WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00442A000200040185-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 185
• Publication Date: January 14, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO : Chief, Language and Area School
FROM : Deputy Chief, Area Training
suBJECr: Weekly Activities Report
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DATE: 14 January 1959
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None
B. OTHER ACTIVITIES
1. Our first running of the condensed "Saturday Special" briefings
(Americans Abroad Orientations) will take place on the 17th and
will have 12 registrants for Western Europe
and about 4 for Latin America. One earlier o er ng in the a
was cancelled because advance publicity was meagre and the mini-
mum of 10 nrollates was not met. "Volunteers" to help are
to include of OCI, and at least one recent re-
turnee from western rope, as well as one of our technicians.
In view of the sacrifices of time and expense ( e.g., opening
Quarters Eye), it is especially regrettable that WE reports no
"takers" among dependents going to the field.
2. Attendance in the full Americans Abroad is --''
averaging about 20 this week. kicked
off with a highly effect' o uc on to some o e problems
of Americans abroad, and gaye a
of orientation and sound a vice on
expects to provide his usual welcome assistance to
on the color slide showing.
strategy on Free Europe, was divided into two panels, whose
topics for later oral presentation were agreed upon. We are
Organizational meeting of half of the enrollees in our first
Current Problems Seminar was held on the 13th. This "section"
of the group, concentrating on the impact of nuclear weapons
the sessions dealing with the nuclear theme. Our program for
the other major theme, concerned with European unification- is
Jr., in New York this week, as a potential gues specialist for
awaiting results from the DD/I, who is to see
set.
Foundation, who will lead off, tells us he will also speak on
this theme soon in the Town Hall lectu and before the
National War College. is committed for
the follow-up lecture.
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4. is initiating plans for a new senior staff seminar to be
offered in the late spring or early summer. This Current Problems
Seminar will concern itself with the Afro-Asian Movement and its
significance for the United States. A detailed announcement will
be soon forthcoming.
It is planned to handle the seminar along
lines similar to forthcoming "Current Problems of Free
Europe."
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