$46 MILLION CIA BUILDING HAS CORNERSTONE CEREMONY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04506A000100030055-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 1999
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: November 4, 1959
• Content Type: NSPR

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among their on fraternity.'
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in suburban Virginia was Sidney'"
W. Souers ue St...Louls, retired
navy Rear Admiral anti
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the speakers' platform, .
ish President E.isenhotver,.Ct
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and retirin, Undersecretary of
Stale Robert Murphy took turns
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cia.uin? around the Cornerstone.
was lowered, into the build-
inp foendation, sealing off'
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