LETTER TO CARL VINSON FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00357R000100310005-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 22, 2013
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 26, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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ER-7-8250 A
JAN 26
Honorable Carl Vinson
Chairman. Committee on Armed Services
House of Representatives
Washington 25. D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Thank you for your letter of 17 January 1956. informing
me of the establishment of a subcommittee of the House Armed
Services Committee, with exclusive Committee jurisdiction over
matters pertaining to the Central Intelligence Agency.
I want to assure you that this Agency will cooperate in the
fullest measure with this subcommittee, and to inform you that
I shall be happy to appear before the ccxmmittee at its convenience.
I am pleased to note that you anticipate a meeting in the relatively
near future. as I have a number of matters, some of a rather
pressing nature. which I feel should be discussed with this sub-
committee.
With kindest regard..
Sincerely.
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., EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS
CARL VINSON, GA., CHAIRMAN
OVERTON BROOKS, LA.
PAUL J. KILDAY, TEX.
CARL T. DURHAM, N. C.
L. MENDEL RIVERS, S. C.
PHILIP J. PHILBIN, MASS.
F. EDWARD HEBERT, LA.
ARTHUR WINSTEAD, MISS.
MELVIN PRICE, ILL.
0. C. FISHER, TEX.
PORTER HARDY, JR., VA.
WILLIAM J. GREEN, JR., PA.
CLYDE DOYLE, CALIF.
VICTOR WICKERSHAM, OKLA.
GEORGE P. MILLER, CALIF.
CHARLES E. BENNETT, FLA.
LESTER HOLTZMAN, N. Y.
ROBERT H. MOLLOHAN, W. VA.
RICHARD E. LANKFORD, MD.
GEORGE HUDDLESTON, JR., ALA.
DEWEY SHORT, MO.
LESLIE C. ARENDS, ILL.
W. STERLING COLE, N. Y.
LEROY JOHNSON, CALIF.
LEON H. GAVIN, PA.
WALTER NORBLAD, OREG.
JAMES E. VAN ZANDT, PA.
JAMES T. PATTERSON, CONN.
PAUL CUNNINGHAM, IOWA
WILLIAM H. BATES, MASS.
WILLIAM E. HESS, OHIO
CHARLES P. NELSON, MAINE
JAMES P. S. DEVEREUX, MD.
ALVIN E. O'KONSKI, WIS.
WILLIAM G. BRAY, IND.
ROBERT C. WILSON, CALIF.
FRANK C. OSMERS, JR., N. J.
E. L. BARTLETT, ALASKA
MRS. JOSEPH R. FARRINGTON, HAWAII
A. FERN0S-ISERN, PUERTO RICO
ROBERT W. SMART, CHIEF COUNSEL
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES
SU ITE 313, HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
Honorable Allen V. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Ammo
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Dulles:
JOHN R. BLANDFORD, N. Y.
COUNSEL
CHARLES F. DUCANDER, LA.
COUNSEL
PHILIP W. KELLEHER,
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January 17, 1956
You will recall our previous couversations regarding the desirability
of appointing s subcommittee of the Home Armed Services Committee, with
exclusive Committee jurisdiction over matters pertaining to the Central
Intelligence Agency.
Following consultation with the Simkins Minority lember, Honorable
Dewey Short, I today obtained permission of the Full Committee, in
Open Session, to appoint such a subcommittee. The mumbership of the
subcommittee is as follow;
Msferitv Weeritv
Mr. Vinson* Chairman
Mr. Smoke
Mr. F.ilday
Mr. Durham
Mr. Short
SW. Arend*
Mr. Cole
anticipate that this newly created subcomittee will meet with you
in the relatively near future. As yet a firm data is impossible to
detonates; however, I will contact your office as soon as plans are firm.
With kindest regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
Carl Vinson
Chairman
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