LETTER TO(Sanitized) VERNON A. WALTERS

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: June 15, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASH I NGTON, D.C. 20505
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15 JUN 1977 .
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Dear Tony:
Thanks very much for your letter of 20 May concerning
your son's interest in the field of intelligence. It was
good to hear from you, and I appreciate your kind comments.
While we are always pleased to learn of young people
who are interested in a career in intelligence, our needs
for military officers are extremely few and are limited to
those officers of the Armed Forces who have a particular
skill or training for which we might have a specific need.
As you can appreciate, this is not true in the case of
those who are newly commissioned and at the junior officer
level. We are still absorbing all the people who worked
in Southeast Asia.
In the event that your son does not elect to follow
,a career in the Marine Corps, we would be glad to consider
him for employment as a civilian with this organization. at
the time he leaves the Service.
Thanks for writing. Hope this finds you and yours
well and flourishing.
Faithfully,
A
Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director
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Thank you for your letter of 20 May concerning your
son's interest in the field of intelligence. It was good
to hear from you and I appreciate your kind comments.
While we are always pleased to learn of young people
who are interested in a career in intelligence, our needs
for military officers are extremely few and are limited to
those officers of the Armed Forces who have a particular
skill or training for which we might have a specific need.
As you can appreciate, this is not true in the case of
those who are newly commissioned and at the junior officer
level.
In the event that your son does not elect to follow
a career in the Marine Corps, we would be glad to consider
him for employment as a civilian with this organization at
the time he leaves the Service.
Thank you for writing to me and my best wishes to you
and your son.
Sincerely,
Vernon A. Walters
Inv, Li* General USA
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20 May 1976
Lawton, Okla.
STAT receive. is commission
as a 20 Lt. in the Marine Corps through the
Naval ROTC roar m
the Basic School at Quantico, Virginia from May to November
-so he can get his branch and MOS.
He has expressed an interest in the Intelligence Field
and if there is a position available in CIA for a young,
-ter' , i. r.t~etligert 2d. Lt. of Marines as an aide or some
other position, my son would appreciate being associated
with the Agency. He reads, writes, and understands French
as a foreign language. It was one of his subjects at the
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He was captain of the Naval ROTC Rifle team and also
STAT_a member of the 0 rifle team and has received a number
of individual awards for shooting. He is a fisherman, bow
hunter, and skindiver. His hobby is collecting guns and
rifles.
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Dear General Walters,
I read in the papers where you are resigning
from the Army after all these years of service and that
Congress has to pass special legislation for you to re-
tire as a Lt. General. You are one of the highest rank-
ing persons that got their commission through the OCS
program. I hope Congress passes the necessary legis-
lation to retire you as a Lt. General which is the rank
you have rightfully earned. Having served under your
command in 1967-1968 when you were the Defense Attache
in Paris, France, I know you and your experience have
contributed much to the U.S. Army and the United States
government.
My ' 22- ar-
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I wish you the best of luck in your retirement
and in your future civilian career.
and an honor having served with you
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It was a pleasure
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Sincerely,
STAT
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