Agency in the most favorable fashion,
across the board, outside the Agency both here and overseas. He mentioned
as examples of the benefits of cross-fertilization Ray Cline, Dez Fitzgerald,
Tweedy, and the assignment of as DDTR. STAT
c. He cited as a warning example of the necessity for broadening
one`s competence (this he had also cited at the closing address of the
first Course) his own experience of having developed a speciality which
he thought would be his own for the rest of his career and how this had
been superseded by the advent of radar.
d. He congratulated the members of the group on having been chosen
for the Course and said that he expected that from their ranks would be
chosen the new Agency leadership. He said that they would be under close
scrutiny and that attention would be given to planning the rest of their
Midcareer Programs. On this point, in reply to a question as to how the
Programs would be planned, he said that the programmings themselves
would be done by the Deputy Directorates, but at the command of the DCI
and the DDCI. He had noted that the Agency was responsive to instruction
from this quarter.
He ended by expressing regrets that he could not leave the "pickle
factory" long enough to join us at cocktails at the Carriage House to which
we had invited him. He then gave out the certificates.
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Chief, Midcareer and
Senior Officers Courses
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G REMARKS FOR MID-CAREER TRAINING COURSE
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I. Importance DCI and I attach to mid-career training
A. We both intend to continue to give this our emphasis and full support.
B. We need this to build the Agency's future executives. They will come
from people like you.
II. Also need this type of mid-career training as something designed to continue
and enhance the professionalism of o Agency officers.
A. DCI and I are impressed that this Agency contains more professionalism,
objectivity, talent, and brains than any other outfit -- governmental or
otherwise -- tha* we have ever been privileged to be associated with.
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B. My 2 1/2years as DDCI has been a real privilege and I feel deep
humility in being part of CIA.
III. You don't keep professionalism and objectivity -- the essential traits -- merely
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A. You must train those below and create an atmosphere for new ideas,
new approaches, and new development.
B. You must administer and supervise properly. Must know jour
people. Without it, we go into a rut.
C. Must practice rigorous security. This is a responsibility of every
single one of us and is a particular responsibility of each and every
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IV. While security needs increase, the DCI and I are also increasingly aware of
the need to broaden selected Agency officers.
A. Your course joins you with officers from all Agency components
and you are learning things about those components -- their missions
and their problems -- that will be invaluable to you as background and
B. Compartmentation will always be with us -- of necessity, but we
have been forced to knock it down to some extent.
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D. Need for Agency representatives at inter-departmental meetings.
V. The Agenc image.
A. With people who count, we stand high.
B. Be braced for more whipping of the Agency in this, an election year.
C. No question but that books like The Invisible Government do us and
the US Government harm, but we don't take attacks like this lying down.
By and large, however, there is little to be gained by making frontal
assaults on our attackers. We must grit our teeth and get on with the job.
VI. The recurring claim that the Agency unilaterally makes foreign policy and
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C. Checks and balances within the Agency (DCI or DDCI project
approval; audits; IG, and the like).
VII. In sum, you can be proud of the Agency and its work. DCI and I are.
We look to each of you to move on up the ladder and we look to each of you to
accomplish tasks, make decisions, and administer your people in such a way that
the Agency can remain a source of pride -- for us, for the US Government, and
for the American people.
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COMMANDANT
MARINE CORPS SCHOOLS
QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 22 1 34
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I wish to express my sincere appreciation for your outstanding
presentation to the staff and students of the Marine Corps Command
and Staff College last week.
The fact that you took the time from your very busy and pressing
schedule to address the student body, coupled with your frank and honest
appraisal of the world situation was particularly gratifying. Moreover
your willing approach and direct response to questions was both rewarding
and stimulating.
We here believe that there is no substitute in an education program
for the opportunity of meeting face-to-face an official directly concerned
in the formulation and execution of policies of our country. The knowledge
such a speaker possesses coupled with his ability to examine a subject in
depth, projecting his own evaluations and judgments into the discussion,
challenges the listener, prods his mind and contributes, probably more
than anything else, to the development of the intellectual leadership we
are endeavoring to foster in the student of the Marine Corps Command
and Staff College. C1
Your address last week more than met the criteria which we have
established. for our guest lecture program. We are particularly pleased
that your presentation was scheduled during the first week of the academic
year when it is imperative to establish standards and set the tone for the
course.
