PREPARATION SEMINAR FOR AGENCY OFFICERS ATTENDING SERVICE SCHOOLS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06367A000100280020-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: April 23, 1964
• Content Type: MFR

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23 April 1964
SUBJECT: Preparation Seminar for Agency Officers Attendin
Service schools
1. Alms and Purposes of the Course: A number of the Agency's
best men have been picked to represent the CIA at the various
service schools during the next year. In addition to the broad
knowledge and experience these gentleman will gain from their
attendance at these school s, they hove been honored wi th the
Agency*s confidence that they will make the best possible repre-
sentative for our organization. They will be in contact with
hundreds of military officers and other government officials,
most of wham will rise to positions of responsibility and influence
in their own organizations In the next few years. For this
should be well prepared to represent the Agency In
poss i b i ee way.
2. This task Is not an easy one; It. should not
.
ghtly. The Agency is, and always w1'
versisi organization. The fact must be
culture distrusts secrecy a that the CIA will ct
regarded as fair end Interesting game by var i ohs pas'
The military officers and other officials that our i
a cross section of the glean public and will have sane
asp i+c l on and mistrust of the Agency that one finds among,
3.
m+ us t be:
d public at large.
service schools
As effective as possible In their contacts with
others, regardless of the, subject discussed.
b. They must have a good kt ailedge of the AgOncy's
organization and its functions so that they can clarify Its
role and defend It from the aggressively misinformed and the
pass i vee l y unconv i nced.
c. They must have a good k ledge of the Agency's
relationship with the military services and other government
agencies and departments, particularly of those areas in
which friction has tended to develop In the past.
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Sl*JECT: Preparation Seminar for Agency Offfears Attend
Service Schools
d. They must be aware of the facts bead i nd certain CIA
which hove came to the attention of public media
or which the, Agency has been a! t taci
This preparation seminar should not
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exercise In Indoctrination. t ter, i t Is intender t as Old the good common sons* a cted of an experienced Agency official.
L The-seminar w i l l coers i s t of two general cotoga.
learning. The first w i l l a series of to l ks and d i mss i
ships in lea coordination field with the military sorvIcest the
Agcy's relationship with public media, and a discussion of
certain sensitive operations which have came to the attention of
these public media. I%e second category will be 0 course in
thltt sa bje~ct in the area. Effectiveness In ference discussions
h
rograms require t
Important because so many of the school pe
ye participation of students in smell working groups. it.
briefings will be a pp l i ed In the conference, techniques
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