LETTER TO BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN WECKERLING FROM LEO P. ROBERTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2003
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: January 2, 1952
• Content Type: LETTER

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January 2, 1952
Brigadier General John Weckerling, Chief
Intelligence Division
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2
'Iashington 25, D. C.
Dear Sir:
I am entering the services soon. I would be glad to
serve my country in any way, but I hope I could serve in
military intelligence in the manner suggested in this letter.
I know that the general nature of the idea I am suggesting
may sound crack-pot and as unsound as similar suggestions
that reach the Army of similar nature. There are ways of
testing on my own personal worth: you could have a board of
psychologists check and see whether my thoughts are sound--
and whether my ideas are crack-pot. You have nothing to
lose in giving me an interview about this matter and in
giving me a chance to prove myself. However if I can. make
a few accurate predictions about Russian plans those pre-
dictions--if true--would prove invaluable. If you want me
to be more explicit and to explain more about this matter
please write me about it.
Since about the whole purpose of military intelligence
is to predict future actions based upon information, ob-
servation, analysis, psychology, judgment and military science,
I know that you are interested in the ability of predicting
future actions. I hope that I can offer a method of predicting
future actions. I have had incredible accuracy. Part of the
basis of the method is in the psychology of the individuals
who are being studied. On the basis of my record I have come
to have the nomenclature, among some, of the prophet. I am
supposed to be highly psychic. Whether or not psychic phen-
omena are genuine it provides a convenient and inclusive term
to describe an acute sense of being aware of what is trans-
piring elsewhere without tangible direct experience.
Psychological analysis of eneny plans and personnel
was practiced--as you probably know--by Germany and Fritain.
The British had a board of psychologists who had an amazing
record of foretelling the trend of Hitler's future actions.
And the Germans made a psychological study of the "Order of
Battle" of the Allied armies.
Army review(s) completed.
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Having personally had success in judging the char-
acteristics of national leaders and the intent of enemy
plans, I will be able to foretell enemy plans and actions
in the future. Following is a partial list of things that
I have predicted in the last year: (Jan) Pres. Truman
would take a vacation at Key I;3est; (Jan) China is nego-
tiating at U. N. to get our army out of Korea; she waits
to dictate terms for Indo-China. The attempted assination
of Pres. Truman.
Joe Stalin, I said, will come out with his stale
routine about there being no present cause for war. And
he would criticize the performance of American troops in
Korea. And he would say, 'and it stands to reason... r~
(Jan) Korea is not a yardstick for a general war.
(Jan) They are going to set off an atom bomb at Las Vegas,
N. M. It is bigger than the last bomb. It is bigger than
the little bomb...that killed 300,000 people. TheyXTi:!.l
feel it in four states.
(Jan) I predicted that Prime Minister Nehru and the rep-
resentative from Pakistan would say to each other when
they met.
(Jan) The United States is working on an atom-powered sub-
marine and is going to have an atom-powered airplance.
I suggested that to a large extent the poor showing in
Korea was caused by the Army not adapting itself to the
situation.
I revealed that the Army had radar End infra-red ray de-
tection of mechanized equipment.
I have predicted many other diverse and important
things too numerous to mention. But I hope the examples
cited prove I have something to offer.
I am,
Very sincerely yours,
/s/ Leo P. Roberts
Leo P. Roberts
Apt. 8
70 Norningside Drive
New York 27, N. Y.
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WAR DEPARTMENT
WAR DEPARTMENT GENERAL STAFF
INTELLIGENCE DIVISION
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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