PLANNING FOR YOUR SUNDAY VISIT TO CIA

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• Publication Date: March 3, 2011

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Thursday, March 03, 2011 2:17 PM
Jonna Mendez
RE: Planning for your Sunday visit to CIA
Thank you so much for the information. We are still working out the details of the Navy Hill visit with State, and I will
provide you information on which gate, etc as soon as I hear from them. If not later this afternoon then I'll give you a call
tomorrow.
We will certainly be able to view the Operations Center while you are here, and I am working with the current head of
OTS to try to arrange to see some further sites, but I can't guarantee that will happen this visit (but I'm trying!).
I will be on the look-out for Ben's information, and I'll be in touch as soon as I know more about Navy Hill.
I look forward to meeting you and your son.
Best,
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From: Jonna Mendez [mailto
Sent: Thursday_ March 03, 2O11 1:45 PM
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Subject: RE: Planning for your Sunday visit to CIA
Hi
Thanks for your update. It appears the arrangements for Ben's visit are moving right along. We'll most likely be in
Georgetown for our early lunch. I will probably be using my son, as our driver.
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The meeting time of 12:30pm at Navy Hill sounds fine. We will need to know which gate to enter. Is there a chance that
we will be able to enter the buildings?
Hopefully we can check out the old buildings and enjoy the view as part of Ben's search for the atmospherics of the days
of ARGO. My division occupied the top floor of Central Building. The lower two floors were occupied by the graphics
division also heavily involved. The OTS office director had his offices in South Building.
The same ideas go for the walk-around at Langley. The Museum is good for orientation and worth doing now but
hopefully we can also find some corners and corridors of the OHB that bring back those moments of the Iranian Crisis. I
was shuttling back and forth from E Street to Langley all the time during the days and night_ During those times of the
crisis, if I made the third trip in one day, I know I hadn't planned well. (b)(3)
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I remember the Operations Center and the NE Division offices
I would be called in to the Ops Center at all hours to read and answer a
cable (home is 57 miles one way). (Why do I want to relive those days anyway?) It should be fun.
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It also would be important to visit the OTS
the nitty-gritty details and I understand
n their current location at NHB. Ben is looking for (b)(3)
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Regarding the round table discussion, if there is time to do it, fine, but don't take away the reasons for the visit. Ben would
hope to be coming back to visit more than once in the near future and can do the round table another time if needed. The
same goes with a meeting with the Director which I know he wants to do.
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Mine is Antonio J. Mendez
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We thank you again for all your help.
Best, Tony
Re the personal data for those coming to visit on Sunday. I have asked Ben to communicate his info directly to you.
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Subject: Planning for your Sunday visit to CIA
Mr. Mendez,
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Below is my contact information as we continue to put together the logistics for this weekend's visit to Navy Hill and CIA
Headquarters. We will plan to rendezvous at the Navy Hill facility at 12:30pm, before travelling out to Langley for a walk
around Headquarters and a roundtable discussion. We will be able to get Mr. Affleck on his way back downtown no later
than 4:30pm.
Some information that I will require from you at your earliest convenience:
-Full names and SSNs for all visitors to either facility
-We will be able to open up our gift shop for Mr. Affleck on Sunday, if that is something he would be interested in doing.
We would just need to know in advance in order to make the arrangements, so if you wouldn't mind checking with him
we would appreciate it.
Thank you, and please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Best,
Central Intelligence Agency
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