LETTER TO THE HONORABLE HERBERT BROWNELL FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700170013-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: July 1, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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Herbert Brownell
*y General
e pawrtrneat of Justice
Washington ZS. D. C.
I appreciate it that you brought to my attention a report which
the Federal Bureau of Investigation received from a newspaper source
sad to yen respecting an alleged recent meeting of high
CIA.. This report indicated that at this meeting CIA "agreed to
allocate five zoillion dollars to be sanded- in Korea for the purpose
of creating incidents which would place Chiang Kai -shook in an na-
fayorable tight and which subsequently could be used as a bass for
swaying public opt*ios against the C ease Nationalists to the and
that Formosa c *%14 be placed under a United Nations trusteeship.-
The report further indicated that the source of this information
considered 'that it was very doubtful If Mr. Aileen fines, Director
aI Intelligence Agency,: had any knowledge Of this project
d come under Mr. Frank Wisner.
There is as basis whatever for this fantastic report. This A
Our national licy- with regard to the support of Chiang
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k and is not a warty to any teovsr of any Unto a which would
weskea his cause or that of the Chines-s Natiea atlists. I
conrss no each funds could be committed by the Agency
out my personal knowl
A Similar report was brought to my attention some weeks ago by
a distinguished Senator, and I gave him a similar statement as to its
complete Inaccuracy.
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We believe we know where this f
consider it liken that it is being relayed to certain 110
men, including the FBI wormer, in the hope the it Will a me l
be published.
I are enclosing an eta copy of this letter in ease should
to Vass it on to Mr. J. Edgar Hoover.
Sincerely yours,
AWD:hea
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3.0 June 1955
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The Honorable Herbert Brownell
Attorney General
Department of Justice
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Herb:
I simadwm4ar you/ Laves g brought to my attention
a report which the Federal Bureau of Investigation lsad received
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from a newspaper source respecting an alleged recent meeting of
high officials of the CIA. Th4Sreport *ou -,eive indicated that at
this meeting CIA'agreed to allocate five million dollars to be expended
in Korea for the purpose of creating incidents which would place
Chiang Kai-shek in an unfavorable light and which subsequently
could be used as a basis for swaying public opinion against the
Chinese Nationalists to the end that Formosa could be placed under
a United Nations trusteeship " The report further indicated that the
source of this information considered "that it was very doubtful if
Mr. Allen Dulles, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, had
any knowledge of this project which would come under Mr. Frank
Wisner."
wish totrre-gat there is no basis
whatever for t' ~-- report. This Agency is following our national
policy with r gard to the support of Chiang Kai-shek and is not a party
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to any maneuver of any nature which,ould tend to weal ,en his cause
or that of the Chinese Nationalists. Of course no funds-lcajaAe com-
mitted by the Agency without my knowledge and approval.
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A similar report was brought to my attention some weeks
ago by a distinguished Senator, and I gave him a similar statement
I am enclosing an extra copy of this letter in case you should
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