CONTINGENCY CAPABILITY - PROPOSED

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63-00309A000100030010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: MF

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1. This Aassmarandass suggests action an the part of the 1Deputy Director
(Plans). cb request for action is contained in paragraph 6.
2. On 26 March 1959, this Staff presented the DD/P with certain
recosmmmend tions on the concept paper for
In response to the statement that there was a deficiency among the lower
grades in paramilitary skills and an aging of those who had these skills,
it was recces ended and the 7111/P concurred that there be developed and
implemented suitable training and refresher programs to not only maintain
expand the skills and pimysical capabilities required by Agency
employees fr such operations.
.3. Subsequent to the above a study was prepared to serve as a'basis.
fox specific action and the DD/P was informed of the scope and nature of
this action, While certain corrective adjustments have been mad within
exist. L training programs it became apparent that the following new
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effort would be required adequately to maintain and, in certain areas expand,
the existing capabilities of Agency manpower in this respect:
a. To offset a prolonged period in which no new personnel had
been trained in the basic skills, a tkuve (3) month (minima
rered time) basic paramilitary training course be instituted
on an annual basis for junior operations officers upon
completion of other basic training, thereby developing addi-
tional skills for the individuals and fulfilling a need for such
personnel for contingency situations as well as providing a
planned replacement program in this functional field;
b. to provide refresher and/or cross-training for Contingency Force
members in the concerned basic skills as well as specific training
in task force type operations, a specially designed three (3)
week training program should be carried out, initially, as a
pilot approach to the subject and, if demonstrated to be of
sufficient value, than consider such a program to be repeated on a
regular basis.
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4. Appended herewith are tlee following as.oranda for the implementation
of the above specific training activities:
a. Moran- for: The Director of Training
This a!aasorandiat refers to the sescirandusa below and requests
the Office of Trairtirg to provide the indicated training.
b. Memorandue (for concerned cosepo?smts)
Attachment "A" provides the pertinent data on the task force
training program. Attachment "B" provides a list of Contingency
Force members by concerned components for selection of their
indicated quota. (distribution to be deferred pending a reply
from the D/TR on the above memoranduee).
5. The substance of the above memoranda represents several months of
consideration by this Staff with the DD/P/TRO and the Office of Training.
6. It is, therefore, recd mienMd that the Deputy Director (Plans)
sign the attached memoranda.
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Psycbological and Parami.litary Staff
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