REORIENTATION ON UNITED STATES FOR RETURNEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100140058-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2002
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: October 17, 1962
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2002 ,29 CI~4-RDP B01676R000100140058-5
ACTION MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Action Memorandum No. __60
Deputy Director/Support
TO . Director of Training
SUBJECT :
REFERENCE:
Date 't7 October 1962
1. 1 recently had an extended and very interesting discussion
with one of our senior officers back in the United States an home leave after
two tours of duty abroad. He is now returning to his post for the third con-
secutive tour duty. He noted that during his home leave he had travelled
rather extensively in the United States, particularly in the :East and Middle
d had been greatly impressed by the tremendous changes in our
country, and by the realization that he had lost touch with the progress of the
country and. had forgotten t ha dynamic vitality of the nation. He said that he
:ought it would be very useful if returnees were afforded some sort of organized
reorientation the country to bring them up to date and to make thorn aware
of recent developments. I noted that I understood that the Department of State
d this and took groups of Foreign Service Officers on tours to important
factories, various cities, academic institutions, etc. (t was not aware as to
whether this was part of the Mid-Career Course or how State handled it. )
eed a strong viewpoint that we should try to participate in this program
of State's or, if that was not possible, perhaps we could establish one of our own.
2. The purpose of this mer-norandurn is to commend this to your
attention and to urge that as we develop our mandatory training program,
reorientation of this nature be an integral part of it.
SUSPENSE DATE: 1
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Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
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