THE U-2 AFFAIR AN IDEA GROWS TO SUCCESS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 28, 2014
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THE U-2 AFFAIR
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An Idea Grows to Success 1
By DAVID WISE and
THOMAS B. ROSS
The II-2 was born in the last
days of October, 1954. in Room
4E984 in the Pentagon, over-
looking the Potomac.
It was the office of Trevor
Gardner, a 39-year-old engi-
neering prodigy who had been
persuaded by President Eisen-
hower to Join the Government
in 1953 as a technical adviser
to the Air Force on research
and development. He made a
dramatic exit three years later
This ls the fourth cif 14 articles con-
densed from the book, THE U-Z
AFFAIR, which tells the story
behind the most explosive espio-
nage case of the 20th century.
Copyright, 1962, by David Wise
and Thomas I. Ross. Published in
New York by Random House, Inc.
Gen. Donald L. Putt, deputy
chief of staff for development.
Their names were listed on a
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