CIA PARTICIPATION IN THE ARMED FORCES STAFF COLLEGE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06367A000100260009-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: February 2, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR,. Director of Central Intelligence
VIA Executive Director-Comptroller
SUBJECT CIA Participation in the Armed Forces Staff College
1. This memorandum Is for information and is submitted in response
to your request at the Executive Committee meeting on 26 January 1966.
2. The curriculum of the Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) is
logistics oriented in the broadest sense of that term. The objectives of the
course are:
a. To promote teamwork among- the Services,
b, To prepare officers in the organization, planning, and
conduct of joint and combined operations.
C. To prepare officers for duty in the higher echelons of
the armed forces.
d. To promote the development of understanding between
higher echelons of the armed forces and those other
agencies of the government which contribute to national
security and to provide an appreciation of the related
aspects of national and international security.
3. The AFSC course objectives are attained through seminars, lectures,
a thesis, and orientation trips. Guest lecturers are key military and civilian
officials of the-government, as well as speakers from outside the government.
Their subjects are on organization and mission of government organizations
related to national strategy and defense.
4. Course instruction includes:
a. Characteristics, organization, and employment of the
armed forces and the relationships of those forces to
each other with adequate exposition of their respective
capabilities and limitations.
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b, Principles Involved in the U.S. unified command organi-
zation and the organization of joint and combined commands
and staff and their responsibilities and procedures.
a. Organization, composition, and functions of joint and combined
commands with respect to strategic, tactical, and logistic
responsibilities of the commanders, with emphasis upon major
war conditions, and the organization and composition of current
major combined commands in which the United States participates.
d. Aspects of joint and combined operations, including command
relationships, organization, and planning.
e. Trends of new weapons and scientific developments and their
effects on joint and combined operations.
f. Military, political, geographic, historical, economic,
psychological, ideological, and other facts affecting U.S.
national strategy and U.S. -Allied security including the
threat to that security.
5. The course Is for military officers primarily but the student body
includes representatives from CIA, NSA, USIA, and the Department of State.
CIA has a quota of four for each course. Our candidates are selected by the
Training Selection Board which makes recommendations to the Director. Con-
sideration is given to the career plans of nominees, the benefits which the
individual and the Agency are expected to obtain, and the anticipated effectiveness
of the individual's representation of the Agency.
6. CIA student critiques have stressed the great value of the opportunity
to work with and learn of the interrelationships among the CIA, the other civilian
agencies, and the Armed Services. The students are provided a better appreciation
and understanding of the workings of the military organization.
7. From the standpoint of a valuable and broadening experience I believe
any officer who has the potential to advance to higher echelons in management will
benefit greatly from the AFSC course, it is especially beneficial to those at all
senior levels who will be working with the Armed Services. Our officers with
high potential in the functions of logistics, communications, security, training,
and general administration are, I believe, prime candidates for the AFSC course.
Others who work with the military in Intelligence operations or in substantive
intelligence would also benefit from the experience.
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8. If this explanation is satisfactory to you we will continue the
competitive selection process, placing emphasis on candidates who are in the
broad field of logistics, who are expected to progress to positions of greater
responsibility, and who may be working with the Armed Services,
R. L. L anner tai
Deputy Director
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