WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #24; 14 - 20 JUNE 1962

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2001
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: June 20, 1962
• Content Type: MEMO

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO Director. of Training
THRU t Chief, operations School, OTR
DATE: 20 June 1962
FROM : Chief, Training Assistance Staff, operations School
SUBJECT: Weekly Activity Report #24
14 - 20 June 1962
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A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS:
None to report.
B. OTHER ITEMS:
1. MERCHANTS OF DEATHt
has been enlisted to help us gather
materials on successful and unsuccessful assassination
attempts for Dee has attacked this with
her usual enthusiasm, but we have warned her that George's
time limits preclude his examining material peripheral to
the main issue -- how it was done. Eva has had to have
her nose pried out of one book which, though perhaps not
especially helpful to George, is suitably bloody for her
guerrilla-whetted tastes.
2. COOPERATION IN LATIN AMERICA:
3. STATIC DISPLAYt
When it turned out that our material was edged out of
last Thursday's show for lack of space, Eva used the excuse
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to collect it from the display room as a means of seeing
the final lay-out. The im ressive array gave her an idea
which was duly relayed to - that our material
would fit most logically into the display as adjuncts to
the hardwar
containers,
parachutes TlTpr.~Tuug was o convey Tnls suggestion to
To date we have heard no more so we assume
that a er last Thursdayts performance everybody is reclin-
ing exhausted on his laurels for the nonce.
4. CA WRITES AGAIN:
On iL June we were visited by Miss of 25X1A9a
CA_ who had been assigned to gather background material
for a paper to be written by one of her. colleagues. It
had not been made clear to her (or at least she wasntt
able to make it clear to us) precisely what was to be
covered. The general purport seemed to be the Communist
modus operandi in penetrating and eventually taking over a
country. We lent her four items (one overt, one an FI
report, and even a CA study), with the hope that if they
were not of ultimate use they might at least offer her a
clue for her further collection efforts.
5. HELP TO
to see us on 15 June,
to reques raining material for a panish-speaking security
service-type trainee. We started him off with the Spanish
Tradecraft Guide and Glossary, and are in the process of
having reproduced some other items of which we had only
single copies. The girls have typed three of them on ditto
so that we will not again run out of copies, since these
items seem to be in demand for a number of projects.
6. FT OPERATIONAL STUInES:
of the FT Staff, who is in charge of
writing the FI studies replacing the old Operational Aids,
has asked our help in assembling background material for a
study he is about to embark on concerning agent handling.
We have lent him a number of papers and have made available
lesson plans for his study here in the office.
Jerry being a man of ability and serious purpose as well
as an old friend, we always try to do our best for him --
particularly since he is always grateful and always lets
us have his worth-while end products.
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7. SPECIAL FORCES, FORT BRAGG:
Last week called me concerning an informal
request from Fort Bragg for an Agency lecturer to talk to
a group of U.S. and "Allied" officers on Communist internal
security. According to Lou, the lecture is now scheduled
for 1 August. It was clear that Lou was most anxious that
the individual chosen be from OTR, so I suggested he direct
a memorandum to the DTR. I assured him that it would receive
sympathetic consideration, although= instructors are in
great demand. I suggested he get his request in as soon as
possible. On Monday Lou brought a draft of his memo down
for comments. During the conversation he said Fort Bragg
planned to send a formal, written invitation and I said
this too should be directed to the DTR. Lou thinks Fort
Bragg will probably submit a request for a lecturer in the
field of counter-insurgency for this same program and he
plans to follow the same procedures as in the other request.
I suggested that when his memorandum is ready, he might wish
to take it to the DTR or the DDTR personally at which time
he could discuss Fort Braggts requirements in more detail.
Incidentally, Louts contacts have not involved all give
and no get. His latest contribution to our lore, a recherche'
document entitled "Background Information on Natural Animal
Odorants and Artificial Musks," has, appropriately, gone to
the dogs
We had a chance to talk at some length with Carl during
his TDY visit on his activities in the Vietnamese hinterland.
Carlts refreshingly realistic appraisal of the operational
situation in that troubled land would have made an excellent
lecture in the recent Counter-Insurgency Course if he had
been available at the time. The extent of fragmentation in
Viet Nam, which has not been fully grasped by U.S. planning
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level echelons, is exemplified by Carl's problems in
conducting training for a group composed of tribal
elements speaking nine different dialects. Carl is the
onl A en in his area, his staff being composed of
personnel. He reports that they are doing
ain.e o an an present no problems of professional jealousy.
10. WHY WE LIKE OUR WORK DEPT.:
The Chief of Station not onl has 25X1A6a
contributed a rare item with a dispatch 25X1A6c
acknowledging receipt of training materia s, but has
embellished it with comments -- to the effect that the
selection is very comprehensive and deemed to be of con-
siderable value in his efforts to train the local intelligence
service.
ll. TRAINING 14ATERIALS FORWARDED:
a. One copy of The Annals of the American Academ of
Political and Social Science on loan to Miss 5X1A9a
CA Staff, and one copy of Sel pers and Publications
on Counter-insurgency to Miss for her retention; ZM1A9a
copy of Internal Defense of t e Less Developed World and
one copy of Elements of U.S. Strateg to Deal with Wars of
National Liberation to Mr. for his usg5X1A9a
at Headquarters; twenty-five copies of Elements of U.S.
Strate to Deal with Wars of National Liberation to
Mr. for use in the State Department's C-I
Course; one copy of a bibliography on C-I to Station
for use at the Regional Training Support Office;
b. Glossaries: One copy of the Counter-insur ency
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retention; three copies o the Spanish Glossary to Mr.
CC/OS; three co ies of th ary of Operational Terminology
to Miss for use at Headquarters;
c. Tradecraft: Two copies of the S
anish versi
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25X1A9a the Guide to Mr. - eleven selected papers covering
various aspects of tradecraft on loan to Mr. F225X1A9a
Staff;
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e. Communism: One coy of the draft of the Handbook
on Communism to Mr. for his review;
one copy on loan to Miss one copy of an Information
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25X1A6a f. - Station Trainin Program: Single copies
of fifty-two papers covering tradecraft, counter-intelligence
and reporting, two copies each of two case studies and single
25X1A6a copies of nine papers containing training notes were sent
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copies eac of three case studies, a glossary and four
training problems were also sent for the use of the trainees;
g. Cooperatives: Six overt pamphlets to Mr. Robert
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