LETTER TO MR. STEPHEN A. MARGLIN FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: September 19, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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14 September 1961
Recommend the DCI not participate in this seminar on "The invasion of
Cuba -- the role of a peacetime CIA in a democracy" which Mr. Marglin
further clarifies with this statement:
"The seminar would profit greatly from your years of experience
in struggling both with the problems - moral, political and
technical - raised by the existence of the CIA and with the
conditions which have given rise to its existence."
Aside from the moral, political and technical aspects of CIA, the outline
for the seminars is somewhat surprising. Potential topics for discussion are
(1.) Individual responsibility and participation in collective action:the
punitive bombing of Germany and the A-bombing of Japan; and (2.) The legisla-
tion of morals: prostitution, birth control(incluiing abortion), homosexuality,
obscenity, gambling, and prohibition. Also there is the "welfare state" and
"right versus the law" which goes into the freedom riders.
These are wing-dingers and indicate very lively and intimate seminars,
which when they are completed, will still let us poor mortals know about the
A-bombing of Japan and the punitive bombing of Germany, and I imagine we will
still have with us prostitution, birth control (including abortion), homosex-
uality, obscenity, gambling, and prohibition.
I think Mr. Dulles would be well advised to stay clear of this whole
intellectual, gymnastic performance.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER
STEPHENS BUILDING September 6, 1961
BERKELEY 4, CALIFORNIA
Mr . Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D.C.
I am in the process of organizing a seminar for presentation at
Dunster House, Harvard College, this fall on the scope for individual
liberty, responsibility and participation in collective action; the
seminar is described in the enclosed outline. House seminars at
Harvard are designed to fill the gap, when it arises, between questions
of interest and concern to the faculty and students and problems which
can be covered in the traditional course syllabus.
Might you be able to come to Cambridge to participate in the session
on the role of a peacetime CIA in a democracy (topic no. 3 in the
enclosed outline)? The seminar w uld profit greatly from your
years of experience in struggling both with the problems - moral,
political and technical - raised by the existence of the CIA and with
the conditions tzich have given rise to its existence. I have tentatively
scheduled the meeting on this subject for the evening of Sunday,
November 5, but this could be changed if another date would be more
convenient. We should be delighted to pay all expenses.
I shall be at the above address only for the rest of this week and
should therefore appreciate it if you would address your reply to
Dunster House, Harvard College, Cambridge 38, Massachusetts.
I hope to hear from you soon, and, even more, I hope that it proves
possible for you to accept this invitation.
Yours faithfully,
Stephen A. Marglin
SAM/at
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