A FEW CLUCKS AND DAGGERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00058R000100130084-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 3, 2000
• Sequence Number: 84
• Publication Date: July 12, 1956
• Content Type: NSPR

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A Few
Clucks
and D~~g~Ts.
C ry4ag DONNELLY
RIGHT next door to the site of
the proposed Central Intelli-
gence Agency building at Lang-
ley, Va., is a handsome white
house with blue shutters, occu-
pied by two maiden ladies who
keep a large, white dog, and
Move in an atmosphere of cal.
culafed obscurity that should be
an inspiration to all cloak and
dagger personnel.
When I arrived at . the hlue-
shuttered house, accompanied by
l photographer, I was prepared
o do a studs of fragile old age,
breathing %al;antly behind the
teacups, but touched with pain
at the thought of the vast en-
cr'oachlrg hand of change. Eicher
that, or a study In wild, unrea-
soning, quavering defiance.
I knocked at the door, an: :+n
elderly. maid-?n lady pros-nr d
herself and r.cknowledged that
she was one of the owners of
the premises, and that it o,~ s
her understanding that th. ('[A
would sooner of later set ur inop,
practically In "4'r back wart.
NO COMMCNICATION
"I haven't to at]d from an' of
those CIA pe(grle," she ,Raid m ild-
ly, "and I type not to. What,
precisely, Is ii!our object in com-
Ing here"' j
I said, "C/!+. you know, we were
wondering -'hether ft would
make a bi,t, difference to the
people who here, having the
CIA so closri a,-.t .. .
The elderly lady said, "Natural-
ly It will it tl:e a difference, to
have people canning In
hers da' . fr , I've heard that's
hove r:a' h.?re will be. I don't
knovr 'Jr 4 it-vs, of course, be-
Cause' L m.''t :made any pert i-
crt r e~f e' ?~ .'1.'d them.'
I asl'tt; eye v)uld mind In-
dlcatirq jus! whets he Installa-
tion ve lttl d e-'1 p or,tn tier proper-
ty. aril its Li ,it -I in - en :rev-1
pant ft's U. pas u-. " t .t
lc'rC'e4 'e' t:r ? -' 'togral'`t
lotr& tt r r 'tin Jog fo ' , ? 1
h w'. Su'tt ? r' ^ ti.y' went bin al
7?iI off. "t ' ' *;Et the I?r,ty.
1.tt that e k ry +--1 =?tl?-
7",t.rt's a t;t ' e ' Tap ?,.
Approve
a put up Its building on
~. '
I live In a two-room apartment
myself, but I made an. effort to
enter Into the spirit of a threat.
Heed property owner. "Do you.
suppose they'll do anything over
there that will be-bothersome7"
I inquired.
111v guide said. "No doubt. The
Federal Government does most..
anything it wants to,.after all. ?.
It amends our constitution to its
own designs, without consulting
us, rives it nnt? By the way, I
.,4surne you understand that you
ai-e not to Infrirrge on my privacy
In any way, in your publication?
You are not to use my nartie, or
the name of the lady who lives
wish me. We have lived here a
Ing lifetime without the dubious
hen.'fits of puhliciib, and we in-
terd to continue undisturbed.
lhn..are our s, tiled convict-
The photographer : dd, after. a-
moment. "We want ro respect
your wishes, of course! ut would
y:nr mind if ue got tr lure of
you down by the~~;s) , t'looking.
across the pasture.
I said hopefully, "We wouldn't
have to show your f&[4 ?"
I he old lady said, "Yrh'u might
photograph those cows. C , sure
I'IIEY would not object/
Presently we made jour vs' -'v `
my idea of-of 4 ;t, t what
:tranges--if any-ha?-hut the CIA
The old lady slid, M It
;tens will depe:vi on the t
think the Democrats woe' I i
I leave It to You
.. ,
'%Innth? and pry fr!
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r I said. fTe photof'ra
titer and I 'ot 'nto our car. ' ilhr
t a,-:v u e::t ' 'o the snuse. 'p w
c.? ,tor t s It had r: etc ; Ma.
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