WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT NO. 47 29 NOVEMBER - 3 DECEMBER 1971

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• Publication Date: December 3, 1971
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Training
Weekly Activities Report No. 47
29 November - 3 December 1971
1. held an Educational Counseling session
at Headquarters on 29 November from 1900 - 2100 hours. The
session was attended by 28 people, including several wives, from
various Divisions of the Clandestine Service. Because members
of this group could receive overseas assignments, a segment of
the presentation was devoted to sources of information available
locally on foreign colleges, American and foreign elementary
and secondary schools, and domestic and foreign private schools.
A plea was made by Ruth to let OTR know if, and where, the
basic sources are available at various overseas posts. Several
CS employees who could not attend the above session have inquired
about a second one. With six applicants already backlogged, perhaps
another CS presentation will be scheduled shortly.
2. Printing Services Division sent AIR 12 microfilm
cartridges. These represent the filming of six boxes of OTR's
official course folders which AIR sent to PSD on 19 October. The
microfilm will be reviewed for accuracy and completeness before
the records are returned to the Records Center. When all records
are on microfilm, RMS will ask permission from National Archives
to destroy the hard copy.
a. "Management and the New Generation, " CSC - OL
b. "Office Practices," CSC - PSS/OMS
c. "Topographic Drafting," Columbia Technical Institute - OL
d. "Nuclear Weapons Courses," DOD - SB Division
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3. Requests for information on external training have included:
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9. We were reminded again, in a graphic way, of the
constant changes in Training Officer positions when we revised our
Training Officer list last week. The previous revision was in
mid-May 1971; since that time, we counted some 16 changes, both
in Training Officer and Training Assistant positions. What price
continuity? This week brought another change and in a very important
component -- FE Division has switched TO's again; with
just returned from the field, replacing who
transfers to Commo Support. The latter had only been in the position
about two months and was just planning to come over to our office
for an orientation!
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10, FE/II called I or information
and guidance in determining the value of "request for accreditation"
by a school in a foreign country. An Air America High School has
been established in Udorn, Thailand. Although no one at the moment
is being assigned there, wanted to be able to answer
questions about the School should they arise. She suggested that Ruth
visit FE to learn more about FE's other educational problems. Ruth
also recommended that those individuals going overseas who have
such problems confer with her for alternative schools, and guidance
in selection for future needs; i. e. , transfer to U. S. High Schools or
college acceptance.
11. On 1 December Chief, =called Mr. John J. Bean,
Office of Consultation and Guidance, Civil Service Commission.
Mr. Bean is CSC's authority on interpretation of the Government
Employees Training Act. We have spoken to him on several
occasions in the past to get guidance on our external academic
program. Our questions this time revolved around the increasingly
liberal application of GETA, with more and more sponsorship in
undergraduate studies, both full-time and part-time, and the
Upward Mobility thrust in the Agency and the entire Government.
Mr. Bean said that CSC has been encouraging a broader interpretation
of GETA for the past several years; however, GETA must still be
adhered to, and the training requested must have some relation,
even though thin, to organizational need. He emphasized that the
initial reason behind GETA liberalization was to encourage
academic sponsorship of employees in all grade levels, rather
than holding this to middle and upper level employees. Mr. Bean
said that the Commission is becoming increasingly nervous at the
Government-wide liberalized application of GETA, even though
CSC was the instigator of this. He also mentioned that the Congress,
in particular the Henderson Sub-Committee, is again "looking over
its shoulder" on training in the Federal Government, particularly
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the very liberal policy in Upward Mobility cases. Mr. Bean thinks
it is 'highly possible that this Sub-Committee will undertake another
Task Force Study on training.
Mr. Bean mentioned the new program at HEW, which has
received so much publicity in the local papers. The publicity here
was misleading, and because of this the Sub-Committee became
alarmed and began questioning the Commission about GETA. Mr.
Bean said that CSC had given its "blessing" to the HEW program
and that contrary to what the newspapers said in their articles,
employees are not sponsored for degrees at random, nor may they
select any course they wish.
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instructors in a course the commercial contractor will give on the
Satellite Communications Program. Stan's presence for four - five
weeks beginning in January will enable him to work with the Commo
instructors to set 'up the concomitant internal course to be presented
in February. In effect Stan will be totally committed to Commo for
at least two months beginning in January but it is areal contribution
which OTR can make to this important program.
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14. At (Training Officer, TSD) request Stan
will run a briefing seminar three half days a week for two weeks
beginning 6 December. After this commitment was firm,
T. O. , AF, requested instructor training for five of his
people for five mornings the same week. Stan will prepare the five
to give tutorial instruction.
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Chief
Instructional Support Staff
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