WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP58-00039A000400020055-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2009
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: February 9, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, PPS
FROM: Chief, LETS
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report
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roposals will be considered but it is doubted t any arr g
1, pent several hours with officials of the American
niversity discussing OTR use of AU space and related problems. AU
n ement
der conditions desired by AU, will be accepta e.
has reported officially for duty. He now
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a teaching one semi-intensive course and two part-time
ours es An intensive, full-time course of ten months' dura-
t
o
ion is scheduled to begin in late May. His addition
es
f l
anguag
he LETS faculty greatly broadens our competende in numbers o
or which we can provide instruction.
3. Plans have been taken in hand by for an "Americans
.broad" course on 0, to run for two weeks starting 7 May. An initial
atline and tentative schedule will be circulated in a few days.
4. At the request of NEA, a preliminary showing of the "Middle
at Film Festival" was held on 7 February. At one time, as many as
persons were in attendance. The Festival is a series of films on
Middle East.
have discussed similarities and differences
5.
between lectures offered in the Area Training Program and those presented
in the Orientation Lecture Series. The former type are part of a closely
integrated course of study, will be offered periodically, and aim at more
depth; the latter are offered on a more casual basis and are an adjunct
to language study. The distinctions will be made clear as part of a
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None to report.
B. OTHER ACTIVITIES
course or lecture announcement in the near future.
6. Teaching aids will be considerably improved in the Area Training
courses to begin in late March. 0 shop is making a generous
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supply of View-Graph slides, particularly as an aid in map study, and
the LETS Lecture Hall is being equipped with a much larger blackboard
and new historical maps. A View-Lite is also available for direct
projection of material from books and pamphlets.
7. Announcement of the Foreign Language Dining Room has been
distributed to TLOts (copy attached).
-&-l- enrollment In internal language training programs is
a
quests for external training: w was en on re.-
in class, and n self-study.
language laboratory During the past week, the
was used for a total of hours.
9. During the past week, action indicated halo t
k
a. Approved:
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