AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF 5 SEPTEMBER 1974

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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 3, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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3 September 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Curriculum Committee
SUBJECT Agenda for the Meeting of 5 September-1974
1. The Curriculum Committee will meet on Thursday,
5 September 1974 at 0930 hours in the DTR conference room.
2. The agenda: Senior Seminars - 1 1/2 hours)
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Chairman
Curriculum Committee
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9 September 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members of the Curriculum Committee
SUBJECT Minutes of the 5 September 1974 Meeting
of the Curriculum Committee
1, On 5 September 1974, the Curriculum Committee met
in the DTR conference room at 0930 hours. Present were
STATINTL
2. Minutes of the revious meetin asked STATINTL
about the resolution o t e Item Aca emit Credit and whether
a policy paper had been written. informed him STATINTL
that a policy paper-had been written and was being coordinated
with the General Counsel's office in connection with a case,
As soon as the policy paper is returned from the General
Counsel's office, it will be once again coordinated with the
Registrar Staff and submitted to the Director of Training to
be put out as either an OTR Notice or an Agency Notice.- The
position of the policy paper was that OTR-will normally not
provide training information to employees or ex-employees,
however, will consider exceptions when providing such
information is in the best interests of-the Agency rather
STATINTL than the individual. noted that the minutes did
not contain any reference to a discussion regarding co-
ordination of Ops Support scheduling. with the Field Admini-
stration course. The chairman accepted this correction and STATINTL
STATINTL so amends the previous minutes. The chairman further stated
that he will ask MATP, to contact the
an to iscuss this situation and to see if
STATINTL there is in fact a problem of scheduling and to remedy the
problem in an appropriate manner.
3. C'hi'efs''of "Station Seminar. of the
Intelligence Institute rie e t e committee on the Chiefs
of Station Seminar noting that each year there are normally
about 60 eligible people for the course. The course is
offered three times a year--February, April, and June--
averaging about. 15 persons per course. The course is run
STATINTL
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five or six times hours a day for a two-week period and
serves the needs of DDO Chiefs of Base and Chiefs of Stations
as well as their deputies. He noted that in the .recent
past, OTS has sent some of their senior field people to this
STATINTL course as well. raised the question as to whether
Chiefs of Base an Chiefs of Station should also have the
AOC. Some members felt that this would be desirable,
but others noted that all participants of the Chiefs of
Station course do not need the AOC, It was then recommended
that Training Officers be apprised. of the possibility of
Chiefs of Station and Chiefs of Base being offered the
option of taking the AOC. This information should be given
them during the upcoming Training Officers' Conference.
4. Advanced Intelli ence Seminar. STATINTL
briefed t o group on t e A vance Intelligence Seminar,
noting that the course is generally for GS-I3's and above
with an occasional GS-12 attending. In recent runnings of
the course, there has been less emphasis on Agency and
intelligence activities and more on national security,
foreign affairs, and domestic activities as they impinge on
STATINTLintelligence. stated that the AIS runs 3 times
per year--in Decem er, January, and June--with approximately
25 persons per course. There are normally twice as man
applicants as the course can take care of. y STATINTL
noted that the course has an unusually high num er of women
attending,
5. Senior Seminar. briefed the STATINTL
committee on t e Senior Seminar noting that the Senior
Seminar runs twice a year, lasts nine weeks, and is in
session from September to November and from March into May.
The course runs with 20 officers maximum and a minimum of
15, There was a good deal of discussion as to the reasons
for DDO nominations not coming in as strong as they have
..been in the past and the implications of this trend for the
seminar in the long range,. noted that this matter STATINTL
has been brought to the attention of Mr. Make.,... and that
STATINTL they are hoping far a chance to resolve this problem in the
futuxe. raised the issue that the course might
be too. long for DDO members,. however, no decisions .resulted
STATINTL from examining comment .
