FLTC MONTHLY REPORT -- JULY 1982

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• Publication Date: August 11, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Foreign Language
Training Committee
FLTC 008-82
11 August 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
FROM:
Chairman
SUBJECT: FLTC Monthly Report -- July 1982
1. On 14 July Director, Office of Planning,
Intelligence Community Staff, briefed the MIL on Long Range Plannin
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Intelligence Community. In his discussion of manpower and training,
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emphasized the fact that the lack of foreign language and area
expertise is a national problem, not one limited to the intelligence and
foreign affairs communities, and that its solution must depend upon
cooperation between government and
and wouldmdo.whaThe teveraitmcouldstoeassist him in
his
that the FLTC shared
his Community planning responsibilities.
2. At the same meeting briefed the Committee on
the status of the DIA's Defense Langua a and Area Studies Program (DALASP) and
atnthese
the Defense Academic Research Program g(DARthev wHeee phasizedttthat
eate on
programs were both in their infancy, that
third world areas and low density languages and that the future of the
programs would be determined bvnehunclassified and madetava~lable towtheing
initiated. All research would forei public at large as well as to acCo~itteedinformed ofnthetprogramse pand rogresscy
communities. He would keep the
3. The Chairman, along with other Chairmen of DCI Committees, met with
the DDCI on 3 August and briefed him on the status of the Foreign Language
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Training Committee (FLTC). In response TranslationsomnttheDlntelligence
report on the status of the use of Machine i
Community is being prepared and will be forwarded to the DDCI via the
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SUBJECT: FLTC Monthly Report -- July 1982
4. The Executive Secretary was briefed by Dr. Judith Daly of the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Request for Proposals (RPF) for
research to define "new and effective approach(es). for teaching foreign
language understanding", and to "develop low cost, portable devices for
teaching foreign language understanding and for maintaining the skill". Such
devices might be based on "microsonics, videodiscs, speak 'n' spell chips,
voice recognition, and bar codes". Finally proposals are sought for.
designing, developing, testing, and evaluating a "telephone-based system to
maintain languagg skills." Although the DARPA work was initiated at the
request of DoD/C I, primarily.in support of NSA, such research is of potential
value to other components of the Intelligence Community. Dr. Daly has been
invited to brief the FLTC on the more interesting proposals submitted to DARPA
in response to its RFP.
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