ADDRESS TO THE FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEES ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

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ADDRESS TO THE FOREIGN POLICY/NATIONAL SECURITY
COMMITTEES ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
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MR. BLAKE 19 AUGUST 1978
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IT IS A PLEASURE FOR ME TO ADDRESS A GROUP THAT HAS
SHOWN SUCH AN INTEREST IN THE FORMULATION OF AMERICAN FOREIGN
POLICY AND THE SAFEGUARDING OF NATIONAL SECURITY. THE
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY IS VITALLY INTERESTED IN THESE
AREAS, AND I PROPOSE TO TELL YOU TODAY WHY WE IRE INTERESTED,
AND HOW WE ARE INVOLVED IN PROVIDING FOREIGN POLICY AND
NATIONAL SECURITY SUPPORT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
MORE THAN THE ALAMO, OUR AGE REMEMBERS PEARL HARBOR.
NEVER BEFORE OR SINCE DECEMBER 7,1941, HAS THE UNITED STATES
BEEN CAUGHT SO DISASTROUSLY UNAWARE OF AN IMPENDING THREAT TO
NATIONAL SECURITY. AND YET WASHINGTON WASN'T COMPLETELY
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25 February 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT : American Legion Resolution
Jack,
Attached is the recent exchange of correspondence with the
American Legion concerning their fine resolution of support for
the Central Intelligence Agency. Would you be kind enough, at
Hank's request, to give this material appropriate exposure
within the Agency.
Thanks and regards.
Andrew T. Falki wicz
Assistant to the Director
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20505
Mr. Mylio S. ,Kraja
Director
National Legislative Commission
The American Legion
1608 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Dear Mr. Kraja:
I have received with pleasure your letter of 9 February
and the accompanying resolution of the American Legion express-
. ing support for the Central Intelligence Agency.
I can assure you that your aid and encouragement, as well
as that of all patriotic American organizations, is important
in enabling us to continue our efforts to provide the nation
with the most effective foreign intelligence capability.
Please express my appreciation to the members of the
American Legion for their strong statement of confidence.
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Acting Director E. H. Knoche
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
February 9, 1977
Enclosed you will find a copy of Resolution Number 173
which was adopted by the American Legion at our National
Convention in August 1976. By taking this action, our or-
ganization has re-affirmed it's complete confidence in and
total support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
the Central Intelligence Agency.
It is apparent to us that maintaining internal security
is vital
if
our nation is to remain stable and retain it's
position
in
the world community. Since you exercise much
control
over
the shaping of our nation's internal security
program,
we
believe it necessary that you also be aware of
our position on this matter.
Sincerely,
Myio\S. Kraja,"Dir ctor
National Legislative Commission
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58th NATIONAL CONVENTION OF TILL AMERICAN LEGION
SEATTLE, WASIHINGTON, AUGUST 24-26, 1976
COMMITTEE : AMERICANISM
SUBJECT SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF
INVESTIGATION AND THE CENTRAL
INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central
Intelligence Agency, both charged with the protection and pre-
servation of the security of the United States since their inception,
have served with distinction and honor in carrying out this vital
mission; and
WHEREAS, In the course of discharging of their obligations to
their superiors, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central
Intelligence Agency have been subjected to harsh and severe
criticism resulting in undermining employee morale and impeding
progress of these agencies in carrying out their traditional and
lawful goals; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By The American Legion in National Convention
assembled in Seattle, Washington, August 24, 25, 26, 1976, that
The American Legion reaffirm its complete confidence in the
capability, integrity and indispensable need for continued
excellent service of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the
Central Intelligence Agency; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
President of the United States, the President of the United States
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Attorney
General of the United States, the Director of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, and the Director of the Central Intelligence
Agency with a view to giving all possible aid and encouragement to
the personnel of these agencies in carrying out their vital mission
of protecting the security of the United States, particularly at
this state of world history which reflects the spread of communism
and subversion of freedom.
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3 SEPTEMBER 1976
MYSTERIOUS DISEASE -
BORIS C3ANNOV
NEW WEAPON?
