LETTER TO CHICK FROM LARRY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00631R000300030011-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 27, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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27 March 1959
Dear Chick:
We all hope your leg is mended and you are now able
to get around again, particularly as you must also be getting
some spring weather, Here the bulbs and the cherries and
the magnolia are all coming out, and the town is getting very
attractive.
The main reason for writing is to see if you are interested
in a possibility that has now become more firm and if so how we
can handle it. On 25 October 1958 1 wrote you and gave a very
general presentation in paragraph 2. You wrote back on about
10 November, saying that you might be interested on a trial
basis. Action subsided due to a variety of changes but now has
been revived with considerable urgency. The beat description
I can give you of the Job under the circumstances is as follows:
The position is primarily concerned with
monitoring the progress of several major research
and development (primarily the latter) efforts.
Associated requirements are to keep informed of
progress being made and to induce progress where
it lags; with appropriate assistance, to administer
the very large contracts involved in these efforts;
to coordinate the evaluation of any proposals in
terms of feasibility. timing and financing; to keep
abreast of scientific and technical developments in
these fields, and of U. S. policy affecting them.
so as to be able to recommend further projects.
The best unclassified description of what this is
all about is probably "advanced hardware. it
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The position calls for considerable
appreciation of advanced technological matters,
if not actual competence in all of them. It will
call for frequent travel in the U. S. A primary
requirement is the ability to deal persuasively
with corporation executives and engineers.
STATINTL
The problem is that the present incumbent intends to
leave very shortly and some overlap is almost essential. ' lw t
we need to know, therefore, is whether (a) you can wind up your
affairs there on an abrupt basis for early return with the hope
that (b) you would be in a position to be on the job by 15 June.
If (a) and (b) are possible, then (c) could you arrange to meet
th man for you would be working directly about 15 April {
in I Iwhere he will be attending a conference. He
feel a, rightly, no final commitment should be made
until there has been discussion between you for a complete understanding of the situation. The trip to STATINTL
seems to make much more sense than bringing you all the
way back here for such a meeting. If you can do this and want
to, please cable as soon as you can so that we can give you
precise dates and places. My personal feeling is that this is
a good assignment carrying considerable responsibility,
intrinsically interesting, and providing as much work as I
think even you will want. }
Best to Pam, and we are looking forward to seeing you
in the not too distant future in any case.
Sincerely,
s/Larry
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