LETTER TO HONORABLE J. M. FULBRIGHT FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000700200075-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: March 30, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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30 March. 19
E ion* rabl e J. M. ....nalbrifW
hnirrnan Committee on Foreign Relations
nited State* Senate
ashingtan. D. C.
Dear Senator Fulbright:
I am happy to respond to your request for comments on S.
a am to create the Freedom Commission and the Freedom Academy.
I believe the objective to be laudable. As / stated in an address
to the Veteran* of Foreign 'Wars in August 196*. we need In this country
more- education on the history and policies of International COM132imism,
particularly more knowledge of tbe nature of the Communist threat to
our way of life. I believe it is essential for educational institutions
throughout the United States to develop facilities for extending the
knowledge of the dangers of Conantv,nism in all its ramifications and to
give some of its historical background.
There are already several departments and agencies in the
k *dere' Government which devote time and effort to the subjects with
which the proposed Freedom Commission would be concerned. As
you undoubtedly know. this Agency hes a considerable effort devoted
to the study of Cemmunism. including a School. of Internet/Antal
Communism to educate those who enter an duty with as.
regard to the Freedom Academy there are these factors to
be considered:
(1) Many universities and research institutions (such as the
Council an Foreign Relations. Foreign Policy Association.
and Brookings) are already making an effort in studying
the menace of Comunmism and in educating their students
or members. In thee* universities and institutions are
found most of the real es:parts. outside those in Government,
who are competent to deal with this subject.
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(2) A study of International Communism and related Soviet
problems would provide a more rounded program if it
were tied in with general studios of world problems. Suck
a general course *night be more attractive to the type of
individual who could be effective lin such work.
(3) The Academy would be an overt institution. and its personnel
and student body would almost certainly become well known.
This factor would be quite important in selecting students
and in determining the nature of their future activities in
the field of anti-Communism.
I trust that time. remarks will be of some use to you.
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Sincerely
Allen W. Dulles
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