GENERAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84M00395R000800250001-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 24, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR
DCI/ICS 82-3930
24 November 1982 ri
Acting Director, Office of Assessment and Evaluation
Ray Wotring
Executive Officer, Office of Assessment and Evaluation
SUBJECT: General Intelligence Training
STAT
STAT
1. On 23 November 1982 I met wit STAT
DIA/ACD (Career Development) to discuss current and proposed DOD intelligence
training initiatives.
2. Several points of interest were raised:
a. DIA has recently been instrumental in the establishment of a
Strategic Debriefing Course at Fort Huachuca, based on an Air
Force (AFSAC) proposal. OHC was unaware of this; I have briefed
them.
b. In a larger context, this is the first time DIA has played the
role of a facilitator/Project Manager for a joint-service
training project. It is foreseen that this portends a similar
role in other general intelligence training due to separate but
related developments.
c. In August 1981 Air Force Intelligence (Maj. Gen. Marks) proposed
that DIA take the lead in the development of a more comprehensive
program for the management of general intelligece training.
Specific areas to be addressed included: design, planning,
programming and budgeting, and technical adequacy. This would
give DIA much more of a controlling role rather than "review and
coordinate." It would be more like NSA's role in crypotologic
training, although it is not likely DIA would ever have as strong
a controlling role as NSA.
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d. As a result of this, OSD is working up a draft directive on
General Intelligence Training. A meeting of all interested
parties (the General Intelligence Training Working Group) chaired
by the Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
(Intelligence), was to be held in early December -- this has been
slipped.
e. Meanwhile, I have been invited to attend a 14 December meeting of
the DIA-chaired Intelligence Career Development Program meeting
at which various initiatives in analyst training will be
discussed. I plan to attend.
3. All of the above opens the door to an OA&E role in intelligence
training -- if we want it.
a. I believe there is a role for the ICS in this area. My
experience in a management position at DIS showed me how much
everyone is doing in isolation. DoD agencies at least talk
occasionally among themselves - but not to anyone else (nor does
anyone else try to talk to them). There is much commonality of
effort and commonality of product - but little communication.
My time here at ICS has shown me some obvious gaps and
misconceptions about the content and effectiveness of
intelligence training involving all agencies.
b. I have been told by a DIA representative that there was a move
afoot in the mid-70s to establish a Training Committee at ICS.
One of the reasons this died was the belief that existing
mechanisms and offices would handle training problems as part of
their routine operations (development of a system would include
training considerations). The DIA man has categorized his
resistance to this Committee as the single biggest mistake the
Agency (and he) ever made in regard to training.
c. Several years ago a group called OTAG (Orientation and Training
Advisory Group) met 1975-1979. The group apparently dissolved as
the result of a change of leadership. This group had a very
narrow focus, primarily language training and other HUMINT
aspects. I have the minutes of the meetings of this group -- I
intend to spend some time next week analyzing their efforts.
4. I recognize that training is not a "glamour" issue and doesn't
involve "big bucks," but it is a key element in the effective utilization of
the high-cost systems and in the accomplishment of the analytical process and
the achievement of the final end-product. Since we are essentially talking
about "All Source Training", OA&E is in an excellent position to take a lead
in facilitating Community-wide efforts in intelligence training. My top-of-
the-head reaction is that a Training Committee may well be required to get
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people aware that they have common problems, much less trying to solve them.
Since I have a background in intelligence training management, this lends
credence to our assuming a role.
5. With your concurrence, I would like to explore our becoming part of
the General Intelligence Training Working Group (para 2d). (I think I can
downplay any "threatening" aspects since I have worked with many of the
players and since I am regarded as somewhat less of an enemy due to my AF blue
suit).
STAT
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