LETTER TO MR. WILLIAM FOLEY FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Release Date: May 5, 2003
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• Publication Date: April 15, 1958
• Content Type: LETTER

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APR 15 195ii
Mr. 4illian totirg CAirman
interdepartmental )emeittee r Internal )eourity
2107 Department of Justice
ieshington 25, D.
Dear Mr. Foley:
This letter is In reply to yours (ILIS-P25/151) ca
30 Marc% 1953, regardiug SE.06, "Soviet Capabilities for as Ata:
on the United 3tates before Mi4-1955g. This estimate vas vv::p4m.1
as a contribution to the eta* being conducted by the SpecfP1 1Allua-
tion Suboommittee ?aretant to NSC-110. The. committee, Chaired tt:
Lieutenant General Edwards, vur (Amt.), includes a representati%a
of your cammitime. Our estiatte was not intendel to provitt
answers as to the Soviet's net eapability to inflict damage on t,a
US br Clandestine ar any other means.
You suggest that we may wish to revise $106 in the licit
of the facts as you 'tcnow thee, but it is tot apparent 114PM your
Letter that you have any facts *deb were not considered ilt
preparation of $E.36. Specifically, the tit; ceneraniCatiun to i: ch
you refer was then trivun due coneideration. The Joint A:L.:vile "IYvt:;71,
Intelligence Conatttee participated in the preparation of "Ile e
ato and Mr. McDonald attended as a representative of the
AZG anti FBI members of the. /AG both concurred in 3S-36 Wel it
adopted by the IAC.
If, however, you do have any information or facto
not presented for consideration in connection with the ANVE'ratii-n
of 0.-36, vhstAer such fasts may have been meowed Worn or attyr
the pehlioation of that estimate, we are matt anxious to raoaire t:Tsr
for consideration. Thu may be assured that the import 01, Any Eivn
materials as evaluated by those best qualified to do so in to
item* meranity, mill be reflected In our laitimates and LI our
on-
tributions to studies ouch as those prepared by the 4.ptoidI
Subcommittee of the
We are passing to General iAwards a copy of your Iottat nd
reply, for considerati.n and such. action bc he may care to tae.
DAD/ADM./ONE
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