BI-WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT NO. 5
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP78-06096A000300050037-4
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
C
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
July 27, 2000
Sequence Number:
37
Case Number:
Publication Date:
March 2, 1965
Content Type:
MEMO
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NITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
TO : Director of Training
FROM : Chief, Language Training School
SUBJECT: Bi-Weekly Activities Report No. 5
DATE: 2 March 1965
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None to report.
B. OTHER ACTIVITIES
25X1A 1. - had a conversation with of DDI, 25X1A
25X1A Collection Guidance.. was collecting materials for the
China Study by the Critical Collection Problems Committee. The
discussion centered chiefly on the lack of suitable training
materials in Chinese languages and the present dimensions of the
Agency's training efforts. was given some background 25X1A
materials that he should find of value.
25X1A 2. In a conversation between of FDD and
of LTS agreement was reached that translators being trained for
FDD should reach a proficiency in spoken Chinese of at least 2
in the State Department rating system. This is approximately the
equivalent of Elementary in the Agency proficiency scores.
3. has been taken on as a WAE contract
employee in Japanese. This will enable us to honor requests for
Japanese part-time training which in recent weeks we have been
unable to do and will also make preparations of materials for a
course in Japanese reading for which a demand has recently been
expressed.
4. We are currently conducting three full-time and two
part-time courses in German. We received notification that EE
will place a requirement on us for another full-time basic course
in the near future. This represents a tremendous increase in
German training, which has been lagging somewhat in the past two
years.
5. Five new classes in Romance languages started this Monday:
one in Spanish, two in Portuguese, and two in French. Daytime
enrollment in the Romance Language Department. increased accordingly
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to a new high. We now have 42 full-time and 16 part-time students.
Our teaching staff is working at its absolute limit, some instructors
spending up to six hours a day in class. We are seeking new instruc-
tors in all of the Romance languages. Having fully exploited the
pool of foreign language speaking Agency wives at Headquarters, we
are now being forced to make contacts in the local academic corrununity.
Our contacts in the Operating Divisions tell us that our high enroll-
ment in Romance languages will continue into the foreseeable future.
6. Full-time training in basic Russian has been started for
one SR Division employee. This is to be 8 weeks in duration.
7. The language labs were used a total of 2,398 hours for the
four-week period ending 21 February; before hours totaled 117;
after hours totaled 124; and, Sat-Sun totaled 35. Of these totals,
Arlington Towers logged 1904 hours.
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