MEMO TO JAMES S. LAY, JR. FROM(Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001100060049-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: August 11, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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Draft of Proposed Reply to
Guilford, Connecticut
Your letter of 15 July 1958 to the President has been referred
to me for reply.
As I read your letter, I was both impressed and moved by the
contribution and sacrifice which your family has made in the Armed
Services. I can appreciate that the effect which the course of world
events will have upon the future of this country and upon us as
individuals to a matter of particular interest to you.
You asked whether we have in the Government any active form of
intelligence, either Navy, Army or Air Force. We have all three.
In part, as a result of the Pearl Harbor surprise attack, there
was also established in 1947, under the National Security Council,
the Central Intelligence Agency. The primary reason for establishing
this Agency was the need for a centralized intelligence organisation
to alert our Government to such developments before they occur.
Daily intelligence reports, summarizing world developments of
the previous twenty-four hours, are prepared by the CIA. and
coordinated with other members of the intelligence community
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including the Army. Navy and Air Force intelligence organizations.
These reports are furnished to the President and to key Government
officials in the early morning of each day. In addition, National
Estimates to cover broad fields of intelligence are prepared for the
guidance of the policy makers. Also each week the Director of
Central Intelligence presents to the National Security Council
impor tant developments in the foreign field and he personally brief s
the President at such other times as may be necessary.
Although the exact tinting of the Iraq coup was not foretold, this
Government was fully alert to the general area threat which faced
not only Iraq but also Lebanon and Jordan. You will recall that
within a matter of hours after the Iraq coup American forces landed
in response to the urgent request of the Government of Lebanon.
While it is next to impossible to predict in advance every world
development, you may be sure that the Government is making every
possible effort to assure that we will be prepared for the rapidly
changing world events.
Sincerely,
Gordon Gray
Special Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
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Draft of Proposed Reply to
Guilford, Connecticut
your letter of 15 July 1958 to the President has been
referred to me for reply.
As I read your letter, I was both inpressed and moved by
the contribution and sacrifice which your family has made in the
Armed Services. I can appreciate that the effect which the course
of world events will have upon the future of this country and upon
us as individuals is a matter of particular interest to you.
You asked whether we have in the Government any active form
of intelligence, either Navy, Army or Air Force. We have all
three. _ 2c~ ~4
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result of the Pearl Harbor ` ttack, there was also
established in 191+7, under the National Security Council, the
Central Intelligence Agency. The primary reason for establishing
this Agency was the need for a centralized intelligence organization
to alert our Government to such developments before they occur.
Daily intelligence reports, summarizing world developments
of the previous twenty-four hours, are prepared by the CIA and
coordinated with other members of the intelligence community including
the Army, Navy and Air Force Intelligence organizations. These
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reports are furnished to the President and to key Government
officials in the early morning of each day. In addition.,
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times as may be necessary.
While it is next to impossible to predict in advance
every world development, you may be sure that the Government
is making every possible effort to assure that we will be
prepared for the rapidly changing vents oe+,'world.
Sincerely,
Gordon Gray
Special Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
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