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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06096A000400150003-9
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• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: January 1, 1964
• Content Type: FORM

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SERVICE DESIGNATION
COURSE OBJECTIVES - CONTENT AND METHOD
This course helps to prepare Agency employees and their adult dependents for
residence or travel in the general area and country of assignment. The aim of the
course is to alert individuals to the broadest possible spectrum of area-related
opportunities and problems which will bear on the effectiveness of the person in the
country to which he is assigned. Briefings touch on the Americans-abroad "problem"
and its implications for the employee, the dependent, and the Agency; practical
advice for successful personal adjustment to everyday working and living in the
area; keys to significant information on the area; and guidelines for understand-
ing its major problems. Advice includes cues for effective personal relations
with local nationals of the particular country or region. Area information includes
an analysis of the importance of the region to the United States. It also includes
descriptions of the people, their institutions and living conditions
There are lectures, panel discussions, films, slide commentaries, and selected
readings for a recommended program of self-study. Employees and dependents re-
cently returned from the area assist in keeping current the information on condi-
tions and local attitudes as well as to provide specific advice based on personal
experience.
ACHIEVEMENT RECORD
This is a certificate of attendance only. No attempt was made to evaluate
achievement in this course.
FOR THE DIRECTOR OF TRAINING:
DATE CHIEF INSTRUCTOR
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(When Filled In)
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SUMMARY
1. The Area Training Program since 1959 has consisted
almost solely of the Americans Abroad Orientations (AAO's),
which are now available for The AAO?s are 25X9
Intended to speed up the overseas adjustment of personnel
and dependents 16 years of ago and over, who are outbound
to a given area for the first tine. Throe chief instructor-
area spociallsts are assisted by one consuuis^ specialist
and one training assistant-secretery4jlnw 6t Z1U37-f'?ucta2
2. In PY 1963 these courses rare presented to 25X9
employees and dependents in 213 briefings of two to four
days duration (see Appendix). The Program staff estisstes
that a few divisions are now enrolling better than 90% of
persons in the target category.. while a reliable count on
this point to not presently available, it seems obvious
that large components utilizing the Program to a consider-
ably lessor extent include 0/AP and D/N5,
3. Enrollments in PY 1963 were up 42% over the prior
year, or 174% above PY 1960; course runnings were up 26%
over last year, or 200% above 1960. Since 1960 the growth
in registrations of dependents has boos twice 25X1A
as rapid as that of employees.
4. The DDS led other .La or components, with an
25X9 enrollment of wore OC careerists. The
25X9 DDP followed, wrt reg strations in which all divisions
participated except D/AP. Two DDP divisions - D/EE and
D/VH ? as well as several DDS components joined those with
firs registration policies.
S. The number of briefings on Latin American countries ti
doubled, while the numbers for Europe and the For Bast rose
at somewhat slower rates. Bvro a drew the largest number
25X9' of registrants - were for 25X1A
6. The three chief instructors averaged about 20 hours
of teaching a week; the ratio of their total teaching hours-
to total student man-hours was 1s6, in addition - aside
from daily administrative duties ? an average minimum of 20
hours a week-was needed for class preparation. In the peak
season - January through July - the instructors frequently
worked overtime in order to keep up with urgent requirements..
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7. A highlight in-the development of the Program was
an extended familiarisation trip through South Asia *ad
the Par East by the instructor concerned. His observations
25X9 and discussions atM stations and bases substantially
deepened his insight into the performance and attitudes of
Americans abroad. Progress was made in stockpiling tapes
of lectures, debriefings, and slide coamoatariss* those, _
tapes were put to extensive use, for the first time, durtag the
extended absences of two chief instructors. The quality of
the AAO's was considerably enhanced by placing were sup
on problens-of porsoual adjustment overseas, strengthening
many of the courses on small countries and building up
? the session1 concerned with communism In appropriate
countries.
a. Early relief from the present excessive wort load
is the staff's most critical need. Of four pohsiblo re-
medial steps, only reduction of the content of the 15 courses
for Europe appears to be adeq*ite. It is proposed to reduce
the depth of treatment of certain *homes, rearrange classes,
requires that the instructor.arouse strong respect in the
Istill its = particulaarly those, of wid41e and senior grade
in order to help sold their thinking sad .motivate thsis
conduct with regard to the area of assignment. Experience
has proved that this cat. be assomplishsd only if-he speaks
;ffro^ personal observation of area problems and actual living
conditions.
and increase the use of tapes. These measures gill egg
about one-third of the teaching load of the Program Chief,
who is presently carrying about.44% of the total. for the
longer term, addition of three area specialists appears to
be essential in-order to carry- the'insreasins volume of
riiistratiens, cope with absences of the chief lastrustors,
and maintain the desirable quality of this service.
9. Indefinite postponement, for budgetary reasons, of
an approved trip to include the Western European stations has
pointed up the unsettled problem of assigning a proper
priority to such trips. Teo aps.e1al nature- of___ the AAO's
10. Headquarters and field station supervisors, as well,
as students themselves have repeatedly highlighted the
imprtanco of those trips for making the pre-departure
briefings truly effective. In view of this evidence and
the low ratio of the trips' cost to staff production, it is
recommended that they be assigned a high priority in the
allocation of OTR fugda.
