DEAR ADMIRAL RABORN:

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• Publication Date: October 28, 1965
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear Admiral Raborn:
THE VICE *PRESIDENT
WAS HI NGTON
October 28, 1965
I want to extend to you my personal thanks and appreciation
for the efforts made by your organization to keep me informed of
significant international developments whi3 e I was on an extended
trip throughout the United States during October 1965.
Each day couriers arrived from your organization in many
cities in the United States at times and places previously agreed
upon. These arrangements were executed in every case in a most
efficient manner. I was pleased that they did not cause any undue
comment in the press or among local officials.
Although I cannot verify the details I have been informed
that this is the first time in history an intelligence community
made this effort.
I was pleased that we were not only in touch by courier
transmission but also that our radio comn-tunications seemed to
work when called upon. No doubt in the ft :Lire we can improve,
but I am particularly pleased with the progress we have made to
date, and I would appreciate it very much :if you would commend
all hands.
Best wishes.
Sincerely,
4bert H. Humphrey
Admiral William F. Raborn
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Langley, Virginia
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THE VICE. PRESIDENT
WAS H I N GTO N
January 3, 1965
Dear Admiral Raborn:
As one of my first acts upon my return to
Washington from overseas and Hawaii, I want to
commend you and your associates upon the professional
manner in which you ke.t me informed whil I was in
The flexibility, speed, resourcefulness and
dedication displayed by CIA men and women were in
the best traditions of American patriotic service.
Best wishes,
Hubert H. Humphrey
Admiral William F. Raborn, USN (Ret.)
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
-Langley, Virginia
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THE WHITE
WASHINGTON
September 30, 1965
PERSONAL
Dear Admiral:
This is both an official and a personal letter.
I thank you for your September 28 report on the economy
measures taken at the Agency. Your report on the medical
tests will, I know, greatly interest and greatly please the President.
Additionally, since I am leaving the White House on Friday,
I want to express to you my appreciation for your friendship and
helpfulness -- and, also, to express my admiration for the
service you are giving the country again in this new and responsible
position. It is reassuring and inspiring to know someone like
yourself. If ever I can be helpful to you, please don't hesitate
to call.
Horace Busby
Special Assistant to the President
Honorable W. F. Raborn
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
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HEADQUARTERS OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511
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From: Commander in Chief Atlantic
To: Director, Central Intelligence Agency
? Subj: Intelligence support during the Dominican Republic Contingency
Operation (LI)
1. Now that we have reduced our military forces in the Dominican
Republic to those which will remain as. a part of the Inter-American
Peace Force, it seems an appropriate time to comment on the
intelligence support provided to this command by the. Central Intelligence
Agency.
2. Throughout our operations in the Dominican Republic, and most
especially during the critical periods in.volved, the support of your
organization to this command has been outstanding every respect..
Not only were your report accurately on the events occurring there, but twheelltimeliness
with which these reports were made available to CINCLANT, CJTF 122,
and USCOIVIDOMREP was most commendable.
3. Would you express to those concerned my appreciation and.
admiration for a professional job thoroughly well done.
moort-La
GROT:.T.?-4
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 23, 1965
Dear Red:
The real strength of America ill in the men
who serve her. After a lifetime of success-
ful service you deserved your respite from
duties. But when your President said that
you were needed once more, you never hesi-
tated. Once more, you are the commander
of an important national enterprise, and the
people of our land are the beneficiaries of
your sacrifice.
At Christmas, the Johnson family simply
wanted you to know of their gratitude for a
Raborn tradition of service. May God bless
you always.
Vice Admiral William F. Raborn USN (Ret)
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
?Washington. D. C.
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DEC 15 1965
Dear Red:
The Office of Research and Reports has just published an
excellent report on the value of intermal trade to East Germany
which we feel it is particularly appropriate for us to draw to
your attention for commendation, since the report responds to a
request of ours. last August we asked for help from ORB on this
question because the Department needed an assessment for dia.
cussions with Federal Republic officials in Bonn about the
interzonal trade negotiations then, under way. ORB sent us in
September a prelindnary analysis which has been extremely help.
ful in the talks with the Germans. Tb q :final report which MR
has now published for wider distributiinx shows deep and sound
knowledge of the entire spectrum of inlerzonal political and.
eV:MC:Cie issues, and will continue for some, time to serve us as
a basic reference on interzonal trade.
Our experience over the years has led us to expect support
of high caliber from ORB. We greatly appreciate this (=timing
assistance and, in particular, this able and expeditions
response to a question of considerable difficulty.
Sincerely.,
Thomas L. Hughes
The Honerable
W. F. Reborn,
Director of Central Intelligence. - ? ?
