MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000900020071-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: July 9, 1960
• Content Type: MF

MEMORANDUM FOR THE PUZSIDENT
THROUGH: THE SECRETART OF STATE
9 Jul
Upon the naminatian of a Democratic candidate for
President the qusstior may arise as to your policy with regard
to the intelligence briefing of the candidate.
This ms.ttstr was raised in your press confe
,Wednesday. 1,4arch 10, &s reported in the 'Now York 'rtuie s
of March 31. Mr. Edward P. Morgan of Am*rican Hro.:adcastirs:l
Company asked, as the second part of a double-barral+ ki es - n,
"What is your view on the suggestions that after the norm--lees i re
actually picked they be given high-level intelligence bri hugs =`
As repo rtsei, your answer was: 'Well, the secv
part, to take that first--always we do that. They did it for me
they begin to get it, and for this very practical reason. On. C.f
the two of them is the successor, he is the obvious s*zcceesor
and so you have to keep him infornt d. '
You m my wish to consider the desirability of taking the
initiative, upon the nomination of the Democratic candidate, of
rouftirmiag the position you took last March before the natter -4
raised by tho press or otherwise. Possibly you might *iab .-c
give me instructions to proceed to got into contact with time c+a=n-L
date to set up the procedures for the briefings.
Respectfully yours,
AWD/ji
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