DEAR MR. BLATTENBERGER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05330A000100120007-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 19, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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Biscoreble Rasymond Elattenherger
The Pali* Printer
Governeont Printing Office
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Blattenbergeri
In accordanoe with my letter to you dated July 4, 1956,
and pour reply thereto dated July 9, 1956, representatives of
the Goverempat Printing Office and the Contrail Intelligence
Agency havn thoroughly discussed the proposed transfer to the.,
Central intelligence Agency of the Government Printing Offioe
printing plant loceted in this Agencies Administration Build,
ins. General dg.neement hes been reached and tha following is
therefore proposed far your ooneurrance end the approval of the
Joint Conmittes an Printings
a. Effective January lo 1957, the Government
Printing Offioe printing plant located at 2430
Street, 11. V., Washington, D. C.' ehell be trams-
ft-tared to and opereted by'the Ce;tral Intelligenee
Agency under the authority of Gelation 10(a)(1) of
Pubiio Leer110, diet Comgreee.
'In All printing eqgipment mein the plaint
mhith the Government Printing Office obtained
from the predecessor operators of the plant shall
be transferred to the Centre' Intelligence Agency
without reiebursenent therefor. A list of snob
equipment has been jointly .prepared and AO attacled
hereto as Amex
e. All yr/atlas equipment noel* the plant
*lobmas yurOb000d by the Central Intelligence
limey subsequent to assumption of adenIstrative
control of the plant b/ the Government Printing
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Nom rb3e jx lattenbersnr GM, ii11~061 25, D. C.
Office shall be transferred to the Contra
Intelligence Atvitcy without reitbarnement
therefo.r. A hat of such equipment he. been
oiztys:;:repared P.T24 is attached hereto ae
tnnzot B.
d. All -Alior printing ovipmeat now In the
e Tcas betbe prucured by the Government
'ffics shall be trawaferred to the Central
tli?Agancy end the Central Intelligence
Agency atf.T2.1. rcimborve the Government Printing
Crficv te t anoant reprosacting the *est to the
Chver'noeut Printing (Ines leas depreeiation to
janlary 1, 1e,7. A 1141, W. each equipment showing
tha reiAlalztaont price or faith piece of evipeent
he boon .cintly prep40..-ed cm.i is attached hereto
ee nnow
e. All sm.pplics, replacement parte, eta.
(eacept those turaished by the Central Intelligence
Agency), which the plant may have on hand or an
order ts of the effective date of the transfer
ebell be aoquired by the Ceetrel Intelligenoe
agency at a price reprerenting poet to the Govern-
ment Printing Offlee.
f. The Centre Intelligence apounrsimill
provide alassified printing at cost to the Atonic
'Energy Commission, the State Department, en4 any
other &piney villas heretofore bee seed the eakleat
plett for classified priniaeg to the extent that
suah service: mey have been previously !Welshed
by the Goverment ?tinting Office. The Atonic
Rnergy Commies'= and the State Department have
been epprized of this proposed transfer mad have
interposed no objection thereto. The- subjeet
printing plant obeli nut perform any-unalawsified
printing for the Gentaal Ictelligense Agony or
for &Ay other Covermont Low, azaept upon waiver
issued by the ?averment Printieg Office, while.
operating in its present location. When the plent-_
is merged with the Central Intelligent Agencies
facilitiee in a single location no nnalateified
printing shall be perforaed by this printing plant
except that type of printtng ehiok would normally
be produeed in a Government dtiplioating plea.
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illtmt, ellen rgot ba eompdgett. tts option of rombstng
on the rano a th0 Omortavent PriatIng
prior to tto of:feeUvo dote of tI'de transfer the
ca-jewmetnt. PriAtilq CIV.06) atel ttlo Guam% Intent.
klurg)o teeszy otall :;oinLly przwo a list of persconal
csirstirt toweiefor to tha Central ratellicenoe
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svoneible for obtointre polocooll to mews those
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