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January 6, 1966
Dear Admiral Reborn,
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In September, 1.965, the President directed me to undertake a
review of all governmental activities in the field of counter-in.,
surgency and, to assist me in responding to this directive, four STATINTL ?
interdepartmental committees were established to conduct detailed
investigations in the fields of organization, training resou
? and intelligence? You were kind enough to provide
as Chairman of the Intelligence Committee.
The purpose of this letter is to express my appreciation for,
Chat the overall support rendered by the Central Intent c Agency to
the work of all the committees and to commend for his out.
standing performance of duty as committee man. STATINTL
approached the task at hand with enthusiasm and die-.
STATINTL pla)!!!!!!!!!!igrasp of the nature of the problem. Under his leader,.
? ship, the committee conducted extensive investigations and devoted
? many hours to analyzing and compiling the final report. As a result,
the latter was a most useful appraisal of the intelligence situation
? in the various departments of the United States Government.
STATINTL
STATINTL
X would like to make special mention of the tact that
and his committee completed their work in the prescribed terillute
of two months, a very considerable accomplishment in consideration. of
the scope of the review.
41); appro In= like have these comments be madepart a
Sincerely,
Maxwell D. Taylor
Admiral WIllieml% Reborn,
Director, Central Intelligence Agency,
Langley, Virginia.
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COMMITTEE II
STATI NTL
STATI NTL
COUNTERINSURGENCY REVIEW BOARD
1 DEC 1965
Vice Admiral:-William F. Raborn, Jr., USN (Ret.)
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Admiral Raborn:
In September of this year, General Maxwell D. Taylor undertook,
at the request of the President, a review of the United States effort',
in counterinsurgency and related peace-keeping activities. To
accomplish this task, General Taylor established four committees, one .
of which (Committee II) was charged with the mission of evaluating
counterinsurgency training within the various departments and agencies
of the Government. On 20 September 1965, I was appointed as the
Chairman of Committee II and was directed to conduct an evaluation of
counterinsurgency training and to submit a report of the committee's
findings on 1 December 1965. The Central Intelligence Agency repre-
sentative on this Committee was GS-18. STATINTL
The purpose of this letter is to express my appreciation for the
fine support rendered by the Central Intelligence Agency and to
commend for his truly outstanding performance as a member
of Committee II.
STATI NTL
The Committee functioned on a full-time basis from 20 September
until 1 December 1965. During this period, served as
chairman of a subcommittee charged with the task of reviewing counter-
insurgency doctrine within the various de al:tments and agencies of the
Government. The selection of ti head this subcommittee
was most fortunate, because he proved to be not only professionally
knowledgeable in the field of counterinsurgAvay but also astutely aware
of the national requirement for counterinsucgency' doctrine. His
analysis, which is reflected in Annex A of :mar final report, addresses
the problem with both logic and realism, and his effort has proved to
be a major contribution to the committee as a whole. A tireless worker,
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who successfully combine's diplomacy with aggressiveness, he was able
to exert a significant influence on the committeets undertakings
while displaying a unique capability to place the national interest'
above all else.
STATINTL
Throughout his service with Committee II consistently
displayed the highest degree of sincerity, dedication to duty, and
loyalty. For this reason, I should like to commend him on a job well
done. His magnificent performance reflects great credit not only on
the Central Intelligency Agency but on the entire United States
Government.
Sincerely yours,
W. R. PEERS
Major General, USA
Chairman, Committee II
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Excerpt from Remarks by Secretary of State Dean Rusk on 1 December 1965
at the White House Conference on International Cooperation
!'Question: Mr. Secretary, the question that I have before me is really
not a question, but it's a statement, it's a message for you from someone
here --
"Secretary Rusk: Please --
"Question: I think it really reflects the mood in which this conference is
greeting you. Because he says, Mr. Secretary, whatever the question,
whatever the answer, you have our deepest sympathy and our cooperation.
And then a question, in this country, the people are expected to participate
in the dialogue with Government, in the determination of policy. But what
can be done when the CIA seems to be making policy, completely removed
from the public and even from government control?
"Secretary Rusk: Well in the first place the CIA does not make policy, and
is not engaged in activities unknown to the policy offices of the government.
There is at the present time, in certain other countries, an organized
effort, through forgeries, through lies, to implicate us in situations in
which we're not at all implicated. Now this is a difficult problem, but I
would emphasize to you that CIA is not engaged in activities not known to
the senior policy officers of the government. But you should also bear in
mind, that beneath the level of public discussion, there is a tough struggle
going on in the back alleys all over the world. It's a tough one, it's
unpleasant, and no one likes it, but that is not a field which can be left
entirely to the other side. And so once in a while some disagreeable things
happen, and I can tell you that there is a good deal of gallantry and a high
degree of competence in those who have to help us deal with that part of
the struggle for freedom, as in other parts of the struggle for freedom."
