WEEKLY REPORT #28: DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL (DIS) 4 OCTOBER - 8 OCTOBER 1965

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• Publication Date: October 11, 1965
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CONFIDENTIAL
11 October 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
SUBJECT: Weekly Report #28: Defense Intelligence School (DIS)
4 October - 8 October 1965
1. Except for Monday, Agency personnel were in daily e'Hi'dence in
support of DIS courses.
2. Tuesday afternoon,
conducted post-conferences with IC RC seminar participants in a sur-
veillance exercise. It was agreed that those who engaged in the exercise
did much better than the predecessor group of last summer.
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the noticeable improvement to the meaningful briefing given by
3. spoke to the Attache class on Wednesday.
announced he will no r do so, because of a chance in assignment.
Hereafter, will likely replace
topics.
area for the purchases.
community when automation became a reality.
4. On Thursday, I picked up Ifor his three-hour
presentation to the DIC on Observation and Sketching. The weather was
foul so we resorted to an indoor alternative when it came time for the
practical exercise. Dick had planned to obtain some models and other
equipment while in D.C. for use o we forded the downtown
5. Because of Thursday's rains, half of the Naval Station Annex
was without electric power for most of Friday. spoke to
the DIC class in the morning; we picked our way upstairs aided by Navy
battle lamps. The class of DIC students asked many questions of Don on
some registry and coordination procedures. One student proposed
modifying the plc of source records so as to serve
another purpose. of the DIC faculty, felt the student's
proposal went "too tar"--a s a and Don and I held an evaluation session
afterwards. On the other hand, Don admitted that the student suggestion
--impractical at present--would nonetheless be of real benefit to the
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SUBJECT: Weekly Report #28: Defense Intelligence School (DIS)
6. Also on Friday, an Agency speaker covered Non-Technical
Approaches for the Attache class and wives of many of the students.
was scheduled as the speaker, but he is on TDY in Europe.
His replacement -was a bit better than would have been.
Like however, advised Attaches to avoid "cultivation"
by opposite numbers. This is contrary to what tells them,
as he encourages cultivation. I have asked to coordinate this
point with so that the two speakers do not present a
disunited front when the topics are repeated in early November with the
DIC class. Conceivably, this issue may also come up in OTR classes.
7. During the past week I was able to line up 27 Agency speakers
in response to requests for November and early December. I've also been
coordinating four planned visits of DIS student groups to Headquarters
Building. With assistance, from OCR Liaison, arrangements
are moving along tor 22, , and 28 October and 9 November.
8.I have both told me that Project HELPFUL is
now scheduled 16-17 November, As mentioned in my last weekly
report, plan to be
visiting U&S Commands at that time, so I guess some modification in
plans will occur.
9. Earlier, I advised and
his Subcommittee II on Training, acting for will
visit DIS on 12 October re counterinsurgency training at the school and
recommendations for improvement. The subcommittee is also scheduling
visits to the National War College and the Military Assistance Institute
for the same date.
CIA Faculty Advisor, DI5
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