WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #27

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00634A000100060057-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2009
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: July 9, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Director of Training
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and Policy Staff
y Activity Report #3~
9 July 1959
mad QU1} P-A Ams's -9-f communism ir,
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guir weekly meeting between the FI Staff and ACSI on
29 junee 1959, the Army orally requested that the Agency give a
Orough briefing on the dangers of communism in Latin America to
Our 'U. S. Army officers who will be Instructor the school bei
established by the U. S. Army in Panama for thqfiti elligencc,- officers
of the various Swm*mwW Latin American countries. A c ounterintelli-?
gence course lasting about ten weeks is to be established for these
? icere, The objective of the course Is to alert the South American
the dangers of communism and so motivate them that
they will return to their countries and take concrete steps aciainst
ttional Communist subversion with a view to preventing any
ual Communist take over of the government in question.
C/FI requested that 0Th and CI Staff representatives make the
necessary plans for the content of the briefing and arrange directly
with the Army as to the dates. On 8 July Colonel Minor Was on and
Major Arthur Klekner of the Security Division, ACSI, U. S. may;
25X1 Mr.0of the CI Staff; and Nessus, 25X1
25X1 met. It was agreed that CD, would
give a course Instruction to the USARCARIB School instructors
? inning about 3 August 1959 and lasting frewn to two ., eeks
`5X' Mr. ~ can provide space in Alcott Raall at that time. SIC will
act as action officer for the program. Mr.O will, submit a specific
25X1 schedule of thDD/P the
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contr
ution to the training. Major 1Glckner feels
that the instructors will require a briefing on our experience; in "I son
with, and teaching of. Latin Americans
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P ans Cove t Trainin
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e the fields In which CI Staff feeU it can con-
to the briefing of the prospective Instructors: a general dis-
cussion on international communism (operational); country-by-country
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discussion of the influence of international communism in Latin
America; and Communist front r rganizations. CI Staff feels it is
best not to reveal Agency anti-Communist operations in this
instruction.
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sas originally requested had been reassigned and it woulc
scesssary to select three different individuals to receive the
4 instruction.
IUMUPA At A-fi& AMU
It was made clear to~ t'ii OTR is relying on him to
coordinate this course of instruction with responsible policy officials
2. y Aegue AS AS Z A""
On 8 July we received a call from Lt. Col. G. B. Woodworth of
the Combat Intelligence Division, G-2, Department of the Army. The
Purpose of his call was to determine the status of their request for
TSS training for one captain and two sergeants with the 4Sth MI
Company at 'ro't Holabird, Maryland. Mr. 25Xi d Ed
trainees, the instruction had not yet been given. Mr. 25X1
had been referred to their officer who maintains liaison with Camp
Holabird and because of some confusion as to the identity of the
advised 0 .. Colonel Woodworth had asked him if it would
be all right if Colonel Conley of the CIC School were to contact
him directly. Mr. that if he received a
call from Colonel Can' t, he would arrange a meeting with
Colonel for Mr. and a TSS representative selected
Colonel Woodworth had said that the individuals for whom the
by Mr. and that U. In the ;meantime, liaison man
could make the necessary arrangements to meet the Army requirement,
to go ahead and do ss o. Mr. also advised that
PPS.
A s eparate memorandum has been submitted can comments on the
IG inspection of the A&E Staff prepared by F----]in coordination with
relative to the revitilizetion of the vital materials program as an
A separate memorandum has been submitted by Mr.
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adjunct to the emergency planning activities of 0Th. Oscar reports
he to receiving a cooperative reception from the School and Staff
Chief* and needs no special support f PPS at ` ` time. It is
sMested that VTR mentiom his interest in Oscar's activities at
the weekly meeting.
5. HIS" M kmmon 9(.
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attended a meeting of DD/8 representatives to locate
an RCA computer which DID/S offices would use. The meeting was
lusive because an alternate proposal not previously con-
sidered by Logistics was injected; it affects a small element of
CC, which was not represented at the meeting. However, it
the computer will be placed in Curie Hall adjacent to the
25X1
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puter affect 0TR.
Comptt ler's IBM unit. This Is the location favored by all DD/ S
offices. None of the alternate plans to provide space for the com-
6. t ticiszns of Lam:? SLR: S g of
In keeping with your 8 July ins ructions, PPS has followed up
the Language and kag SSch6011 concerning the actions taken
relative to the criticisms of their operations. Mr. is pre-
parina a reply.
Mr.
an 8 July.
Course is attached.
Mr.E--] reported for duty as Chief, Plans and Policy Staff,
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