OTR ACTIVITES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00463A000100050010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 1998
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 12, 1958
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Support)
SUBJECT
: OTR Activitie
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(2) Arrangements have been made for a sontation at
the Naval War Collage on 20 March 1 S8. The3e arrange-
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Plans Division, PPC-DD/P, a presentation by Col. 25X1A9a
Chief of Unconventional Warfare, OSW/Erk., and panel
discussions with seminar groups. Subjects to be discussed
Include "Strategic Planning bx Agency Support to MLUlary
Operations" and "The Role at Special Forces in Unconven-
tional 'Warfare. 't
(3) During the month 0Th he received thirty-eight p-
plioations from IAC agencies for area courses dealing with the
Middle Fast, Southeast Asia, thillgari and France ? The 01)04-
?8414ns received were: FEI 14, JCS 2, Army 7, Navy 2, NSA 3,
USIA 7.
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(S) Genova Jahn Cassidy, Staff President' s
Baird at Consultants on Resign Intelligence Activities, attended
a lecture an "The bt.1Menoe Community and the NSC Today''
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the current class at SIS. General Cassidy expressed satisfac-
tion with the lecture and particularly the material that covered
the Presrident's Omni of Consultant*.
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(6) The National Security Agency has requested that the
Agency Program now used In Departmental Briefings be repeated
at Fort Meade. NSA has been restricted to quota of ten at the
Departmental Sidelines and greater coverage of their profestdonal
people is desired.
(7) 111 response to a requirement
Defense, a special oowse will be con-
25X1A6b ducted at In May 158. An allocation for eighteen
student officers has been arranged on the following basis:
Air Force 6, Army 4, Navy 4. Marine Cava 2, Office of Special
Options, Department of Defense 2.
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03) The School of International Corannugsm gave its second
presentation at the Air Command and Staff School, Maxwell Air
Force Base on 17 February. The School's COGIMUniat Unit chief
indicated that the guidance that he had received from the School
a International Communism had materially assisted in making
this bloc of instruction for the 80U-member class a StiOCOS8.
He indicated that he would ask far mete aid in the future.
b. Aglivitios
(1) In response to a high priority reqtdrement estabLt3hed
by Mr. a task fame Including roenst1ve&
from FI-DD/P and OSI-DD/1 has been constituted to develop
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instruction in scientific 1 intelligence collection
by clandestine methods.
(2) Selected materiel is being assembled for the Communist
Exhibit. Guerrilla knives used in the Greek Civil %sr are on
hind and Soviet rifles, taken from communist resurgents in Spain,
Vietnam, Korea end Greece, have been promised for early delivery.
Weapons locaLly etenufectured by Communist Party technicians
In Southeast Asia have been requested.
(3) Thirty-one visitors from Army, Navy, Air Force and
and 300 - 350 Agency people attended the recent Intel-
ligence Products Exhibit.
(4) The first Government conducted course in Swahili,
which will run twenty weeks, will be initiated during the
month of March. It is hoped that the most senior executives
in the Agency will express their interest and suggest that
employees take advantage of this course.
c. onthlY
During the month of Fe 1,041 persons ware enrolled
In the Office of Training conducted ccerrses.
MATTHEW BAIRD
Director of Training
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