AREA STUDIES SUMMER INTERN PROGRAM FOR 1973

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00985R000100040041-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2005
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: August 29, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, SRS
This is the memo I have sent
to the Personnel Officer in
each office having summer interns.
29 August 1072
(DATE)
FORM NO.
I AUG 54
REPLACES FORM I" u9
WHICH MAY BE USED.
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29 August 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR:
C/SRS
FROM
SUBJECT
Area Studies Summer Intern Program for
1973
Summ
1. 1 believe all who were concerned with
er Intern Program were disappointed at the
this
late
year's
EOD
date
for most , interns . The interns lost money
arid
did not
have
su _ 1c:ient time to do their best work on
their
~roj eets .
Y'ana
gers did not have enough time to work with
the
interns.
'2 h E
Director of Personnel felt that the progra
m sho
uld have
been conducted more expeditiously. And I lear
ned t
h7at the
only way to make the"system" work is to keep p
ushin
g on it.
2. All of w;;icr, leads me to say th t things, are going
to be different in 197 3 ! I want all inter..' to be cleared
andinformed tha here is a job wai r o~^ their no later
than 1 May. In order to do this, we ..~:t speed the whole
process. Rather than wait until v a her to as!, t .~ Summer
Interns from this year if they a`_^2 available anc in .crested
for next summer, I have already aske-' hem. The fol.-owing
interns from your office desire to re..uzrn next surmier.
Please advise me whether you wish th,.- to return.
3. 1 would also lik` to know by IS September, how many
additional summer interns you want in 197 3 . Please list by
di'iision and show academic major, desired amount of graduate
work and geographic specialization (:ussia, Chin., Southeast
Asia or the Middle East). In view of our high (30%) loss
ratio because of security rejections this year, f. 's guest hat
you consider adding one requirement for every three or four
you request. However, you must be able to provide a useful
project and-he prepared for the wrong mix of academic back ~-fund
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aid geographic specialization in case either all of them. are
cleared or there is a shortage in a particular geographic area.
4. I will summarize the requirements and distribute the to
the professional recruiters who will be here for a conference
on 25 September.' They will then visit universities in their
area to distribute literature about the program and let appro-
priate nlacement officers and faculty know our requirements.
We haa:ve= moved up the deadline for the receipt of appli cations
to 15 January. In order to have everyone cleared by 1 May,
we must have applicants put in process no later than 15 February.
This means that the decision making process cannot be dallied
with. I frankly will be badgering you to get a decision on
any file you keep for more than one week.
5. I know this sounds like bold and drastic action,. but
everyone is so enthusiastic about the summer interns once they
get on board it seems to me that we have to speed thingsp to
have a truly first class program. I would appreciate any com-
ments you might have, and particularly any suggestions for im-
proving the program.
Sincerely,
,STAT
Coordinator for
Cooperative Programs
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