LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JAMES R. SCHLESINGER FROM W. E. COLBY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R01142A000500020002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 25, 1975
• Content Type: LETTER

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5 APR 197
The Honorable James R. Schlesinger
The Secretary of Defense
Washington, D. C. 20301
cent request, our analysts, WltT
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Dear Jim :
In response to your
the help of comments from a number of our stations
have developed the attached study on "Commun1.s
and Radical Leftist Influence in the Armed Forces of
I" You will note that the distinction is, clearly ni
between Communist influence
Tand that he conclusion is that tllererisesi
to other radical leftysts t ,- whose
ce
leftists do have some impact.
overall political influence (rather than direct subversive
.efforts) against armed forces.
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little true Communist influence ex
experience-is not apt to be repeated elsewhere. On the
other hand, the study does indicate 'r 'r"- -'a- reflects Communist
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