"All last week there were flag-draped
caskets, tears and foiling bells - and
a surge of atavistic fears clearly stem-
ming from inherent memories of the
plague and the pox," "Newsweek" in its
August 16 issue quoted Dr. Leonard
Bachman, the chief health officer of the
State of Pennsylvania, as saying. People
in Philadelphia were avoiding going
anywhere near the homes of the victims
of the fearsome unknown disease that
had hit the city,
The thirty people who had died and
the 150 who were hovering between
life and death in hospitals had been
present at the American Legion conven-
tion which brought together veterans of
America's wars in Philadelphia three
weeks earlier.
U.S. specialists have described the
affliction as the most horrendous in the
history of medicine. It kills as cruelly
as mustard gas. After an incubation
period of a few days, the patients are
overcome by a sudden weakness, they
are shaken -by fever, and then conies
asphyxiation. Postmortems attribute
death to pulmonary congestion.
All efforts to find the disease carrier
have failed so far. Dr. David Sencer,
director of the Disease Control Centre
in Atlanta, told the press that the ana-
lyses made totally exclude all hitherto
known viruses and bacteria as possible
pathogenic agents. Dr. Sencer believes
that the disease is caused by
toxin. -
the "killer bug" will wait that long.
While the medical men, virologists
chemists and microbiologists are trying
to establish the characteristics of the
deadly virus or toxin, the U.S. press
and the public have embarked on their
own search.
Hints have appeared in the press
that the tracks lead to the Central In-
telligence Agency and the Pentagon.
As was revealed during the recent in-
vestigations of CIA operations, the
agency Has on more than one occasion
planned activity involving the use of
toxins or other chemical substances
injurious to health.
Recently some secret documents re-
lating to 3 CIA long-term programme
for testing on Americans (without, their
knowledge of course) chemical substan-
ces affecting the activity of the human
brain have been published in the
Washington press. The programme is
code-named MKDELTA. The documen-
tary evidence shows that CIA research-
ers have studied in recent years at
least 139 chemical compounds in order
to choose the most effective agents
capable of paralyzing the human will
with a view to extracting the needed
information or facilitating recruitment,
and of depriving the victim of his
mental faculties, memory and ability to
think independently.
So far it is not known how many of
these substances have been tested on
human guinea pigs or how many
people have been ;nvolved in such
experiments. The Washington corres-
pondent of the Baltimore " sun" says
that practically all reports on file use
of toxins in wholesale experimentation
on human beings were destroyed on
orders from former CIA director Richard
Helms. However, a surviving document
So far there is no more accurate.
description of the cause than "killer
hug," and the affliction has been termed
"Legionnaires' disease."
"Whatever it is, it's one of the most
dangeroiss things in the world," said
Dr. Jay Staz, chief virologist of Phila-
de',.hia.
"What we know is really what we
don't know," Dr.. Sencer says.
"Investigation will take a year
that has come to light relates to, the
purchase for the CIA from the Swiss
two," was the comment of Dr. Bachman, enough of the hallucinogen LSD to
The problem, however, is whether affect 100,000,000 people.
The documents show that experi-
rnents with chemical substances were
conducted on inmates of the state
prison at Vacaville, California. But
similar inhuman experiments have been
made without their knowledge on
Americans at large.
' In a number of instances the test
subject has become ill for hours or
days, including hospitalization," one
.report reads In such cases CIA agents
collaborated closely with the doctors
in charge and the local police so as to
conceal the real causes of the affliction
from both the patients and the .public,
and to ensure the secrecy of. ilia
MKDELTA programme.
The report touches upon the death
of biochemist Frank Olson, who in
a state of mental disturbance, after
being given LSD without his knowledge,
committed suicide by jumping out of a _
window of a New York hotel. CIA do-
cuments that have been brought to light
show that the agent who administered
the drug to Dr. Olson was reprimanded
by his chiefs for having given him an
"overdose."
In this. connection Americans recall
that last year the CIA tested' a system
for the release of toxic and nerve gases
at New York- subway stations during
rush hours.
Pentagon officials are similarly exper-
imenting on human beings. According
to a "New York Times" report, exper-
iments with hallucinogens resulted in
the death of 'the professional tennis
player Harold Blauer, who was given a
derivative of mescaline.
The U.S. press has on repeated occa-
sions carried reports on experiments
with chemical substances conducted on
American servicemen.
Many Americans are now wondering
whether the CIA and the Pentagon are
not involved in what happened in
Philadelphia. One assumption that has
been made is that one or more of the
participants in the American- Legion
convention had been , engaged in
some secret experiment under a
programme like MKDELTA.
