MINUTES OF THE 4 SEPTEMBER 1975 OTR STAFF MEETING

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00896R000100010054-8
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• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2001
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: September 1, 1975
• Content Type: MFR

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OTR Staff Meeting
Thursday, 18 September 1975
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2. Minutes of the 4 September Meeting
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ADMINISTRATIVE - INILTiNAL UF1$ OL I-'Y
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Minutes of the 4 September 1975 OTR Staff Meeting
1. The OTR Staff Meeting of 4 September 1975 began at
1400 hours and concluded at 1525 hours. The meeting was
chaired by the Deputy Director of Training in the absence of
the Director of Training.
2. The discussion of the Minutes of the 28 August 1975
Staff Meeting centered around the following points:
a. Agenda Item 1
The draft instruction for the Career Panel is
now on the DTR's desk. All members of the Panel will be
new, due to expired terms of office.
The committee on computer technology impact
will now meet with the DDTR on 10 September.
Consideration of moving additional courses to
the twill be made through the Curriculum Committee, where
the new DOT will have an input. The - will survey tgTATINTL
Station's capability to handle more courses and report on STATINTL
his findings. (Action:
b. Agenda Item 3
The- reiterated his feeling that the
membership, charter and direction of the Curriculum Committee
appear to be correct for OTR needs. He noted that there
should be interplay down and up for the Committee to achieve
the best results.
c. The Minutes were approved.
STATINTL 3. briefly discussed the planning cycle for
FY 76. He note that the various sources of information for
the reports required during the year were now being compiled.
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The first thrust will be the Curriculum Committee's compilation
of the FY 1977 curriculum. It was suggested that, whereas
the Curriculum Committee is responsible for reviewing the
TATINTL bulk of OTR's efforts, other areas, such as the CTP and the
innkeeping function of _ were more appropriate for Staff
Meeting consideration. It was proposed that the DTR consider
using both the Curriculum Committee and the Staff Meetings
as the iam outlets for discussing matters related to reports
required during the planning cycle.. (Action: DTR)
4. Chief, PRS, discussed the proposal for an OTR house
organ to disseminate news within OTR and for MT careerists.
He showed a copy of the June 1975 issue of the ISG Newsletter
and cited some of the topic headings as examples of. the
kinds of subjects which might be included in an OTR version.
He suggested that, if the concept is approved, a group be
formed with a representative from each OTR Unit to she herd
each issue, probably on a three-times-a-year basis.
noted that OL already has a similar organ, and we shoul STATINTL
check with Log on the procedures, publication schedules,
etc. The group agreed to recommend to the DTR for his
approval that an OTR house organ be tried for a one-year
period. The DDTR asked Chief,.PRS, to discuss the concept
with the DTR. (Action: Chief, PRS)
5. The group discussed at length the need for a cover
and security review of various aspects of OTR. Following an
explanation by Chief, PRS, of the origin of the item on the
Agenda, several subjects were raised as possibly indicating
the need for a review: ALT training in C of C; community
training; ALT facility cover credibility; cover problems for
STATINTL CTs; and exposure of many _ staffers to MOTC students.
Chief, FTD, suggested that each Unit Chief review his Unit's
.:activities to discover whether there are any problems needing
STATINTL review and identify them. objected, pointing out
that-many of the points whic mig t be raised were already
well known and the preparation of the submission would be a
large task. The DDTR suggested that each Unit Chief prepare
a brief statement which, collectively, could be used by the
DTR and determine whether a review should be made. The
Secretary will send a memo to all Unit Chiefs on 1 October
reminding them of the submission and providing guidelines
for the coverage. (Action: Unit Chiefs and the Secretary)
STATINTL 6. The group discussed ways and means of advertizing
OTR throughout CIA. noted that the Office used to
publish the OTR Training u etin quarterly; this was superseded
by the Schedule of Courses. The DDTR warned that any extensive
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effort in this field could be time-consuming. Chief, LLC,
suggested that activities such as CSI, TAP, and MOTC may not
be well known around the Agency; the classified Bulletin
Board at Headquarters might be one method of informing
people. The DDTR suggested that highlights, such as a
summary of the current Off-Campus Program, might be put on
this Board. Chief, PRS, was tasked to determine how material
is put on the Board and inform the Unit Chiefs. The group
agreed that the Board should be used more. (Action: Chief,
PRS)
7. noted a general lack of knowledge overseas
on availa e training and asked whether the subject of Unit
Chiefs visiting overseas installations, discussed at a
previous meeting, had been pursued. The DDTR responded that
the DTR has discussed the possibility of a trip.
8. Chief, FTD, noted that a Limits to Growth '75
Conference will be held in Texas in October. He suggested
that someone from OTR might attend. He has information on
this Conference available for interested parties.
Plans and Resources Staff
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