OPERATIONAL -(Classified) LANGUAGE LESSONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00755R000200120126-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 126
• Publication Date: January 5, 1949
• Content Type: MEMO

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DATE: 5 January 1949
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1. It is requested that permission be granted to Mr. -
our representative in- to take from station funds
in the amount of $96.00 to jj, for language lessons taken by Mr.
his deputy. Studies in the were begun on
June 22, 1948 at which time, request was made to headquarters for per-
mission, but since the original request did not outline the operational
purpose or indicate for whom the lessons were to be arranged a further
request was made to the field for additional information. Anticipating
approval, a competent instructor, then available, was employed and work
on the language was begun.
2. While.we realize that our field representatives proceeded
with these lessons in June 194$ without authorization-from headquarters
adequate details have now been supplied and the position of the Branch
is that such language work is operationally essential and has been Justi-
fied to our satisfaction: In addition to the $96.00 requested above, it
is further requested that permission be granted to the station chief at
and his deputy to take from our operational funds the amount of
$7.00 per week for instruction for both men beginning 1 January 191+9.
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3, From now on it will probably be increasingly hazardous and
difficult for Americans in which is speedily becoming Coumiunist,
to conduct operations. This means that anything done must rely, despite
the loss of both security and efficiency, on- personnel. And the
consequence of this is again to place a desired emphasis on the necessit
of not constricting the field of possible operations to those few
who can speak unseable English.
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. tice and learn ng w c is essential in retaining a reading and speaking
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25X1A6a our two officials become as expert as possible in both
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the implementation of operations in which an excellent facility in the
language is an absolute necessity,
Deputy Chief, N.E.A
Originator:
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