JUNIOR OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001300250001-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 16, 1998
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 6, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
SUBJECT : Junior Officer Training Program
nc,rLttc;lvu~; : (a) Memorandum for De ut Director (Administration)
from , `Status of the JOT
1954 Program as of 1 October 1954," dated 2 October
(b) Memorandum from De put D ector (Administration)
t "Status of the JOT
Program," dated 2 October 1954
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1. The attached referenced memoranda cover my recent examination
of the status of the JOT Program, undertaken for Colonel White at his
request, with a view toward establishing the demonstrated need for addi-
tional positions under this program. I believe that you will find their
contents self-explanatory.
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2. I have discussed this matter in an informal way with
Chief, Junior Officer Training Division, who tells me that at
the moment, and for the immediate future up through next Spring, he is not
in any trouble due to an insufficient number of slots to handle present
and anticipated incumbents.
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s anticipated intake from
the JOT (OCS) T
16 0 to its civilian counterpart will presumably not exceed
individuals during the first six months of calendar 1955. However,
in this same period, he indicated that he expected either five or six
people to be withdrawn from the JOT (Civilian) T/O as they complete
their training and are assigned to Agency components.
4. Therefore, it does not appear that additional slots can be
justified at this time, though Colonel White wanted me to re-emphasize
his continued willingness to consider requests for additional JOT posi-
tions as the need is demonstrated and becomes actively apparent. My own
suggestion would be that we might review the entire JOT population problem
around April of 1955, if that is acceptable to you.
3. Specificall as to the matter raised in paragraph 2 of
Reference (b), tells me that hi
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