WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #10

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00442A000100030049-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2009
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: March 12, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO Director of Training
FROM : Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
suBJEcT: Weekly Activity Report #10
DATE: 12 March 1959
1. Senior Officers Course
At a meeting with PPS turned over
all the material collected in connection with the DD/P Senior Officers
Course. As a result of these discussions, Mr. F_____]plans to have
a syllabus prepared for presentation to the DTR.
2. Flexowriter and Teletype M-19 Electric Typewriter
On 9 March a special demonstration of the Flexowriter and the
Teletype M-19 electric typewriter was held for the benefit of a planning
group established to expedite communications between headquarters
and the field. The Flexowriter is now being used in the teletape
communicating scheme as well as for a variety of other purposes.
It is the machine which is being used in the test of the
reporting system. The M-19 is standard equipment in communications
operations throughout the world. It is expected that the Flexowriter
tape will replace the typewritten dispatch form as used in reports
communications from the field to Washington. The test presently
being conducted between headquarters and is intended to 25X1
determine the advantages and disadvantages in this connection.
From an operating point of view there appear to be security compli-
cations which are being studied. There appear to be few, if any,
training problems connected with the use of the Flexowriter.
3. National War College Briefing
Had a conference with Mr. the CIA officer who is now 25X1
student at the National War College, of the class of 1959, regarding
the CIA briefing which will be given to the National War College in 25X1
September of 1959. It was agreed that Mr. would ask that next
year's briefing be conducted in the auditorium at the National War College,
where more suitable facilities are available and established for this pur-
pose. The Registrar and the Orientation and Briefing Officer have been
advised of this requested change.
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4. OTR Support Exhibit 25X1
On 11 March Mr. visited the Support Exhibit held in
the auditorium of R & S Building between 1400 and 1600.
had some suggestions for improving OTR's exhibit which Mr.
believes we should encourage her to implement.
5. Civilian Specialist Reserve
PPS is discussing a Civilian Specialist Reserve Training Program
for five reservists of the Office of Security tentatively scheduled to
be given during the period 15 2 6 June. This activity may require
testing by the A & E Staff and some contribution from the Intelligence
School.
6. Employees Training Act
Provisions of Section 4(6) of P. L. 85-507 (Employees Training
Act) provide that: This Act shall not apply to any individual who is
a member of the armed services as defined in Section 102 (a) of the
Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, during any period in
which he is receiving compensation under Title 2 of such Act. The
General Counsel's office is reviewing this provision to determine if
we have authority to train active-duty military detailed to the Agency.
7. New Headquarters Building
No action has been taken on the awarding of a contract to
Administration is still working on alternates to determine if benefits
warrant expenditures. Deadline for award is two weeks hence.
the low bidder. Public Buildings Service of the General Services
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Mr. I _3 PPS, and Mr. , Operations School,
will attend all of the general sessions and selected seminars of the
War Planners Conference starting 16 March and concluding on 26 March.
8. War Planners Conference
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9. Briefing by
In accordance with instructions from DTR, no further action need
be taken by PPS until after a briefing of DTR by aft, 25X1
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which a decision is to be made concerning subsequent briefings of
OTR personnel.
10. Training Films
Attention, DTR, is invited to a discussion held with
of the CI Staff after viewing the new film on ?GN14
will be necessary to make our training films available to foreign services,
and it might be well to review our policy presently restricting these films
to our own personnel.
PPS, CI Staff representatives agreed that in the long run it probably
dead drops. In a conversation with Mr.
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