TRAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING 8 OCTOBER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP54-00252A000100040003-2
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1998
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 16, 1951
• Content Type: MFR

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16 October 1951
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SUBJECT: Training Advisory Committee Meeting 8 October
1. briefed the members of the committee regarding a
meeting held in office on 2 October to discuss the general
problem of personnel shortages. At that meeting pointed out 25X1A9a
the following factors in our instructor problem:
a. A total of 23 instructors will be eligible for return to
the operating offices by 1 January 1952 under the rotation system.
b. An additional 11 instructors will be eligible for rotation
kuring the calendar year 1952.
c. The tour of duty for instructors to be assigned from OSO
end OPC staffs to TRC will be 28 months.
he 34 referred to in a. and b. above. TRC will recruit directly
6 non-operationally-trained instructors.
d. To meet the rotation problem and fill existing T/0 require-
ents, TRC will need 30 OSO and 33 OPC instructors in addition to
e. Priorities will be established between OSO and OPC for
illing the 63 instructor positions indicated above although a
imit of 35 has been established for assignments in the immediate
-'future.
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f. Personnel Procurement Division now has 40 individuals in
process for TRO assignment. Current priorities for recruitment are
Personnel Division, I&SS and the covert operating offices, including
TRC.
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a. TRC will submit a statement of its requirements to support
all phases of instruction. These requirements would include those
for holding of trainees, real estate, supply, etc.
2. - discussed a meeting held on 3 October regarding the
"fringe" activities of TRC. It was resolved at this meeting that the
following procedures would be developed:
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b. A statement will be submitted covering present unfinished
projects and TRC needs for support and assistance to implement
these projects.
c. If the supporting offices of CIA are unable to meet TRC
needs in order that its fringe activities may be eliminated, we
are to advise the Deputy for Administration in order that remedial
action may be taken.
3. advised the committee that the Joint Training Committee
has agreed to the use of instructors from the non-covert offices in BOC
and in training provided during the holding periods, although the
agreement of OSO and OPC will be obtained in each instance.
4. A general discussion was held regarding the overall Holding
problem. It was the consensus of the meeting on 2 October that this
problem is essentially one for the Personnel Division; however, TRC
will undertake responsibility for providing the necessary interim
training from now until January 1952. However, the committee was
advised that attention must be given immediately to the following coro-
llary problems:
a. Proper briefing of respective new employees at the time of
recruitment and upon entrance on duty.
b. Establishment of standard administrative practices in
connection with trainees, including per diem, travel, etc.
advised that a survey of these matters is now taking
place in OPC.
c. The eneral security problem and particularly the use of
pseudonyms. were appointed
as a committee to recommend policies and practices in the use of
pseudonyms for trainees in Washington,-
No. 1 and other training sites.
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