DEVELOPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE LITERATURE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00631R000300210011-5
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: January 26, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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CONFIDENTIAL
26 January 1955
SUBJECT: Development of Intelligence Literature
1, On 15 October 1954 I sent you a memorandum describing
a new Office of Training program designed to enlarge the basic
literature of intelligence principles and methods, This program
has two aims: to stimulate original research by Agency personnel
and to publish the beat results of such research a well as manu-
scripts which might be adapted from material in office fileen
2. I want to thank you for your helpful response no faro
We have already received two research project suggestions,, which
are being reviewed by panels of Agency officers,, and several
papers which might be recast and published in our projected Studiea
in Intelligence monograph series, We hope to have the first of
these monographs ready for dissemination early this year,
. 3, We are anxious., of course,, to receive still more material
and further suggestions for research projects, If you have some
questions about this program or about the contribution your office
might make, please feel free to call on us for assistance.
Chief of the Intelligence School,, and
HIS ass a ant,, (both on extension Ii ;will be pleased to meet with
you at any time and discuss the details of our effort to expand the
basic literature of the profession,
MATTHEW BAMD
Director of Training
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15 October 195h
SUBJECT! Development of Intelligence Literature
1. The Office of Training believes that the intelligence
profession would profit greatly from the enlargement of the
literature pertaining to intelligence principles, methods, and
practices. Much valuable experience, now scattered through
office files or simply in the minds of experienced officers,
would be recorded; ideas would be presented for critical exam-
ination; and the development of intelligence doctrine would be
advanced, The Office also believes that among the employees
of the Agency there are a good marr persons who are capable of9
and interested in, contributing to this literature
2. I have consulted informally on this matter with several
principal officers of the Agency,, and we think that the following
steps would provide a start toward developing a useful body of
intelligence literature,,
a. OTR will Invite the Assistant Directors, DD/P staff
and division chiefs, and DD/A office heads, to forward sug-
gestions of persons who they think are specially fit to
undertake particular research projects and eager to have a
chance to do so, with an indication that these persons can
be released from regular duties for a sufficient time to
complete the project -- arWwhere from a few weeks to several
months and that they have definite assignments after their
return to regular duty,
b. OTR will review each application with the aid of an
ad hoc panel composed of Agency officers with knowledge and
experience in the field of the proposed study. No rigid
limits will be placed on the kinds of projects to be con-
sidered, except that substantive intelligence subjects
(e g., the economic capabilities of East Germany or the
current situation in Indonesia) will be excluded and the
emphasis placed on general, theoretic, and doctrinal studies.,
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c, An applicant whose project is approtred trill be
provided facilities .for study arx` writing br OTR,
d, Completed a .adies will be critically reviewed by
a selected group of officers, Those ceenad worthy of
publication will be included in a' intelli.ga ace 1aonograp x
ee:riee and will be disseminated ..: a^ cordsnc with fields
of interest and security coneid& r.itiorsso
e. OP.. will also invite the %eaietant `directors,, DD/P
staff and divlaion chiefs:,, and DLL A cftjc;e herds, to for ri
for edits r and poamible publicat tone meat papers as already
exist -- +iiother as special staff studies or as general nt' os
ductionv to substantive projects ?>_ ut.;ch nest the crite.-la
noted abovo and whose limited dl.s renimtlav will also >a.?r7
forward tho purpose of expaniinp he bast.,, literature of our
profeogion.
3 16 ie hoped by the means outs fined above to produce a act
of studies that 'kill add aignl.f icantiy to ti -10 literature of i,;ate::,i?
geatice. Obviously., the gnality and use !u.lreo:) of the atudie.m ; 3 .
depend on the ability of the persons rc .]lasted tc carry on ;1d1 perde
research projects and to preaiert their resu'.te in the beat ickrolai i ,
tradition. Your interest and coopera;: Ion sine sG lici ,ed,.
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