LETTER TO BRIGADIER GENERAL ARTHUR J. PIERCE FROM MARSHALL S. CARTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000300160038-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: January 28, 1964
• Content Type: LETTER

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Brigadier Genera/ Arthur J. Pierce-)
Commander, Foreign Teeknotogy Division
Air Force Systems Gemmaud
Wright Pattermon Air Toro* ISase. (Mita
Dear Art:
Regie
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it ems a pleasure to have you visit as lAd week. I enjoyed
our brief chat about the "good old days" as well tie sane at our
current mutual problems.
Several of the people in DD/SitT have told me how much
they enjoyed your talk at their dining in. It MOM; clear to me
that this type et get?tegether where information and views are
exchanged on an Informal basis is a must in our baldness. Your
invitation for similar return visits to FTD will certainly be
accepted. In fact. / believe Don Chamberlain and Carl Duckett
are already making plans for strip in the early spring.
I hope your visit here gave yea s. clearer picture of sem*
el the organisational changes that have occurred recently and that
you have identified the individuals with whom your organisation
will want to work most closely,. As usual, there were many
reasons for the reorganisations that have occurred in the last few
months but I think the most importent one was a recognised need
for increasing our level of 41Aws and the "JAW et week hi the
scientific and technical fields. We aloe hilleve that ewe of there
changes have improved the atmosphere in which our scientists and
engineers work, liocognising that our capabilities are directly
proportional to the caliber of talent we attract, we have emphasised
the need for a strutters which allows top-notch peeglit to assume
responsibility and make a direct contribution in solving our high
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priority Mttos1t prob1.ns. I austirs that this coc.pt. rather
than a proselyting campaign. is the reseon thin we have picked
op some encellent people recently.
Thanks again tor taking time ot to visit us. 1 hope you
win find tworionity to dm by iregaiti*Iy. Kindest personal
regards.
Drafted by Director, 'IVISAC
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