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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100340029-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 25, 1998
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: August 29, 1961
• Content Type: MEMO

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STEVE ALLISON; *A1 Bentley, former U.S. Rouse of Representative member, free
*De you. bellieve Mr o Khruehchev than he lays, right after the 11-2.incidenticwhe
yert together, he looked at Mr, Eisenhowerp and be said I,think the PrsaidentH.
United States should exprees regrets at this incident at this time--Mr.
E.ia,kover tlryieri to Mr. iierter, and said, I don't think there', anything Wrong with:.
Ag a thiqg like tnat. And Herter said, no,'Oon't do it. Do you believe that?*
ir.NTUTs *W01:10 Steve, you're quoting the welleknown Washington and national
Yro Dr4.11. Pearson. He of coarse has just had a private conference with ?
?Ar'.zscvlav at. his al.v1k SS*, raecrt. My own opinion as far as Mr. Pearson's
.tye*metimea san be stretched to the breaking paint, bat let me say this. I
4.now aNstur or not Mr. Xhrashchev--I know Mr. Khrusbehwv demanded an apology
?7 don't know thether Mro Eisenhower originally or not .intended to express intention
o along vttb tt bnt I can only e3mrsee my viewpoint, and that is that I do not
feel that. the Uniten States government or any of its representativss should
,?71N apologite for doincsometning which was obviously in the best security and.
ia int/reste of this country.* ?
AL.LISONs eWell,-I think that you're jumping. a little bit, Al. I would go along
T stat/ment you just made., but Ifeel it was a little stupid to admit it. In
tiret plats, you know the code of 'spies. Tou'catch a spy-At is he-etsver saw
Who la 'ae, I never beard of him, and then you jUst disavow the whole thing."
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BEN/IX:Ts *Taw know, Steve, the something--that's the reason that I've been.
7e,7ng for a long thymic; our gavernew.nt has grown so large and, so complex, and there
so many. different thviei:ons, agencies, and bureaus and departments in it, that
tiAlts our left hand does nnt know.what our right hand does. Nov the reason we ?
L he eituation Wiki very frankly a complete lack ofcoordination and -liaison
varik7, 4gencies of oar government, including the Defense Department, THE
IN LU IIENCY and the State Departoanto Were just getting too big for
..???bo.3t.s ,s.7imetiroese*
? AILISONs 4Did you like the way Xennedy handled himself in Cube*
BENTLET9 *N,), I car Tk say I do4 because of the tact I think that although the?
InvAsin WR/ unfortunate In many respects, if it was going to happen, it should
5een pt b9 a suCcest. It there is ono worse thing than being an aggressor,.
-" ?Ineuesetul aggrestaro*
ALL:SON, ofNe world hates a loser.*
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