REPORT FOR WEEK - 1200 HRS., 10 DECEMBER TO 1200 HRS. 17 DECEMBER 1953

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP55-00166A000200050001-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 17, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Director of Training
THRU : Acting Chief, Plans and Research Staff
FROM : Chief, Orientation and Briefing Division
DATE: 17 December 1953
suBJECT: Report for Week - 1200 hrs., 10 December to 1200 hrs. 17 December 1953
I. INDOCTRINATI CSI
1. Today, Thursday, 17 December 1953, a total of 34 persons attended the
weekly Indoctrination Program. The audience consisted of 23 new persons,
Chief Instructor, BIC(CS), and his assistant, Mr. Charles
the following 6 Intelligence Analysts from the Targets Division
of the Directorate of Intelligence, U.S. Air Force:
Margaret D. Linzel Jack D. Strong
William T. Staats Samuel S. Whitt
Donald B. Stough Frank L. Wood
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~~taff, G-2, Department of the Army:
Miss Beth L. Drake, Military Research Specialist, Technical Section,
Collection and Dissemination Division
Dr. D. E. V. Henderson, Military Intelligence Research Specialist,
Area Resources Branch, Production Division
Mr. William C. Baker, Military Intelligence Research Specialist, Special
Research Branch, Production Division
2. Audience evaluation: Very poor; far below average.
3. The Chief, OB/D, received word that the Inspector General who was scheduled
to attend the Indoctrination Program on 17 December, instead will attend on
7 January 1954.
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4. Spoke t Chief, Personnel Procurement Division, to
get his reaction on the flow of new persons into the Agency so as to measure
workload at future Indoctrination Programs. stated that he ex-
pected the flow of incoming people to drop to a trickle by March and also
remarked that the persons now coming in have been in the pipeline for the last
three and one-half months.
II. ORIENTATION
25X1 Talked to the Assistant Director, ORR, suggesting that if possible he place a
woman on the ORR Panel at the Thirteenth Orientation Course. received
the suggestion favorably, and we will discuss it further in the next few days.
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III. SPECIAL
1. On Tuesday, 15 December, the Chief, OB/D, briefed Maj. William Schmelzer
and-Maj. Joseph C. Vizi, instructors on collection at the Intelligence Staff
Officer Course, Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
The Chief, OB/D, an then accompanied the officers on a tour
of the Office of Collection and Dissemination after meeting with Dr. James
Assistant Director, OCD. Training Officer,
Directorate of Intelligence, reported t hat the officers found
their visit to CIA extremely interesting and profitable.
2. The Chief, OB/D, spoke on the Mission and Functions of CIA to the Armor
Officers Advanced Class and the senior officers of the Staff and Faculty of
the Armored School and the Armored Center at Fort Knox, Kentucky on Friday,
11 December. A complete report has already been forwarded to the DCI through
the D/TR.
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25X1 3? called to recommend tha who works
25X1 under of J DD/P, would make a much better presentation
at the Strategic Intelligence School (SIS) th himself on the 25X1
subject, The USSR Intelligence Agencies. had talked this over 25X1
25X1 with who agreed with the suggestion. The Chief, OB/D, brought
the subject to the attention of the Assistant Commandant, SIS, Col. Harold
Kehm, who stated that he was always glad of any change which is motivated to
25X1 strengthen the school curriculum. The Chief, OB/D, plans to attend the
lecture o t SIS next Monday to evaluate the presentation and
report his findings to the D/TR.
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