"PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE NEW CIA BUILDING, 1955-56," ATTACHED

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Page Count: 13
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2014
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: May 21, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Memorandum ? UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
TO
STAT FROM
SUBJECT:
STAT
(1) Mr. Mason, Budget Staff
:(2) Mr. Chandler, Logistics Office
DATE: 21 May 1956
Col. Grogan's office) 1A,J9z--
"Public Comment on the New CIA Building, 195546," attached
For your information, attached is a copy of our analysis of press and
Congressional comment on Langley and the new building, prepared for background
use in the pending hearings.
I have sent the original copy to 14ho I understand is
assembling material for the Director's reference book; and another thermo
copy to Col. White and Mr. Paul.
MI WED RI Al I
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?7,1,7; COM!f:tr ON TIE NEW CIA B717)ING, 1955-4956
Langley "Threatened," ac a Park Area
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Flogor Fisher, Langley civic lraders alleged in July 19% th4L'ioy. ?
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If CIA were to move to Langley, the U.S.? will "lose" the park land
there, and s aid that the move will lideettoy potential park lands, ,badly
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nnPded in northe t
rn Virginia." (Senate Agropria. ions Curoitiee"7h.M.s'incis.,
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p. 263.) Eerlier; on April 13, 19%, without indicating that, only a
fraction of the 750 acres were involved, the New York Times ed.itcrialized
Vast the Langley site could *alterro,tivelr be 'turned into a 'fine ?
park area." - More recently, in a speech cnFb.
thelm hae again criticized CIA for invading an area "dediCittOtt-cr---7"
conservation and park Uses."
From the beginning, the T)CI indicated that oily a fraction of the
ernprnt reservatim at Langley was involved. In June and July
7.
1955 he indicat.ed that 100 acres would be ample, in triarinsl bet/m.417;- ?.
the Seaate Armed Ser?dces Cunmittee (p. 541) and the Howie Appropriations
Committee (p. 173)i and on July 15, 19%, he *spoke of 100 acres out at
"300 acres" belonging to the Bureau of Public Roads (Senate Appropriatioss ?
Committee testimony, p? 293). On Nov. 4, 19%, the higher fiiiii7lOk
acres (of the total tract of 750 acies) was given out by
in testimony testimony before the NCPC (p? The need for enoughS acreage
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for parking aril for a !iecutIty periaeter.around the building were
discussed by the Dr ec t ar befcr e both the ,Rouso,anci,
Appropriations :Coastittees, in June and July 1955