LETTER TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL VERNON A. WALTERS FROM W. J. FURNAS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2003
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• Publication Date: July 11, 1974
• Content Type: LETTER

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. D. C. ZOWN 20374
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Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters, USA
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Attache Class 3-74 will graduate on Friday, 9 August 1974 at 1000 hours.
Ceremonies will be held at the. Defense Intelligence School and approxi-
mately 21 students and their wives will participate.
We are extremely pleased that you have agreed to present the graduation
address for it has been proven over the years that.your talk has been
not only informative and interesting, but has also provided positive
motivation to each outgoing attache-husband and wife team.
We are enclosing a photograph of the class as well as a roster of those
who will be in attendance. For any additional details on the class
profile or any other matter, please feel free to contact your Agency
representative here at the..School, or
Lieutenant Colonel John. Payne, Jr., USAF (433-2986 or 2987).
Sincerely,
2 Enclosures W. J. FURNAS
1. Class Roster Captain, USN
2. Class Photograph Commandant
DIA and DOS review(s) completed.
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Lt Col Anderson, USAF, AIRA Vietnam
Capt Anderson, USAF, AAIRA Laos
LTC. Arnold, USA, ARMLO Hong Kong
Col Carson, USAF, DATT/AIRA Philippines
LTC Doherty, USA, ARMA Pakistan
COL Moore, USA, ASST DATT/ARMA Vietnam
Col Peshkin, USAF, AIRA Khmer Republic
Capt Watley, USAF, AAIRA Khmer Republic
LCDR Worthington, USN, ALUSNA Khmer Republic
EASTERN EUROPE
GS-11 Downing, ASST TO THE DATT, USSR
Lt Col Zalewski, USAF, AIRA Poland
COL Ball, USA, DATT/ARMA Colombia
Col Fessenden, USAF, DATT/AIRA Honduras
COL Grugin, USA, ARMA Peru
MAJ Norwood, USA, AARMA Brazil
Col Coffee, USAF, DATT/AIRA Canada
COL Gregg, USA, DATT/ARMA Switzerland
MAJ Lind, USA, AARMA Jordan
LTC Parker, USA, DATT/ARMA Malawi
Col Powers, USAF, AIRA Zaire Republic
Lt Col Stein, USAF, AIRA Morocco
it Will not participate in ceremonies.
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6 August 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD:
NOTES FROM GRADUATION ADDRESS BY MAJOR GEN
SAM WILSON TO ATTACHES 5 April 1974
10:00
1
- Invocation by Chaplain - 1 1/2 minutes
2
- Introduction by Commandant DIS
Furnas, USN) - 1 1/2 minutes
(Captain Wendell
3
- Remarks by Gen. Wilson - "4th time before class
What else is there to say? -
Will address himself to Attache Priorities"
TEXT
PRIORITIES:
TWO PHASES
1 - Work for Ambassador
2 - Attache, Mil. observer mil. reporter, and
evaluates and comments on facts collected.
VARIABLES
1 - Modus operandi and style of Attache
2 - Station to Station (Place to Place)
3 - Time to Time
EXAMPLES : (Time)
* Typical = 50% to 70% collector
Low = 5% Collector
Iran + 750 "Security Assistance"
* Depends on what is going on at time
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(BACK TO) TOP PRIORITIES
(the totals of everything Attache does as
Uniformed Representative of USA at Posts
Overseas) [ie. Military Diplomat]
TWO CHARACTERISTICS
(Which separate Attache from the average man
in uniform "just passing through")
1 - Sensitivity - Intercultural appreciations
while serving abroad, by
Attaches
2 - Salesmanship- Explanation of who you are
and what you are doing there
as a uniformed American
(BACK TO) SENSITIVITY
- Americans outgoing, positive, come on strong
and loud (even in foreign languages)
- Attache is himself but should also be quiet,
and good listener, flexible and good learner.
- (Relates) 3 experiences on this point from
service in Vietnam and elsewhere (plus little
vignette about film he made in Hollywood)
(BACK TO) SALESMANSHIP
Story about experiences at Ft. Bragg and
quizzing advisors on whether they had copy of
US Constitution, Declaration of Independence
and Bill of Rights (or could talk about these
at length)
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- Articulation in abstract about who Attache
is and what he stands for.
