LETTER TO MR. WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM MR. PAUL J. CAUBIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76B00734R000200010005-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 1, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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IRVING P. KRICK ASSOCIATES. INC.
WEATHER ENGINEERS
611 South Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 216
Palm Springs, California, 92262
J:Lr. William E. Colby
Director
THE CEPNTRIL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
McLean, VA 22101
Dear Mr. Colby:
I challenge you not to discard this letter until thoroughly
reviewed!
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At the moment you are engaged in reorganization. 1,10 G;ant to talk
to you about 1:eath.2r". We confront you with a unique and
reliable method of preparing lol,g rdnge weather forecasts for
months to years in advance. This method has been proven in academic,
military and industry, commerce and agricultural fields over the
past 40 years. Some of the more current tests and verifications
of national and international importance involved the following:
1. The forecast of the severe drought of the 1950's as early
as 1946. Forecast the end in the fall of 1956.
2. Forecasts of Presidential inaugurals and other special
:,mite House forecasts from 1957 to 19730
3. Forecast of the severe drought of the 1970's as early as
1966-69.
4. Forecast of the drought in the Pacific Northwest(nowwj
prevailing) as early as 1963---a drought now causing an energy
crisis and the lowest flows of record in the Columbia River.
5. Forecast of Hurricane Agnes that hit the eastern coast areas
in 1972, alerting clients of this event as early as 1969.
6. in 1961-62 c:e forecast that Russia and China would have crop
failures and told our clients in Canada to forget summer fallow,
plant total acreage to be prepared to sell crops that Lussia and
Chink ~,-ould be buying.
r,ll these things happened, as forecast, and think of whet strategic
intelligence information this is. It should be put to your usage.
The barriers of scientific jealousies, disbelief and governmental
bureau blockage should be eliminated, at least to t)rovide proper
testing by usage. How can your company at this time not Consider
the vital Ln;pportance of a weather forecasting method that is unique
and not possessed by any government on the globe, including our ov,n?
Why can't, w;e h?Ip be your 'Mr. Weather"?
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Vie have also been active i n weather modification in !?:any parts of
the world since 1946. "zen one t:.inks of such ~orrendou. ossible
developments as control of the weather as a weapon in superpower
politic. Shen one can appreciate intelligence as a service for
peace and possible disarmament. Isn't the accurate and timely
intelligence essential to our ,.u,vival of freedom. Until this aay
arrives there must be intelligence organization to obtain for oui
government information it cannot obtain officially.
The world looks to us for solutions of its problems. The role of
intelligence services should be that of keeping the policy makers
fully informed of anything happening in the world that might affect
the U.S. politically, economically or militarily, either directly
or indirectly. It may range from famine in India, drought in Africa,
to discovering the next nation applying for membership in the nuclear
club.
Intelligence, like weather forecasting is not an exact or precise
profes_.ion. Unless all information in existence on a given situation
is available to the Aral.yst" charged with the responsibility it
is impossible to project with any certainty what will happen in the
future. If an individual iS good at his job he should have the
Opportunity to perform:; and if he isn't then remove him.
Nowhere else in ';;either is there the imagination, drive and ability
to act quickly and in projected time segments beyond the capacity of
others to perform.. Shouldn't such a vital ability be utilized, en-
LL. and not destroyed Or blocked by pey bureaucratic jealousies?
I a:rai t your reaction to this suggestion .-Math high hopes. Enclosed
are a few documents to substantiate some of the points made previously
in this letter. ih nk you kindly for youl'attention to this notice.
Paul J.'Caubin
Vice xesldent-t.arketina
Ptia Also enclosed our review-,,,of our long range forecast
of the Mississippi flooding this year!
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