GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION HANDBOOK, 'PLAIN LETTERS'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000300150021-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: May 18, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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Approved For Release 2005/11/21 : CIA-RDP70-00211R000
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RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIVISION
hief, Records Integration Division, IP
motor of Personnel
motor of Logistics
Director of Training
enera3. Services Administration Handbooks
Plain Letters*
General Services Adni nistration has published
handbook, "Plain Letters," which is now avail...
for copies to Justify stocking them in Building. Supply Roca?
If , hear many copies would fulfill your needs?
Plain Letters" deals with improving the quality of Govern-
ionr*l have alreadl expressed much interest
would therefore appreciate an early reply
can be made as soon as possible for pro-
rply of copies, The expense of filling
aid and desk reference? Would there be a sufficient demand
aa,W readabi liter scales.
3. Wbat is your opinion of "Plain Letters" as a
mart letters by writing them in simple, workaday English..
It contains the basic rules for writing letters that are easy
to ee rstend, and provides numerous examples of the prac-
tiva art of letterwriting.
29 This e=ell.ent handbook could be aptly entitled
*Plaia Writing," for although directed to letterwriters it
sewex s the tdameatals of everyday writing. It is a down
to earth treatment of the sub t, without reference to out-
nmnvw separate orders for the handbook will thus be avoided.
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Distribution:
Orig & 1 - C/tI
CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY
L!I! Government agencies. As the title suggests,
2 - D/f ers
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2 - D/L
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