WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT #49

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05787A000100040043-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2001
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: December 5, 1957
• Content Type: MEMO

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OffIce Mlemorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
: C/PPS
FROM : C/LAS
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report #49
A. SIGNIFICANT ITS
None to report.
B. OTHER ACTIVITIES
DATE: 5 December 1957
1. As an additional effort to develop a stronger common basis for under-
standing problems and methods of linguistics and language training, the School
is considering sponsoring a summer orientation program in the application of
linguistic science to language teaching. It is our desire that selected staff
and most contract employees participate. At present we are considering speci-
fications and methods of carrying out the program, as well as the extent of
probable participation. It is believed that the limited program we have in
mind can contribute considerable to strengthening the quality of training we
provide.
2. We have asked BE to indicate their future interest in Polish training
in order that we can decide whether to release (beyond recall) the full-time
00 instructor of the present course. It will be recalled that we met ER's frantic,
crash, untimely requirement last February by negotiating loan without cost to
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scheduling in the next FSI course beginning in September, and that we shou
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retain our capability for internal training only to meet substantial desire.
3. On the Friday after Thanksgiving, spent nearly two hours
with staff of the School in order to become ar More details with our
activities. In preparation, he read in advance our "orientation manual," re-
cently brought up-to-date.
4. General educational counseling has been provided recently to several
employees, in some instances for themselves, in some instances for their chil-
dren about ready to enter college.
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5. - has returned from leave during which he worked on completion
of his dissertation as the last requirement for his Ph.D. which he expects to
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receive in June.
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6. Final plans now are being made for the LAS conference at
in-i2 rlnw,nhrr_ Present indications are that our guests will include
one or two others who have not yet accepted our invitation.
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7. At the request of of SAIS, - is lecturering 25X1 A9a
this week at SAIS on the general field of linguistics--an interesting switch
from the normal pattern for lecturers.
8. Monthly meeting of the inter-agency language training roundtable is
scheduled for Friday morning at the FSI. 25X1 A9a
9. _ gave a talk to USSR Area Survey class on "S"oviet 25X1 A9a
Literature" on 3 December.
10. - went to FDD on 3 December to confer with Mr. about 25X1A9a
the Norwegian proficiency test and with Mr._ about the Ar c test. 25X1 A9a
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11. On 27 November, discussed with possibilities of 25X1A9a
reserving the Auditor um or proficiency testing near spring. 25X1 A9a
12. checked on the availability of typewriters with foreign key- 25X1A9a
boards in , aS, NEA, and SE. He succeeded in locating typewriters for
Arabic, Bulgarian, Burmese, Greek, Serbian, Thai, and Vietnamese, but not for
Hindi, Pashto, Tibetan, or Urdu.
13. Permission to pay composers of the Amharic and Pashto tests was re-
ceived on 2 December. Both composers were instructed by mail to go ahead with
their tests and were given a deadline of 31 December. 25X1A9a
14. _ conferred with Mr._ of Personnel on 2 December to cor- 25X1 A9a
rect inaccuracies in the listing of languages for the IBM machines. 25X1 A9a
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