LETTER TO MALCOLM A. FROST FROM L. K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-03097A000200050217-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2008
• Sequence Number: 217
• Publication Date: January 24, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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2480 E Street, NW
Washington 25, D.C.
24 January 1949
At. Waloola A. Frost Service
mad, BBC ?h nitori
Cave rsham Park
'Wading, England
Dear Naloolms
I am grateful for your letter of 22 December 1948 and would
oohing
like to reply separately to that paragraph referring to the of checks by our personnel.
1 was aware of the fact that the BBC provided facilities
Cavershsa for our staff to cash checks. Howwer, I This not snare
serrce
or the fact that this privilege had evep been abused
is obviously a very great oonvenionoe to our London aro" employees.
which you are, of course, under no obligation to provide. Believe
we, it is genuinely appreoiated.
I regret very mooh that it is legally and administratively
impossible for this agency or the U.S. Government to indemnify
against possible loss due to cashing of personal oheoks. The pay-
ment of non-American employees of our Bureau in sterling checks has
are, of
probably increased the volume of business somewhat. These aressibre lose
course, backed by the U.B. Government, and insofar as po
is concerned I believe there is no risk. Coning of personal checks
is another thing.
I have written Oasking him to try to reach an agreement with
the employees of the London Bureau wherein as a group, on a pro rata
or other suitable basis, they agree to indemnify BBC against loss due
of personal checks. As a wetter of caution, I should_
to Dashing
think it extremely advisable that some limit be placed both
within the
amount and number of checks which one employes might m gcash
locally
out ally
given period*
r is hope be continued undue bur#en and without
so that this this service may
undue risk on your part.
You :nay rest assured that wrile it is impossible for me to
officially indsaanity the BBC, I will use all the power with which I act vested to secure reimbursement prompt11,should you incur any loss.
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