Is it a matter of an experiment getting
out of hand or was it all deliberately
planned?
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THE BALTIMORE SUN
31 August 1976
Soviet sleuths -" 1a e CIA-
clues point to the CIA. ~~I~y ,ax -one
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knowledge," the broadcast said. Citing American press re-
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out on American servicemen.
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be that some of them were involved in the testing.
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Many thanks for your letter of 28 May
inviting me to address the National Executive-Committed
"October 6th.
of The American Legion in Indianapolis 0--'
I am. happy to be able to accept and loo frward to
being there. I am most grateful to The A-me-rican
Legion for their continued support of Intelligence
which is essential if the United States is to survive
as a free nation.
I will. probably arrive by car on the morning
of the 6th of October and will get in touch with you
when I get there. I will be happy to answer questions
after my talk, but I prefer to avoid formal press
conferences. Please let me know where I can reach
you in Indianapolis.
With every good wish,
Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General, USA
Mr. William F. 11a.ack
National. Adjutant
1608 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 2.0006
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OFFICE OF THE
NATIONAL ADJUTANT
Lt. General Vernon A. Walters
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear General Walters:
May 28, 1976
Executive Registry
L-7-6 - s- ox
It is my pleasure to invite you to address the National Executive
Committee of The American Legion in Indianapolis, Indiana, the evening
?~ mat the Indianapolis Athletic Club. It is estimated that 400
or 500 people will be in attendance.
The National Executive Committee is the governing body of The
American Legion, composed of one principle and one alternate from each
of our fifty-eight departments representing all of the states, District of
9,lbia, Puerto Rico and six foreign countries,
They are the only group
rovised to rule on policy matters affecting our Organization outside of
the Natio Convention.
The National Executive Committee has had an unbroken record of
support for an effective intelligence service and I am sure you will find them
a most interested audience. I am enclosing copy of two resolutions, adopted
at its Spring meeting in which you might be interested.
The American Legion will reimburse you for expenses and suitable
accommodations will be made for you at the Indianapolis Athletic Club. As.
soon as the details of your schedule are available if you will give them to
me we will have a member of our Distinguished Guest Committee meet you
upon your arrival in Indianapolis.
We all look forward to the pleasure of having you with us in October.
Sincerely yours,
WILLIAM F. HAUCK
National Adjutant
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
MAY 5-6, 1976
RESOLUTION NO. 22
COMMITTEE: FOREIGN RELATIONS
SUBJECT: ENACT FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO PROTECT OUR
INTELLIGENCE AGENTS IN THE FIELD
WHEREAS, intelligence reports provide valuable information to insure
the national security of our country as well as that of our allies. These
reports also provide a margin of safety and warning of any hostile act
against the United States; and
WHEREAS, the identity of Americans employed in the many fields of'
the American intelligence system must be protected in order that they
may remain an integral part of our security system; and
WHEREAS, recent publications have listed the identity of a member of
the United States intelligence network, and after this disclosure he was
brutally murdered; and
WHEREAS, this publication has publicly announced that the practice of
identifying intelligence agents in their publication will continue in the
future, not only damaging our security network and information sources,
but could expose this personnel to attacks by enemies of the United
States; now, therefore be it
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RESOLVED, by the National Executive Committee of The American
Legion in regular meeting assembled in Indianapolis, Indiana, on
May 5-6, 1976, that we petition the President of the United States to
direct the Congress to provide laws which will protect our intelligence
agents in the field, by making any public disclosure of their identities
a treasonable act.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
MAY 5-6, 1976
RESOLUTION NO. 23
COMMITTEE: FOREIGN RELATIONS
SUBJECT: REAFFIRM AMERICAN LEGION SUPPORT FOR A VIABLE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, credible intelligence operations are indispensible to any
nation's security and deterrence; and
WHEREAS, there is presently a massive and sustained attack on the
American intelligence community which has the effect of discrediting all
intelligence operations; and
WHEREAS, these continuing attacks have already seriously impaired the
functioning of the CIA, hampering the collection of worthwhile intelligence
by the Central Intelligence Agency, and the CIA is also experiencing great
