LETTER TO JOSEPH MCCARTHEY FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000100130103-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 103
• Publication Date: October 22, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

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'1he Honorable Joseph R. McCarthy
Chairman, Permanent Subcammattee
on Investigations
Senate Committee on Government `perations
!i {ashington 45, C..
I have recently read over the first printed volume of your hear-
ings on Security--Government Printing Office', and recall that at
the time the hearings began, the press published several quotations
to the effect that an alleged member of the Communist Party had
access to secret data of the Central Intelligence Agency. Subsequently
it was developed that this person was a Government Printing office
employee. In addition, the Deputy Public Printer, Mr. Cole, was
quoted in the papers as stating to a reporter, in referring to the main
GPC plant, that he could not say positively whether they handled CIA
material, but that it was his belief that they could or would.
.t the time these investigations were being c,nducted, I had a
careful check made of our reproduction facilities and found that no
classified CIA material is printed in the main GPO plant. The only
CIA work which is handled there is routine unclassified. matter such
as blank forms. On 12 August Walter Fforzheimer, our i-egi.slatw_ve
Counsel, informed Mr. Carr of your staff of these facts. 101r, Cole
iinfw:srms us that these facts are correct, and in addition that he has
submitted a statement of these facts to your Committee.
The press reports mentioned in the first paragraph have re-
ceived widespread circulation both in the United states and abroad,
and have raised some questions as to our security. Under the cir-
cumstances, therefore, I would appreciate it if you would include
this letter in the printed hearings so that the fact that CI: does not
have classified material printed in the main GPJ plant is made a
matter of record.
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it has )ccurred to me that in the course of your investiga-
a you may possibly run across inf~3rrnation concerning this
,Agency or its personnel. Naturally, I would appreciate it if you
would make such information available to me so we can take a
thorough look at such matters.
h kindest regards, I am
Sincerely,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
OGC:WLP/blc (12 Oct. 53-
Rewritten 19 Oct.)
Orig. & 1 - Addrg,ssee
2 - Signer-
1 - ADD/A
2 - Legislative Counsel
L. K. White
ADD/Administration
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