LETTER TO (SANITIZED)FROM L. K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200030079-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 79
• Publication Date: July 19, 1948
• Content Type: LETTER

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Thanks very much icr
would be well thought of in England.
Is too, think they are a fine aouple and was cure tea ey
of cIasc 3 ied
letter of 12 July.
I as indeed vex ~Iud that you all liked the
speoifio reoouu .ndations as to whether or not you, Alias and
&xine would be transferred to the new posto what I aatuelly
*us tninking of was that rue ;night see fit to transfer you
prior to the opening of the station on Cyprus. As you know,
I would not feel too good about you all being in Cairo under
present conditions. I do not like to make promises because
there are so many unforeseen things which can happen which
mibht preclude their fulfillment. 1 owever, short of making
an actual promise, I do want you to know that it is my in-
tention at this time that you as well as Alice and possibly
Jdexine will be transferred to the new station on Cyprus.
I en fully aware of the difficult circumstances under
mica you all have had to work in ingland, and I regret vory
much tnet I have not been able to do very =oh about changing
hose oircumstenoes. The information given me while I was in
LOnda n, i.e., that the oars were actually enroute, was con-
plstely erroneous. I think at this time one of them is
actually .rout. and the other is supposed to be delivered
in August:. I an sure that when they arrive if they are
properly utilized they can make a great deal or differenos
in the morale of the staff.
I wrote ~ several days ago asking him foi
I have, no objection to your exploring the possibility
of employment elsewhere if you care to. The Chief of trst
Personnel Branch has to sign tat. per;lilsion. I have re-
quested that no sign a memorandum authorising you to shop
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elsewhere and i will forward it to you as soon as I rsoeiv*
it. I have also called in sooordanos wit:
a promiss to you when I vas in London- I told him that If
you should oontaot him, or if he should oars to 0004ct you
that I would have no objection. asked sas to Ad ise you
tat he would see what was available and would contact you
in the not too distant tut;urs.
I an sure tnat we an *mat on you-to continue to do a
Xae job In London as long as you are there. I sincerely
he that your final choice -will be to remain with us and &o
to the now stations I appreciate greatly your writiu with
reference to this matter, and I shall do a-nythiu& at all
reasonable to help you if I can.
.'lease give my r:3 ,ards to our mutual friends.
Sincerely,
L. Y,- White
LKWshaaq
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