PROGESS REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF 14 AUGUST - 20 AUGUST 1953

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP55-00166A000200040019-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 22, 2010
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: August 20, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memordum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Deputy Director of Training (G) DATE: 20 August 1953
FROM : Language Training and Programs Divisions
SUBJECT: Progress Report for Week of 14 August - 20 August 1953
1. Arrangements have been made to include) ~ ORR
in.;`a course conducted by the Standard Oil Compafiy, California for members
of the Armed Forces on the subject of Petroleum Production and Distribu-
tion. The course is intended for experienced petroleum officers as a
refresher course and an introduction into current methods. A similar
course is conducted by the U.S. Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts at
Norfolk, Virginia for which a candidate has been nominated*
2. Colonel Gilliam, Chief, Petroleum Branch, Office of the Quarter-
master General has advised us that7a thorough survey course in Petroleum
Production and Handling is conducted by the Quartermaster Generalts Office
in Jersey City. The course lasts 11 weeks and is especially designed for
officers newly assigned to duties requiring a knowledge of oil supply.
Colonel Gilliam also has paved the way for obtaining7iermission for CIA
representatives to attend the one week course in preventive maintenance
conducted at frequent intervals at the Aberdeen Proving Ground by the.
Chief of Ordnance.
3. Within the past week the Programs Division has briefed the three
CIA representatives who are scheduled to attend the National War College
course commencing August 20, The CIA representative to the Armed Forces
Staff College course commencing August 25 and the CIA representative to.
attend the Industrial War College course commencing 20 August have been
briefed and will report on scheduled date.
L. An Announcement to the Training Liaison Officer announcing
available language training for the fall has been drafted and probably
will be distributed sometime during next week.
5. A combined total of 112 students are presently enrolled in
introductory and self-study courses in the Language Training Branch.
Seventeen of these people are in classes and 95 are in s elf-study courses.
6. During the past week, the language laboratory was used to a total
of 291 hours, 107 hours of which were outside the normal working day.
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