MEETING WITH(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75B00380R000600010020-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 25, 2002
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: August 1, 1973
• Content Type: MFR

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I August 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT : Meeting with
1. A meeting was bald with on
31 July 1973, to discuss his request for access to OSSIlles for the
purpose of writing a book dealing with Indo-China during 1945.
Attending the meeting were Messrs. STATINTL
and the undersigned.
stated that for many years he had "kept quiet"
about the events which had taken place in Indo-China in 1945. believing
it was best "to lot sleeping dogs lie. "' Now that American involvement
in the Vietnam war is ending, he feels the time is appropriate to set
the record straight. (My God, he talked in cliches!)
3. For this purpose he intended to publish a book, even if it
was necessary to use a vanity house. He had brought with him a list
of documents which he had turned over to the Army in 1954. These
documents would apparently form the nucleus of his research effort.
In addition, I stated that he was also doing research at
National Archives.
4. We explained our intent to be helpful. We proposed to Mr.
to issue him a badge which would permit limited access to the
building, to install him in a n interview room off the main reception
area and to provide him with research materials. To formalize the
initiation of this project, I was given copies of the standard
memo of agreement to protect classified information, the standard
form to gain approval for historical research projects,
oand btaining copy of
a national agency name check form for purposes g background
information. He was asked to complete these forms and return them
to the undersigned.
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for Orlando. Florida approximately mid-August. In turn, we
indicated that the paperwork necessary for. badging would in all
probability not be completed prior to his departure and the further
information exchange would be by correspondence. All of this seemed
quite acceptable to
6. I Iwas then introduced to wh+a YAAINTL
expressed an interest in meeting with him and he departed for Mr.
office.
ST/TI NTL
Special Assisi
for L
ormation Control
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