AUTHORIZATION FOR LANGUAGE LESSONS, REQUEST FOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00755R000200120090-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 90
• Publication Date: August 4, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

Approved For Release 2000/08
MEMORANDUM
VIA s (1) TRS
(2} COPS
FROM s Chief, FBR
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4 August 1949
SU$JECT s Authorization for Language Lessons,- Request for
REFRRENCEs (a} Memorandum to ADSO, Subject, Authorization
for Language Lessons, Request for, dated
25 May 1949.
(b} Memorandum for all For?ign Branch Chiefs,
Subject, Authorization for Language Lessons,
dated 27 April 1949.
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1. In.referenoe (a}, - personnel were authors zed to
study foreign languages at government expense until the end of
the last fiscal year.
2. In view of the policy in reference (b) to the effect that
language lessons would be approved for OSO staff employees on
foreign duty at a cost not to exceed X250.00 per emaployee, per
fiscal year, it is requested that the authorization prev9.ously
provided to Dover the cost of language lessons for our ~ 25X1A6a
personnel, expiring 30 June, be extended for another six mon s
beginning 1 July or until the departure of the personnel involved,
whichever date happens the sooner. The cost of these lessons 25X1A9a
will be X3.00 a week for Miss - and X4.00 a weak for Mr.
3. Almost all wr3.tten reports received by the _ station 25X1A6a
are in a language other than English, and it is therefore considered
essential that the persoxin.el of .this station mainta3.n proficiency in
the language used in that area.
APPROVEDs
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