WEEKLY ACTIVITIES REPORT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00442A000200040173-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 18, 2009
• Sequence Number: 173
• Publication Date: February 4, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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TANLrtRD FORM NO. 64 J -`
Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO . Chief, Language and Area School
FROM . Deputy Chief, Area Training
SUBJECT: Weekly Activities Report
A. SIGNIFICANT ITEMS
None
B. OTIfl ACTIVITIES
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DATE: 4 February 1959
discussed the new program with
former C /SE, who expressed great interest. di appear
to feel that an offering such as ours would ave more a eal and
more utility if it were aimed at a s ecific a 7 a so die-
cussed the nrogram with (DC/WE), (EE),
and (OCT), who likewise showed keen int
like showed a preference for concentration on a single
country. disagreeing with thought that prospective
field personne with desirable traits of personality and tempera-
ment would benefit more from the course than would those who are
weak in these respects.
2. On Friday last, met with O'Donnell, Deputy
Director of the roreign erv~. ute; Gilbert, Cash and
Koenig, all of the FSI; and Goodrich of ICA, to discuss the new
program. Both FSI and ICA are undertaking similar programs,
though neither of these has the depth of ours nor the concentra-
tion. on inter-personal - as contrasted with inter-group - relation-
ships. O'Donnell was particularly interested in the long-range
implication of a program such as this which pointed out
could be extended to embrace more specific working studies as a
second and even third sequential offering.
3. This luncheon discussion has prompted me to sound out O'Donnell
on our long-held idea for organizing an inter-agency area training
round table. This would serve a purpose similar to that of the
language round table and would meet perhaps quarterly. One matter
for future discussion by such area training conferees is a sug-
gestion made by O'Donnell for the production of 100-page country
briefing guides slanted toward the needs of employees or dependents
being introduced to a country.
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F____]showed moderate interest in our "Saturday Special" for
time. and promised to discuss the matter with his staff.priort_
on 1
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was expressed this week by
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5. Philip J. Farley, Secretary Dulles' Special Assistant for Dis-
armament and Atomic Energy Affairs, is committed to speak on
5 March in our forthcoming Current Problems Seminar on Free
Europe. A second s maker on that date is desirable, and if we
do not hear from this week, we will approach
Paul Hitze or William Foster through Arthur Cox of the senior
PP Staff, who is a member of the seminar.
6. I have briefed on our area training program and
specifically on the req. rement for a regional survey course on
Latin America, which was levied on us in October 1958 by a memo
from C/WH to D/TR. I had previously mentioned to C OS both this
requirement and DC/WH's recommendation of or chief
instructor. While he lacks teaching experience, he did specialize
in Latin American affairs in his graduate work is our only
present p sect for filling WH's requirement. ~ :]of
OCI, whom and I know well, is willing to serve as ad-
viser in lining up appropriate guest specialists. We would like
to be able to offer this course early in fiscal 1960.
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