For Official Use Only Civil Police Aiministration Division Newsletter International Cooperation Administration
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY CIVIL POLICE AIMINISTRATION DIVISION NEWSLETTER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION Noo 1 Washington, D. c. February, 1957 This newsletter initiates a series of monthly civil police administration circulars. The purpose of the newsletter is to advise the USOM Police Advisory Groups of .the principal activities of the Civil Police Administration Program of the ICA and to serve as· a means of exchange of ideas between the groups. Your comments and suggestions concerning the content of the newsletter will be welcomed. We also solicit your contri bution of items that may be of interest to other police groups. Our purpose is to provide you material of current interest in the support of your operations in the field. PERSONNEL As you are well aware the success of our programs depends largely on the ability, experience, and training of our personnel. The Washington staff, therefore, devotes a major portion of its time to reviewing applications, interviewing candidates, and developing sources of qualified applicants. You can be of great assistance to the program by letting us know of any personnel whom you believe to be qualified and interested in the program so that we can get in touch with them. I know you are all well aware of the qualifications we are seeking: persons with broad experience in police administration able to transmit their knowledge in the form of advice to foreign police authorities an:.i who have had foreign experience or are interested in foreign assigrunent. A knowledge of one of the world languages in addition to English is desirable. Because of the requirement for travel and the living conditions in some of the countries in which we have programs, good physical condition is essential. If you know of anyone who might qualify, please let us know. The Division has obtained approval of a list of special titles for personnel of the police program. The titles are set forth in ICATO Circular A-134 of January 29, 1957. We request that you adopt and use these titles for the sake of uniformity. PERSONNEL CHANGES IN THE CIVIL POLICE PROGRAM SINCE DECEMBER, 1956 Theo Hall has been assigned on temporary detail from the Department of State to serve as Deputy Chief of the Division. As several of you know, Theo is a former police chief who also served in the public safety program of military government in Gennany and for the past several years has been a member of the foreign service. Robert Lowe is completing his orientation in Washington prior to departing for Indonesia where he will replace Melville "Buck" Fruit as Chief Police Advisor. OFFICIAL USE ONLY OFFICIAL USE ONLY -2- Lee Echols has been detailed from the U. S. Bureau of Customs to our program and is being processed for assignment as Chief Police Advisor in Bolivia. Michael Salseda is in the Division now receiving his orientation before departing for LaPaz where he will assist Lee as Police Advisor (Traffic) in Bolivia. Mike hails from the Sheriff's Office in Los Angeles where he is on leave of absence for this assignmento . Mr. John Stowell was appointed as Deputy Police Advisor to USCM/Indonesia. He arrived at his post early in January, 1957. Mr. Martin J. McFaul, Police Advisor (Communications), entered on duty in Januaryo Upon completion of orientation training in Washington he will depart for the USCM/Indonesia. , Mr. Harold Caplan was transferred and promoted to the position of Police Advisor (Training-Vehicle Maintenance). He was associated formerly with the Administrative Office of the USCM/Indonesia. Mr. James McMahon, Police Advisor (Training), USOM/Indonesia, has completed his two year tour of duty overseas and is now en route to the U. s. He acco~panied a group of Indonesian policemen to Japan recently for specialized trainingo Mr. James Wo Morse entered on duty at the- end of November .and arrived at the USCM/Indonesia in December. He will replace Mr. McMahbn. He is serving as Police Advisor (Training). Mr. John Haz.elet was appointed as Poliice Operations Advisor to the VSOM/Korea and arrived at his post in December. Mr. Richard .. Tansing entered on duty in late November and arrived at the USCM/Korea in Decembero He is serving as Police Advisor (Training)o Mr. Sydney S. Wagoner entered on duty in December and departed for his post, USOM/Laos, during the same month. He is serving as Police Advisor (Communications). Mr. Claude Broom, after completion of his first tour of duty with the USOM/Iran was transferred to the Police Pool and subsequently was assigned to the civil police program in Thailand as Deputy Police Advisoro Mr. Robert Dabney, Police Advisor (Investigations), entered on duty late in January. He will arrive in Thailand in February. Miss Sandra Fleischer, Clerk-Typist, entered on duty February 4, 1957. She is scheduled to arrive in Thailand post late in the month. Mr. Edward M. Payne, Deputy Police Advisor, USOM/Liberia, arrived at his post in December. OFFICIAL USE ONLY -.. ;!