CIA RECRUITING HERE (IF YOU CAN FIND ITS OFFICE)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000200070004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 1999
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: July 8, 1966
• Content Type: NSPR

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Friday, July 8, 1066
A female voice at the other end of the lino answers the
telephone: "Mr. Forrester's office."
She doesn't say that Mr. Forrester's office is a recruiting
station for the Central IntcWzcnce Agency.
Her first words on the telephone reinforce the information
in t: a Ann Arbor telephone directory. The information in the
directory hits "Forrester, John F., ofe. 450 S. Alain,, NO 3-
78".10
The information is listed among the F's for Forrester, not
the U's for U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
The CIA in Washington confirmed today that It operate:
a to -ume office . in"1tnn A'rbor'"to "'recruit student. fe'r CIA
jobs. Forrester supervises the
'----?-'Tthe' local office is' one of ' 17 regional recruiting stations,
and serves Michigan and Ohio. Other Midwest recruiters are
stationed at Chicago, Minneapolis and Kansas City, accord-
ing to Rex Grieves, CIA director of personnel.
The University of Michigan, Michigan State University and
other Frig Ten schools Are productive institutions -for CIA re-
cruiters, Grieves reported.
Ho Laid the CIA Is looking for students In various fields for
its career training program in intelligence.
Students who have studied international political science
and who are proficient in a foreign language are in greatest
demand, he said, but added: "As an agency we don't discour?
age an ono."
Forrester j:nid his office In Ann Arbor is involved in
"strictly recruitment, Our greatest need at the moment hap.
pets to be photogrammctrists. I would appreciate it if you
would mention we need photogrammetrists if you give us
any publicity," he told The News.
Photonrammctry is the process of making surveys and
maps utilizing pbotographs, .
The Ann Arknr officu figured in a news story by Washing.
ton reporter Tatnest A. Ostro, who said he recently replied to
a heeip wanted Ted in a newspaper trade magazine and found
him self talking vith a CIA recruiter.
Ostro said the initial CIA contact was by letter pootmarkod said, but th-:ro Woo reason it should not be publicized
rorn Ann Arbor. He said he rejected a possiblo overseas "except we can't r:crt.iee a walk-in public."
Fpv" assignment because it would have meant leaving his Ho jails ,'uinlnw recruiting is done between October and
vile tin the U. S. for two years. March. Y~tcr'uitirg is halted in March so that security checks
CIA officials in Washington had no comment on'Qstro'ss can hr, ec;ji,lited uod job offers made in May.
Tory, but they were willing to talk about CIA recruiting oper? El.so t;u CIA enjoys good relations with Big Ten sch"Is,
flans. Grieves quid, the agency cannot be as cooperative as the tnsti?
tut.oas mi^~t, desire
Forrester said that he had no knowledge of Ojtro's story, ror ~i,xcripleti the CIA can't tell university placement
except for wha: W