6. The chairman briefed the. committee on the following.
a. He informed the committee of the Director
of Training's request that the Curriculum Committee
look into the matter of sequencing of the CT
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Training Program if a realized five-week analyst
training. course were included for all CTs. The
question was also raised as to whether the. committee
should examine the.?question of whether all
Career Trainees should be exposed to this training.
Committee members felt that they needed a good deal
of information about the impact of such a change
on their units and on the curriculum of OTR.
They suggested that each affected unit prepare
an impact statement for consideration by the task
force which examines this question. After that,
the Committee should review the task farce's
findings. Further, committee members should be
provided with the schedule and objectives of the
revised IPC as well as the CTP paper prepared
by ,
b. The committee was briefed on a proposed
modification of the Advanced Management Program
which will consist of a six and a half-day package
concerned with assessment development to be given
by the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro,
North Carolina. The proposed program consists of
the students taking a number of psychological tests,
evaluating their own leadership potential talents,
being taught good. leadership principles, and then
formulating a plan to improve their leadership
techniques on the job after the program.
7. The chairman reminded the members that the
committee had agreed to weekly meetings during the-month of
September in order to finish the evaluation of OTR
curriculum. It was agreed that the agenda for the 12 September
meeting would be concerned with the activities of Headquarters
STATINTL
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Advanced-Intelligence Seminar Objectives
Starting with ~t~` brief overview of significant
developments and problems facing CTA and-its place in
the Intelligence Community, members of the Advanced
.Intelligence. Seminar should:
1. :Increase their knowledge of selected inter-
national trends that affect U.S. foreigzi
d policy and natio~xal security interests ; and
2, Obtain an understanding of important issues
and problem areas in American society which
are relevant to CIA and to its personnel.
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Chiefs of Station Seminar Objectives
1. The-COS Seminar should assist members in their
preparation for field assignments through a review of
their responsibilities as designated Chiefs of Station,
Deputy Chiefs of Station, and Chiefs of Base.
2. .Members should obtain abetter understanding of
pertinent operational and administrative subject matter.
and -the- importance of their. managemexit function.
3. Seminar members should add to their functional
knowledge through the sharing of experience in discussion
.with each other and senior officials invited to give
,.
.individual presentations.
4. Members should gain abetter understanding of the
Agency's current policies, procedures, and operational
goals .
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1. Members of the CIA Senior Seminar should gain a
broad understanding of pressures and problems facing CIA
management, processes of change within the Agency and
trends affecting its external relationships.
2. Seminar members should acquire insight into
their role as managers and sharpen their appreciation
of others with whom-they work or have contact.
~3. Seminar members should increase-their knowledge
of current U.S. foreign and national security policies
-and thos,,e developments abroad-which are CIA's intelligence
.collection and analysis targets.
4. Seminar members should obtain an undexsta.nding
of issues .and trends in _American society which .are releva~.t
to CIA as an organization.
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Advanced Intelligence Seminar Objectives
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.Starting with ~~t~i"brief.overview of significant
developments and problems facing CIA and its-place in
the Intelligence Community, members of the Advanced
Intelligence Seminar should:
1. Increase their knowledge of selected inter-
- national- trends that affect U.S. foreign
~' policy and national security interests; and..
2, Obtain an understanding of important issues
and problem arf,as in American society which
are relevant t~~ CIA and t.o its personnel.
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Chiefs of Station Seminar Objectives
1. The COS Seminar should assist members in their
preparation for field assignments through a review of
their responsibilities as designated. Chiefs of Station,
Deputy Chiefs of Station, and Chiefs of Base.
2. Members should obtain abetter understanding of
pertinent operational and administrative subject matter
and-the importance of their management function.
3. Seminar members should add to their functional
knowledge thrUUgh the sharing of experience in discussion
with each other and senior officials invited to give
.individual presentations.
4. Members should gain abetter understandira.g of_ the
Agency's .current policies, procedures, and operational
goals..
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