COMMENT ON QUESTIONS RAISED BY (Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06365A000600050022-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: July 31, 1968
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Support Services,
Historical Board
COOfiD.._AUTH: HR 70-3
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ne _hpw well the f TR :history will mesh with that of
ng the amount of coordination which is desirable.
S. On the question of projecting the program into the
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Comment on Questions Raised by
submitting the following in answer to your
west- for comment on the questions raised by
his Memorandum of 22 July 1368
2. the-biggest problem I have encountered in trying
to get an QTR history together has been the inability of
people generally to do any historical writing in addition
to their other duties. I tried to write some history last
'winter and-found that the constant interruption made it
I ossible to produce any worthwhile material, and I am
CAUV i e_d __that this writing can be done only if one has no
other duties.
3. The main problem that r have encountered
ersonall
p
y
has beon,_t _..prohl.em of the extent to which statements should
be documented and footnoted. I do not favor extensive foot-
n?~fing and referencing for two reasons. These papers are not
doc' s:'i ...,4i s a.tioos and pseudo-scholarly dressing up seems
to serve no useful purpose. In the second place, a narrative
overloaded with footnotes and references is very time consuming
to write and tiresome to read. I have, therefore, concluded
that I shall use a minimum of references. I recognize the
importanc+,.howev~er, of identifying key historical documents.
I GO not believe that there are very many such documents in
the Office of Training.
4. 1 have not yet gotten into the program sufficientl
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o
ote
tie D
hate seen
time regar
yIedge of what isnAtppening.
y occur,
office, is the only place where there is complete
n permanent value, maintaining a log or similar record of
signifiant events, decisions and activities as the
.a anagressive role in earmarking documents which are
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sP impressed with the one DDP history I
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Uniess the top commandant takes an active part,
annuitants nor anyone else can get the whole
? I beiievethat the documents which OTR has stored
f are very useful but difficult to ret
i
r
eve and use
?ffLcien,tly. ,because they have not -been filed in such a way
as to.*e research easy. Perhaps in the future 0TR could
devise a bettgr system for retiring historical material in
order to make historical writing less time consuming.
e
shpuld..:~i .e a document similar to t, a $$A
d
? I woulsj.like to suggest that th
ti.*
DDS Ii'
ntece
ents
to the Glands_stine Services" prepared by the Historical Staff.
T ' sv.s U OA a y.,...i.? _ ?--_. -
6 -PLALap was esraai1sned. The DDP book has
As for the use which may be mad
f
f
e o
my
inished
papers, it is-my hope that they will be of use every time
a new D~ of Training is appointed. He will be able to
become familiar with the policies, the mistakes, the problems
and the organizational culture of the office and this may
be useful.
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