LETTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100600015-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 15
• Content Type: MISC

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Vocal Mrno ty
ear Sir:
With respect to your comments in the
ay Alumni Magazine, did or did not
SU assist the Central Intelligence
gency in Vietnam? Who cares, except
r that bearded unwashed vocal minor-
:y of pseudo-"students" who would as-
st those intent upon destroying the
nited States?
The only thing that should disturb
MSU alumni is that the University
should feel obligated to answer
"charges" that MSU may have assisted
our government in a matter of national
interest.
Jack Rice, '56
Middleton, Wis.
My Stand
Dear Sir:
I received my Alumni Magazine today
which reminded me to write and re-
affirm my stand: with MSU officials and
its policies.
Also please note change of address, I
don't want to miss any Alumni Mag-
azines,
. Yoshio Kawada, '12
Dear Sirs:
In the May issue, in naming Arao
Itano and Chas. Okada as early Jap-
anese students at MAC, SamLangdon,.
'11, neglected or forgot to mention that
fine gentleman, Yoshio Kawada, of
Kure, Japan, who graduated in 1912.
I took some special work with him
from Dr. Bessey in the summer of 1911.
On our return trip from the Philippine
Islands in 1917, my wife, Hannah Wil-
liamson, '11, and I had dinnerwithYo-
shio and he showed us part of Kobe.
He was then connected with the Kobe
Post Office in military censorship work.
This would make Dr. Naito,,'20, at
best No. 4.
Fresno, California
that a number of Japanese students
Norman J. Virag, '64
Athens, Georgia
The Right To Protest
Dear Sir:
Suppose for a moment the worst fears
of the critics are true, that the University
did in fact cooperate to some extent with
the CIA. Suppose even that the Univer-
sity cooperated to the fullest extent.
Just what in God's green earth is wrong
with that?
The CIA is a legal, official arm of
this country's government. Have we
really reached that point in time when
it is more desirable not to cooperate
with one's government?
Perhaps we have, when it is more
fashionable to carry a protest sign than
to carry a torch (or to bear arms to de-
fend the right to protest). When it is
more fashionable to worry about the
rights of the criminal and forget about
the rights of the victim. When it is in
high style to pick and choose which of
the nation's laws one will honor and
which one will ignore-because that's
an unjust law. '
Perhaps we have reached a sad time
indeed, when it's "blowin' your cool"
to visit the Capitol or Arlington Ceme-
tery instead of the latest go-go joint in
Washington, or to get a shiver down
your spine when a band plays the na-
tional anthem.... I still get it every
time.
Boys who look like girls and girls
who look like boys I can take. That's
Just silly and will pass. But there are
much deeper, more disturbing fashions
in vogue today. The horrified reaction
to possible cooperation with the CIA
is but one outcropping.
Student protest is good. Lord knows
I did enough of it in my brief stay in
East Lansing. But there are some basics,
and some limits.
Apparently there is little truth to the
allegation that the University did, in
fact, cooperate in any CIA activities.
I'm not positive. But even if it did,
I'm not the least embarrassed by it.
And those who are had best do a little
objective research and thinking. Per-
haps they will realize that the Far East
is not all a nice little garden filled
with ouaint houses and lotus blossoms.
Perhaps, also, they might wind up
thanking their lucky stars that not all
of us burned our draft cards, and also
thankful that there is a CIA in which
men put their lives on the line (yes,
they actually get killed, like dead) to
defend, among other things, the right
William Callahan, '60
Painted Post, N. Y.
Applaud
Dear Sir:
I am proud and delighted to learn of
the assistance given to the Central In-
telligence Agency in Vietnam, advert-
ently or inadvertently. All loyal citizens
of these United States should applaud.
such action, and I am sure that all
would be eager to give similar assis-
tance in our struggle to halt communist
aggression in South Vietnam. In fact all
instrumentalities of Federal, State and
Local Government should be available
for such assistance. Many of my ac-
quaintances having no connection with
Michigan State University, have called
to express their pleasure when they
learned of Michigan State's part in the
Vietnam project.
It Is deplorable that we have mis-
guided individuals who hide behind the_
terms, "academic freedom" and "stu-
dent activism" and perhaps unknow-
inglywork diligently to destroy the
foundations of our freedom and demo-
cratic government.
Harold E. Sprague,'30
Winter Haven, Fla.
good condition-a paperback book ti-
tled, Biographical Sketches of Ameri-
can Artists, 5th edition revised and en-
larged, published by the Michigan
State Library, Lansing, in 1924.
The Michigan State Library at Lan-.
sing has just advised me that "this
publication is out of print and none .
available for distribution, It was dis-
tributed without cost at the time of
publication." For students I believe.
I'm wondering if it is possible that
some one of your members might have
this book. Could, or would, you print
my request in your next alumni bul-
letin? Then if anyone does have a copy,
Any suggestions or help you can of-
fer will be greatly appreciated at this
time.
(Miss) Virginia Dessauer
131 So. 39th St.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68131
Magazine Is Conservative
Dear Sir:
Consider me as one of the many alum-
ni who are ashamed of.the actions MSU
took in support of the military dicta-
torship in Saigon. In the same tone, I
would take greater pride in the A!,im-
ni Magazine if it lessened Its o,'-en-
times conservative attitude toward
MSU and national events, If It ap-
peared to recognize that an MSU alum-
nus need not automatically disagree
with graduation day anti-Humphrey
pickets, for example. i
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Michael Polt, '65
Grand Blanc,,Mich.