SURVEY OF O/CI TRAINING ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP55-00001A000100150009-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: November 19, 1951
• Content Type: MF

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: G/Tr Request of 17 October 1951
requested in the memorandum under reference.
1. Area training,
a) G/Gl policy pravidee that intelligence o
I. Following is a survey of G/GI ncm--J/Tr training activities
FOR, Deputy Assistant Director,
of, Intelligence Staff
l teuiff"
of /GI Training Activities
visit their geographic areas for familiarisation it
refresher training. Selection of travelers is ' aed
on the responsibilities of the individual, the interval
of a apsod time sines his iatst
the value rt ich idll accrue to
Limited 1' avsilable funds and the p+as~eibXe dierubicu
of (Vol production resulting fret abs eea. (GGl ij tice
51-I, 5 ov 51). ''h"? such trips have already beoa
b) Two additional intel3 igvnoe officers have attended con-
fermcea held in their areas, both for training and for
reporting purposes. The was selection titan lards * d
limiting factors obtain in this latter type as outlined
in para. a) (See Tab g for details)
Tab A for details).
mainder of the fiscal year 1952, The daraticn of these
trips is trne to two months, depending on the gec-
grapbioa1 area of ret ortelbility of the traveler. (See
intelli r ae officers have attended sir weeks
this country in the near future (See Tab C for details).
Intelligence ear:thod3 and tech iiques.
country. A third is ss ieduled to participate in a
conference of p:-*rticular area interest to be held
mrtfnatrs hold 3n their areas at universities in this
At the time G/Gi was established,, -An orientation and
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ining A ourse, given by Q/Clp.was attended by
employees who wera new in the Special Center. line
inetructore presented L otures zn 0/Cle is organization.,
mission and funatians,, and on the specialized researc -1
techniques and souroe exploitation of the Office. Five
hour-long lectures were given weekly until each ernployei
had heard all lect:aree. (See Tab D for lecture schedU.le)o
b) A second more detailed and intensive course in a,=*
evaluation and exploitation is now being initiated. It
will consist of three one-hour periodea during which time
six instructors will deal in greater detail with special-
ised reeseearuh and reporting techniques utilized in 0/C5.
course wiU be required for all. )/CI intel" ig*noe
of'f'icers and will, be repeated until all appropriate /Cl:
members have attended.
ps for staff faembera are envisaged for this fiscal
year their purpose being additional training in the
evaluation and exploitation of certain espeeial]y seen--
sitive sources. The tripes will be app clmateeiyy two
months in duration and will enwapass a part, thigh not
all, of the traveler's geographic area of reap-nsibi
It is planned that similar trips will be authorized
the future as staff aersorinel reach the appropriate level
of responsibility.
Language trait 11 g.
a) Night CI members are now taking or have recently a* _-
pleted n cage eoureses, five basic and three inter-
mediate a r Lich were on ally requested by 1/01., rather
than being offered by fTr. However, all were arranged
for and paid for by the Agency. (Sees Tab for deetai.les:}
own is in the planning Stage at presento
officers background knowledge of areas
Administrative training.
None.
Specific on-the--job training.
a) A series of lectures deai tined to give all in
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will be given by two or three briefers, a
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required for all /CI analysts on inally, and for new
analysts a they enter on duty.
b) D1 Weekly thirty-minute briefings are riaw c
each week, designed to keep each analyst abreast of
Important revelopssients and situations throughout the
world.
otiatians are now in progress for the establishment,
of exchange programs with the Mater .I)epartaent t s ' oret a
Service, and with C/SO, whereby o/Ci analysts can gain
additional kawledge of their areas and actual a erisnne
in collection to *exist them in their evaluation of
*a, The scope, duration and frequency of these
,mss cannot yet be judged. They will be limited by
the number of Q/Cj analysts who can be s9ared for rota on
without disruption of 00/Cl production, and by the ability
of the Foreign Service and 0/SO to absorb such programs.
To date old has not engaged in any program for providing
trained professional level adminintrativo officer
However, it is hoped that such a program can be initiated in
the Asa r future.
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