CIA RENDEZVOUS AT NOON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000400470015-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 1999
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: November 6, 1963
• Content Type: OPEN

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CIA RENDEZVOUS AT NOON
By Barrett McC;urn
OJ TAB Herstl f*fEtea Stall
The Bating of the day's
events on the bulletin board
in the lobby of the Hotel
Commodore carried all the
usual buaineasmen conven-
tions and private parties.
But the llating yesterday for
Room 11S was far from run
of the mill. It said:
"Luncheon meeting, 12
noon, Central Intelligence
Agency."
The wafter fussing over the
bowls of grated cheese on his
serving wagon in the corridor
had no ob]ection when the
reporter poked his way into
Room 115 at 11:45 a. m. How
does a CIA rendezvous look?
Just like any other private
dining room in the Commo-
dore. A? roll at every place.
Water glasses already Riled.
Napkins neatly folded on the
gleaming white cloth.
The twenty guests began to
arrive: Alone wore clcaka.
They hung up hats and coats.
None had daggers. They were
]uat the same sort of plump.
bright folk you would expect
at a meeting of college and
university officials. In fact
that is what they were. Out
of the first four to arrive.:
Fordham led Hunter by three
to one.
JOKING
It was nine- ty condo to
noon.
"I though the CIA was al-
ways on time," Geld one.
"Maybe under the table,"
auggeated another. "Maybe
at noon he'll come out!"
He pointed at the table
cloth reaching to the floor.
the Commodore. "We have
our personnel recruitment ac-
tivities. Her. e'a a booklet on
it. You can have one."
The booklet, with ahand-
atAme cover in yellows, redo,
browns, violet and white,
featured a sketch of a rugged
featured man with law on
hand 1n the traditional por.
At 12:02 Max Wiecka ar- the lobby' and first flcwr of trayAl of thought. Ituside the
turnEd out as any used by
the Great corporatlofsg, the
reader found heavy empha-
ala on the tacholar>,q, even
contemplative, atmosphere
inside CIA laboratorka. The
message ? wan simple. The =
CIA needs many etudenta Of .
economics, geography. map
making, politics, history, an-
thrOpalogy, the whole range
.of eciencea and aria by which
one people can know an-
ather and each generation `
can seek to look fnto the
future.
There was an address for '
graduate students and under-
graduates lntereated in ap-
plying: 2430 E. 8k N. W., ?
Washin?ton. 20505. ?t.. ? -
' SERIOU9~ ?`
?"Now _don-.t treat. t~ila ea a
joke." Mr. Wiecka .counseled
the reporter. "Remember the ;
enemy can profit..hR,'thatl"
' No one doubted the serloua-
aesa but the. `colTeae-.'people
waiting ier lunch .shared the
reporter's aatonfahment`.tliat
a CIA meeting should ao on ~
with such scant reticence.
..
?l~y, until now, Rhen our t ,
atudenta came back' from a ~ ~?
CIA Interview they 7vet'en't
evta .allmved ,.tQ ,t,~l![.;!-~olit, j
dt,".sold one.-~" ~ I
"And tpe way the~`fie.~lrta~r~ ;
checking up, like ~mhat dagott'1
remember about a student.yau
had In 1626?"; puszTed aq- i
other. ,
One thing, artyar{ty,. wasn't
secret. The CIA wants more ~_
top grade college, persohnel
and can offer a career endue-,~
ing as far ahead s6 the not
can Gee, The college pplace!
officers were interested ~,++~~
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rived-throufih the door. He
Ss the CIA recruitment officer
for New York City. Mr. Wiecka
was startled to find the press
covering. Promptly he re-
covei?ed, however.
"We of the CIA have many
avert activities," he said, cx-
plaining ttte announcements