LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ALLEN DULLES FROM ROGER HILSMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000800090031-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: May 23, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear Allen,
I refer to General Cabell's letter of 29 April
1961 setting forth the conditions under which the
transfer to CIA of the Department's Biographic and
National Intelligence Survey programs would be
acceptable to the Agency.
As a result of the Civil Service Commission
General Counsel's informal ruling that the withdrawal
of these functions from the Department of State will
be considered as a reduction in work rather than a
transfer of functions, the Department is now able to
accept the conditions stated in the General's letter.
The General Counsel emphasised that in making
this ruling, he expected that State and CIA would
jointly make every effort to transfer enough people
to avoid a reduction in force in the State Department.
I am sure we may expect the continued full cooperation
of your staff in pursuing this objective.
There will also be the problem of working out
fairly complex financial arrangements to cover the
transitional and liquidation period. I believe members
of your staff are aware of this problem and I feel
sure that mutually satisfactory plans can be developed.
Sincerely,
Roger Sileman
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The Honorable
Allen Dulles,
Director, Central intelligence
Washington.
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For your information.
Copies of this letter have been sent to the
DDS for necessary action and to the DD/I for
information. The original of the letter will
be shown to the Director.
AAB
25 May 61
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