WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00442A000200040097-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 97
• Publication Date: June 17, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Chief, Language and Area School
Deputy for Language Training
Weekly Activities Report
DATE: 17 June 1959
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None to report.
B. OTHER ACTIVITIES
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a helping hand to the regular French speaking Staff. The students
of this group seem to have reached a slightly higher level than
their predecessors at this point in the course. It is anticipated
that one of them will have to withdraw next week
because of his impending departure overseas.
2. is well advanced in his project of preparing a
series of Structural Drills on Russian Grammar. This manual will
provide additional drills on difficulties of Russian grammatical
structure for both full-time and part-time courses. About seven
types of exercises are included, all following the scientific
linguistic principles.
3. had lunch with DC/SR. was
informed of the Russian course offerings scheduled for next
September, and promised to devote a special staff meeting with SR
section chiefs to the subject of Russian Language training, and
the possibilities which we offer in LAS. Although held
out small hope for any large numbers of full-time students he
estimated that there would be no more than 3 or 4 in September),
he did express belief that a change is in the offing regarding
training of SR personnel in Russian, and that a larger number would
to deal directly with on problems of anguage
training. This should improve our liaison with SR.
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