OTR STAFF MEETING - - 29 SEPTEMBER 1966

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06202A000200020010-8
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 29, 1966
• Content Type: MIN

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OTR STAFF MEETING -- 29 September 1966 Fr: DTR
1. DDS Staff Meeting - 29 Sep 66 - DTR Attended
a. Skills Bank. reported on a listing by skills of Agency
applicants and unassigned staff officers to be circulated to the Personnel
Officer of each component.
b. Overtime. Overtime will be reduced 25 per cent below the actual
figure for FY 66.' BOB will provide actual figure for FY 66. There will be
reviews for special cases -- we will be able to obtain approval if we can
write a full justification. We are directed to use compensatory time or
schedule shift arrangements. Maintain accurate records. PPB is develop-
ing overtime forms and we will be reporting to the Director starting 31
October and monthly thereafter.
c. Friday Morning Briefings at Executive Committee Meetings. (ACTION:
C/CT, DDTR, C/IS) From the topics forwarded, the DD/S selected the Career
Training Program, Language Training Program, and the Agency's Image as
Influenced by OTR. These briefings to be given by C/CT, DDTR and C/IS
whenever we are called on -- should be ten to fifteen minute presentations.
Get the main points in clearly and at the beginning. Both DTR and DD/S
want dry runs before venturing further.
d. Support Services Staff. This newly organized unit will be headed by
in Rosslyn. It will combine Records Administration, Regulations
Control, and Support Information Processing.
e. IG Survey. The IG will be looking over the Career Training Program
The team is omposed of
will coming over and will .hen draw up an outline.
f. White House Visits of Dignitaries. The Agency is asked to have some
of our people on hand for these visits. Bannerman feels it would be a morale
booster to pick people from varying ranks to go -- deserving young people.
g. Aen Recruitment Program. Emmett Echols briefed FitzGerald on
the ov, r-all. Agency recruitment program. Attending the briefing were
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h. United Givers Fund. The Agency has reached 20 per cent of its goal;,
OTR now is up to 50 per cent.
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i. Security Clearances. Howard Osborn noted that investigative time for
clearing people will stretch out as funds and personnel get tighter.
2. Training Selection Board. DTR met last week with the TSB. Candidates
are of extraordinary quality and the slots are few. The Board will meet
again this week.
3. Three Cycle CT Program. Both Bannerman and FitzGerald have approved
the three cycle program at the - also the reduction of the OFC from 6
to 4 weeks and the SOC from 16 to 14 weeks and the increase of the.OC from
12 to 14 weeks.
4. DDP Staff Meeting -- 28 Sep 66 -- DDTR Attended
a. Personnel Assignments
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b. Penetrations of Communist Party. As a result of paper,
each Division and Staff Chief appointed an individual to work with ICG. This
study will be made in depth -would like to have a review of CP operations
throughout the world.
c. Classified Conversations. Classified conversations should be made
over the green and gray telephones.
25X1A 5. Sov/Chicom CT Course. (ACTION: C/OS and C/PPS met with Clarence
25X1A 'SB Div and re the course content and timing. The
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emphasize operations matters. This will be given at the end of the SOC each
time. First running will be 2 Jan. A member of Wtaff should review this 25X1A
course to avoid duplicate training. OTR to receive course outlines.
25X9 6. Language Position Requirements. There are-positions for language
position requirements. These will be broken down by Directorate, by language.
Of these, 55 per cent of the requirements were in French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
DTR would also like a breakdown by Hqs. and field.
7. Off -campus Program. Registration was disappointing, Out of 26 courses
offered, there will be 11 for 141 people.
8. CT Program. DTR will open the new CT class Monday morning, 3 October.
DTtl asked C/CT to make art ettl.iysis of this class fir, the l:lll S, p+rinnting out
t? - 4 --4 anding ones,
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will be a meeting in two weeks.
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11. President's Visit It will be very tough for the Station..
12. Contract Types, Be very careful about them -- make sure the one-month
termination clause is in there.'
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