LETTER TO EDWARD EISELE FROM ROBERT M. GATES

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• Publication Date: May 9, 1986
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9 May 1986
Mr. Edward Eisele
President
Holsum Bakery, Inc.
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
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I've checked with the Director of the Soviet office at the State
Department about your itinerary and the potential health hazard. State's view
is that Americans should currently avoid travelling to Kiev and adjacent
areas. At this point, however, State is not advising against travel to any
other areas in the USSR. For your further information, State regards the
Moscow and Leningrad areas to be safe on the basis of independent US
Government testing. Our own information is consistent with this.
Neither we nor State are aware of any Soviet sense of concern about the
Tbilisi and Samarkand areas. The latter two places also are a considerable
distance from the Chernobyl-Kiev area (Tbilisi, the closer of the two, is more
than 800 miles away).
Therefore, as the situation currently stands, there is no special reason
related to the recent events at Chernobyl that your group shouldn't travel as
planned. Nevertheless, it might be worthwhile to check with the US Embassy in
Moscow and Consulate in Leningrad when you arrive in those cities as to
whether they have any concern about vegetables, milk products, etc. They will
also be aware of any further cautions to travellers in the USSR, if any, at
the time. I hope this helps.
I am looking forward to our meeting on the 24th and speaking with the
Young Presidents' Organization. It was kind of Warren Rustand to send his
regards.
obert M. Gate
Deputy Director of Central ntelligence
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JOHN McCAIN
FAST DISTRICT, ARIZONA
COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR
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Dr. Robert Gates
Deputy Director for Intelligence
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I am writing to you on behalf of Mr. Edward Eisele, the
Chairperson of a Young Presidents' Organization study tour, who
has requested that you speak before his group when they are in
Washington on May 23-24.
Mr. Eisele and twenty-five couples will be traveling in
the Soviet Union in late May and early June. They have scheduled
several noted speakers for their stop in Washington, including
Robert McFarlane, David Chadchadvadze and Dr. Dimitri Simes.
They would be very honored to have you speak to the group on
Soviet propaganda and disinformation, and I urge you to make
every effort to fit this event into your schedule.
As a friend of Mr. Eisele, I can vouch for his integrity and
commitment to make this study tour a very serious and worthwhile
endeavor. Your participation would be an invaluable addition to
their preparation for the trip to the Soviet Union. If, however,
you are unable to participate, I would appreciate your assistance
in obtaining an appropriate speaker.
I know that your schedule is very busy. Dr. Gates, and I
am grateful for your timely consideration of this request. If you
have any questions, please feel free to have a member of your
staff contact me or Torie Clarke in my office at 225-2635.
Thank you very much.
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May 2, 1986
Dr. Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Dr. Gates:
We are certainly looking forward to your presentation to the Young Presidents'
Organization group on Saturday, May 24, 1986, on KGB activities and
disinformation. Your presentation will highlight our "Washington Briefing".
In the last several days, I have received a number of inquiries from tour
participants who are concerned about the safety of our trip to Leningrad,
Tbilisi, Samaarkand, and Moscow in light of the recent problem the Soviets have
had with one of their nuclear reactors. Not having any more to go on then what
we all hear in the press, I'm wondering what your opinion and guidance to us
might be at this juncture? While we have worked quite some time to prepare for
this study tour, if, in your opinion, the health risk is such that a postponement
would be prudent, I would not have a problem making such a decision. Any input
you might have at your earliest convenience will be deeply appreciated.
Edward Eisele
President
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P.S. Warren Rustand sends his very best regards to you.
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Mr. Edward Eisele
President, Holsum Bakery, Inc.
P.O. Box 6698
Phoenix, Arizona 85005
Dear Mr. Eisele:
I would be pleased to speak to your group on KGB
activities and disinformation on Saturday, May 24th from
1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Please give my best to Warren Rustand, an old friend.
Sincerely,
Robert M. Ga s
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
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~i BAKERY, INC., P. 0. BOX 6698, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85005 ? 252-2351
April 7, 1986
Dr. Robert Gates
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Dr. Gates:
At Warren Rustand's suggestion I am writing in hopes you can help me. Some
months ago, the Young Presidents' Organization selected me to be the Chairperson
for a study tour for twenty-five couples to the U.S.S.R. in May/June, 1986. As
such, a great deal of planning and effort has gone into this project to date.
Prior to our departure, we are having a "briefing" in Washington, D.C., May
23/24, 1986. We have been fortunate to attract several very fine speakers
including Mr. Robert McFarlane, Dr. Dimitri Simes, Mr. David Chadchadvadze, and
Mr. Jon Lodeesen. Their subject areas include a historical sketch since Peter
the Great (Chadchadvadze), current (and possibly future) U.S. policy towards the
U.S.S.R. (McFarlane), Gorbachev and the Politburo Leadership (Simes), mission of
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Lodeesen). This brings us to the final slot
for our briefing on Saturday, May 24th from 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. After
extensive discussions with Warren Rustand regarding the subject of KGB
activities/disinformation, he recommended I contact you immediately in the hopes
that your schedule would permit your participation with us on this day. The
subject of disinformation is one which we Americans, along with our allies, will
be dealing with more in the future than we have in the past. As you know only
to well, the Soviet's appear to have taken a chapter out of one of Hitler's
books on disinformation and have subsequently become masters in this activity.
While I am not locked into this subject area, I'm proposing it to you in hopes
it would be an area you could discuss with us quite freely. Naturally, any
other subject area you would care to pursue would be of great interest to all of
us.
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Dr. Robert Gates
April 7, 1986
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For your own information, I have enclosed our agenda for our Washington meeting
along with the present roster of participants. To save time, I will Federal
Express this to you today in hopes it will reach you immediately so that you can
check your schedule and determine your availability. I look forward to hearing
from you at your early convenience, and, needless to say, hope you will be able
to join us.
Edward Eisele
President
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U.S.S.R. Travel Study Program
Washington Briefing
Friday, May 23, 1986
3:00 - 5:30 p.m. Registration/Mayflower Hotel
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Reception - Colonial Room
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Dinner
8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Speaker: David Chadchadvadze
Topic: "A historical look at the Soviet Union"
Saturday, May 24, 1986
7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.
9:30 - 9:50 a.m.
9:50 - 11:30 a.m.
11:45 - 1:30 p.m.
1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
3:45
4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
5:30
Breakfast on own
Speaker: Robert McFarlane
Topic: Present Policy of the U.S.A. towards U.S.S.R.
and probable future policy
Speaker: Dr. Dimitri Simes
Topic: Gorbachev and the leadership of the U.S.S.R.
Lunch
Speaker: Jon Lodeesen
Topic: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty efforts to
penetrate the U.S.S.R.
Speaker:
Topic:
Depart hotel for Washington National Airport
Group check-in and luggage check-in
Pan Am #594 departs National for J.F.K./New York
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