LETTER TO LT. GENERAL DONALD V. BENNETT FROM RICHARD HELMS

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• Publication Date: January 3, 1972
• Content Type: LETTER

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Lt. General Donald V. Bennett
Director
Defense Intelligence Agency
Room 3 E 282
The Pentagon
In answer to your letter of 17 December 1971, i
should be glad to have John Hughes as new chairman of the
Ad Hoc Committee, with Admiral Whitmire as his alternate.
I agree that t. review of the current priority state-
ment is in order, and I suggest Mr. Hughes make this an
early order of busine?.s of the con mittee.
Sincerely,
Richard Helms
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DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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17 DEC 1971
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Mr. Richard Helms
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington, D. C. 20505
As I mentioned to you in Mr. Packard's office on 30 November, I believe
it is time to make some changes in the Ad Hoc Committee. On 11 February
1970 I wrote to John Bross (DIA Serial S-168/CS) concerning the DIA
chairman for this Committee. That letter designated my Chief of Staff,
Rear Admiral D. M. Showers, USN, as the chairman and Brigadier General
Daniel 0. Graham, USA, as his alternate.
In view of Mac Showers'. imminent retirement, I would now like to desig-
nate Mr. John Hughes, Deputy Director for Collection and Surveillance,
as chairman. I would further like to designate Rear Admiral Donald B.
Whitmire, USN, Assistant Deputy Director for Intelligence, as his
alternate.
I also suggest that the Committee should thereafter undertake a review
of the current priority statement to effect any necessary changes.
Sincerely,
D. V. BENNETT .f
lieutenant General, ;USA
Director
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