CONVERSATION WITH ALLEN DULLES CONCERNING HIS BOOK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000200140064-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 19, 2002
• Sequence Number: 64
• Publication Date: May 13, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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Ii May 1962
SUBJECT Conversation with Allen Dulles
Concerning His Book
This aftsxnson I talked to Mr. Dulles concerning the procedure
which will be agreeable to CIA in connection with his book,
1. Under the consulting contract, all of his clearances were
open and therefore be could review any and all classified information
which he desired #a order to refresh his memory on incidents in the
past. However. he naturally was not privileged to pass this informa-
tion on to Charles Murphy.
2. He should fool free to discuss any matters with any members
of CIA. He mentioned particularly Helms and Angleton..
3. An office in East Building would be made available to him
for the purpose of reviewing classified information thereby eliminating
the necessity of removing it from the promises and also interviewing
members of the staff or others.
4. Secretarial and Library service would be made available
to him on an as needed" basis.
5. It was perfectly agreeable with us if he worked with Charles
Murphy, however, his doing so might raise some question at the White
House but I urged that he proceed with Murphy as I fool that the problems
with Murphy at the White House will be resolved in the near future.
6. 1 reiterated the previous statements that I was concerned
that he or particularly Murphy might be tempted to use to publish
classified information previously published by Sculz, Tully or others
in order to strengthen certain points in the book. I urged that he, Dulles,
not permit the project to veer in that direction as doing so would Vaise
serious problems with us. Mr. Dulles understiod this point and agreed
thoroughly with my position.
7. Finally, I said that we favored the book and thought it wArr in
the national interest that it be published and felt justified in giving grit
above support. For your information, Mr. Dulles is to arrange an
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independent office so his use of the office in the East Building
will be for the purposes indicated above.
Will you please advise Col. Grogan and other interested
people in the Agency concerning the above arrangement.
John A. Mc Gone
Director
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