ITEMS FOR GENERAL CUSHMAN'S BLACK BOOK

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03073663
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2017
• Case Number: F-2012-01678
• Publication Date: September 16, 1971

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1 6 SEP 1971
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Officer, DD/8&T
SUBJECT:
Items for General Cushman's Black Book
OBL proposes three significant items for General Cushman's
ention:
c. Francis Gary Powers has retained a Los Angeles
law firm who has written the President of the United
States requesting military retirement benefits which
had been allegedly denied his years ago. The record
on this is not clear; however, the Air Force is pre-
sently offering Powers three options:
First, retirement from the Air Force
at the rank of lieutenant colonel
crediting Fewer* with his time in the
Air Force, CIA and working on Government
contracts for Lockheed.
HAND IA BYEMAN
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second, crediting Powers with his CIA
and Air Force active duty time totaling
twelve years and reinstating his in the
Air Fbrce for the next eight years until
twenty years' Federal service are completed.
Air Force assignment would be either to the
U-2 squadron or as a pilot on MAC flights.
Third, reinstatement as above with assignment
as details, to CIA as a U-2 mission planner.
The above options are presently undergoing coordination
within Air Force and CIA.
Is! John N. McMahon
JOHN N. NeNABON
Director of RUNT
DD/MT
Distribution:
1&2-Addressee
,3- DD/S&T Reg
4- D/OEL
5- OEL Reg
D/OEL:McMahon:6911:bb (15 Sep 71)
HANOLL & bYLMAN
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