MINUTES OF THE 27 JANUARY 1977 OTR STAFF MEETING

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• Publication Date: January 27, 1977
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SUBJECT: Minutes of the 27 January 1977 OTR Staff Meeting
4. The DTR noted that the draft survey report on
component-conducted training suggested that a survey of all
Agency training, including OTR's, be undertaken. He had met
that morning with the DDA and the IG to point out the surfeit
of surveys and investigations which OTR has been subjected
to recently. He pointed specifically to the program audit
in late 1975 and early 1976, the PMCD survey which has been
going on since April 1976, the House Appropriations Committee
staff investigation since September 1976, and the critical
training needs survey in December 1976. In view of all of
these, he requested that the proposed survey of all Agency
training be at least postponed. The IG agreed to consult
with the DDCI on this matter.
5. The DDTR reported that the House staffers are in
the writing phase of their investigation. They hope to
finish up the end of the first week in February. The DTR
briefly discussed the recommendations in the report on the
survey of component-conducted training. These recommendations
were: (1) the Director of Training should develop a defini-
tion of component-conducted training for use in all future
reporting; (2) the Director of Training should be notified
when a component plans a new course or major modifications
to an existing course. The DTR and DDA agreed with the
first recommendation but believed the second should be
modified to include notification to OTR on only a new course
which might duplicate an existing OTR course. The definition
and rules for notifying OTR of duplicative courses should be
incorporated in the revision of Concerning the
report on critical training needs, the 25 January briefing
of the EAG had been canceled and the Group will be briefed
at a later date.
6. discussed the activities of the CovertSTATINTL
Instruction Division (CID). He noted that - had
briefed the Curriculum Committee on ALT. The other part of
CID is operational records training and these are the only
scheduled courses in CID. He also.noted the recent transfer
of three other courses from CID to II. Concerning ALT, the
personnel figure varies depending upon the kind of expertise
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which is needed. He stated that they maintain some language
capability at all times. He discussed the subjects taught
here and overseas, including tradecraft and persuasion
skills (SAI), noting that no technical training or communica-
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tions is covered by ALT officers. The train
to the needs of the requestor and he therefore refers to
them as training programs rather than training schedules.
The training is given to field agents, liaison services,
NOCers, and some staff employees, although the latter are
encouraged to attend the regular operations courses instead.
He explained the method of scheduling and setting up this
type of training, noted the involvement of ALT personnel in
the Pilot Project, and concluded by enumerating some of the
benefits of ALT training.
7. briefly discussed the benefits of
retiring by 28 Fe ruary and urged the members to discuss
these benefits with eligible employees in their Units.
The members discussed several items on the list of
9. The DTR referred to a letter written by a recent
Career Trainee who had resigned. He will send the letter to
the Unit Chiefs and urged them to read it carefully and take
note of certain things the your:g man pointed out. He also
briefly discussed the second seminar on creativity and
controls which encompassed a younger group of Agency officers.
He noted that the ideas generated by both the first and
second groups were similar. However, the younger officers
placed more emphasis on communication from above, particularly
the need to impart the reasons for doing certain things and
the reasons for doing one thing rather than another.
10. The DTP. reported items from the DDA morning meeting
and the members reported significant events of the day.
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OTR STAFF MEETING
Thursday, 27 January 1977, 1400 Hours
AGENDA
1. Internal OTR Requirements for College
Catalogs (see attached note)
2. Status of the PMCD Survey of OTR
'3. Status of Investigations/Surveys: Mr. Fitzwater
House Committee Staff
Audit Staff--Component Training
Critical Training Needs
4. The Covert Instruction Division.
5. OTR Pending Actions
6. The Day?s Events
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COLLEGE CATALOGS
The college catalogs .(ca. 26 boxes) have been in
storage on the third floor of the CoC Building since
September 1976. During the period from September
through January 1977 the Library received approximately
3 requests per month for the catalogs, totaling about
15 requests. One-fifth (ca. 3) of the requests came from
OTR Personnel and the remainder from other Agency
personnel. One-fourth (ca. 4; of the people went to
the boxes for the catalogs. One-fourth needed informa-
tion that was found in reference books in the library,
such as an address, telephone number, or name of a
faculty member.
A request has been received for some of the
catalogs from a new office being set up at Hqs. --the
Coordinator for DDI Academic Relations and External
Analytical Support, under the Center for Policy Support.
They are aware that many of the catalogs are not
current.--letters were not sent out in August requesting
new catalogs. If the request is approved they will
send someone oyer to go through the catalogs and take
the ones they want.
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