WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #4, OPERATIONS SCHOOL(Classified)), 14-20 JANUARY 1957

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: January 21, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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FROM: Assistant Chief for
Field Training
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities-Report ##4, Operations
School 14-20 January 1957
SIGNIFICANT ITUIS4
Nothing to report.
OTHER ACTIVITIES.
1. AF/OS devoted most of the week to discussions with
Chief Instructors of OC, OPC, ASNC and A. o noerning several 25X1A14a
content aspects of their respective courses. AF/OS also par-
ticipated in the OC Audio-Surveillance presentation on Wed-
need 16 January.
2. D/A?/OS discussed the handling of student Travel,
25X1C4a Vouchers with theme Finance Officer on Tuesday, 15 January.
D/AF/OS also conferred with concerning future 25X1A9a
25X1C4a maintenance of the field telephone system by the 25X1A14a
sec P.oria
3. The 0TH Registrar, Mrs. was here on
Thursday, 17 ry, to discuss matters of interest to Oper-
ations School" with. Al/OS and the Training Coordinator.
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4. The AO/XO. and the now PO_ conferred with 25X1A6a
AFf OS and D/A /OS on Friday. 18 January, concerning the con-
to Thursday: 17 January. He conferred with C/BUS, DC/OS and
PO/Ti( about several Operations School matters.
6. D/AP(0S lectured to OC 7#3 on Monday, 14 January. His
subject was " Espionage-?-Communist Party Penetrations.'
7. The Weekly Staff Conference for Course and Unit Chiefs
was held by AF/OS on Friday, 18 January. Following this con-
ference AF'/OS met with all of the Operations SchoolM femi-
nine employees to discuss suggestions for administrative L%-
provements. This will be a regular procedure hereafter.
tributions and assistance that can be rendered. by POD 25X1A6a
to Operations School.
5. was in Headquarters from Wednesday,. 16 January,
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0 erati.ons Co -sso
1. Espionage and Project Management instruction continued
in the tenth week of the Operations Course. The week's activi-
ties were highlighted by the Exercise which was 25X1A14a
run on the night of 15 January. It was the first time this
Exercise had been run by the OC on a cold and snowy night.
Participation by students and staff was enthusiastic. Messrs.
25X1A9a and the Medical Section furnished the
additional support requited to run this exercise.
2. Audio-Surveillance instruction and demonstrations were
given 16 January by Mr. and 25X1A9a
the following TSS persons from HQS: Messrs? and 25X1A9a
25X1A9a The field demonstration was a new element In.
s curse. The next day the staff, with AF/OS present, con.
ducted a critique of this activity which produced a number of
suggestions for the next Course.
3. Three students were excused from the Border Exercise
because of illness or convalescence. Another student was 257A
absent for two and a half days on HQ3 business,
9at ton1 i .iari tion_ ,urse
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1. The second week of instruction in OFC #7 was completed
during the r.?eporti.ng period. The Tradecraft block of instruction
was concluded, and the block on P1 Programs was began..
2. Due to the icy roads, th Problem, sche-
duled for 16 January, was postponed until 2 January. Por the
same reason, the Air Der onet.~A4'.1; -:: was shifted from 17 to 21
January. The brie 'ing for the Desnanatration was held on
1.7 January., The briefing itself was an innovation and was
well received by the students.
3. Also during the reporting period, students began the.
Course Problem,, completing the, Tracleoraf't t xer-
ciao and the Information Reporting Exercise.
t,,. Mr. made a trip to JIQQS on 15 January to
acquire source materia a for lectures.
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Air , -Maritime Course
1. The ACC Staff gave a buflding tour to the OPC students
on the afternoon of 17 January.
2. Physical training and workouts on jump apparatus
are being conducted for a special trainee in preparation for
two parachute jumps next week.
Clandestine Field Activitles
1. On Monday, 14 January, from 2000-2400 hours, the
CPA Staff conducted a Border Training program for two special
trainees. These trainees arrived and
Maximum security precautions were observed.
2. On part of Monday, Tuesday, and two hours Tuesday
25X1A9a evening, Mr. instructed and supervised the 00 Border
Familiarizat on Program for the 0C students,
3. The CPA Staff assisted the SSOC Staff with the running
of the latter's Staybehind Problem on 16 and 17 January 1957.
Spaci; .,, Staybehind Operations Course
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1. The final week of a regularly scheduled Staybehind
Course was presented to three students from, its-18 Jane ry. 25X1A9a
was at = for the final three days of the Course. 25X1A6a
2. The sari t for the film on Caching was reviewed and
returned to Mr.
25X1A9a 3' The Packaging portion of the "Caching Guide" was re-
turned to Mr. TSS/. D, with cormnents
concerning revs ons.
25X1A9a from AO/OSt Staff will be at on
25X1A9a 2lJ .25 Janus to coordinate editing of the "Caching Gu a with
Uni t: is
Assessment & Evaluatio
1. At the request of AF/DS a conference was held with him
and D/AF/OS to review certain problems of evaluating student
achievement in O0 and.OFC. Major points discussed were (1) the
difficulties of reliably judging student understanding on the
basis of seminar sessions; (2) the need for written tests of
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knowledge and understanding in each major subject,; and (3) the
need for extensive work in "beefing >ap" and standardizing the
evaluation program for GEC.. 9 week by
3.
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Mr.
PERSONNEL 30TES;+
We had otn first casualty as a direct result of the recent
adverse weather ?;o .ditions. ~Mr. lost his footing 25X1A9a
on the sl.-o rr rround and received a m1mor back injury. He
is under care and will be away from work about one
week.
had
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