LETTER TO LT. GENERAL JAMES H. DOOLITTLE FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000300010047-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 47
• Publication Date: September 13, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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13 September 1954
Lt. General James H. Doolittle
New York, New York
Dear General Doolittle:
STAT I have aske o kindly hand you this letter and
suggest that you destroy it when it has served its purpose.
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Enclosed are brief curriculum vitae of certain of the key
men of the organisation whom you will meet on your trip with
their background of experience,
Kindle
destroy these memoranda when you are finished witil m.
As you may recall, I bad planned to brief you this week
25X1 personally and alone on several particularly sensitive operations.
In view of the change of plans this has not been possible, but one
25X1 of these operations is being handled
we have instructed our
25X1 to brief you on these operations. I
will of course leave to your own good judgment the extent you
25X1 may wish to brief any other members of your group. Here in
the office knowledge of these matters is restricted to very.
25X1 very few persons.
25X1
On my trip esterday, I did not get a real chance
to discuss with the asst problem of coordination between
your group and that of General Clark's. I did tell him, however,
of the progress your group is making and mentioned your trip.
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Furthermore, on the plane going out, I had a good talk with
Arthur Flemming who is one of the President's appointees on
the Hoover Committee and who was fully familiar with the
problem of coordinating the work of the two groups. I believe
the best solution would be a talk between you and General Clark
with the Boss on the latter's return to Washington. Possibly
there should be a preliminary talk with Herbert Hoover.
This morning I had a brief word with John Hollister,
Executive Director of the Hoover Committee, who also seems
most anxious to avoid unnecessary duplication in the work of
the two groups.
Good luck on your trip and I am delighted you are taking
Faithfully yours,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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A.WDII
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