WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #5 OPERATIONS SCHOOL (Classified), 21 - 27 JANUARY 1957.

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: January 29, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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TO: Chief/Operations School. Janus! r 1957
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FROM: Assistant Chief for Field Trim. 25X1A6a
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #5, Operations >Schoolm
21-27 January 1957-
SIGNIFICANT ? ITEMS
Nothing to report..
OTHER ACTIVITIES:
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Office of AF/OS 257A
1. The Chief/T SS/rraini.,rg Division and Chief/T.SS
conferred with AF/0S on Wednesday 2 January,
concerning the Administrative Plan for the TSS/ unit. 25X1A6a
.D/AP/0 3 and Messrs. also participated in
this conference. C / TS TD returned to Headquarters on 24 January.
C/TSS/= remained until 25 January. 27A
2. from PO/TA was here on Wednesday,
23 Jan aryq to discuss several personnel matters with D/AF/OS,
,ncludtng the procedures to be used with the new Array officers'
Fitness Reports.
3. The regular Friday morning conference for Course and
Unit Chiefs was conducted by AF/QS. Several problems concerning
Operations School? were discussed. Following this w nferene
AF/IS :r et with the f eminino Staff members for a discussion of
variotv? administrative problems.
u ati.ons Course
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1. Lectures and discussions pertaining to Espionage Legal
Entry Programs highlighted instruction during the eleventh
week of the Operations Course. Other presentations covering
Project Management and Operational Support were given during
this reporting period.
2. One student has been absent all week due to the serious
illnee ~ of his father.
3. Miss was with as for three days for
instruction on inance accounting for the field eld case officer.
was our guest speaker on the subject of
9aMedical Support for the Field Case Officer." He brought
with him an interesting array of medical pictorial material
which he displayed in the library and recreation. hall.
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S. On Thursday, students and staff held agent meetings
in nearby cities with no security incidents reported.
6. The Air Operations Staff supported the course with a
demonstration on Monday evening.
7. Mr. of the FT Staff was a guest instructor
n the subject of Machine Records Support."
Operations Familiarization Course
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1, The third week of instruction in OFC #7 was completed
on 25 January, concluding the Espionage block of lectures and
discussions.
2. Students and Staff witnessed a very smoothly run
Demonstration on Monday night, in company with OC 3 -Sta. and
3. Students accomplished without incident casing assignments
in nearby cities on Wednesday afternoon.
25X1A14a .. Students and Staff participated in a Border Demonstration
(Wednesday morning) and a Exercise (Thurs-
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a day night). Mr. of CFA ably directed both. of the
instructive fief under ak 7.,P;
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5. Miss gdeat lecturer from Headquarters,
presented the second lecture on Finance on Thursday morning.
6. One student was dropped from OFC #7 at the request of
his Division. He was not present during this reporting period.
7. One student missed Thursday instruction because of illness..
25X1A9a 6. Lt. departed Tuesday for Washington, where
he is being separated from t1m Azmy. He planned, tentatively,
to return on Friday, 25 January.
25X1A14a 2. An ~Bt ding Tour for OC students was conducted on the
afternoon of 21 January. That night, OC and OFC students witnessed
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Clandestine Field Activities
1. The CFA Staff organized and participated in the OFC
Demonstration and xercise on 23 and 24 January.
25X1A9a 2..o will be Acting Chief/CFA durin the
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Course, beginn ng anuary.
3. was at Headquarters on 2t. January to
discuss the grenade launcher sketches with a member of the DDP
Materiel Board.
Special Staybehind Operations Course
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1. Tutorial instruction in Caching and Evasion and Sscape
was given to one special trainee 21-25 January.
2. Mr of the Film Unit worked wi Chief/SSOC,
Mr. , on 2!} January on areas for the
cac ng and to clarify points to be ug vu in the
film.
3. Suggested changes to the Fingerprint Manual were drawn
up and will be submitted to Headquarters next week.
ti.. Plans were worle d out between 25X1A9a
concerning instruction in Caching MRS to be given to sixteen
Logistics students on 12 and hi. February and to the OC on 15 Febr.
uary.
5. worked on lesson plans for a lecture on
Staybeh n an that is to be given to OPC on 5 February.
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Assessment & Evaluation 25X1A6a
1, The summary report of student critiques for the seventh
and eighth weeks of OC #3 was submitted,
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on 2I
VanuarV . He
+..+,. 25X1A9a consulted with r.
about one a#pect of evaluation in
the next running of the ASMC.
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Evaluation support of OFC:
a. Conferences were held with Chbf, Project Management
Committee, and with CI/OC regarding evaluation of student
work in project management, and some progress was made in
determining how til s evaluation will be handled in the current
running of the course.
b. The draft of the revised CE examination was reviewed
with Mr.
c. At the request of Mr. the details of the CC
plan to give each student a second town casing problem were
reviewed. The plan was enthusiastically endorsed from two
standpoints: Cl) it met the student demand for significant
training activity for those students not involved in agent
meetings on town problem days, and (2) it will provide more
than one exercise as a basis for the easing grade on the final
evaluation report.
Training Aids Unit
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1. Durinst the re o i esars.
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in the 0 C
2. Graphic
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and Chief TAU participated
or Problem- and Mr, participated
Problem.
a. A series of Graphic Aida and permanent outdoor
signs are being executed for the next running of the
OC Post Casing Problem.
b. Sketches for the Grenade Launcher handouts
were submitted to Headquarters and have been returned
for final drawings.
c. Casing lecture noto.s have been submitted to Chief/TAU
for suggestions on Training Aids to be executed for the
next running of OC.
Film Section
Tapes on hand: Local property 121
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Technical Services Staff
1. Chief/TSS/M devoted most of his time during this
reporting eriod to the final preparations for ASMC-#6 which
begins on L. February. Several discussions were held with
AF/OS concerning the conduct and the content of the course.
The Schedule was completed and will be forwarded to Head-
quarters early next week.
2. Mr. - gave a Photography lecture to OFO #7
on 22 January.
P ONNEL NOTES:
1. The PO/TR notified us on 24 January that suitable 25X1A9a
Personnel Actions had been prepared on Mr.
and that he could report for duty wi 0 ns School 25X1A6a
25X1A9a on Monday,, 28 January. The
consented to release Mr. gevenothough 25X1C4a
25X1C4a is works some hardship on a Support Staff.
this We appreciate
anuary.
25X1A9a 2. Mr. cleared - PCS to Headquarters on 25X1C4a
18 January. Pat's contributions to Operations instruction
have been many during the past two and a half year and the
entire Staff regrets the loss of Pat's services. We all wish
Pat much success in his future assignment. (This item was
inadvertently omitted from our last Weekly Report.)
Assistant Chief for Field Training
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