BRIEFING FOR DETACHMENT COMMANDERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81B00879R001000120063-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 5, 2014
• Sequence Number: 63
• Publication Date: November 26, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Operations Division, OSA
Chief, Intelligence Division, OSA
Chief, Communications Division, OSA
Chief, Materiel Division, OSA
Chief, Weather Staff, OSA
SUBJECT: Briefing for Detachment Commanders
Detachment G Commander, and
Detachment H Coriander, will be in
Headquarters for the week of 9 through 13 December 1963.
They will be briefed here in the Control Center starting
at 0900 EST on 9 December and then they will participate
in a seminar along with other members of their commands
and Operations Division.
2. only, will be given
a briefing on D/FA activities as a whole, covering the
total aspect of this part of the Office of Special ?
Activities. The objective is to inform them of how this
office functions with respect to IDEALIST in particular
and at the same time to introduce necessary side issues
(such as OXCART) so that they are fully aware of the
total responsibility of D/FA. We want to "tell the story
of D/FA".
3. Division and staff chiefs will prepare their
presentations along the following general guidelines.
This outline is not intended to be restrictive, but
rather is suggestive of the tenor of the presentation.
Branch and staff chiefs will rearrange the order and
content of their briefings to suit their needs.
a. Deputy for Field Activities
(1) Introduction
(2) Organizational structure
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(a) Office of Special Activities
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Resume of Agenda
b. Operations Division
(1) Recap IDEALIST activities from May 1960
(a) Long stand-down after May 1960
(b) Tackle program established
(c) Detachment G re-established as
operational unit
(d) Summary of missions flown
(e) Summary of deployments
1 Cubi Point
2 Takhli
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Test exercises
Cuba coverage
Impact of air refueling
Carrier Training
(k) Plans for the future
etc.)
(2) OXCART briefing
(3) Automation Branch give a brief resume
of capabilities and plans as they
relate to IDEALIST
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(4) Control Center briefly enumerate
duties, tasks, capabilities. Include
status charts and airlift coordination.
C. Intelligence Division state the various
kinds of support given to IDEALIST.
(1) Pre-mission targets
(2) COMOR input
(3) Vulnerability studies
(4) Coordination with other offices
(5) Post mission reports
(6) Capabilities of Intelligence Division
(7)
Escape and Evasion
d. Communications Division
(1) Outline communications nets and
procedures for descriptive purpose only.
(2) Security of system
(3) Systems support
(4) Responsibilities
(5) Plans and future projects
e. Materiel Division
(1) Aircraft inventory
(2) Modification plans
(3) Base construction
(4) Supply
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f. Weather Staff
(1) Support for missions
(2) Statistical data derived from missions
(3) Record of forecast verifications
4. This briefing should not be over two hours long
so each section will have to be allotted a specific time
interval. Each section prepare an outline and an estimate
of the time span for the presentation.
5. At 1000 on 29 November 1963 please meet in
Room 6-B-002, D/FA/Plans,to decide on the length and
content of each part of the bribfing.
Deputy for Field Activities, OSA
D/FA/PLANS,
Distribution:
#1 - C/OD/OSA
#2 - C/ID/OSA
#3 - C/COMMO/OSA
#4 - C/MD/OSA
#5 - C/WS/OSA
#6 - D/FA/OSA
#7 - D/FA/PLANS
#8 - RB/OSA
#9 - Hold Back
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