WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT NO. 18 24-30 APRIL 1957

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: May 1, 1957
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IDENTIAT.
1 Daly 1957
MIKORAMN FOR: Chief, Operations School
FROM : Assistant for Readraarters Training
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SDBJRCT : Weekly Activities Rbport No. 18
24-30 April. 1957
25X1.9a Mr. Alfred Wellborn, a member of Mr. R. Borden Ream's staff in
the Office of the Under Secretary, Department of State, informed
that the Department desired again this year to have
the Clandestine Services Orientation program given to its officers
who will graduate from The fatioagl. War College in June. This
request was checked out through Chief/OS with COPS who stated that
the Clandestine Services not only welcomed this opportunity to
brief the Foreign Service Officers but that he personally desired
to participate in the briefing. Accordingly, Mr. Wellborn was
Informed that we will be pleas" to comply with the Department's
request. Although no definite date for the briefing has yet been
set., it will probably be given during the week of 10 June.
U. O T I E I E I l ~ R IT
a. Mr. H. Oates Lloyd, Assistant Deputy Director (Support),
informed an 29 April that he would be unable to attend
the trial-run o e erase Against Cist Interrogation" set for
2 May. Mr. Lloyd expressed his sincere regrets, explaining that
various unforeseen developments necessitated his presence elsewhere;,
and recd nded that we proceed nevertheless as planned. He stated
that the earliest possible date that he would be able to attend, if
the trial-running were to be postponed, was 7 June:.
expressed disappointment over Mr. Lloyd's not being able to attend,
especially since he was the chairman of the committee on formulation
of Agency policy for staff personnel subject to capture, but agreed
with him that it would probably be better not to postpone the trial-
run further if he would agree to accept the cone ensue of those present
as a commitment. This he agreed Ito do.
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Courses
b. Thirty-seven students attended the Clandestine Services
Review No. 16 which ecasencod an 8 April and terminated on 25 April
1957. According to the student critiques, the course accomplished
its mission as all students felt that a great deal bad been done to
bring then up-to-date following their return to headquarters. There
were no adverse criticisms in this respect.
a. Fourteen students completed the sixth class in Information
Reporting, Reports, and Requirements an 26 April. By area the group
broke dovn'as follows: NSA - 6 students, WE ? 3, SR - 2, YE - 1,
00 - 1, D - 1; b y designation: Pl - To A # ? 5, PP 1, OTR - i..
The five edninietrative ausistants.were to go to the field, where at
small. stations they would be called on to prepare reports in the
final. foam. Two FI students, new to the Agency and as yet unassigned
except generaelly, were the only ones in the class who may develop into
rase officers. As can be seen, the emphasis still is on enrolling
in the course prospective reports officers rather than case officeers o
It would seem desirable to get a more even balance between the two.
Two students are taking training on the tutorial baesis. One
is going to the field as a chief of station for RRA; the other will be
a field case officer in PP for RR.
d. Staybehind Operations Course is in its final week at
e. Counterespionage Operations No. 10 will be completed this week.
f. Tutorial Instruction in Staybehind e d Evasion and Escape
operations was given by on 25 April to a staff officer who
is leaving for the Mi e .
a? reported for duty on 29 April. Se will, be
our chief, c r e we are very happy to welcome him as a
member of our staff.
b. Miss
is still out-on sick lemma.
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