LETTER TO HONORABLE STUART SYMINGTON FROM C. P. CABELL

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700190046-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: September 12, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable Stuart Sys::_ington
'United States Senate
'-Vas?.ingto, Z5, D.G.
Dear :: een .ator Sy%.: -ington:
ER 61-6790/a
JLF! SEP1961
Si ith reference to the query fro; your conjtt ueatl
r. Iuaoerii,, we have no wWtional is or:: aat on heyorz
that furnished to the Space and Aetrona ic,i Co ittee
esrly is ay. We continue to :S eve that the Soviets
atte , pied no anned space launches prior to the Gagarin
fig 't.
The inforq-Ation in the article alluded to -,y -T r.
1~oeni is at ilar to i or aaatio in articles :y Jac)-,
Anderson and Drew Pearson during April and ; :ay of
-- Li,-
this year. All these articles afar to stet-, fro
for,:~ aation released '-y the Italian News oncy, Continentals,
in Dscex.:: er 1959. V e have noreason to A ieve this in-
for . stion to to valid.
i ;cerely,
SIGNED
t;. F. Cam
General, USA.
Actin; Director
Letter to senator ,
fro--*' ; T. . eo C. Koenig
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query from youx coe-stituent,
Mr. -Koenig. we have no o itte Info matton beyond
that furnished to the Space and Aatro uttcs QmurJfto*
early Ia May. We continue to belts
attempted no manned space lam'.
.flag.
Mr. Koenig is similar
lack Anderson and Ire
of this year. All
Information rele&
Continental*.
to believe any
on in articles by
d to by
tag April and May
es appear to sum from
Italian News Agency,
rber 1559. We have no reason
to be valid.
ly.
Enc osure: Letter to
S. nator Symington from
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/Mr. Leo C. Koenig
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