WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000400020005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: November 7, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandu .
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
: Chief, PPS
DATE: 7 November 19%
FROM : Chief, LAS
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report
A. S ICANT
None to report.
QT_EIER ACTIVITI
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1. New equipment for the Quarters We Language Laboratory for full_
time students is scheduled to arrive this week. This will permit expansion
from the present si,x noRttin?Q to .i,.+--
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us1vely Dy full-time students. it will alsovbeXused by
udents in three a
arses schedld t b
ueoegin during the fall.
Operation, maintenance and security of equipment will be a until
DD/S approves our request for an additional technician positionP~bl ern At p e ene
during working . At present,
duriiwo, hours, performing alone is supervising both labs, repairing and
ment, assisting instru tors in products n instructing of recordings, duplic tuse ing tape
and assisting in projection of movies for area courses. Until an additional
technician is on duty, it will be impossible to provide satisfactory lab
service and necessary support of current lan
tenance and physical security of the age training activities, main..
equipment.
2.. On ent has been transferred from intensive semi-
intensi following a 3-week trial. insistence iso
and contrary opinion of the Qualifications supervisors
the
placed in full-time training on trial. Atot the end-of Pthe period, hensames
supervisors, the three infttr,,.++- and
unitedly decided on the change.It is believedct
Onrerred on hat these and heir prospeo-
tive students by the Panels.
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all former ensive trainees,ctoa be performed piece-meal as we are able, of
4. The School is beginning a study to ident
is and quasi-academic, goverment 'fy and evaluate all academ-
lsguage training pro , private, business and church intensive
anyone who has grams abroad. The School will welcome information from
personal knowledge or experience with aAy such
25 YEAR RE-REVIEW
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OT is temporarily assigned
study of gned to the School, and is doing
n ng activities of all persons who have received intensive
training in under
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5. At invitation, who coordinates the language
training program for the Air Force called. LAS' desire is to try to develop
opportunities within the Air Force program to provide training for Agency
employees. A second meeting will be held within a few weeks.
6. Three of five Agency students in basi that began last
month withdrew on the same day to crash into no previously anticipated
assignments. This sort of thing constantly bedevils the School.
7. Almost simultaneously with the above action, an ur-entl presented
request from the same division came for training, also for four
persons who, at the time last month's course began, had not been identified
as requiring We have made adjustments to do this internally.
8. The "Development of an Area Specialist" chart has been distributed
in small numbers throughout the Agency. We are delighted with the designing
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9. On a recent Saturday, provided laboratory coverage.
On occasions when cannot be here, Joan or "pinch hit"
to assume some degree of supervision.
10. Sollenberger of the FSI called to discuss problems connected with
designing the "Foreign Language Development Awards." The Department of State
hopes very soon to initiate a comparable program.
U. Information on courses or seminars made available to LAS has been
referred to Offices of primary concern on these topics:
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(2)
(3)
(4)
Arson Investigation, a one-week program at Purdue University,
referred to Q, Security.
Financial Controls and their Application in International Op-
erations, a 3-day seminar given by the International Manage-
ment Association, referred to 0 DD/S.
operating and Maintenance Training Courses on Relaymatic Dial
Telephone Switching, 4-week courses given in Chicago, referred
to 0, Commo.
Symposium on Liquid Propellants, a 2-day presentation at the
Pentagon under auspices of Office of Assistant:Secretary of
Defense, referred to OSI.
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12. On 2 November anent three-fourths of an hour giving
instruction in to a student in the Basic Intensive
course. The a ter said a couple of case officers in ~ 25X1
eve o ed there and as a result have had great succoss opera-
1 3. On 31 October, tests were given by special request for one person
each i
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14. Fl-"
October.
oral pane
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ofici.ency test was given to two people on 24
of FDD served as native speaker on the
composed a new part for the~ test. This is
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a part previously not used for any language, and is designed to test knowl-
edge of phraeoology in the foreign language. This part will be included in
the standard format for tests in all languages.
16. began teaching a Intermediate Reading
Course for two students on 30 October. Newspaper selections are serving
as the basis of reading.
17. Dr. Charles Bidwell, Foreign Service Institute, is assisting in
the selection of materials for the
readers.
18. During the past week, the language laboratory was used for a total
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