DEAR MRS. SULLIVAN:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000200090060-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2004
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: June 20, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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20 June 19!9
Dear Mrs. Sullivan:
Your letter of 31 May, addressed to the President
of the United States, has been forwarded to this Agency
for reply. The provision of the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 19149 regarding the admission annually of a
very limited number of aliens,,, appears to cause you serious
concern, which I hope this letter will help alleviate.
This law is not designed to open the doors to
foreign spies, traitors, or paid informers. It is con-
fined to people of the highest caliber who must leave their
country on short notice or face prison1torture and possible
death. The people who'16ome to America under these pro-
visions-are persons who have shown by their actions over a
long period of time that they strongly adhere to
the principles of democracy and a way of life completely akin
to ours.
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Many of these people feel so strongly about the
United States and the democratic way of life that they are
willing to give us information of all kinds, even at the risk
of their own lives. This information is vitally needed to
maintain the national security of the United States.
One cannot look upon these people as traitors to
their country, but rather must consider them as we considered
members of the underground and resistance groups during the
war as our allies in a world-wide fight for democracy.
While the law grants entry only to one hundred
aliens a year, all that is waived are the laws regarding
admissability of aliens. Once they are in this country,
they are subject to all the laws of the United States,,in-
cluding deportation for cause arising out of misconduct
subsequent to their arrival. The eventual granting of
citizenship to these people is dependent soly upon their
conduct while living in the United States.
Sincerely yours,
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