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Reply to Criticism
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Pity the poor old Central their cloak and dagger opera- us," said the Ghana envoy. II
'Intelligence Agency (CIA). It tions. .? "Our president took practical-
Is the perennial whipping ?boy . What we ought not forget is ? ly everything he wrote out of s,!
? t of columnists and congress- ? that in many critical situa- ? American books and other. ' ? ?
men and of just about every "tions these last few years, the publications."
T., foreign dictator seeking to . United States has been able to'. At a dinner in Lusaka'the
i" divert attention from his own ? make the correct decision to ?. vice president of Zambia
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1:- crookedness or ineptitude. . ' ? guarantee our security be- - began conversation by asking
?T? As one who knows a bit cause CIA had secured !Igor?, .me to give .him an appraisal ;
about CIA (which most 'of its mation that our enemies ? of "The Invisible Govern.-,,
critics decidedly do not), I get thought we could not possibly . merit," a book by two of my 4
possess. The Cuban' missiles 3 journalistic colleagues about
r a little sick of seeing it bad-
'gered and abused by just ? crisis is an example. ? ..so-called CIA cloak-and-
? about everybody capable of Having said all this, I must , dagger operations abroad.
; scratching out a sentence or . concede . that CIA is at a I ducked thee question by
calling a press conference.. ? critical point in its history., commenting'. "I only wish
0: Not only is it scorned the . CIA were capable of half the' ??
Now this may be interpret-
world over, but the standard , things for which it Is blamed
I. ed as my. being in favor of sin
(which most people are), but .? device for discrediting 1
the or praised.".
f put me on record as saying Peace 'Corps, USIA and other ?? Several Zambian . cabinet
CIA 'doe' a prettY darned 1.1
American agencies is to link ;...members refused to let Me i, ?
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? ' t; good job of protecting not only ? the to the CIA. : duck, however, and ? I soon
During a recent tour of East found myself caught in
4, U.S. security but that of many . ? ? "I ,
V weaker countries all over the. ? Africa and Southeast Asia, it ?? wild discussion with people::
.'world is well
was made clear to me that who believe fervently thaVi '???
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True, it makes. mistakes.' suspicion and fear of "the CIA is in the business of ?
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Big ones. But only at about CIA" has ? become a sort of overthrowing and installing . '
the same rate that the State Achilles heel of American fon. governments all over the) .
:? Department,. the . the White House Defense eign Policy. ? ? world?without the approval
Department,
This may seem to justify or knowledge of the secretary !
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or my old agency, the U. S. the attacks on CIA in Con- of state or the President. 1 .
Information Agency makes
gress and elsewhere but the I later learned that every
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booboos truth is just the opposite; The' top and middle-level Zambian
And you'd be ? hard pressed. home-grown critics are 100 ; official had been instructed to
? to convince me that CIA's times more to blame kr the read "The Invisible f Govern-
wild and irrational foreign .. merit," Andrew Tully's book ratio of incompetents is any .
? I.!, higher than that of the U.S. fear of CIA than .is the agency: "The CIA," and Morris West'C:,.
. i. Senate. ? 'itself. ? new book "The Ambassador." ?
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? Those who leap to the firing ?-? A Ghana official recently I'm' not naive enough to. 1, ?
line when they discover it's .! was lamenting the fact that . suggest that newsmen and' ?
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'always open season on CIA.? the United States denied a- authors stop writing about
. seem to ignore one inescaps- ?? food request because Nkrumah. :. CIA. Our society is naturally ??
. ble fact: A good intelligence ..: published a book attacking ....intolerant of secrecy (which ) ?
system has become as crucial CIA and labeling just ?about., any good intelligence opera- f?
;,:to national security as an . every American who. ever. -put ken requires), so the question-
army, or air force, or an foot in Ghana as ......e "CIA Ing and criticism will go on. '
( Arsenal of powerful weapons.. ,...spy." ?? . ? ? ? ? ? ?;.- But it would sure help if.
The. foreigners criticizing . ? ? "Are.. you: 'surpgised" that , some of the critics. conceded'
? t CIA most (the ? Russians,. Americans 'would react that, whether we, like eland&
1-Pres1dent Kwame Nkrumah of- favorably .to this ;kind of. at. tine intelligence operations 'or! ?
Ghana, etc.) know this and ? tack?" I asked.... ? - .; not; they are indisponsabla ;
. inobody 'expends more ?.effort are surprised' that Ittie,, this erazYt .areu beIllcoee
than do .latag to! perfect' ."4:yeouid. .direct -your 'sager :,et? arld. wmth we.1160.Zw-;
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