difficulty in gaining cooperation from some foreign intelligence agencies;
and
comes -
WHEREAS, without credible intelligence operations, the United States comes a blinded warrior incapable of insuring even its own survival; a be-
WHEREAS, at a time when America's intelligence corriiminity has been
seriously impaired, the KGB has expanded to an estimated 300, 000 agents,
domestic and abroad, with close cooperation from intelligence services
which it has trained in Romania, Hungary, Cuba and other nations; and
WHEREAS, leaks of legitimately classified information with profound irri-
pact on our national security have become commonplace; and
WHEREAS, no Congressional oversight of the intelligence community
be effective in the absence of specific statutes concerning the leakage fill
classified information which effects our national security; and
WHEREAS, the British Official Secrets Act of 1911, as amended by the Of-
ficial Secrets Act of 1920, has effectively safeguarded classified informa-
tion without infringement on civil rights in a free and democratic society;and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Supreme Court recognized the need for safeguardin
classified information in the New York Times publication case when Justc es
Stewart and White concurred that "it is clear.. , that it is the constitutional
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duty of the executive--as a matter of sovereign prerogative and not as
a matter of law as the courts know law--through the promulgation and
enforcement of executive regulations to protect the confidentiality
necessary to carry out its responsibilities in the fields of international
relations and national defense;" and
WHEREAS, it is obvious that executive orders and regulations alone can
no longer control the unauthorized release of classified information; and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Congress faced and responded to similar situations,
namely the enactment of 50 U. S. C. 783(b), 18 U. S. C. 798 and the Atomic
Energy Act; and
WHEREAS, in the Scarbeck case, the Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia pointed out that the Congress fully intended to permit a prose-
cution without violating the same national security that 50 U.S. C. 783
(b) was designed to protect; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the National Executive Committee of The American Legion
in regular meeting assembled in Indianapolis, Indiana, on May 5-6, 1976,
that we reaffirm our support for a viable intelligence community which
adequately advises the U. S. Congress of its major activities and one which
operates within the current statutes and safeguards; and, be it further
RESOLVED, that we support enactment of federal legislat-ion which would
clarify and strengthen the safeguarding of classified information, and would
provide formidable penalties for violation of its 'provisions; and, be it
fu rthe r
RESOLVED, that this legislation must recognize fully the spirit of the
Scarbeck case, namely that prosecution under the act should not violate
the same national security that the statute was designed to protect; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, that this legislation should clearly prohibit the classification
of information which does not effect the national security of the United
States.
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3 June 1976
I have just had a chat with Mr. Ostendorf, of the
American Legion in Waterloo.
He understands that your name is E. Henry Knoche. As
I expected, there was indeed some confusion on that point.
A little anecdote to be used in the introduction would
be appreciated. (Is there something that'll appear that
theytre telling on you?)
There will be no Q &A aside from the usual friendly chats
before and after your talk.
I thanked Mr. Ostendorf for the offer of arranging
accommodations and transportation and said neither would be
necessary, (This obviates further response to his letter of
13 April.)
Dress is informal.
They're shooting for 250 guests, have 100 signed up now,
and expect the usual last-minute rush.
This is a meeting of their Division, which is one of five
in the state and represents the southern one-third of the
state.
Radio station WCBW has switched signals, will tape the talk
instead of carrying it live -- probably with an eye on a better
broadcast time than Saturday night.
The only media invited are the two local Waterloo weeklies.
(This, of course, does not preclude that some others may show
up. And I don't think these should simply be kicked out.
I'll know more about this when I get there.)
Mr. Ostendorf is taking the 11th off and I'll meet with him
then.
Deputy Assistant
to the Director
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Mr. E. Knoche
Here are some facts about the St. Louis papers for
your information (and mine).
Post-Dispatch (Joe Pulitzer, president, publisher, editor)
Circulation: 275,000
Afternoon paper
Editorial writers: James Lawrence, Ed Higgins, Peter
Donhowe, John Lofton, John Zakarian
Washington bureau chief: Richard Dudman
Globe-Democrat (Newhouse newspaper chain)
Circulation: 267,000
Morning paper
Editorial writers: Oliver Starr, Phil Sunkel, Ed Kosmal
Wasington bureau chief (for all Newhouse papers):
Waterloo has no daily papers, but two weeklies.
