GIFT TO FRANK G. WISNER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200330043-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 43
• Publication Date: December 23, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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23 December 19511
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security
VIA.: The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Gift to Frank G Wisner from the Director
General of the
foreign Awards and
b. Memo for DD/P from Office of the General
Counsel, dtd. 14 Aug/54, subject: Gift to
from the Director
1. This memorandum is submitted pursuant to the provisions of
the Reference a. CIA Regulation, which prescribes the requirements
for notifying the appropriate Agency officials of the receipt of gifts
from foreign governments. This information confirms and supplements an
oral report to higher authority made on or about October 17, 1954.
2. On or about 5 October 1951, just as the undersigned was in the 25X1A
process of departing from at the end of a four-day official
visit, a liaison officer from the Service arrived at the 25X1A
hotel room of the undersigned and presented a gift with the compliments
of his chief, The gift consisted of a silver tea service
of some four or five pieces, including the tray, and is apparently of
recent _ manufacture. The tray bears an engraved inscription
indicating that Mr. Frank J. (sic) Wisner was presented with the
silver Service in recognition of his services and assistance to the
or words to that effect. The timing and other c rcum-
stances of the gift were such as to render it extremely awkward to
decline its acceptance and the bulk of the tea service, except for the
tray, was left in the custody of the CIA station ink The tray 25X1A
is currently held in the custody of the undersigned and the entire
service is subject to the disposition and determination of the Agency.
The cost or value of the tea service is not known, but is estimated to
be not less than $100.00.
3. It is noted that the Office of the General Counsel riled upon
a similar gift during the month of -August, 1954 (Reference b.).
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4. It is requested that a determination be made as to the disposi-
tion of this gift and that the undersigned be notified in order that
he may comply with such determination.
FRANK_ G. WISNER
',rb puty Director (Plans)
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