ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW ORD GOAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B00314A000300050035-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: November 30, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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SECRET
30 November 1966
ORD 531+-66
MEMORANDUM FOR: D/ORD
SUBJECT Establishment of a New ORD Goal
1. It is recommended that a new ORD goal be established in the Medical
B ha:vioral Science Division area. This goal, entitled "Imperative
Fo_?ces", is recommended be 3PP or the need for meeting. requirements
ti: ethnocultural operational Ci
F. Power Implications of World Population/Food Crisis - Computer
Performance Degradation
E. Ethno-pharmacological Practices of Tribes and Cultural
Sub-Groups
Examples of these requirements are:
A. Cross-Cultural Study - Assessment of Foreign Civil Service;,.
Personnel in Emerging Nations
B. Foreign Group Behavior Prediction
C. Operational Group Performance Evaluation - Internal Historical'
Study .
D. Operational Group Performance Enhancement/Opposition Group
Simulation Studies
3. To date, categories of research efforts have been directed'toward
individuals. The addition of this new proposed category will permit an
evaluation of the individual in the context of his environment.
1. Our recent discussions with TSD/DDP strongly indicate the need for...
long range planning and development of programs concerning imperative
cultural forces governing the behavior of foreign societies.
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