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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00001R000300250009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: July 17, 1959
• Content Type: MF

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other universities in Indiana and adjoining states will be luvited to the
Conference.
3. Dr. Sutton refers to "family connections" of the Dulles family wits.
I,ndiarm9t University.
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4. This feeler by Dr. Sutton has received sy ethetic reaction from
B. Wells, will send a forma invitation to Mr. Dulles. Representative
Indiana. Should the DCI agree, the President of the University, Dr. Hen n
training in Asian Studies to be held at Indiana University, Bloomin .;
MEMORANDUM 't' T'zW DIRECTOR
1. This memorandum recasam~elids action in ivrsamph 10.
2. Dr. Joseph L. Sutton, Associate Professor, Indiana. University,
asks if the DCI will speak on 12 or 13 November 1959 at a Conference on
Desmond Fitzgerald, FE, and from . Fitzgeral d's
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claffifie d report will be attached to this memo byl for Mr.
Dulles' information.
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5. --states that Sutton has been a strong CIA backer; that
Indiana has been a good recruiting agency for personnel in Slavic language
but not in Asian personnel. The head of the Slavic Studies Dej*xtment,
Professor Edgerton, a fir, is reportedly hostile to CIA, allegedly sayi
that CIA interferes with the student exchange " FOIAB3B
program its relation, to travel
abroad by US students and faculty . " II t: inks this is an excellent plan
tx,t Sutton presents for recruitment opportunities by CIA in the scarcity
field of Far Eastern specialists.
6. 1 met Dr. Wells, the President, earlier this year at Ernest
Lindley' a, after he had returned from a trip to Moscow by American educators.
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He is strong for CIA. Be vas in W&shington for a meting of the Bo&rl of
Trustees of 1iov rd University of Bch Board he is a sir.
7. The DCI i as addressed ten a is meetings, but only two of them
were in the mid-West, one at the University of Chicago and one at Vie
University of Cincinnati. Tl* Director's participation in this Conference
vil.l of course add to vbatever prestige the University of Indiatxe ray have
in the Far East research field.
6. I believe the DCI' $ acceptance wild be beneficial to CIA and to
the University of IndiarA.
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&iould the DCI not find it possible to accept,
still benefit to saw degree if General. Cabell, Mr. Amory, Dr. Kent, or
dir. Helms vould participate in the Confere ace,
10. R1 DATION t That the Xl accept ti.e inV tatiou; If this is
not practicable, that Gen l Cebeli, Mr. Avx y, Dr. Kent, or Mr. Helms
participate in Via Conference.
STAKEY J. G!(X.T
cc .. DDCI Assistant to the Director
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