WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT #43

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00634A000100060041-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 2009
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: November 12, 1959
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, Plans and Policy Staff
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in chief of Support) has made two
about language wining which have been passed along
One suggestion is to have an on-duty course in
_ German presented In the EE conference room one hour a
ve days a week. If necessary, EE can probably supply the
ins# or but would require OTR ma rialls and supervision. P:E
believes that by having a course on the promises some students
can attend who otherwise cannot attend the voluntary program and
who cannot be released long enough to make the cla sse s in Quarters
The second suggestion is to supply the EE Training Officer with
a stock of elementary and advanced German language tapes which he
can issue to employees to take home and use on their own recorders
se behind this Idea is to make such tapes more accessible
e and also to simplify procedures in handling such tapes.
Liaison with a c .
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C/PPS accompanied Mr. to their
meeting with Mr. on 10 November 1959. Pursuant to
his conversations with area division and senior DDf P staff officers,
politely disapproved the proposed training for wive.; of Cllr
emplooyees. At the same time he noted his concurrence in O'. R's intent
to # Up up the language proficiency testing program and brought to
OT's attention a survey of DD/P language requirements prepared in
1957 by then Chief, Support, PP Staff. He also
rood a subsequent, 1958 review of requirements for some of
the more difficult languages. These two surveys will constitute
DD/P's response to our suggested, current survey. Since copies
not been located within OTR, a copy will be secured from DD/?-
TRO. These and other items discussed already have been reported
orally to the DTR.
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