LECTURE AT WEST POINT

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• Publication Date: February 22, 1980
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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
NFAC 1340-80
22 February 1980
STATINTL
MEMORANDUM FOR: Coordinator for Academic Relations
FROM
I National Intelligence Officer for General Purpose Forces
SUBJECT : Lecture at West Point
1. I. have been asked to lecture at West Point on 8 and 9 April.'
The attached letter explains the plan.
2. I have tentatively accepted, pending your approval. May I
proceed?
STATINTL
Attachment:
Ltr. from Col. Hutchinson,
West Point, w/proposed itinerary
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UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
WEST POINT. NEW YORK 10996
of the issue.
This is the follow-up letter you requested of MAJ Carraway during your
phone conversation with him last Saturday. Please let me on behalf of the
Commandant of Cadets, BG Joseph P. Franklin, during his temporary absence,
extend to you the invitation MAJ Carraway spoke of tentatively.
The Military Affairs Club of the United States Military Academy is presenting
the second annual Robert G. Keats Symposium on Military Affairs during this
coming April. The Symposium is a continuing program exploring contemporary
issues confronting the United States Army, seeking alternative views and
possible solutions in an attempt to further the professional development of
cadets and officers alike. The Symposium's organization comprises a three-
session program with presentations on successive Tuesday evenin_g.s; tentative
dates are the first three weeks in April with one speaker each week. Each
speaker is expected to present his thoughts on the topic and be prepared to
answer questions from the audience. A range of speakers is invited in order
to present a variety of views and inform the audience of the different aspects
j
:,Dear_.,
We are seeking either General William E. Depuy, Ret., or LTG Glen K. Otis
for the first presentation on 1 April. Their topic would be an overview of
the Army's current training philosophy and TRADOC, the reasons for its creation
A~rid how it develops and manages the Army's entire training effort. We would
like to invite you to make the secon res ,a .i n on 8 Agri l . Your experience
as Deputy Chief of Staff for Training in TRADOC and CG of the 8th Infantry
Division would qualify you admirably to talk about the problems 0 _j -Y J ns
in modern trainin-gtechnol,tay. The speaker to follow you on 15 April would
be either BG H. G. Crowell, current Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Training
in TRADOC, or LTG Arthur S. Collins, Jr., Ret. who would speak on the current
personnel aspects of training, such as the special problems inherent in training
the recruits currently entering the Army under the Volunteer System.
sort of warfare we anticipate.
The topic for the Symposium is the current state of training in the U.S. Army,
and its validity within the context of the Modern Volunteer Army and the
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MG Paul Gorman
February 1980
If it is impossible for you to visit us on 8 April, we have some small
degree of scheduling flexibility and may be able to arrange an alternate
data. We have prepared a tentative itinerary for your visit--contingent of
course, upon your being able to stay beyond your lecture--a copy of which
is at the inclosure. The times for all events except dinner with the Corps
and the lecture itself are flexible.
If the proposal we have outlined seems feasible, we can provide additional
details to include arrangements for transportation to West Point and accommcdatior
during your visit.
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Incl tUAROLD L. HUTCHISON
as COL, Inf
Acting Commandant of Cadets
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PROPOSED ITINERARY
Day 1 L&f S. 84PkuL
Arrive at United States Military Academy,
West Point, New York
Dinner with Corps of Cadets
-Lecture to Symposium and interested
Faculty and guests
Post-lecture informal seminar with faculty
1700 hrs
(approx)
1915-2030
Seminar with Cadet Military Affairs
Club and Faculty
0845-1030
Visit Military History class
1100-1200
Lunch
1215-1315
Depart West Point
1330
Inclosure
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