LETTER TO H. A. CRAIG FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01009A001302100034-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2013
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 5, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON 25. D. C.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
Lieutenallt General H. A. Craig, USAF
Commandant, The National War College
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear General Craig:
1955
As I mentioned to you by telephone today, I am deeply con-
cerned to learn from your letter of 22 April 1955 that the Joint Chiefs
of Staff have reduced CIA's representation in the 1955-56 class of the
National War College from three to two.
I urge you to make the .strongest possible plea on behalf of
CIA to the Joint Chiefs of Staff to maintain our quota at three spaces
for the 1955-56 class and for succeeding clasees.
We could in fact use more than three spaces with real profit
to the national effort. The five highly qualified candidates I nominated
for next year were selected personally by Lieutenant General Cabell
and me after keen competition and elimination by three screening
boards, of which the last is the CIA Career Council itself. The com-
petition has become keener each year and indicates growing awareness
throughout the Agency of the value of National War College training to
CIA's mission. You have assured me that our students in the past
have completed the course with distinction; I can assure you in turn
that CIA graduates have brought a rich experience back to their work
here. This has helped me greatly in integrating our efforts with those
of the rest of the intelligence community, particularly with those of the
Department of Defense. I therefore attach great importance to maximum
CIA participation in the benefits derived from National War College training.
I shall greatly appreciate any effort you malce on behalf of
CIA to bring about a conclusion which I strongly feel is in the national
interest.
Sincerely,
Allen . Dulles
Director
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