Deputy Assist
to the Director
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E 13RANb ~ rl FOR: :ir. E. Knoche
FROM Angus MacLean Thuermer
Assistant to the Director
SUBJECT : Your Speech at ;Faterloo
I like it. I like it because its got vintage Knoche
and vintage Taylor, Lehman, and Tliueriner all whipped to-
gether in an exquisite melange.
About some of your questions:
Dennis should go out either with you or half a
day ahead of you.
Ile should have the 25 copies of the speech just
in case.
Q
You should not schedule a press conference but
you should be willing and prepared to chat eiti;_ any
reporter who turns up to cover the speech.
Going through your manuscript I have the follo:eing
suggestions:
On pagf 1 after the second sentence you may want to
insert something like this: "and I :nay be new to you,
but I'm an old hand in this part of the world; I used to
play basketball at -- (nave nearest town where you played)---
and I'm proud to say we only got skunked by -- (points)...
The idea is to tie you in at once with the audience and
their part of the world.
On page 5 another local tie-in: I would say "...In-
dependence, Missouri, which is not too far, in this
modern age, from where we are tonig
Page 7: If I were writing the story on your speech,
I would select paragrpph 3 as my lead, in that we have the
new Deputy Director of CIA saying that the Senate and House
did something that CIA didn't think was healthy or helpful.
I alert you to this.
Page 8: You use the phrase, "Ile must resort to..."
I suggest you say "sic must use clandestine means to collect
foreign secrets, especially in closed, totalitarian societies..
s .uniIl,t nni- iicP thA wnrd resort.- It is so often connected
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Mr. Mylio S. Kraja, Director
National Legislative Commission
The American Legion
1608 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Dear Mr. Kraja:
It was good of the American Legion to reaffirm its confidence in.
the Central Intelligence Agency. Concerning the resolution's reference
to employee morale, you may be interested in my 5 October remarks on
"Face the Nation,"
"... (The Agency has) been, I think, very united in these
past weeks and months. I think it testifies to the toughness of
spirit of the people in the intelligence business. They have had
a terrible buffeting, and I think that they have stood together
and stood very well. There has been some unease and some
concerns and all the rest of it, but they have held their morale
and discipline very well.... "
The Legionta expression of support strengthens our resolve to con-
tinue to provide the American people with the best intelligence service in
the world.
Sincerely,
W. E. Colby
Director
O/ES/BCEvans:sfc (20 Oct 1975)
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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204
MRS. ALAN M. SCHANEL
NA-.,--NAL PRESIDENT
777'ti.'-IERIDIAN STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 48204
April 7, 1976
Mr. Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General
USA Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Walters:
I am delighted that you have accepted my invitation to speak
at our National Convention in Seattle, Washington in August.
It will make no different if you decide to retire from your
present position before our National Convention. I know the
delegates to the Convention will be just as interested in
what you will have to say.
I would appreciate it very much if you would send a biography,
a glossy black and white picture and, if possible, a suggested
introduction to me at your convenience.
As the time draws near, our National Headquarters will send you
housing information along with any other information that you
might find of interest.
Once again, thank you for accepting.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Alan M. Schanel
National President
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26 March 1976
Alan M. Schane l
National President
American Legion Auxiliary
777 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Dear Mrs. Schanel:
many thanks for your kind letter and words concerning my
talk in Boston, Virginia. I do indeed recall your invitation to be
a speaker at your National Convention in Seattle and I would be
most honored to talk to the delegates of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
It is possible hat I rnary retire before that date and you may
INS " actlve goverai service at that
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time. I will understand this fully. If, however, you would wish
ne to speak under those conditions, I would be honored to do so.
please feel quite free to make the decision that seems best to you.
every good wish,
Faithfully.
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Washington, D.C. 20505
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Dear Lt. General Walters:
It was such a pleasure and honor for me to be among The American
Legion group and to hear your inspiring talk given at the Freedom
Studies Center in Boston, Virginia this past January.
If you will recall, I extended an invitation to you to be a guest
speaker at our National Convention in Seattle, Washington. I
would be so pleased ifyouu would accept this invitation to be our
keynote speaker at the Opening Session on Monday, August 23, 1976.
I know what a tremendous impact and inspiration you could make on
our 1500 delegates who will be representing the one million members
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
We will be pleased to reimburse you for travel expenses and any other
expenses incurred while attending our National Convention. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me at your earliest
convenience. I shall be waiting eagerly for your reply.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Alan M. Schanel
National President
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204
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AMERICAN LEGION AUXIL[A
DEPARTMENT OF WEST VIRGINIA
March 8, 1976.
