RECOGNITION FOR SPECIAL SUPPORT

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CREST [1]

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General CIA Records [2]

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CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7

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RIPPUB

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December 22, 2016

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September 14, 2009

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Publication Date:

June 11, 1985

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MEMO

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Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7 ?-6--016G OTE 85-6776 MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Executive Director Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence Deputy Director for Administration Director of Training and Education SUBJECT: Recognition for Special Support 1. The U.S. Marine Corps at Quantico, Virginia, provides invaluable support to the Military Analysis Course (MAC) conducted by the Office of Training and Education for the Directorate of Intelligence. The Marines have set up special sessions on organization, weapons, and small unit tactics; and they have arranged for our students to observe firepower demonstrations given for Marine officer students. At the last demonstration, MAC students had the opportunity to fire 105mm howitzers, something which none of the Marine students did. 2. The willingness of the command at Quantico to provide this support and to go beyond just meeting the requirement adds a special element to these courses. It deserves special recognition. 3. In a discussion with the Course Director about military analysis training, the Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence suggested that a letter from the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence along with an Agency plaque would be an appropriate acknowledgement of our debt to the Marines. The attached letter is in response to that suggestion. /s STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7 Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7 SUBJECT: Recognition for Special Support Distribution: Orig - Addressee w/att 1 - Ex Dir w/att 1 - ADDI w/att 1 - DDA w/att a'- Executive Registry w/att 1 - DTE w/att 1 - C/ITD/OTE w/att 1 - TIB/ITD/OTE w/att 1 - OTE Registry w/att TIB/ITD/OTE~ 11Jun85 STAT STAT Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7 Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7 Central Intelligence Agency 24 JUN 1985 Lieutenant General D. M. Twomey Commanding General Marine Corps Development and Education Command Quantico, Virginia 22134-5050 Dear General Twomey: I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the outstanding support provided by your Command to our Military Analysis Courses. Since we began the program in January 1984, the Amphibious Instruction Department of the Education Center has arranged for seven visits, involving support from both the Basic School and the Amphibious Warfare School. The enthusiastic support of all the Marines gives a dimension to the course that could not be achieved otherwise, and our analysts are better equipped to carry out their responsibilities for it. One of the primary goals of our program is to provide new analysts with a basic understanding of military organizations and the complexities associated with ground force operations. The visits to Quantico make a major contribution to that goal. The special sessions on organization and equipment and basic tactics, combined with the firepower demonstrations and informal discussions, all work together to provide invaluable insight for our people who are concerned with military problems worldwide. The Agency plaque that I am sending with this letter is a token of our gratitude--from one professional organization to another. Thank you. Sincerely, /S/ john N.. McMahon John N. McMahon Deputy Director of Central Intelligence Approved For Release 2009/09/14: CIA-RDP87M00539R002203670002-7