LETTER TO ROBERT L. NICHOLS FROM GEORGE V. LAUDER

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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 7, 2009
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: November 28, 1984
• Content Type: LETTER

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Phone: [phone]
28 November 1984
Robert L. Nichols
Lt. General, USMC (Ret.)
Executive Director
Worl.d Affairs Council of Boston
Curtis-Saval International Center
22 Batterymarch Street
Boston, MA 02109
Dear General Nichols:
Thank you for inviting CIA Director William J. Casey to speak to the
World Affairs Council of Boston sometime this winter.
Mr. Casey has asked me to convey his regrets. Due to tentative travel
plans and a full schedule of official duties, he must decline the honor.
Sincerely,
1eorg 1-au-Ter-
Director, Public Affairs
DCI/PAO
28 Nov 84
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MEMORANDUM FOR: John N. McMahon
Deputy Director for Central Intelligence
FROM: George V. Lauder
Director of Public Affairs
SUBJECT: Trip to Boston, 27-28 November 1984
1. The following is a summary of your meeting with the South
Shore Chamber of Commerce and The Boston Committee on Foreign
Relations. Attached is your itinerary and a list of contacts and phone
numbers.
2. Breakfast Meeting with South Shore Chamber of Commerce Board
of Directors 2 November : On Wednesday morning, 28 November, from
8:30 - 9:30 a.m., you will attend a coffee and Danish breakfast and a
round table off-the-record discussion with members of the South Shore
Chamber of Commerce. Board of Directors. The Government Affairs Manager
for the Chamber Mr. Richard C. Pierce will meet you at the entrance of
the South Shore Chamber of Commerce Building, 36 Miller Stile Road, at
8:15 a.m. (For map see opposite). He will escort you to an anteroom
for coffee before taking you to the Board room at 8:30 a.m. The'
President Mr. John Doody of Arthur L. Doody Insurance Agency will
introduce you. The suggested format for your presentation is 20
minutes of remarks and 20 minutes of Questions and Answers. You will
be seated at the Board table with Mr. Doody on your right and the
Executive Vice President of the Chamber Mr. Ronald E. Zooleck on your
left. Since it is a small group, a microphone will not be necessary.
The audience of approximately 36 are leading business men and
women in the area. (See Board of Directors list opposite). Neither
members of the media nor foreign nationals will be present. Mr. James
Asher, owner of the South Shore Broadcasting-WJDA and WESX, will
attend. Since the organization understands that this is an
off-the-record meeting, Mr. Asher's affiliation should not be a
problem. As the meeting is a small gathering, your remarks will not be
taped unless you instruct us to request it.
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SUBJECT: Trip to Boston, 27-28 November 1984
The South Shore Chamber of Commerce, headquartered in Quincy,
Massachusetts, is the largest suburban Chamber in the country with over
1600 members from Boston to Cape Cod. (See annual report opposite).
Its primary mission is to promote economic development in the.South
Shore Massachusetts area. The usual format is a luncheon of 500
members with full scale media coverage. Given the nature of the
Agency, the smal-ler, off-the-record format was suggested for your visit
with them. Both President Reagan and Vice President Bush spoke to the
group during the 1980 campaign and drew record crowds. More recently,
NASA Chief James Beggs, Post Master General William F. Bolger, and
former Deputy Secretary of State Elliot Richardson have spoken to
them. IRS Commissioner Roscoe Egger will be their guest speaker on 30
November.
3. Dinner Meeting with the Boston Committee on Foreign Relations
(28 Novem er : You wil have an of -t e-record dinner meeting wit t e
Boston om ti tee on Foreign Relations on Wednesday, 28 November, from
5:15 - 8:30 p.m. Former Chairman of the Boston Committee on Foreign
Relations Richard A. Wiley of The First National Bank of Boston and
Secretary and Vice-Chairman of the Committee Gary A. Spiess will meet
you at 5:15 p.m. at the main entrance of the Curtis-Saval International
Center, 22 Batterymarch Street, Boston. (See biographies opposite.)
They will escort you to the Rotunda Room for the reception and the
evenings activities. You will address the group from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Mr. Wiley will introduce you and a microphone and podium will be
available. Dinner will follow and at approximately 7:30 p.m. you are
requested to take Questions and Answers until 8:30 p.m. adjournment.
Chairman of the Executive Committee Richard J. Epstein and owner of Jan
Research Associates will be seated on your right, Mr. Wiley will be on
your left, and Mr. Spiess will also be at your table. The remaining
names are not available at this date. A business suit will be the
dress for the evening. Your remarks will be taped by the Committee for
our records.
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SUBJECT: Trip to Boston, 27-28 November 1984
The audience of approximately 50 are leading men and women in
business, law, media and education. Foreign nationals will not be
present. The following are members of the Council and could attend the
meeting:
Richard A. Nenneman, Managing Editor, CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE MONITOR
Edward 0. Foell, Editor-In-Chief, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
MONITOR
Joseph C. Harsch, Senior Reporter, Diplomatic Columnist,
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
William J. Taylor, Publisher, BOSTON GLOBE
Since the organization understands that this is an off-the-record
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The Boston Committee on Foreign Relations is a voluntary
association of persons who have both backgrounds and interests in
foreign policy matters. The Committee has some 200 members. The
Committee is associated with the Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. in
New York City. (See Board of Directors on letter masthead opposite).
The group meets 12-15 times per year. Previous speakers to the group
have been Former Ambassadors Jane Able Coon and William H. Sullivan as
well as President of the Asian Society ofiNew York Robert Oxnam.
Attachments
A. Itinerary
B. List of contacts
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DDCI - Boston Itinerary- 27, 28 November 1984
Tuesday, 27 November
4:00 Depart CHB
4:30 Wheels up
5:50 Arrive Boston
Proceed to Meridien Hotel (250 Franklin)
8:00 Dinner
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Wednesday, 28 November
7:45 Depart Hotel
8:15 Arrive 36 Miller Stile Road, Quincy
8:30 Breakfast/Address South Shore Chamber of Commerce
9:30 Depart Quincy
5:15 Arrive Curtis-Saval International Center (time approximate--can be later)
6:00 Address Boston Committee on Foreign Relations
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Questions and Answers
8:30 Adjourn
9:15 Wheels up
10:35 Arrive Dulles
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LIST OF CONTACTS AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN BOSTON
Richard C. Pierce
Government Affairs Manager
South Shore Chamber of Commerce, Inc.
36 Miller Stile Road, Box 488
Quincy, Massachusetts 02269
[phone]
Gary A. Spiess
Secretary and Vice Chairman
Boston Committee on Foreign Relations
Curtis-Saval International Center
22 Batterymarch Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
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