COURSE REPORT - INFORMATION REPORTING, REPORTS AND REQUIREMENTS NO. 47 NO. 47 (27 JANUARY - 14 FEBRUARY 1964)

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 19, 2018
• Case Number: F-2017-01972
• Publication Date: February 25, 1964

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
THROUGH Chief, Operations School/TR
SUBJECT Course Report - Information Reporting, Reports and
Requirements No. 47 (27 January 14 February 1964)
Synopsis
1. Al] nine of the students registered for the 47th class in
Information Reporting, Reports and Requirements completed the course.
Four of the nine are slated for overseas duty in the near future.
Four are being trained as possible Reports Officer material. One,
a veteran of 1947 vintage, is a member of Fl/D. (b)(3)
He was given the training to prepare him for the assumption of a
wider variety of duties. There were five students from FE Division,
two from WH, one from WE, and one from- P1/Division D.
2, The course signaled a landmark in the history of Agency
reports writing. The old system of source description, source grading
and appraisal of content is deemed to have outlived its usefulness and
is to be replaced by a new concept of report authentication. It will
inevitably have farreaching effects, not only on the reports themselves,
but on the thinking that goes into them operationally. This 47th IRRR
course gave the first Iciffirtallv recnunized nresentation of the new
system whose author is a staunch supporter (b)(3)
of this course. warmly accepted invitation (b)(3))
to give the lecture in which the new concept was unveiled. The lecture
was attended, not only by the class, but by some dozen members of OTR
who had been invited. The switch to the new system will take some
time, as it will be undertaken Division by Division and will call for
a thorough revision of all existing source descriptions. The change
will probably not be completed before 18 months to two years. In the
meantime, this course will perforce be giving instruction in both systems
the old and the new.
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lass roster follows:
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Class Attitude
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Grade
GS-06
GS-06
GS-1S
GS-OS
GS-07
GS-12
GS-08
GS-06
GS-04
4. There were no sluggards in this class. All seemed to be highly
motivated and eager to get on with the job. There was no tardiness.
was absent for one day, a victim of the snow.
also missed one day, felled by the flu. Otherwise everything flowed
pleasantly and efficiently.
Class Performance
S. In the four areas of performance in which students are graded -.
production, requirements, editing and reporting -- the results were as
follows: in production, seven were rated excellent and two, satisfactory;
in requirements, seven were rated excellent and two !satisfactory; in edit-
ing, six were rated excellent and throe, satisfactory; in reporting, six
were rated excellent an tree, satisfactory. In view of the steady
pressure to which they were subjescted, this was a gratifying result from
this instructor's point of view.
(b)(3)
((b)(3)
6. and were rated acres 4b)(3)
the board excellent. Of these, performance was definit(b)(3)
r. She has worked for some years underl (b)(3)
also showed definite signs of being able to develop into a goo(b)(3)
professional. who has had some college jouaiim. can hin(b)(3)
in a straight line and couch her thoughts in clean English. (b)(3)
who has had some teaching experience, showed that she certainly has talent
as a reporter. She also, writes a clear, well-rounded phrase. The weak-
est of the lot was This was not owing to a lack of initiative(b)(3)
drive or interest. His technically rather good performance was marred by
the fact that he does not spell very well. As a reporter, he did a very
nice job, digging out details on the construction of the new Grumman Gulf-
stream airplane which was on display at National Airport.
Student ,Reaction
7. All the students said they
was well conceived. They said they
on practical laboratory work. They
and Intel cable format would enable
on the substance of their writing.
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thought the structure of the course
particularly liked the stress placed
said they felt that mastery of the CS
them to concentrate more efficiently
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S. In view of the above-mentioned student reaction, there are no
reco,snendations at this time.
Instructor
A achment;
Schedule
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