UNTITLED (TO GORDON H. SCHERER FROM ALLEN DULLES DISCUSSING THOMAS EICKHOFFS LETTER REGARDING GEORGE ADAMSKI'S BOOK)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: UFO SPECIAL COLLECTION
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005515721
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: January 31, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-00651
• Publication Date: October 4, 1956

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Dear r. ~-c&erert
Thank yzu for your letter of 1s :;e,,tcrnber 1555 -Ath which you cn.
clouds letter to you trra: Thomas H. iic:.holf.
The r.utstiona which Mr. L'icils1f has raised in Tits letter to you
r.re 1zrgt&y outsi c of tL-e juris+iictioa of thb .r:acy. :.cation I (c) of
the tiutlanal :security 1! et cf 1947 pravi+tea that :.IA shall ::ve no police,
sub,.eaa, 13w?c:.iorccmcnt tourers, or intera,?.l-occurity fuictiona. In.
aofor aa:4:r. i ic'Lhoft?aa,.ears iatcrc-teu it puraui:; the problem of
mr.it fraud in connection with Gei.r~;e .:darr-s ki's book entitled "L'tcide
The . ptce Upa . it wool! zpptar to be a prohicm of ILL-tv-entorcen ent.
from which we zro s~acif:c.ily barred by stata:c.
ub:.as o batter of -':,licy, Ices not ctrs;a?.cnt on the t_uth or falst.jr
at rnateri;,t . at:.incd in L-.aosa or oi4cr ~s:uti~h ctstow-onto, noel dwre-
fore it i3 ml in a positia-%te comment on:l:r. I.c:areici's boos: or Oka
autIIonticit`f of t c pictitrcL : hich it- ccnt::ins.
The sn'ajeet rr--tter of '..r.:-'amrlti's book would n,%-.ear to be more
in the juris:llctlon of tLe : 7e-artr..ent of .:dense ead tall.: Nattenal 1cte :e
Feundation.: n-! it m,-y be that y- ..u would wi:.h to rotor con- to at t.;.Cae
questions to h-,bm for eansilleration.
Ms. Fici?:bcit's latter is rtturntd herewith for your filet.
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