WEEKLY SUMMARY REPORT (COMBINED REPORT FOR WEEKS OF 20 AND 27 APRIL)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00017A000100110058-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 22, 2001
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: May 11, 1955
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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Combined Report for Weeks of 20 and 27 April)
I. eci requirements from all components of the
Agency Lot language. area, and external training indicate an
increase of 650 training requirements for Fiscal Year 1956
and a decrease of $26, 500 in the over-all costs of the pro-
gram. The savings are a direct reflection of the increased
capacity of OTR to provide language instruction internally
and to use governmental and ether external facilities more
efficiently and economically.
Z. The U. S. Air Force has mimed 16 students to be
enrolled in the special six?week Air Fero* training program
which the Office of Training will begin on 31 May. The stu-
dents will be given psychological testing and riseults of the
test will assist the Air Force in selecting their assignments
upon completion of training.
3. UTR** language proficiency tests continue to
proof that knowledge and skill in a laaguage deteriorate wiles.
It is actually used on the Job or in some form of refresher
training. In two or three years students who have made ac-
ceptable progress in the language and who have not been re-
quired to use it lose as much as fifty percent of their skill.
..,ontinued activity beyond that period diminishes their knowl-
edge and skills below any functional competence. All super-
visors are being urged to support refresher training and prac-
tice in the language for those in whom this expensive training
investment has been made.
4. Dr. Sherman Kist's presentation at the latest National
Intelligence Orientation, 'The Need for an Intelligence Liters...
Lure, ' will constitute the lead article in Volume 1. Number 1,
of the series called Studies in Intelligence which is being span
eared by the Office of Training. The series will include con:
tributions from professional personnel throughout the Agency
on various subjects related to the doctrine and methodology of
Intelligence activities.
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6. OTR continues to plan with the PP Staff
course in Clandestine ECOXIOnde Warfare Cpa rattass despfte
he fact that the PP Trainiag Officer believing there are no
current requirements for such a coarse. The new course
is being developed because the owe prepared several years
ago--and never taken by a single stedent-.is new obsolete.
1. OTa is ingipbog the Coptr.fler develop a handbook
for case officers as financial aspects of foreign intelligence
operatioas. Research centers on ease studies and other
'nimble source material in OTR sad DD/P.
S. On 11 May the Director of Training
ate: of *membership in the Career Staff to 6 ra
Two igstudies as nars.olvad problem, of 0Th are
g coordinated for submission to the Director. The
ocontende approval ef. a revised statement of mission
s of OTR and the conduct of surveys throughout
determiae the status of the Ageoty's training
effort asa whole. The second describes the serious, short-
ages of vudified experienced instructors in the Operations
School. with the coosequeneeo to the _Agency's total effort
ff these vacancies are not fined. It proposes a definite
phasing by months of DD/P people into OTR rather thee a
blanket requirement for immediate assivameat of enough
people to fin the vacancies.
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10. At the request of the Department of Stat., OTR
again present a special orientation on CIA. overseas
v to *elected foreign Service Officers outvoting
an 14 JAME from The National War College. The five-day
program will closely resemble the tine offered in June 1934.
11. As of 27 April. 1St etudents were enrolled in part-
time internal language training program* and 76 in self-etudy
language training. The Language Laboratory was used for a
otal of as hears during the pallet week.
plimentary copies et ''Africa T
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4 to the DCI. DDCI. 00/P
and the CIA and OTR Libraries. This patilicatiee in a c
of the moat Important papers presented at the see-week confer
last summer by the School of Advanced biterna
tional Studies, Students enrolled in this summer seminar will
receive copies upon request.
13. Sta.Uteg patterns and gra
Action Cadre are being worked out with Pe
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14 OTR has prepared 14 training kits which include area
background reeding, to help clerical personnel become remitter
with the area to which they aro assipked. The one on the West..
ern Hemisphere includes 40 items.
IS. Three Office of Scientific Intelligence etudents who
recently took the Guided Missile remiliarisaties. Course re-
ceived particularly enthusiastic evaluations of their porton:ft
&nes from the Sstreau at Ordnance, Navy Doeartnisat?
ritteen Junior Officer Trainees are scheduled
Methods sad Techniques course begineing M May.
sties of the coarse, they will be absolved to 1)1)/P.
Two JOT* heve returned tram the Near East. having
two...year full-titne intensive area.language training
expressed satisfaction with the results of this
eager to return to duty assignments in that area.
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