LETTER TO DR. ALBERT D. WHEELON FROM RICHARD HELMS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000300030002-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: August 26, 1966
• Content Type: LETTER

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26 August 1966
Dr. Albert D. Wheelon `
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Bud:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of 22 August
advising me of your desire to leave the Central Intelligence
Agency and Government service on 23 September 1966 to accept
a position with the Hughes Aircraft Company.
It will be most difficult for us to find a thoroughly competent
replacement to carry on your important work. Nevertheless, I
will honor your request, which is, as I understand it, in accord
with your original understanding with John McCone when you joined
CIA in early 1962.
Your contribution to the Agency, to the intelligence commu-
nity, and indeed to the Government has been significant. I look
forward to recognising this officially by givin
highest award, the Distinguished you the Agency s
h he t your de guished Intelligence Medal, sometime
parture? I am grateful for your expression of
admiration for CIA and its people and appreciate your offer to
be of assistance in the future.
My sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness
in your future undertakings.
Cordially,
ExDir/DCI:sbo
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505 OFFICE OF
THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
22 August 1966
Mr. Richard Helms, Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. , 20505
Dear Dick:
When I accepted John McCone's invitation to
join CIA in early 1962
standing that I would serve at leasttthreedand
not more than four years.
now accomplished all of thelmajoreObjectiveshine
creating a technical intelligence component for
the Agency that we had set down at
As I indicated to you last week, the bhgsnA ri -
craft Company has offered me a most t the attractive
s position, and I should like now to exercise the
original option of leaving Government service for
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CIA and its people. I considers it admiration for
privilege to have been able to it a distinct
security of my country serve the national
If I can be helpful to in such an organization.
do not hesitate to call on me the future
please
STAT
Albert D. Wheelon
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