LETTER TO CHARLES W. THAYER FROM L. K. WHITE

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CIA-RDP78-03097A000200040059-7
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RIPPUB
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C
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2
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December 21, 2016
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December 10, 2008
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59
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Publication Date: 
December 17, 1948
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LETTER
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Approved For Release 2008/12/10 : CIA-RDP78-03097A000200040059-7 Inrir ? 1 nitLIQh 13UOA10410111110U SLRYI-E 161 street, u.z4 k street,-p. tN?TIAL Washington DX. 17 jece-ber 1944 Ar. ChLrlee J. Thayer CLiof, Intern tional Breed .sting Olvision 1:hepLrtsont of ,Actto 11.4 emit :rata Jtreet hes fora, N04 Tork I :vac's I sw.,ve written you About aL. of Us attore which neoesaltLted som otion on ay ,i2:,.rt GO result of vilAt oloej your ironies of b r4i ur reatrio cuseicn of thts riaiuost LI UScen Use hnd I regret very acen L he 4:uncy does not feel justified tn cnging this 'Restricted Lilak;t 'Ow/right", The problem involved is a such greLter one than ooi.Jyrights (3 have 444 some very long discussions on Uric ouoject ,Ath our Leel people 4.11d in conjunction it tho WC. The problem hos aany rfic4tione including oopyrtE;ht, hetsilations sionders libel, un14.ir co.3dctition, etc. th in ell it ia pretty tie4lish propoLition. .;ecianse of L. ohjocticzss from copyright standpeilA,rc.isod o. ior ress associationo, oA4pped using their mA.crictl A.together. It 4as in order to avoid calling attention to foreign press soo1.. tion th,1 we oere using their wAtorial and booming inv.vo ith ia.rproteuta by then th-t we at,xted clzIsegying WIS a tcriA. "Restricted?. It to classified "Restricted' because of telle proOleas and not because of tOs content of Lo ia classified Phectrieted" for c.iniiArtive r.A.Lier t?ian noreal security renensip it our .ency ve t reuirod to -zeop or store taia eatorixl in plz,coe ahero it 4.11 oe .)tit 01' view. Ang 40 required to torr or .uUrek; 4.44:1 Ourn it /y. it ie iic of as trosu in contrnet to o.t.:r cic,saified .J.tteriU. I hn,...er- ?,,n,..,1 i40,,evert that you do not tol..ve physici;1 aeccrity in j,fur auCti caii sociaVe CIA. I L TO sisouesed this prollisma ILL our security uI am ,,uta:Aorized to ,t.viae jou ttrt Were /a DO ?Wootton on tne p-rt of CIA to your n.o.i.1.1nt,tia,torLI in siwli r sucalner, providos you e0,t Approved For Release 2008/12/10: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200040059-7 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2008/12/10: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200040059-7 ir4 Ar. C. I4e4fer Poroi IL CONFIDENTIAL 17 Dem.ber 1948 colste responailty ir ?rLz tiatteril is confined 1.L itiioverniaont uces is n,.A. aAy dissiraiziLted? does not f#A.1 into the iAnds of unzuLcriiA!d pereods? Concur: Inopection Sc Security IJistribution: I ,ac b: 1 0/0: 4 41.11a. Cif. LA,:zalr CONFIDENTIAL:81 Sincerell, L. K, *9!'O ideve; op Approved For Release 2008/12/10: CIA-RDP78-03097A000200040059-7