LETTER TO HONORABLE FRANCIS E. WALTER FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP63T00245R000100320003-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 23, 2004
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: September 12, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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Honorable Francis IV Walter
House of Representatives
Washington 25, D. G.
I have given a great deal of thought to your Ietter,+
2 September 1960.
purpose of my telephone Call to you an
2 September, was to thaak you lox iaasrting in the Co rsesional
Record the tall test at my rddrsas I.
Wars at Detroit as 22 August 1460.
AP report of a statement whisk you M&"-** his f
and which was widely circulated 0 "MOW" a* wry
that "The FBI gave the CIA certain information which certainly skoeld
hive deterred the hiring of at least onee 40 t two usa ~* rsfesr -g
to the two NSA defectors. The AP added " Ito d ciis+sd to &UPL97."
feel sure that this statement was made on the basis of aatss*4ir-
tand ing sinc a it has no bas is J% ift bowl. NO I*Ch Iatormation
was given to the CIA by the FBI4 or sar"a else. aM there Was uo
:articular reason why it should hav so giver fine* the question
-ie screening of these two m.n/or t is 80 yhoa tt was not a .
matter over which the CIA had I&V jurisdiction or responsibility.
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l6abs y es ieptember 7# 1969. Ow Departnumt of
Justice gave out the followiad statsm *oports that the 131
had furnished auiavessbIm information to the Depsrtnwrt Of Defense
of Mitchell and Martin prior to its employment of them are ars6meous.
The pre-employamat investigation of these men was conducted by the
Depastmsat at Detsasr aad not by the 7edsrst )srssu at 1svs4t gation.
In response to the bujuiry pis by the Departnumt eL Defense
i of ormatiou in Its was cooed
in aalr to ne+se cau to > I also arp taxed regret &a 'Raw"O
stateaae:et was tied in closely to another statsmeat attrOmWod to ym
by the Associated Press that "The CIA will be first target of
inquiry"I
qMWA sincerely hope that you sepia fled occasie to correct
to
the record as regards prior furnishing ad information this Agency
about the NSA detectors.. I shoald welcome an opportunity to diem&$
with you certain odwr conumants in year letter, rather than attempt
to deal with them by correspondence. You and I have had many good
talks together; and since we have both spent amay ymri of oms Brest
in tryia $ to rims sad Amims the s e ssive , U
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ou" si riling wli b your
lit. bowersr
that I would-
,
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rrieh to clirit
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&+ to c"' Vey
,I frankly &Ky question with respect to any J"a a of 1,..IA
Etles , I t I :mars tiit it you would
~t~ar*sr~tat~s+e
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~lrssu?+i aii~. sta iniy I as res Aat there can be no monopo; r
whatsoever in the mobilization and deployment at the resources of
?lie country in meeting the Communist menace. In my speech at
favorably,
:Detroit, which I gathar you viewed// I tried to emphasize
viewpoint and the need for a fir broader understanding the.
untry of the grave issues which face w.
Faithfully yours,
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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