CIA Reading Room cia-rdp63-00309a000200020033-7: DD/P LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS SURVEY PREPARED BY(Sanitized)

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Approved For Rele ae 2001/1 Y ` ! 0309AOOIJ!e0020033-7. Language and Area School Policy Staff 25X1A Requirements S ey 28 January 1960 1. I have made a quick review of the DO/P language requirements was conducted In the fail of 1957 and thought you might 25X1A (a4 C7 ;4 FG ' a. DD/' is unduly influenced in its stn be InteresW in my reaction. The study locks like a pretty good be- ginning and gives us a toe hold on this problem which, I agree with auk to suffice for our immediate purposes. However, when the climate is right, we ought to try to have this study updated and at the same time seek a much more comprehensive examination of DO/'s requirements based on realistic proficiency standards. 2. For the record, here are my offhand observations about the tudy. operations to fit its language capabilities ,ire esoteric languages abound. We ought to ask selves very seriously whether it is more important for the Approved For Release 2001/10/ q at its assets. N a comparison of the language riches) and NFA rich has a To argue that operational circumstances ca areas make foreign language skills at the same time contending that they are 1) flies in the face of all current professional advice matter. As you know, a veritable clamor is. being made oess, the OCB, and. many other Gio~ment and officials to the effect that U. S. representatives abroad languages and customs of the country in which ey are to communicate effectively with the rats and peoples with whom they are dealing. what is happening is that CIA may be _1309A000200020033-7 25X1A Approved For Release 2001/ " . 3-00309AOOM0020033-7 b. 1940h Dolt ent, and p rticularly the the r lttiou problem in rseast It in ably ulEeaUstic to expect r?equrm yet its 3p ants, The oaa~powntz can solve this acct of the requirements Pcoblem. U am only be handled properly by a central authority in DD/P This dal authority has to be .Y to -range opeatio tl planning and also to the aderds for persons aperatizig in the esoteric the autha rity and the courage to set realistic I pictuxe, both shart and log range. a must, Ek- is required looks OK .Wish speakers and 1 fiment can WII etc equlrements seem strongly Influenced btanc ds aren't hard-nosed enough for division ust have so many multf-l ufsts. 25X1A where they watered 25X1 A pt for some of the esoteric Ian Cantonese (Chinese; goon conducting most HE and lately uir alistici One Mn only conclude Approved For Release 2001/10/30:.0 `-R P63- 309A000200020033-7 Approved For Relse 200 3-00309A000'1'00020033-7 25X1A 25X1A Approved For Release 2001/10/30,:-CIA-RDP63-00309A000200020033-7