MEMORANDUM OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE HONORABLE HARRY S. TRUMAN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A001000040017-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 22, 2002
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: August 1, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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esident, transmitted to me
; rte of Butts, I caIIed, Mr. Truman on 23 July. at Indeptad
I found that he was than snout to Inde -CO
St. Leis, but reached him at I:adeprenden ce early an the morning
2 J U17.
Mr. Truman gr tet f me warmly over the phone and said
that he hoped that everythlug was going well with the Agency. I told
him we were busy as he could well Inugine.
I dwa told Mr. Truman that the President had a d rue to
get in tomb with him sad ask him wkolher, in view of critics develop-
mo*W In the world situation. he w ld lice to have a bra on the
current sib from the Central I tlli ce Agency.
this. I know that unless you have access to the infor .tion which. C VI.
has, you don't really know what is going on or what the situation is. "
be gassing. He added, You 4=4 k um how math I appreciat
Mr. Truman replied that he would appreciate it greatly, but
never thowSM he should ask for such a thing because he thought It might
Mr. Truman then ad d that ha was is thorough sympathy
with what we were trying to do and added ease or two csaasapl,irte ry
w wds with respect to the work which CL was doing. added that
he, weed appreciate anything that we could give his , but sued that
he 44 not want the Agency to go to any trouble or use.
added that as President at the time CIA was organic
been one at our best friande and supporters.
I saapreseed appreciation for what Mr. Truman had said a
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VWAM be no trouble at ail to the Agency to do
Arrae st s i
Tuesday afternoon at the Tx'
I added that my re,p-r+esontative would be prepared t a brief:
an the Near boot eltuaUt an qoestions bearing an the Soviet problem
and generally on other critical matters in the world situation as
Trunwa, might desire. I st esteed that at this first brieefa
As regards trouble and expense. I
wWwd this briefing to be g iv?#;a it Mr. . Tam
Mr, Truman thea woke tbow his
that I would be able to have a
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ork bare, but I would send one
out later to see him whe ver the
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know as to his convenience for any future lov,
Trrreaian, rail rated his keen alter
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