WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000400020021-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: July 6, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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STANDARD FORM NO, 134 lam" C %. N T 1 n L
Office Memorandum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
: Chief, PPS
DATE: 6 July 1956
FROM : Acting Chief, LAS
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report
A. SIG ICAI~ IT
None to report
B. OTHER ACTIVITIE
1. Qualifications Review panels convened on 5 July and considered
applications for full-time ro ams in Soviet area studies,'agriculture,
economics, Engineering, area and language and language
(3 applications). All a atter were recommended for the intensive
internal program beginning in September. Eight of the nine applicants
were interviewed earlier in the week.
V1 Au'_ ? is forwarding six others for our re-
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duties arl responsibilities proposed for additional personnel requested
by LAS. At the same time, ~~ invited an early examination by 25X1
positions currently occupied within the existing T/O structure.
25X1
3. Inquiry was received from ~f NSA on the Soviet Bloc course.
4. We have been informally approached, by an Agency employee on ac-
tive duty training with G-2 feasibility of permitting a G-2 colonel
to brush up his knowledge (during August thru October) tory to attending the imperial Defense College. prepara-
tory
Act ty continues on the screening of Agency files for an instrua-
tor Two files were returned to PO/TR this week as lacking
full qua ca ions
6. The Office of security. in seeking ways to attract some of its 25
summer employees to consider subsequent service with the Agency, is estab-
lishing an orientation program for these employees. We have assisted by
identifying languages and areas of study for which some parts of the Agency
have recognized need.
25X1
7. In discussing plans for and arranging for lecturers for the forth-
coming course on Northeast Asia, has found that both NSA and the
Army Map Service are considerably interested in the LAS Area Program and it
i
s to be expected that applications for students to attend various courses
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8. 0 has returned from
opening sessions of the Sumner Session
9.
where he attended the
being conducted there.
of NSA are working on the Basic Kit for Students and Users
which should soon be available for distribution.
Europe. 25X1
have both departed for their summer trips to
25X1 11. ~ returns on 9 July from observation of the
and a brief period of leave.
GI ,, F IITTIAL
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