CIA SENIOR SEMINAR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP93-00791R000200080003-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: August 23, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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T`4t:e Deputy Director for Adninis t ration
FROM Director of trainin
S 3JECT t CIA Senior Seminar
1e Actions Rc.-o?tested: This r:e;`_oranthra is to 'to
yourntt?e ItIrc,i1 341W discussion b the
Couiii ttae t.y conco our. t'si JO=: tor,nl util ty ?a ~-Le
CIA Senior
'/-'i`ar a the rzoccn' =t`1~ionc^ o E 4` IC Tr {iY~nAllfr;
? .J eILcL.L-.4 oar1j. ,,.itrl 4^he nominatlr%n:3 of ofA.ice'S~s Fo attend
the col'>r raise r erio s (Ities tions about th overall -- uality
and 'gala-ice of `:cosy at ~4s=? in t, particularly S+:?en considered
in of the cost of rennin 'Cis.` Seminar.
been Basic l1 i.ta: i rota its eg nn L~ the Ctic )road. has
been des; ty..l and ?4^=:i?.`"r4?i 3 ! :?} J -o f.'?_.ce rs_
y
~
;rn contrast to senior officer C9td c~r C:3:i. .ii. itcted ^,i:tg3r'v
t ~y
< TI:'_ I aSCi'`.'i
aslQ ['.1yFli y is> ' in-II' :t Cisses Q 5i+- -ct-, of
`z' xtI'T't e
direct 1 t a,"+ U.S. ~:t .t.1?. t3
direct concern to CIA a d to t-4-- ,
rn r pr, ~ :. s on l ve 4
?:1~:~.:.r .a .1S t`?.s a '.'`. ;ll
quality of
War~Co lcl,e y the Senior Seminar is Policy and chi*,!C
Federal .xcc ti~fe inst?4s c. is neic i~r } cs? s/l A[$c=
of ~''arn Iy in t e Soninn:` is derlvo- Zron t.:;e in: utts Ind1
t:lteractioa of ti etacy siouIe. ?.}=v V,- "y n.-'l : o :1cCrS
v.,ho Collectively r'W ?res-e the di f ' r e t tr:e
Agency and its Ulido r"?nce aj~.' activiti;:a.
3. T 4e firs z: CIA Seaior Seminar was run in t _o fall of
to w and a sAxt x i
1971e . Five S.enina:rs :`lave been -3 ato ~ is
due to C:C'.'.7 one . on v2 Sr-)-rlo thcr. l e record of Tlori nations
to 4711l ! ~ v~ is uneven. 1..x.4 f3 ,.. ~. :~ mot. 1.~. i~
34 o Dic`er's no;?Inated, the n14?"';.sor w--. no'1;1%0.:5 ..:15
to Ided to be too s:7a11 to 7er:mit e zreinin"? Sreleccion
Board to pick a consistently sitm-1; --ad III- !,.I
rSttac ,Y:--,.:ut A s :o`,is the ;iu?i%ser i of no-Illations aId. sel c~ is s
.1 '1 i ,
fron Soninaxs Uric throuv:i Six; the ; data o a are
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of course, subject to furtsies elan' o. You will note from
Vae t3:iiG e!; at ~e :!'- 2::iS t ivc and Six t2 5i r s i K ilt
?- ?
dC `: /?r
d- cline in, of o=;i:;:'2^tio:is t:do C', er tions
Directorate wit:t r st13t t-iit it as not re- rosJeated in
proportion to its o or?sil
4. Attnc.ir2cnt 13 giviis a. breakout of articip:t ets in
G- 011g:3
he Scnini11 as bette : GS?Iit.a any s':C Amnia '1.
e'ersolaol. rla?1 il.a1 to
a strong and balanced _'I'~'I ? s the Se i.itarcould
t~ is -=
Uc diSC:`n4l'iituod i'0110-Ii-In g a 61 5i: tomh X't.inni,3 San
Novenber; or al.~t7Anat.ivv1y,
(se The So-mina r could be transformed, in coe ':ra-
tion .,r?th the IC Staff, into a course. for
senior officers Eton f._1rou', out the i:,tcllic:-onco
Com-mu:lity. In or,' r to it a truly liter-
n: u
ncy ro ra rl, ;01;11 r e - . - 17, ;'.':;?:It > as ii;.t0r-t n0.1 c}y S waa1 f. a:'.:i a ret-,l :ction III
t
e Ti um') ki a at t Z :I ,Y .e Q? t I
R.il r ~ ~ ~ l i~ it-2-a. ~r cl y c o a ... i
of Agency )anrtiCX?pana3 Siould Jn is rough
proportion to t O Ag,'iiCy t i 4:~ L 1 :'j? 11 2~
:,::`.,riCe t.rT.u:itk iltY or ta.>Cut
the total I:;tclli`
four or Live per running.
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S. R:,Nco^r:hnd at icn: I rcco~_::: nd that -vo.u bring t ho
Issues Er12 Jt' l)< .1Y ti attention ',T t'n s}ar
l".lpei of tic ',--!A
ti ? .a..r2C~r .'.tt'In
Committee -,;III to i i;ar'ectoYp "iVOfl ?Iis e tcrlsive pcrs(Vi~
a ~.l W
? 'S
impel o?..~;~~nt in ao1octing qualified officers and his interest
in Vie S*emi.nar.
STAT
Director of Training
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