L,ir. - Carl Ec. Duckett
Deputy Director CT
Sciences and Technology
Central Intelligence Agency
4iashixigton, D. C. 20505
Dear 11r. Duckett:
We were most delighted to learn from Congress
Tian Ken Hechler that you would be one of our s oeakers
for the Bicentennial National Security Forum., s fon-
cored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Department. of
,pest Virginia, which is to be held on Sunday, April
4, 1976, at the horse of Huntington. Post No. 16, The
American Legion, 1421 6th Avenue, Huntington, t+. Va.
For your convenience, the telephone number at the Post
home is 523-9471.
The Forum is scheduled from 1-3 p.n., which .gill
be preceded by a luncheon at 12 noon,. also at the Post
home, :-which we hope you can attend.. anticipate
200 or wore interested people to be present. -Briga-
dier General Richard L. Prillaman is the keynote
speaker and the will also have speakers from local re-
sources from the National Guard and the U. S. Corps of
Engineers.
Please accept this letter as a formal invitation
to you. It is our plan to rueet you at the airport and
escort you to the Forum. i,e would like to know your
arrival time and whether it will be at the Huntington
or Charleston airport.
Looking forward to your visit and participation
with us.
American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Richard T. Kirkland
National Security Chairman
Department of Pest Virginia
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AMERICAN LEGION AUX I L IA
WASHINGTON OFFICE ? 1608 K STREET, N. W. ? WASHINGTON, D. C.-20006
[phone]
July 16, 1975
The Honorable William E. Colby, Director
Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C.
Dear Mr. Colby:
Today Girls Nation held its election of officers so the 1975 session now
has a full administration thus enabling us to give you the name of the
girl which the victorious party has appointed to your counterpart cffice
at Girls Nation this year. She is:
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Enclosed is a biography for conversational background information preparatory
to her appointment to meet with you on Friday, July 18, 1975.
We deeply appreciate your receiving this young lady and for your help in
making possible this youth training course in the processes of federal
government.
Sincerely,
MRS. MAURICE KUBBY
National President
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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
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ICE . 1 K STREET, N W. 1608 800 K STREETEET, N. . W. ? WASHINGTON, D. .0006
WASHINGTON OFFICE
WASHINGTON OFFICE
[phone]
393-481 1
26, 1975
The Honorable William E. Colby
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
This is pursuant to our letter of May 29 informing you that the 29th annual
session of Girls Nation, our youth citizenship training course in the pro-
cesses of Federal Government, will be held at The American University from
July 12 to 19, 1975.
As we wrote you in our first letter, it is hoped that each Girls Nation
citizen will have the opportunity to visit with the person in government
who holds the office comparable to the one for which she has been chosen
by Girls Nation. This would give her an invaluable insight into the
function of government and it will be a personal challenge to
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in the short time at our disposal. In that aim, I am hopeful that she may
have an opportunity to visit your office.
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young iaaies to pay a call on
your young protegee personally at that time? It would. be meaningful for her
to meet with you briefly, then perhaps you could assign a staff member to show
her around your office and answer her questions. If you will not be free to
receive her in person, could you please designate a representative to see her
in your behalf? (In that case, we will need the name and office number of
that person.)
Programming is being coordinated by Mrs. Rita Schneiders of this office. For
advance details please call her at=+11, rxt. 61, 62 or 63. By Wednesday,
July 16, (following the Girls Nation election on Tuesday) she will be able to
provide you with the name and background of your Girls Nation Counterpart.
As in former years, we will be grateful for any aid you can give us in making
1974 Girls Nation ,an exciting "living experience" in the processes of American
-Government.
MRS. MAURICE KUB'BY
IK/rms National President
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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
WASHINGTON OFFICE ? 1608 K STREET, N. W. ? WASHINGTON, D. C.-20006
EXECUTIVE 3-4811
May 29, 1975
The Honorable William E. Colby, Director G1
Central Intelligent flge c y
Washington, D. C. 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
Girls Nation, our annual youth training course in the processes of
Federal Government, will be held at The American University from
July 12 to 19, 1975.
These 100 high school juniors will convene as a miniature U.S. Site.
