HARVARD UNIVERSITY ADVANCED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001300280047-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: September 9, 1954
• Content Type: MF

9 September
Approved For Release 2002/07/12 :`C1 P - 18A001300280047-8
MWOU.ANDU U FOR: Deputy Director (Intelligence)
Deputy Director (Plans)
Deputy Director (Administration)
Assistant Director for Persomael
Assistant Director for Communic ati.ons
SUBJECT i Harvard University ADVANCED MANAGE NT PROGRAM
la The Train ins Program. The 27th Session of the Advanced Management Program
at the Harva i niversity~aduate School of Business Administration will start on
23 February 1955 and continue until 20 May 1955, Applications must be in CY1R by
1 November 1954. The classes consist of about 150 men from industry., commerce,
government and the Armed Services. The average age of members is 13 and the average
business experience is 15-20 years. Classes are conducted six days a week with use of special research studies and case histories of actual business situations3 wide
The formal study program. covers. (1) Business Policy., (2) Administrative Practices,
(:3) Business and the American Society,. (4) Cost and Financial Administrat1ong
(5) MarketL Management, and (6) Problems in Business Relations.
2. Agency Training CIb'ec~t1ve., Th:~..s program, i.s considered effective in preparing
highly qualt.f dAgencr employees for advancement into positions of coecutive responsi-
bility,
3- Criteria for :election. The Office of Training will consider for nomination
to the courscanidates o ?`wades 08-15 to 18, whose Agency position is equivalent
to a Division. Chief or higher, with supervising, organizing,, and management planning
r?esponsibi,:i.ities, The Harvard Graduate School does not assign quotas but wsi.l.l
entertain one or two Agency applications to be considered in competition wtch applica-
tions from indtrya, etc.
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Procedw2s_for Application
as Any individual who believes himself qualified to utilize this training
for the benefit of the Agency submit an application to the Director
of Training. The approval or disapproval of Deputy Directors., Assistant
Directors, and Staff Chiefs, and of Career Service Boards should be
indicated. Selection of cand_i date(s) to be nominated will be made by
the CIA Career Service Council.
'b" All applications should be submitted on CIA Form 51-133 in accordance
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with CIA. Re7ulation The candidate(s) chosen to go will
file the application form required by Harvard University.
co Because of the exceptionally, high caliber of the course,, it is important
that a convincing Justification by the applicant be included., indicating
clearly that
(1) The applicant Ul be qualified for more important usefulness
to the Agency as a result of this train?
(2) The applicant is qualified on the basis of past training and
experience to meet the hi standards set for narir:tni~ation>
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