LETTER TO (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00733R000200200013-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2010
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: May 23, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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rec r, reign Broadcast
Information Service
FBIS-0237/85
23 May 1985
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IG Staff
Room 6E18, Headquarters
D/FBIS
Dick:
STAT
Regarding our recent
conversation on language develop-
ment. The attached concerns
Japanese language training
within FBIS. I'm told this
is done rather often.
STAT
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22 May 1985
LOG NOTE - Chief, Near East/Asia Division (Braegelmann)
from Asia Branch and from Science F; Technology
Branch/UD met with from JPRS to make
arrangements for conducting Japanese language classes at JPRS. The class
will be held in conjunction with the weekly language support to be
provided for an indeterminate period by one IO rotationally assigned from
among the above five officers.
Tentative agreement was reached on the following points:
1. The class will be held on Wednesday from 1030 to 1130.
2. The emphasis of the instruction will be on reading and
recognition of Katakana and Hiragana, using samples taken from
newspapers and magazines. In addition, the instruction will
include recognition of numbers, Japanese company names, and the
development of elementary level conversational skills.
3. The charts of Katakana and Hiragana syllabaries prepared by JPRS
for its contractors will be used-as?basic teaching materials.
4. All five members from UD and NEAD present at the meeting will
participate in this project.
The linguistic support to be provided JPRS will include:
1. Review of edited translations to resolve editorial/linguistic
problems remaining in the text.
2. Verbal evaluations of JPRS contractor translations to provide a
quick assessment of a contractor's level and field of
specialization.
3. Assist in evaluating applicants' tests.
The initial schedule for the 10s participating in this project is as
follows:
22 May
29 May
5 Jun
12 Jun
3 Jul
(cc: C/Pod, C/JPRS, C/UD)
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