After they have mastered the procedures of the Senate, they will [,old
party conventions, campaigns and an,election, and the winning party
will form an administration in which there will be an office comparable
to yours. The girl who holds this office.will want to learn its primary
functions as well as possible In the limited time available. It's our
challenge to help her.
Before we print the official list of counterparts in the Girls Nation
Handbook, we would like to be certain that we have all names, offices,
titles and addresses in the correct form. If the inside address of
this letter is in any way incorrect, would you please let us know as
soon as possible.
Your cooperation in this endeavor will be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
MRS. MAURICE KUBBY
National President
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777 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204
TELEPHONE: [phone]
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1608 K STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006,
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Information)
Girls State, culminated by Girls Nation is the youth citizenship training program
conducted annually by the American Legion Auxiliary to give high school juniors
practical experience in the processes of government and thus a clear understanding
of their approaching citizenship responsiblities.
GIRLS STATE SESSIONS, sponsored by 51 state and territorial Departments of the
American Legion Auxiliary, are held each June or July in State capitals or on
centrally located campuses in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
There, high school juniors chosen with the aid of their school principals for
qualitites of leadership set up their own miniature city, county and state government
and learn to administer them according to the rules and procedures set by actual
state and local law. They learn by ''doing'' it.
From Girls State, two Senators are selected to represent their constituents at GIRLS
NATION, sponsored in the Nation's Capital in late July or early August by the
National Organization of the American Legion Auxiliary.
GIRLS NATION in its first three days, organizes political parties, the ''Nationalists"
and the Federalists'' (with the aid of practical advice from representatives of both
the Democratic and Republican National Committees), holds national conventions for
the nomination of candidates, climax campaigns with a "national election" and
installs the winners in office.
From this point on, Girls Nation moves in a dual role: As a Senate, which meets to
enact legislation, and also as a government administration, complete with elected
and appointed officials. Girls Nation then visits the White House and learns first-
hand how the federal government functions through briefing sessions on Capitol Hill
and at various Government Departments, including those of State and Defense.
Next fall, when the girls return to high school as seniors, they will report to their
classmates (as well as to local civic, church and fraternal clubs) on what they have
experienced and learned as delegates to GIRLS STATE and to GIRLS NATION.
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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE GIRLS STATE
AND GIRLS NATION PROGRAMS
Back in the depression ridden days of the early 30's, The American ':_egian grew
concerned over public statements to the effect that Democracy was "on the skids".
How, it wondered could America train its young people in the processes of self
government as effectively as Fascists Italy and Nazi Germany seemed to be training
their youth groups in the promulgation of totalitarian forms of government. Decidir{,
that the best way to learn something was by practicing it, American Legionnaires
began, in 1935, gathering teenage representatives of high schools together for a
few days each summer in a citizenship training program on the processes of city
and state government. They called it "Boys State".
As this program succeeded and spread throughout the United States, the American
Legion Auxiliary began providing similar opportunities for girls of high school
age. Thus "Girls State'' was founded. The first Girls States were conducted in
1938 and since 1948 have been a regular part of the Auxiliary's better citizenship
program. In 1975 Girls State sessions are being held in all of the 50 states, as
well as in the District of Columbia.
Girls. Nation, the Youth Citizenship program in the processes of federal government
to which Girls State sends two ''Senators'' each, in an annual climax to the Girls
States program and has been held in the Nation's Capital for one week each summer
since 1947.
Girls State is staffed by American Legion Auxiliary members who volunteer their
time and effort to this enterprise. Its administrative costs are defrayed by
their Department (state) organizations. All costs for Girls Nation, including
transportation are financed by the American Legion Auxiliary's national organization.
Delegates to Girls State are selected with the help of high school prinicipals on the
basis of potential leadership qualities and must be between their Junior and Senior
years in high school to qualify. Through these programs, it is estimated that each
summer the American Legion Auxiliary is adding 19,000 girls trained in the processes
of government to a group that by the end of 1975 will total about 495,000.
On Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1964, the American Legion Auxiliary received
one of the four top Americana Awards from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
honoring its 1963 Girls Nation Program. Other Girls Nation Programs have helped
to win similar George Washington Honor Medals, including the ones in 1971 and 1972.
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program
on the Advisory List of National Contests and Activities for 1974-1975.
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