LETTER TO EDWARD H. MERTZ FROM GEORGE V. LAUDER

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: March 4, 1987
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20505
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Phone: [phone]
Mr. Edward H. Mertz
President
Hundred Club of Flint
Buick Motor Division
General Motors Corporation
Flint, MI 48550
Thank you for inviting Acting Director of Central Intelligence
Robert M. Gates to speak at the Hundred Club of Flint dinner meeting
on June 9th in Flint, Michigan.
Mr. Gates has asked me to extend his regrets. He is unable to
make any commitments at this time.
We wish your club a successful year.
Sincerely,
GeoOge V. Lauder
Director, Public Affairs
DCI/PAO/GVLI ~4 Mar 87)
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Dr. Robert M. Gates
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
January 28, 1987
Dear Dr. Gates:
As you are aware, there are more than sixty Hundred Clubs through-
out the United States dedicated to actively supporting the fire
and police community. In Washington the club is known as Heroes,
Inc.
The Flint club was founded in 1975 and has steadily grown to a
strong, supportive group of 250 members who truly believe in a
community taking care of its own. Two years ago Francis Mullen,
Drug Enforcement Administrator, spoke to our group and his remarks
reaffirmed our commitment.
The purpose of our letter is to invite you to be the guest speaker
at the summer meeting tentatively scheduled for June 9 (or any
date in June), at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Flint. A reception
is planned for 6:00 p.m. and dinner at 7:00 p.m.
The club consists of many top General Motors executives, sup-
pliers, local businessmen, college officials, Mott Foundation
executives, and government employes. We anticipate an audience of
at least 250 people.
We could coordinate security with the local office of the F.B.I.
and the Flint Police Department and would arrange for your accom-
modations at the Hyatt Regency if you wish.
I hope your plans will permit your acceptance as we would be
pleased to personally meet you and hear first hand the major
issues facing your agency.
Sincerely,
cc: Mrs. Mary Evelyn Dean
Public Affairs. CIA
Hundred Club of Flint
Edward H. Mertz
President
BUICK MOTOR DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION FLINT. MICHIGAN 485b
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Director of Central Intelligence
FROM: George V. Lauder
Director, Public Affairs Office
13 February 1987
SUBJECT: Invitation to Speak at the Hundred Club of Flint
1. Action Requested: Accept or decline the invitation to speak at
the Hundre Club of int on Tuesday, 9 June, at the Hyatt Regency in
Flint, Michigan.
2. Background: Edward Mertz, General Manager of Buick Motor
Division and resident of the Hundred Club of Flint, has invited you to
be their keynote speaker at a dinner meeting with a reception at 6:00 p.m.
and dinner at 7:00 p.m. The proposed format is 20 minutes of remarks
followed by 15 minutes of Questions and Answers on a topic of your
choice. You could expect an audience of approximately 250 members who
are leading General Motors executives, suppliers, local businessmen,
college officials, Mott Foundation executives, and government employees.
Neither foreign nationals nor the media are expected to be present.
According to Helen Turi the Public Relations Director for the club and
retired employee of Buick Motor Division, John McMahon was scheduled to
speak last year but had to cancel due to a conflict. After checking with
and PAO records, we are unable to confirm that such a
speaking engagement was scheduled. However, Mr. McMahon may have
tentatively arranged it through friends in Detroit.
There are approximately 65 Hundred Clubs located throughout the
world. All are nonprofit organizations patterned after the first Hundred
Club (some use other names, such as Bluecoats, Inc. or Heroes, Inc.),
founded in 1952 by 100 Detroit, Michigan, men who contributed $100 per
year. The Hundred Clubs are service clubs dedicated to raising funds to
aid families of firefighters and law enforcement officers killed in the
line of duty. Now, the largest of these is the Hundred Club of
Massachusetts. (See opposite for further information.) According to
Edward Mertz, the Flint club was founded in 1975 and has steadily grown
to a strong, supportive group of 250 members who believe in a community
taking care of its own. Several years ago, Drug Enforcement
Administrator Francis Mullen spoke to this group.
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SUBJECT: Invitation to Speak at the Hundred Club of Flint
3. Recommendation: Although this club is certainly a worthy
organization, we have not made a practice of speaking to service clubs.
Please indicate your preference below and Public Affairs will make the
appropriate response.
George V. Lauder
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
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Acting rector of Central Intelligence
DATE : ? 4 FEB 1987
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