Staff members and students alike were sincerely and deeply impressed
by you and your remarks. We look forward to having you again at Marine
Corps Schools.
Sincerely,
F. L. WIESEMAN
Lieutenant General, U. S. Marine Corps
Lieutenant General Marshall S. Carter, USA
Deputy Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
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There were three questions that came up during your speech to the
officers at Quantico which were particularly intriguing. I have consulted
with the experts to see what the line is on each and thought you would be
interested.
1. Would the demise of Khrushchev and/or Mao change
things in the Sino Soviet split?
The experts say that there would be a chance for an
aj2j2earance of a papering-over of the rift, but we doubt that
this would last long because we are convinced the basic issues
and disputes are too profound to be papered-over for any sig-
nificant length of time.
We think, for example, that some Chinese Communist
leaders, if they came to full power, might agree to hold fire
in return for a resumption of badly needed Soviet aid. In this
event, however, the Soviet price would come high and this
alone would tend to aggrevatethe basic differences.
2. Have we made an intelligence assessment of the
successor possibilities, particularly in Communist China?
In China, Mao's top Lieutenant is Liu Shao chi, and
paper arrangements have been made for him to take over as
Mao's successor. As your answer to the class indicated,
however, everything is up for grabs in a Communist state
when the leader disappears. Whether Liu could make his
position stick is anyone's guess.
In the USSR, Brezhnev and Podgorny are the para-
mount leaders below Khrushchev, and one or the other is
the likely successor.
Our basic problem is that neither in the USSR nor
in China do we know much about the levels just below the
top lieutenants -- the hot-shots, say, in their late 40's, and
it is from these levels that future successors are bound to
appear.
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As your answer indicated, we know very little. In terms
of tactical military response to such things as overflight violation,
etc., the information flows via military networks to Moscow. In
some cases, regional air defense commanders appear to have some
authority to authorize defensive military reactions, but we are
inclined to believe that major defensive actions which could result
in combat are probably checked out directly with Khrushchev
before the final decision is made.
In terms of grandiose military strategy and operational
planning, we are aware of the existence of a "Higher Military
Council" which appears to be a sort of Soviet equivalent of the
NSC. The Council is chaired by Khrushchev, it includes the
10 or 12 members of the highest level body -- the Soviet Presidium,
and it includes "high ranking military members. " This body is
obviously too unwieldy to meet in crash circumstances, but it
would be the body to meet and consider various courses of action
in fluid situations, much as our NSC Executive Committee meets
to consider courses of action in Vietnam.
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From: Director, Marine Corps Command and Staff College
To: Lieutenant General Marshall S. CARTER, USA
Director, National Security Agency
Fort Meade, Maryland
Subj: Presentation of "Threat to the Free World" to
students of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College
Encl: (1) Subject transcript
1. Enclosure (1) is forwarded as requested.
2. This letter is downgraded to UNCLASSIFIED upon
removal of enclosure.
F J. RARTE
Acting
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4 July 1964
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
1. As the attached letter to me indicates, I will be addressing
the Senior Course at the Marine Corps School on 25 August on the
subject,"The Threat to the Free World".
2. Please prepare some briefing notes for me at the TOP
SECRET level. I believe the notes should go beyond the subject of
the Sino-Soviet threat and should include as well a brief description
of the world situation. The notes should be geared to the one -hour
presentation. I would appreciate having the notes in hand by COB
21 August.
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Marshall S. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director r
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7 July 1964
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Lt. General F, L. Wieseman, USMC
Commandant, Marine Corps Schools
Chantico, Virginia 22134
Dear General Wteserran:
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I have your letter of 26 June. I am delighted to appear at
Marine Corps School on 25 August to make an address an
"The Threat to the Free World. "
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Lieutenant Colonel Miss, whom you have designated as