LANGUAGE TRAINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01826R000800020035-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2001
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: November 1, 1956
• Content Type: REGULATION

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IANGUAGE TRAINING
DEVELOPMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROEICIEN
SYNOPSIS: This regulation prescribes policies, respon-
sibilities ' M AW for the development of (1)
foreign language proficiency of staff personnel &
Ale'
and
Prescribe Opp ibilitie and ro lures
for the dqv3pmta
(2)/ a reserve of staff personnel proficient in foreign
languages which are unusual, difficult or in short sup-
ply to meet probable and possible future needs of the
Agency.
CONTENTS
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POLICY . . . .. . . . . . O . . . . . .
RESPONSIBILITIES . . . . . . . . . . .
PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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For the
separate
Regulation
or section
on Reserve
Specialist
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encourage-
Mont, of
individuals
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1. POLICY
a . Qurr d future lanquac a rea~eiremeij:s of- the A eri mill bp Ater-.
? z i oListitut gh ca at in nent andand main en rao Of
kaartgtaa e .x~ +~f .c;i nc gpp _~arfate staf-i rs
A _reserve gaff oeres~ x~~~ ro oient i n iorei rz lan a which are
unus ea 1 difficult prr in shorts will be estakl shed tc~ mep rvb ?
ble and,possible needs 22f thfC.AgeA --.
b. Staffs bona el will be e)x ourgcied to cc to with their war s
of lan
?
and CReer,w t .erraent-. ffi ers in the=ir ors?nal develo men
gum oAegoe . A jhjS will require considerable allocation Othe
wise free time to lan Zas a ud PIgrea~r r it -u 11 r ir+ Tet-rfmUrn
App ii;DU of grqrseaq ssic n nen o tiffs?end.
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u on recd me da i n of command
Foreign language training will be provided to staff personne p"l ''
for enrollment by the Director of Training on Agency time, at Agency
expense for any or all of the following purposes:
(1) To meet established foreign language qualifications of their our-
rent or prospective duty assignments. -
2) To bring the levels of the foreign language proficiency they
possess to higher levels of proficiency.
(3) To acquire proficiency in foreign languages which are unusual,
difficult or in short supply, designated as being of probable oz-
possible future significance to the Agency.
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(4 j To increase professional competence as an intelligence officer,
whose career W ro e~Lzj rIation in as k%9%
to
Agency duties which require, or could be better performed by,
personnel possessing foreign language proficiency.
2. RESKONSIAILDUES
a.
u rI1x orb
will:
( 1eiu~r~d r~nn{4rtnc,i?nen
for the fu.11 cUscharqe. of their respqnsibilities.
(2 1a~k-eu-A3 A ~a ~ a t a E n~ a n ;al m roc _pLqqp~jiges and
MAW
C:t 2y$ C? r ~J asgure the c6_X1tixii q.,, at nnig t and maintenance ofm
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l n a sa c!fUc M- gy t ~ ~ngael i~ e _ Ix i ti , ar sc~ c on.
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(3)
(a) sa 3, x ea- ~c xl Anr c .,,;hick
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is
ir~dividt~al.a wha IYa. deaas0xzst i:esl large ci and fu-notional.
he Director of Training will:
(1) Provide for the training of staff personnel in foreign languages in
accordance with the policies and objectives of this regulation,
and, the authDrity and responsibilities delegated to him in Regula-
tions
(2) Develop, direct, and conduct foreign language aptitude and profi-
ciency tests
(3) Establish standards to be met by staff personnel for training in a
foreign language.
(4) Cert-if ?, to Operating Officials, Heads of Carear Services and the
Director of Personnel, on the basis of foreign language aptitude
and proficiency test results, as to:
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(a) The probable capability of individuals proposed for language
training to achieve designated levels of proficiency in a
given foreign language.
(b) The level of proficiency an individual possesses in a given
foreign language.
(5) Plan and administer a Language Specialists Program with a view to
for the
se?ate
Regulation
section
on the
Reserve
Specialist
Pr m
developing, ov r a period of years, a small number of/ e?W3t' ff
ai, stL ,, -Q GL~ /n~c / C
i AK14 with exceptional fluency and language versatility in 00
languages that are especially difficult, unusual, or in short supply.
in resp?r1:p to ~ga~ ,Tc 9?'r regta e-
Towards this objective, he will/ p 1,J1 q(?
ments of Dp/ P dot er Apf?rogx e a gtir!.q_offiq3 .1s
(a) Designate, annually, languages to be included in the program,
t e2Eo ected pperafiio p,;,ngqcis of
taking into consideration/ the basic objectives of the program
and the opportunities for training.
(b) Plan, s~ch~d~xl~ end rnonitor the participation of desIg ated
qis in n the
staff emp1qyV
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V to the Career Council,
nominations of the Directors of aualified staff
odnel from whom the Career Council will select six or
more to receive intensive training in such languages,
Publish information pertaining to procedures / standards, training
courses, testing schedules, quotas and other material pertaining
foreign language training of Agency personnel.
The Director of Personnel will:
Record foreign r y e 4 l iic; tin reg!