LETTER TO MARK W. CLARK FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000100130143-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 143
• Publication Date: January 15, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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GENERAL MARK W. CLARK
THE CITADEL
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
DEAR GENERAL CLARK:
THE PRESS REPORTS TODAY THAT SENATOR JOSEPH R.
MCCARTHY STATES THAT HE GAVE TO YOU YESTERDAY INFORMATION
ON "ALLEGED COMMUNISM AND CORRUPTION" IN THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.
UNDER DATE OF 7 JULY 1954 I WROTE SENATOR MCCARTHY
AS CHAIRMAN OF THE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE-ON INVESTIGATIONS
REFERRING TO HIS ALLEGATIONS OF COMMUNIST INFILTRATION OF
THE CIA AN REQUESTING THAT HE MAKE A'A I LABLE TO ME ANY
EVIDENCE HE HAD IN SUPPORT OF THESE ALLEGATIONS TO PERMIT
AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION THEREOF. A COPY OF THAT LETTER
WAS SENT TO YOU ON 7 JULY 1954. I RECEIVED NO REPLY WHATSOEVER
FROM SENATOR MCCARTHY TO THIS LETTER.
IN THE EVENT THAT ANY OF THE INFORMATION WHICH SENATOR
MCCARTHY NOW STATES HE HAS TURNED OVER TO YOU CONTAINS,
AS ALLEGED, ANY INDICATION OF COMMUNISM OR CORRUPTION IN
THE CIA, I WOULD INVESTIGATE THE MATTER IMMEDIATELY AND
THRODUGHLY. CERTAINLY SUCH INVESTIGATION SHOULD NOT
REPEAT NOT AWAIT THE REPORT OR FINDINC-S OF YOUR COMMITTEE
SOME MONTHS HENCE. ACTION SHOULD 3E TAKEN NOW.
ACCORDINGLY I URGENTLY REQUEST THAT YOU MAKE AVAILA,3LE
TO ME AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE MOMENT ANY INFORMATION IN
THE MATERIAL FURNISHED YOU BY SENAOOR MCCARTHY WHICH
WOULD PERMIT AN IMMEDIATE AND THRROUGH INVESTIGATION OF
THE MCCARTHY CKARGES.
FAITHFULLY YOURS, .~~
ALLEN W. DULLES,
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE.
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