LETTER TO MR. BERNARD ZWIRN FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003100240027-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 5, 2003
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: June 23, 1947
• Content Type: LETTER

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~tlTH~AU~` & RY~i I~iC. ADVEEi.TIS2~
4a5 L+g'~on ~vEa -New Y~r1c l7
June 1~., 1947
DirE6taY' a~` ~ilitaxy Tnts119:geaCo
RTar ~epartm?nt
ti"iashin~ton, b. C.
Dear Sir:
~~e ars interested. ixt praducin~; ~ .x"adio show entit3.ed ~Ct~~iFID~IAL REk'OBT~.
The shave is to tie a dramatic ~ystex~type rs.ciio pro~am, having as its. base
a fictitious Coxd;'idential Report from an Ameri~n agent abroad, to the
Centra3. Zntelli:genc~e Bureau in Washington.
The entire show will. be fiction, extd will nat be presented to the listening
atuiisnce as fact. host of the etcs~ies will. be ~aystery, rather _than espy.
However: we vrould grdatly appre~iai~, your ~aermission to txse the naa-e pCentral
InteZligence.9ureau" as3 the intelligsnce orgaul.~ction receiving the con-
fidentisl report. ate do not intend u?t3.n.,; the Bureau as an integral part
of the story, nar describing ariy activities of the ~'uree.u, whiGh~ of scarce,
are secretive. ~'he name ~ sssterely be used to land an aura of semi-
bc~lievabil,ity tc, the sho~r, stash as is dons with the ~~rarious F'.~.I. and
Treasury progrsu~e~,
If it is possib3e fer ycru to grant vs pejrmission to ~xse the nsme Central
Intalligenae Bure-a~tp at the opening and ending of this pra~;ram, we could
upgreesiate it very- such, ~,d would ecsoperate wha],e~heartedly with you
regarding any publio r+slati~r~ fob thsxt..you ~ wish to put aarass an
the pro ~~rarsa .
Your Hew York office told us thy. t wo. ~:ould prabe~bly ]x~.ve tc~ travel to
Wa:~hin~ton to settle the m?3.tter rersone.lly. I ssh~ll tae only too glad to
discuss this matter wit~d you ar your representative ,~,t any time that
is couveni.ent.
~eTY truly yotu~se,
(sued)
F3srttard 2wirn
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