AREA-LANGUAGE PROGRAMS CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF TRAINING.

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II?J@ X FM: Assistant Deputy Director (Administration)
,,Area-Language Program Conducted by the Office
of Training.
Staff Study, 27 August 1952, from the Director of
2.el.ning to the Director of Central Intelligence,
subject an above.
1. In accordance with your verbal request, a review was
mule in this office of the Deputy Director of Training (General)
of the reference staff study and various related a ra. In a-
tion., the matter was discuss" with
2. Based on this review, the following cats are submitted:
a. in connection with budget consideration, question has
been raised regarding the propriety and value of certain
areea?language training 'ing conducted by nche-aA training
facilities overseas, as well as the authority of the Director
of Training to approve and coniuct such training.
b. It is believed that the Statement of Mission and
Functions of the Director of Training, as contained in
CIA Beegulation(copy attached as Exhibit "A"), includes
the authority, in general terms, to co duct this as well
as any otbar needed Agency training, unless it should be
specifically prohibited otherwise.
c. Furth*r, CIA Repletion dated 21 February
1952 (copy attached as L hibit ` , e ct : "Non-CIA
Training Facilities Under kublic Law 110", specifically
directs that
"I&MI approval for training under this authority
will be 6iViu by the Director of Training after c
sideration of reca ndations of Office heads and
determination that Such training will benefit the
Agency through increasing employ" capability and
qualifications for performing present or later assigned
duties",
and f"urtb ar, that "non-CIA training facilities" will include,
among others, the followings
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d. It appears from the foregoing that there is no
question of the authority authority of the Director of Training to
conduct such training aaetivitihs.
e. It is recognized that CIA Regulation needs 25X1
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that in any revision of the Regulation the DCI might desire to
specifically limit the authority of the Director of Training
in same regard. However, in neither case., is it believed that a
desired elaboration or restriction of the mission and functions
of the Office of Training should be effected by obtaining the
DCI's signature to a statement of mission and and objectives
attached to the referenced study.
. f. Paragraph 5 of the referenced study requests the
DCI'ss approval in writing to "tom development and conduct
by the Director of Training of area language pro ms to
moat continuing requireaa nts of the Agency.".
As stated above, the Director of wining already
has this ;trraeaw,l authority. However, in view of the special
nature and place of ccr ct of the training in quaestion,, a a as
as its very considerable coat, it is believed that the
should certainly be made aware of the fact that training,
of the category exemplified in TO "A" to the referenced study
(Summary of Area-age Pro ams Conducted by the Office of
Training) has been and is being conducted by the Office of
Training.
Perhaps it should be noted here that the draft of
F L b April 1951, which preceded the
carried the concurring signatures
of lbr. Nelson and and Mr. Sounders, and the approving signature of
In this edition of "no-CIA training
Us" included the same categories as at present (sme
Exhibit "BI)
g. Although it has been established that the Di
of Training is authorized to make the final decision regarding
the propriety and value of such proposed training, it would
sem, nevertheless, that in order to support budget provision
of this sort and and a continuation of such
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existing progress,, a me detailed and ex
ficatian than that inclmded in the
would be required.
3. The referenced papers are not attached a;
available.
copies are
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