LETTER TO THE HONORABLE EDWARD R. MURROW FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2003
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• Publication Date: March 25, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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2 5 MAR 1961
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The Honorable Edward X. Burrow
Director, Unitaed States Information Agency
Washington Z5, 0. C.
Dear Mr. Murrow:
Thank you for your letter of the 15th with regard to the
re-constituted Exhibits Committee.
I have been considering carefully just how this Agency could
bust contribute to the work of the Committee. With this in axi nd,
I should now like to designate
principal representative, wi
alternate.
Sincerely,
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Allen W. Dulles
Director
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Mr. Dulles:
The Exhibits Committee was one of some 45-odd working groups
and committees under the OCB. It did not meet as often as most of
the others. It was different from most of the others also in that it
has certain roots in legislation, particularly with respect to trade
fairs.
Also unlike most of the OCB committe we were re resented
this one by DDI rather than DDP officers
STAT This situation stemmed from the fact that
OCR had access to certain files and reports which could be exploited
to provide information on Soviet Bloc activity in the exhibits field.
USIA. in fact has more direct connection with this type of file
and report. They exploit the material for precisely the same purpose
iee.
that the OCR representatives did on request abolition of the OCB DDT. worked
Accordingly, some time before the aout an agreement with USIA whereby the latter assumed responsibility
for supporting the Exhibits Committee in this regard.
Therefore, the primary reason for DDI representation no longer
obtains. On the other hand, the overriding purpose of all U. S.
exhibits is now agreed to by the projection of the U. S. image abroad,
etc. This sort of thing is of course the primary responsibility of
the CA Staff of the DDP and, therefore, ittee should come from
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the representation on the re-constituted comm
that staff.
I don't think it is feasible or necessary to attempt to match the
level of title for committee members that is cited by Mr. Murrotiv.
Actually the previous committee had pretty high level people on is
(e. g. it was chaired by Abbott Washburn) but this was primarily becausf'
USIA wanted to guarantee that the psychological warfare aspect of thing.
remained the primary consideration, against the efforts of Commerce
and others to emphasize trade promotion. We have never had a complaJit
about the level of our representation (which has been of a high order c,i
competence).
can of course hold your end up in any such compa31,'
as can I lat the subordinate level.
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UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
WASHINGTON
MAR I ; 1961
past two yam, the U.S. Inforition Agency han
the inter-agency hibite 'at ittee ee b1i.all3od by the Openit ione
yoiw
Coordi ting Board. During this trier the representatives olt
Agency have made a significant contribution toward coorc?ina ti g.
major overseas activities of the various agencies of the I MS. C=:ov*,r
merit.
As you knoe, such etibit activities have grown consider ply I
t years, particularly as a result of the increasing and well--
conceived efforts in this field being carried out by the ai:nv-Sovr!e
bloc nations. More and more ctries,, in response to this r-_~wfa-
e e,p are recog izin the inVortance of the exhibit n i3*B?_ {
a for instrument for presenting a point of view or messngs tbn d
matic and impressive fashion to a large and influential auzd:Ie ice.
With the recent abolition of the Operations Coordinating ,oar ,
been necessary to consider which of its former actti^a3
.d be continued. Representatives of agencies forrmerl, _4 giber::
the OCB met at luncheon on February 23 and concltaged t iwt the
Exhibits C ittee was one of the ZroxVe which should be inalataiu=-
It was agreed that the ittee' a function would be contirrrs d a !
even strengthened and that USTA should take the initiative In thin
respect.
I propose that we continue the level of membership or
mittee with each representative ra nL i ng at the Assistant Se vret
Agency Deputy Director, or coi arable level. This group wo li r
or consult,, as needed-, to provide basic policy direction and. uid
The Honorable
Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agen.yy
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on p+larming and to resolve any mater differences that might + nve1_c=xs
1 also suggest that alternates be dosignatad to constitute a :11-
c ttee or "working-level" grove which would undertake the dnyr-to
day working relationships.
If you agree to the continuation of such an arrange -'n't,
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yoztr
appreciate your desi :ti g those you wish to represen
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tilson, as this Agency's representative, anri J. R
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Mr. Dona
Etokok, International Exhibits Advisor and Coordinator In tie fie. ' e
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Office of Policy and Plaf s, as his alternate . This Agenc r
tinue to assume the responsibi:Lities of chairman.
wed on the eriencee of the Oommittee and it# potential
ibuti on to effective 3 nter ncy planning, I would like tt see
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devote greater attention in the following Weeks to long-rangt anr. !_nC.
i would appreciate receiving your designstions as soon as possa:ule
integrated program propo$al whose various segments, if approval.
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fiber agencies, could be ina3.uded in their respect
Sincerely,
Bdwe rd R* Murrow
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