LETTER TO MAJOR GENERAL JOHN A. SAMFORD FROM WALTER B. SMITH

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02102382
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2018
• Case Number: F-2013-02252
• Publication Date: September 24, 1952

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2 4 1952
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Major General John A. Samfo_
Director of Intelligence
Department of the Air Force
Washington, Do Co
Dear General Samford:
Tie Consultants on Natiotal :stiilates are mceti%
in 2'.incetons New Jernejs on I and 2 otober. At this
meetinc the drcIts of Y17-641 ?art T (Soviet Bloc Capa-
bilities, throurt Mid-1953), and Part II (Probable Soviet
Coursea of Action thronEh Hid-l953), and NTE�47 (Communist
Intentions and Capabilities in Asia) will be reviewed.
I believe you would have much to contribute to the
discussion and that you would find it interesting to hear
the comments of this well-informed and detached group on
our estimates:. I should like, therefore, to extend an
invitation to you personally to attend one or both days
of the meeting.
If you would be good enough to let me know whether
you personally can attends T will be glad to see that
necessary arra4gemente are made.
incerely,
W T
Director
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
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22 September 1952
In compliance with your suggestion of last Friday,
I enclose draft letters to General Samford and General
Partridge inviting them to attend the next meeting of
the Princeton Consultants Group.
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