- (Relates) a detailed story about service in
Burma (WWII) and the proper motivation by
word and example to indigenous Burmese who
helped the Allied cause. Reference directly
to young lad who as Aide-de-Camp, lead Scout
and Consultant helped "Lt. Wilson" to
accomplish the mission and in the end, paid
with his life. Dramatic reference to those
past events in time as a precept to keep in
mind as the way to look at things today.
10:35
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6 August 1974
SUBJECTS COVERED AT ATTACHE COURSE BY
AGENCY SPEAKERS
DATE TIME SUBJECT
14 May 74
0830-0940
14 May 74
0950-1130
Nature and Significance of Strategic
Intelligence
The National Security Structure
20 May 74 Organization, Mission and Functions
0930-1150 of CIA
23.May 74 Biographic Intelligence
0900-1050 OMS
CRS
23 May 74
14900-1550
3 June 74
1330-1420
5 Jun 74 Orientation at CIA
0830-1200 Lunch at CIA Headquarters
12 Jun 74 NPIC Orientation
1230-1530
17 Jun 74
1300-1350
17 Jun 74
1400-1450
Soviet & PRC Air Missile Systems
Soviet Electronic Equipment
18 Jun 74 Organization of the Soviet
1200-1250 Intelligence Service
18 Jun 74 The Soviet Military Attache
1300-1350
18 Jun 74 Soviet Approaches to Americans
1400-1450
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19 Jun 74
0900-1100
1 Jul 74
1300-1350
1 Jul 74
1400-1450
Surveillance Methods
PRC Operational Overview
PRO Internal Developments and
External Presence
1 Jul 74 PRC Military Attache
1500-1540
1 Jul 74
1540-1640
Film: Misunderstanding China
10 Jul 74 Area Seminars
1300-1450 OCI
12 Jul 74
1230-1350
12 Jul 74
1400-1450
22 Jul 74
1530-1550
23 Jul 74
1300-1350
23 Jul 74
1400-1450
29 Jul 74
1040-1530
5 Aug 74
1000-1050
The Defector Program
DIA/CIA Relationships
Film: Defensive Driving
The Communist Movement Today
Communism in Developing. Countries
A Case Study
The Chief of Station
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INTELL
DLFENSE
Attache Course - Class 3-74
ADAMS COE DATT/ARMA
HUNGARY
FESSENDEN COE DATT/AIRA
HONDURAS
POWERS COL AIRA
LAIR[ REP
WHIISMS COL DATT/AIRA
VENEZUELA
ANDERSON LtCO1 AIRA
VIETNAM
CARSON COE DATTiAIRA
PHIIIPPI NTP
GREGG COL PATS ARMS
SWITZERLAND
ROSS COE AIRA
DENMARK
ANDERSON CAPT AAIRA
LAOS
COFFEE COE BAIT AIRA
CANADA
(IND MAI AARMA
IOPDAN
STRANGE CUE GATT AURA
SOUTH AFRICA
CLARK MAI AAIRA
LONDON
ARNOLD LTC ARMLO
HONG KONG
DOHERTY LTC A ARMA
PAKISTAN
MOORE COL DATT ARMA
VIETNAM
STEIN LtCOL AIRA
MORROCCO
BALL COL DALI ARMA
COLUMBIA
MR J.C DOWNING CIVADV
MOSCOW
NORWOOD MAI AARMA
BRA/II
IHOMAI MAI AIRA
I+BI RIA
KJSWELI (I' ARMA
TAIWAN
DGAR LIC01 AURA
HUNGARY
PARKER LTC DATE ARMA
M AL "'WI
WHAILEY LAPE AAIRA
KHMEP REP
WOPl,iNGTON CDR ALUSNA
KPMI REP
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MEMORANDUM FOR: General Walters
You had agreed to address the DIS
Attache Graduating Class on 9 August.
Since you won't be here then, is there
someone you can ask to stand in for you?
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2 Aug 74
(DATE)
MEMORANDUM FOR: General Walters
Agency Liaison Officer at DIS
called to relay DIS' invitation to you to give
the graduation address to the Attache Class
graduating at 1000 on 9 August at Anacostia.
No conflict on your calendar.
Accept
Regret
Nancy
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