·' OFFICIAL USE ONLY -3- Mr. Richard Willig, Police Adv:tsor (Connnunications), USOM/Liberia 9 entered on duty in February and will depart for his post early in March. Mr. David L. Laughlin, Police Advisor (Traffic) 7 began his assigrnnent with the USOM/Guatemala late in December. Mr. Roland Kelley and Mro Arthur Avignone, Civil Police Consultants, completed a civil police administration survey of El Salvador. They are currently in Peru conducting a similar survey. Mr. Jack Larrimore entered on duty with the Civil Police Administration Pool in Washington. Upon completion of training, he will be assigned to a civil police mission overseas. NEWS FROM THE FIELD The following items of interest have been obtained f'rom the reports of civil police advisors in the field. Our new monthly reporting instruction was transmitted in ICATO XA-556 of February 7th and we hope next month to receive the first of the new field reports. Vietnam Almost a thousand police have completed a full eight week training course in the National Police Academy. Connnand officers of the Saigon-Cholon Police Department, Civil Guard, and N.B.I. have completed the command course and another class has begun basic training. A basic course in the use of police revolvers has been completed by a large nmnber of men of the Saigon-Cholon Police Departmento Copies of a manual on the use and care of revolvers were printed and distributed to Municipal Police off icers and Surete agents. An 8lll.bulance service has been inaugurated by the Saigon-Cholon Police Department. Korea Facilities of the National Police Academy have been expanded to accommodate a maximum of 800 students at any one time. The academy recently held graduation exercises for National Police Lieutenants including some members of the women's section. Through the coordinated activities of the National Traffic Safety Council a large number of traffic safety~ sanitation and forest preservation posters have been distributed throughout Korea . Traffic safety pamphlets will soon be distributed throughout the school systemo OFFICIAL USE ONLY OFFICIAL USE ONLY -4- USOM/Vientiane proposal for the establishment of a small firefighting unit within the Laos National Police system is now being considered in ICA/Wo Phi lipil_i-q~ A National Bureau of Investigation training group is holding a series of conferences with local police officials in provincial capitals to lecture on crime detection methods and to emphasize the benefits or coordinated efforts, pointing out the facilities and services available to them by the N. B. I. To date such conferences have included a total of 575 police officials representing four cities and 16S municipalities from ten provinces. Three members of the Philippine Constabulary Canine Corps have completed a course of training in the U. S. and have returned to Manila after procuring several pedigreed dogs in the U. S. to be used for further improvement of the Canine Corpso Mro Carl Betsch, Police Advisor (Investigations) has joined Glenn McClung, Police Advisor (Traffic) in Tehran; and Garland Williams 9 formerly of the Bureau of Narcotics, is presently in orientation in ICA/w prior to his departure for duty as Police Advisor (Narcotics) o Guatemala The Guatemala police program was recently bolstered by the arrival of Dave Laughlin for duty as Police Advisor (Traffic). He joins John Popa, Police Advisor (Investigations4 in a program which is meeting with an enthusiastic reception in the host country. Liberia Edward Payne, formerly an Inspector in the Philadelphia Police Department and now Deputy Police Advisor 9 has inaugurated a training program for the Liberian force. Ted Brown, Chief Advisor and Richard Willigs> Police Advisor (Communications) who is now preparing for Liberia, complete the police administration group in a new but rapidly developing programo El Salvador , The results or a recent survey of the police forces are being studied by the host government, USC!i1 9 and ICA/Wo The survey was conducted b:y Consultants Arthur Avignone and Roland Kelley, retired Chief of Police of Fort Lauderdale, Floridao OFFICIAL USE ONLY ,..;_ -- ----·- ·_._._~ OFFICIAL USE. ONLY -5- Bra.zii Northwestern Traffic Institute has entered into a contract with !CA for a nine months project in Rio de Janeiro to render technical advice and assistance relating to traffic engineering and police t r affic supervision in that city. TRAINING BRIEFS During Fiscal Year 1956, 132 police participants from 19 countries received training in the U. S. The Training Branch of CPD under Daniel Van Buskirk is gathering sample police training material for examination and use of police advisory personnel while at ICA/w o OFFICIAL USE ONLY OFFICIAL USE ONLY crvn POLICE .ADMINISTRATION DIVISION NEWSLETTER INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION .ADMINISTRATION Washington.