LETTER TO THE HONORABLE CLARE HOFFMAN FROM UNSIGNED [SECRETARY OF STATE AND OTHERS]

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100030008-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2003
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 26, 1947
• Content Type: LETTER

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-er` bff'ic~e Buis z ,
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.s are not true.
, t2 fie d. These charges have been pa-rti.cuZar3y 1sv+ . ri, at- a v =' . } -
a atl geaacec fectiona aa,.
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Ats-t, fit the Central intelligence Gaup has UMTO 1 411 t;.
has lone been felt by those iMo have * OWSSDMlly c9 iee ' "a:
.'$~er 3 nt&l.3isnsnce sy5tws that such work wAst be t t a
. t a x . cf competition does not pertit the overall value
age ay terns::to hoard it+s am "el" j=ormaLIOL,.
r i$,~; e~ateh other. being unaware cat identical Objectives; B-.coT s
tend to uncover each other or block each othrre funds o -A E' i
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t 'a , 1titude of espionage agencies results ice, two 0. ortc .i F c r - :
V 'the reasons cited above, *dch 7ere big ll& :bI~r
date of 8 may 1946, issued tae robing: ; cti;re ive,,; whie-a Is c cats,
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