DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL RELOCATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP05S00620R000100320016-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2010
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: August 29, 1978
• Content Type: MEMO

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29 August 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM
SUBJECT
. Defense Intelligence School Relocation
1. Conversation with Pat-Parker on 28 August 1978
I passed on the essence of our conversation enroute to Dallas,
i.e., issue now on Brown's desk; DIA is only present
influence on decision; NPGS and Dayton still viable alternatives;
generally up to services to put forward their cases now.
He appreciated the "heads up" and will act on it immediately.
He plans on USNPGS originating and forwarding a strong
bid for DIS collocation at Monterey. He expects channels
to be sympathetic (e.g. Bill Perry).
He feels there are three options:
1) USN Post Graduate School, Monterey, CA
- Major advantages:
o Base of quality in a serious academic environment
o Depth research capability
- Major disadvantage: isolation.
This could be overcome if DIS
closely tied to NPGS which Parker feels
it would have to be. Tight links must
be established to create a first class
program.
2) Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson, Dayton, Ohio
Major advantage: strong technological orientation
Major disadvantage: less academic than NPGS,
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more hands-on applied systems environment;
entrenched interests; whole organization
is part of the problem vice part of the
solution.
3) Lan le : inherent problems with part-time
staffs tapping into DC community. Faculty
bound to consider research secondary, too
close to operations to be otherwise.
(He recognizes the political problems
inherent in this alternative).
- Whether relocated to Monterey or Dayton, Parker feels
there must be a Washington tie in the form of a small
amount of office space (about 10 offices) closely tied
to IC (preferably at Langley where faculty
can come to do research and students can come during
critical phases of their program. No permanent on-site
staff, just empty, available space.
2. Alternatives
Given:
o You have taken collocation idea about as
far as you can with Brown directly.
o Further influence on the decision must
come from the Navy or the Air Force presenting
a strong case for NPGS and/or AFIT.
o Time and DoD sensitivity precludes our being
able to sell idea at working level and.expect,
that we can keep it on track up to decision level.
Therefore:
Alternative A: Surface and sell relocation of
DIS to NPGS idea directly to Claytor/Woolsey
when you meet with them 14 September.
Alternative B: Seek genuine exploration of
both the NPGS and AFIT (Wright-Patterson) alternatives:
Speak to Claytor/Woolsey as above. Same time
(or with concurrence of Claytor/Woolsey) speak
directly to Lew Allen. Put all cards on table,
i.e., DIS not very good academically now - any
honest man recognizes; improvement to benefit
of whole IC; Wright-Patterson and NPGS both
acceptable alternatives (both grant degrees,
both good science base, both have substantial
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civilian academic ties; both away from Wash.,D.C.)
Tell him Navy putting forth case for NPGS;
suggest AF do same for Wright Patterson.
Alternative C: Either A or B above plus move
to scuttle DIS's bid for separate degree granting
authority with the Congress, thereby narrowing
DIA's options to Monterey or Wright-Patterson
as their only means of picking up a degree:
o The Masters Degree program legislation was
coordinated and approved by OSD, JCS, HEW
and OMB. It died in 1976. 0MB has just
cleared similar legislation for transmission
to Congress. Prognosis: very poor, running
out of time. The process will all have to
start again in the next session.
o The obvious low priority of the bill and the valid
argument that it is redundant, open to Congress
the path of least resistance - no action.
o The bill was introduced by Melvin Price (D, I11.),
Chairman, House Armed Services Committee, and
Bob Wilson (R, CA).
o Best place to scuttle would probably be to present
collocation case to Bob Wilson (one of the bill's
sponsors) who, coming from southern California,
might look favorably on moving DIS out there, and
Les Aspin for obvious reasons.
3. Recommendation: Go with Alternatives A and C. NPGS in the
form of Pat Parker is already working on the Navy's case.
I think that if you could sell Claytor/Woolsey (Alt. A) and
at the same time talk to Wilson/Aspin (Alt. C), you would
indirectly bring strong pressure to bear on DoD to at least
seriously consider Monterey and Dayton.
Very respectfully,
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