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This notice lbcpires 1 November 19&
23 October 1 3
N4 ICAE ANOAD )I
1. The Americans Abroad Orientation (AAO) program is designed
to prepare employees and adult dependents for duty overseas, had
each AAO is a tailored briefing for persons who are going to a
specific foreign locale for the first time. The briefing emphasizes
the cultural environment in which the American viii live, economic,
--political,, and other related problems of the host country, as vela as
personal problems the individual.mmy encounter while living and vork-
ing overseas. Not only is information of this type of substantial
assistance to the employee and his dependants in their adjumboant
to foreign surroumd.ings, it is important to successful accooWlisbment
of the Agency's mission.
2. Accordingly, Operating Officials and leads of Indepeodant
Offices we responsible for ensuring that each employee who is
scheduled for an overseas assignment to an area where he has not
previously served has the benefit of the appropriate AAO before his
departure. Zach employee is responsible for ensuring that his adult
dependents attend an AAO unless there are compelling reasons vhy
they cannot do so.
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Lieutenant General, UAA
Deputy Director of Central Intelligrnce
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Chief, Western Honisphere Division
VIA i Director of Training
FROM i Deputy Chef, Language and Area School,
for Area Training
SU$J$CT ! Area Briefings
1. This memorandum will serve to confirm the under-
standing whir sad I rsathed orally on 17 and
23 January, for broadening OTR's service, to NH in respect
to area briefings. You will recall that you asked us to
work out the details of an arrangemCst along live* whisk
you and I discussed on 14 January.
2. and I have agreed that the following
categories of Mil personnel and adult dopendoats will be
enrolled in those briefings. as indicated's
a. All a souaol ontsru on ut in the llvisio
will be enrolled in e area briefing r Latin America.
Pornor NH personnel who have boom assigned elsewhere,
for two years or loss will be excepted.
These enrolled will attend one and oao?kalf.days
of the QTR course known as the Aoevisass Abroad
Orientation. Those twelve hours of instruction
focus on Latin America as a whole, The student'
is given an integrated view of the area as well
as goido limes for understanding its internal
problems and those arising within the framework
of United States?Latia American relations,
b. Ali p.rsoa.Di ratorin *a 4yty with the
Divi io w o a ex tc o woe n. on a vea
ounsty es r more en a e we -g, will e on-
roiled also is the area briefing is ?t country.
25X1A Country orientations are con lased is one day or
less, except for which "quire
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two days.. The scope of the instruction parallels
that for Latin America as a whole, as Win" in
(a), above.
area assign-
c. All personnel 1.dent1fied ilk (81
sent to *ii overrsesss oat, will e enrolled again In
tie a.*ieans Abroad war=entatios but will attend only
those portions of the course not previously completed.
Such will be the one-day session concerned with
intercultural problems which may affect the atti-
tudes and behavior of the North American in Latin
America. These persons will also attend the
appropriate country session if they have not
previously done so.
sadeats over 16 years of age will
now a en t o ea re course unless there are com-
pelling reasons for excepting then.
d. All personnel assigned ovtrsirs_ +t' e, Acv t
an have ~AO_ pT.y oas r ve ib Latin Astir _
w e ?sso e in two entire Alericans Aaron
Orientation.
As heretofore, this course will treat Latin Anoiica
as a whole and the country of destination, within
all the frames of reference identified in (a), (b),
gad (0).
Adult de ?ndents of those ersonnel OXII, 16
eye aaf * . V also a on tall, course unless
ere are tospel'ling reasons for excepting then.
e. Allp_orsonael e.ssie1ksd ovq?sess_ who have pro-
a a ore r e ng oa the country of destination
whenever it is not one ear which the have resided.
When the Division believes a person in this
category say require a course curricula* dif-
fering from the normal one, OTR should be so
notified at the time of registration, and the
registrant should be directed to discuss his
requirements with the chief 'instructor as soon
as possible.
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Add t e ea a of these .ragmen 1 r?r x
? g-Wate- W111 a1s0 attend the appsopr ado
country e efiurg unless there are s?apelliurs
reasons for excepting them.
3. 1 believe this arrargemoat, as it affects personnel
and dependents outbound to Lati A will fulfill the
spirit of the ODC1's directive of 23 Octebmv 1563)
concerning enrollment in the Amer sanst read Ori?ataties.
The provisions of (a) and (b) above go beyond this directiv6
at no additional cost to OT1, in order to help your new
personnel acquire more rapidly the area perspectives and
insights needed for effective performance in any head-
quarters assigasent.
4. It is understood that this plan is to be made
effective at onoe tad is to run, on as ezpelimostal basis,,
for a six-months period.
li. Decisions to ***times the arras eseat beyond that
date, and perhaps to offer sinilar ezt.sded service to
ether eosposeats of the Agency, will depend on our nutrai
experience in this period. You any hater wish also to
discuss the possibility of **rolling in the eoustry briefing
selected headquarters personnel who are shifted to & -now
country desk without astisipat lCI of so, aisigrs out in that
ovatry. -
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