LETTER TO THE HONORABLE SHERMAN ADAMS FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R004300060021-8
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: August 10, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Honorable Sherman A grasp
Special Asalla to the 'President
Tba Whit* House
August 10, 1956
Dear Sheri:
I attach the letter to the President cover-
ing the matter `we discussed. the other day with
gard to posaatbie Intelligence briefings
rat Campaign.
faithfully your*,
Vila W. 8011
Atucas IV. DuUea
Director
P.S. I have sent a copy of this correspondence
to Foster.
AWD:at
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AUGUST 14, 1952
The President sent the following telegram to the Honorable
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
"I would be most happy if you would attend a Cabinet luncheon
next Tuesday the Nineteenth. If you want to bring your Press Secretary
and any other member of your staff I'll be glad to have them. If you
can arrive at about twelve fifteen I'll have General Smith and the
Central Intelligence Agency rive you a complete briefing on the foreign
situation. Then wine will have 'luncheon with the Cabinet and after that
if you like I'll have my entire staff report to you on the situation
in the White House and in that way you will be enti-c ?ely briefed on what
takes place. I've made arrangements with the Central Intelligence
Agency to furnish you once a week with the world situation as I also
have for Governor Stevenson.
/s/ HARRY S. TRUMAN"
The following is the text of General Eisenhower's reply:
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"Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for your offer to have me briefed by certain
agenci.s of the government on the foreign situation. On the personal
side I am also grateful for your luncheon invitation.
In my current position as standard bearer of the Republican
Party and of other Americans who want to bring about a change in the
National Government, it is my duty to remain free to analyze publicly
the poi lies and acts of the present administration whenever it appears
to me to be proper and in the country's interests.
CCJ
During the present period the people are deciding our country's
leadership for the, next four years. The decision rests between the
Republican nominee and the candidate you and your Cabinet are supporting
and with whom you conferred before sending your message. In such circum-
stances and in such a period I: believe our communications should be only
those which are known to all the American people. Consequently I think
it would be unwise and result in confusion in the public mind if I were
to attend the meeting in the White House to which you have invited me.
As you know, the problems which you suggest for discussion are
those with which I have lived for many years. In spite of this Iwould
instantly change this decision in the event there should arise a grave
emorgz.ncy. There is nothing in your message to indicate that this is
presently the case.
With respect to the weekly reports from the Central Intelligence
Agency that you kindly offered' to send met I will welcome these reports.
In line with my view, however, that the American people are entitled to
all the facts in the International situation, save only in those cases
where the security of the United States is involved, I would want it
understood that the possession of these reports will in no other way
limit my freedom to discuss or analyze foreign programs as my judgment
dictates.
Very respectfully,
/s/ DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER"
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The President sent the following telegram to the Honorable
Dwight D. Eisenhower:
"I would be most happy if you would attend a Cabinet luncheon
next Tuesday the Nineteenth. If you want to bring your Press Secretary
and any other member of your staff I'll be glad to have them. If you
can arrive at about twelve fifteen I'll have General Smith and the
Central Intelligence Agency give you a complete briefing on the foreign
situation. Then we will have luncheon with the Cabinet and after that
if you like I'll have my entire staff report to you on the situation
in the White House and in that way you will be entirely briefed on what
takes place. I've made arrangements with the Central Intelligence
Agency to furnish you once a week with the world situation as I also
have for Governor Stevenson.
/s/ HARRY S. TRUMAN"
The following is the text of General Eisenhower's reply:
"Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for your offer to have me briefed by certain
agencies of the government on the foreign situation. On the personal
side I am also grateful for your luncheon invitation.
In my current position as standard bearer of the Republican
Party and of other Americans who want to bring about a change in the
National Government, it is my duty to remain free to analyze publicly
the policies and acts of the present administration whenever it appears
to me to be proper and in the country's interests.
During the present period the people are deciding our country's
leadership for the next four years. The decision rests between the
Republican nominee and the candidate you and your Cabinet are supporting
and with whom you conferred before sending your message. In such circum-
stances and in such a period I believe our communications should be only
those which are known to all the American people. Consequently I think
it would be unwise and result in confusion in the public mind if I were
to attend the meeting in the White House to which you have invited me.
As you know, the problems which you suggest for discussion are
those with which I have lived for many years. In spite of this I would
instantly change this decision in the event there should arise a grave
emergency. There is nothing in your message to indicate that this is
presently the case.
With respect to the weekly reports from the Central Intelligence
Agency that you kindly offered to send me, I will welcome these reports.
In line with my view, however, that the American people are entitled to
all the facts in the International situation, save only in those cases
where the security of the United States is involved, I would want it
understood that the possession of these reports will in no other way
limit my freedom to discuss or analyze foreign programs as my judgment
dictates.
Very respectfully,
/s/ DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER"
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