LETTER TO THE HONORABLE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM ALLEN W.DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001000160020-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: October 19, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 2S, D. C.
The Honorable
The Attorney General
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Attorney Gener~.l:',,
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The issue presented in thi~~ letter is the following: -- Undmx?
existing iegisla.tion does the aut2~ority and responsibility tp provide
a. headquarters building for the Central Intelligence Agency rest with.
the Director of Central Intelligence,kor the Administrator of General
Services.
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The legal phases of this matter are dealt with in the attached
~";^;^n ~r~ memorandum of la.w. ~'4
We had hoped that, in this work, we would benefit~~rom the advic??
and assistance of GSA while retaining ultimate authority.?and respon-
sibility and we stand ready today, as we have in the past; ato word, out
an arrangement with GSA. along these lines. `~
Recently, however, we have obtained and studied a copy ~>rIf a
letter from the Administrator of GSA. to the Bureau of the }3udg~t,
dated August 26, 1955, copy attached, which states~~~' '" >~a
l~~their position that, as a matter of law, the~~fave the responei-
bilityfor design and construction of the bui:~di2i"g, they believe it u~clc
be better to remove GSA from any further hparticipation. X`
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the problem, M Mansure clearly reaffirmed the position state~3 in
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In a conf~ence which we had on I4 October with the Administrator
of General Ser ices, and Mr. Percival F. Brundage, Deputy Director
of the Bureau o~ the Budget, in an effort to find a practical solution to
the above menti
r~ed letter, 'P~'""""~'-
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Sincerely,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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