TRAINING FACILITY AT LANGLEY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00244R000200270005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 1, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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(NOTE: This copy was passed to Chief, BPS by Director, OTR on 1 August 1969)
1 August 1969
NOTE FOR, Director of Training
SUBJECT ? Training Facility at Langley
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1. As I understand mission. it involves
in part planning for the consolidation of OTR's several training
facilities within an area of a new building to be constructed at
Langley within the next decade.
2. His chief concern at this time, therefore, would have
to be the amount o f f ct o l space OTR requires for classrooms,
a 150-seat (I would estimate) tiered auditorium, library, offices,
lounge or so-called break-out areas to accommodate large classes
breaking for lunch and rest periods, and a separate enclosed
V. 1. P. lounge-reception area with an adjoining office for guest
lecturers. Also, there are the considerations of adequate elevator
or, preferably, escalator service (with a freight elevator which
also would serve the student or instructor who is not ambulatory),
adequate school-size rest-rooms, and a cafeteria within the building
elf, one wing of the cafeteria should be configured for a table-
service dining room which could be reserved for Brookings, State
Department, and otter V. I. P. courses. Another more detail
would be a visitors' parking area close by the building to accommo-
date non-Agency guests and students.
3. Further, the 0TR. area undoubtedly will have to absorb
not only the present Headquarters 1A13 and lAO7 classrooms but
the OCS Headquarters classroom and your 2E49 offices. What
this suggests to me, in terms of ideal accommodations instead of
the 72, 00 0 square foot ceiling now imposed, is that we should be
asking for a minimum of 108, 000 square feet -- if the Language
School is to be included -- if not, 72, 000 (exclusive of the needs
of the Psychological Services Staff, OMS). These are functional
footage, exclusive of corridors, stairwells, escalator and elevator
shafts, snack bars, guard locker ro=)s, rest-rooms, custodial
and other general purpose building appointments.
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.4. The technical considerations of soundproof, carpeted
corns with 24-hour air-conditioning, closed-circuit TV,
computer-assisted training terminals and consoles, tiered arena-
type general classrooms with revolving stages and special-clearance
classrooms, overhead electrical-conduit "pigtails" and spotlights,
unclassified and classified storage and workrooms, and a host of
25X1A9a other details (projection booths, light-and-slide control consoles,
etc.) are now sympathetically appreciated by (OL
25X1A9a architect). However, as a former educator, will
want to keep himself abreast of developments in not only the
audio-visual field but the whole concept of multi-purpose class-
room*, the distinct advantage of sliding-door wardrobes within
each classroom. and a host of continuing advancements under the
general heading of educational technology. Even though these
elements will not be fixed until construction is underway, they have
to be understood and accounted for, as I would understand it, in
the very first proposal we make to GSA and the Congressional
committees concerned.
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