WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #13, OPERATIONS SCHOOL(Classified), 16-24 MARCH 1957

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 25, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM TO: Chie f/?6era ail 25 March 1957
FROM: Assistant Chief for Field Training 25X1A6a
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #13, Operations School/-,
18-24 March 1957
SIGNIFICANT ITEMS:
Nothing to report.
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Oticeof MIS
1. AF/OS was in Headquarters on Tuesday, 19 March. He met
with Chief/CI Staff concerning the possibility of the latter3s
contributions to the forthcoming Operations Course #LI.. AF/OS
25X1A6a also discussed several matters of interest to Operations School/
M with 'C/OS.
25X1 9a 2. AF/CS and spent several hours at the FBI
Training School at (uantico, Virginia, on 19 March. Their primary
purpose for the visit was to examine the different types of firing
ranges used by the FBI in training Special Agents in instinctive
firing. Several valuable ideas were obtained during the visit.
the Chief 25X1A9a
3. The De ut Comp troller, and
25X1A9a of Finance were briefed by D AT OS on 0 orations
25X1A6a School activities on Wednesday, 20 March. 25X1A9a
25X1A9a were also present for the briefing.
25X1A9a 4. from the PPC/0TR Staff visited us on
Thursday, 21 March, He met with several OC and OFC Instructors
for the purpose of briefing theta about 1958 and 19 9 Country Esti-
mates. The overall view provided by to our Staff 25X1A9a
was highly appropriate and very much appreciated by all concerned.
It gives us a much better idea of the direction in which clandestine
operations will move during the coming two years.
25X1A9a 5. Chief` A&E, and the Acting Chief/TEB,
25X1A9a were here on Thursday, 21 I -larch. They discussed
several matters pertaining to evaluations and instructional tech.
niques with AF/?S.
25X1 C4a 6. The M Engineer,, conferred with AF/CS,
D/AF/OS, and A/AF/OS on Friday, 22 March, concerning long-range
planning of building rehabilitation requirements br training
activities.
7. A/AF/OS was in Headquarters on Tuosday, 19 March, for the
regular monthly meeting of the OTR Clerical Promotion Panels
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8. The regular Friday morning Staff Conference for Course
.and Unit Chiefs was conducted by AF/OS on 22 March,
Courses
Operations. Course
1. Final evaluations for OC #3 students were completed and
forwarded to AF/OS on 21 March,
2. The Chief Instructor, Planning Officer and the chairmen
of various committees worked closely with AF/0S and D/AF/OS
throughout the week on content and scheduling matters for OC ##!.
The Planning Officer com leted the tentative scheduling of the
first eight weeks of OC Ill, on 22 March.
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received eight hours of instruction on grading and evaluation
25X1A9a procedures from of the A&E Staff.
25X1A9a were TDY
Headquarters on 21 and 22 March or a special ing by the
CI Staff.
25X1A9a 5. was TDY Headquarters 18 through 21 March for
conferences on material related to the Covert Operations block
of instruction.
25X1A9a 6. was TDY Headquarters 19 March for conferences
on material related to the Project Management block of -instruction?
25X1A9a 7 was TDY Headquarters on 18 March for conferences
on material related to the Covert Operations block of instruction.
25X1A9a 8. visited on 20 and 21 March for 25X1A6a
briefings on his forthcoming assignment as an OC Instructor.
Operations Familiarization Course
1. Instruction during this third week concentrated on
25X1A9a Espionage. presented the.four lectures in the
bloc, as well as a lecture on Observation.
2. gave a second (and final) lecture on
Finance on Thursday, 21 b larch.
3. presented instruction on "Cryptography and
Security Checks on Friday,, 22 March,
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25X1A14a A, The Scheduled Border Demonstrat obi (P~ednes ay mor
and Exercise (Thursday evening) were conducteduring
By interchanging
smoothly under goad weather condit3.onsaa
a half-time break, all OFC #8 students were able both to attempt 25X1A9a
25X1A1V and to take part in its defense.
supervised the running of the instructive and the well
recelved exercise, in which an armed fence and use of flares
added to the problems
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5. One student withdrew from the course on Wednesday, 20 March,
at the request of his Division.
Air Operations Course
Preparations were completed for tworsseparatehttutorial ftrtraining
ro jests, one scheduled for 1 and 3 April
dents will be Air Reception.
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and 5 April. The subject for bo
Clandestine Field Activit ies Maarrit 222mtions
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s appointed to succeed
1. ,
as Chief/CFA. Also, the Maritime Staff was separated from the
Air 0 orations Staff and placed under a supervision.
became Chief Instructor of the combined Clandestine
Field Activities and Maritirie Operations Staffs effective 19 March,
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2. The CFA. Staff devoted most of the week to preparations
for the OFC Border Exercise which was conducted on 21 March.
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Spabehirrations Course
1, Most of the week was spent working with the group shooting
the Caching Film and preparing for tutorial trainint; in suppoil
of Piro jest which is to be cone':ucted 25 March through 25X1A2g
5 April.
2. A schedule was drawn up for Caching, Air Reception,
and Evasion and Escape tutorial instruction to be conducted here
from 1 through 32 April.
Chief/SSOC spent Monday, 18 March, at Headquarters
completing a physical examination and conferring with headquarters
personnel.
Units
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Assessment aluatioW
1. The weok?s major activity consisted of a sequence of three
briefing sessions for new Instructors regarding trains evaluation,
of
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Those present included the five new OC Instructors,
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The briefings covered the purposes, principles, and procedures
of training evaluat3 on* functions of the HQS Assessment & Evalu-
ation Staff., particularly as they relate to training evaluation
(including the processing of training evaluation reports); and
specific evaluation procedures and devices used in the 00. The
last part will be completed with an additional three-hour session
nit week.
2. Summaries of comments from OC #3 student critiques for
weeks 13-11 and weeks 15?l6 were completed and submitted to
AF/OSm
3,, Chief, AES, and. Acting Chief, TEB/AES were here on
21 March for conferences regarding future development's in our
activities here, A plan was laid on for training on a rotational
basis during the next few months four members of AES who have
had little previous experience with training evaluation and who
are expected to be assigned.training evaluation responsibilities
in connection with other uourse2b Their training will automatically
provide some help with the work load of the A&E office here.
TraininA Aids Unit
Photographic-Graphic:
1, Four transparencies pertaining to Counterespionage were
completed for OCd
2. Ten transparencies on the Interrogation Block of instruction
were completed for 0C, 25X1A14a
3. Seventy-three negatives of - subjects were processed
for TSS. These will be sent to HQS for reproduction.
1. A large magnetic panel is being constructed for use in
the Surveillance block of Instruction for OC, It will provide for
a more flexible demonstration of the simulated movement of surveillance
teams.
of OFC.. and or
Technical Services Staff
1, presented a lecture on Photography to
OFC #8 on 1 March.
25X1A9a 2. have completed preliminary work
on planning three weapons caches of interest to BE.A.e
25X1A9a 3? are TDY Headquarters on 22 March.
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PERSONNEL NOTES :
An informal cocktail. party was held in the on Monday&
on 25X1A
18 March, for Bert departed
MEN
19 March tor an overseas assignment. made many Con rl"' 25X1A6a
buttons during his long stay at and the staff regretted
seeing hint go. We wish him the very beat of luck in his now
job.
Assistant Chief for a raining
had
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