DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00403R000400140009-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2006
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 19, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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The ionorsble Carl Yiason
.:hafrman
douse Committee on Armed Services
it :.shL-zgton 25, 3. C.
wear Mr. Chairman:
,tei.rring to our phone conversation of this afternoon. this
letter eunrunarizes the problem which has "Leon in connection with
;star iew headquarters building.
original estimate t the cost of construction of our new
Juxldisz f was $55, )O0, 000, the original estimate of the Public Build-
ings Service was $30, 300, 000, and after oar discussions with the
:J~~reau of the Budget we aeaiested the Congress for an authortaa.tiom
i a5O, COO, 3x00. r ,`a? xirai Authorization, which was contained In the
:tilitar7 f"onstruction .' ct of 1953 (P. L. 141, 54th Congress), was
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line the enactment of aut orleing legislation. and since the
nact7r eat -if ;~. L.. 3 9, '4th ongrsas, which provided an initial
ronriatiori ituif,cievt to o.rmit tae drawing up of piaas and speei-
.cations for the bul18inq and certain other pretimirary steps, -we
:aev , epared det tied cost .estimates as a basis for an appropria-
.on vaguest. .Uthough wf Attempted to live within our authorization,
eves been advised both &y r)ur architects and by the O.nsrsl
s maces Admini strttion that it would be impossible to construct a
-adding which w-ulld 1house All at our employ..., ve under the
-host auster- standards ad conditions, ,or 446, jOO, 000. ;iince the
?igiaxl cost estimate -4 $50, 300, 000 was "do by the Public
..adding. Service in March of 1955, the building cost index has in-
.-reared by 5. "%, and the trend continues upward. It is now . ati mated
33t ?=d*r the present autAwrination, a reduction from original plane
1at .at iisabl* space would be required in the STAT
as :xsg, c in tarn means t, tt we would *mabls.to house
several hundred of our employees. Current estimates indicate that
roughly $56..)01, 000 would now be required in order to permit cast-
Aruction and site development of facilities which would house all .
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'4tth kindest regards.
Sincerely,
Allen W. DuU00
Dirsetor
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