LETTER TO CAPTAIN RUFUS L. TAYLOR FROM (Sanitized)

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: August 31, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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Captain Rufus L.
United States Naval Institute
Annapolis, Maryland
Dear Ruts:
Ef
W. Dulles has asked me to much
for sending hie a copy or the pitted States 110val
Institute Proviedinals.
Your courtesy in bringing the artiele,"Comnand
and the Intelligence Promise to his attention is
imbed appreciated. Isight sny that he lodged it
aver sith such interest,
With kindest personal regards.
STAT
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fixeCtitire Officer
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CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
28 July 1960
Dear Allen:
I noticed that my good friend,
Lloyd Berkner, sent you a copy of
his letter to Dr. Kistiakowsky and
I am therefore sending a copy of
my reply.
Warm regards.
Sincerely,
The Honorable
Allen Dulles
Director of Central Intelligence Agency
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coemr NAVAL; ?MAMMAS
Deer !Antral Dertner:
Uric yom very ouch for sending me a copy of your very
interesting letter of 35 JcZy 1960 to Dr. Marge Iletiahowsky.
It Ia reassuring to know that distinguiebed mem oniony
et year caliber are so hilly aware of tho growing tires* to this
monderfal country of wars aed *25 .0 vitally intsemstedIs
assering theeselves that our leadership is not emarlsaking ofig'
possibilities in this aortal straggle in which we we ass emisalm
It we could only breed into all of err people the interests
amareases, and willinosse to sat tint your letter se eloarAr
reelects, our national character moald assert itself more
positively before a dosbtfal, uneasy, aid watching world.
Certainly there Is much merit in your comment that no great
nation can afford to take less than minima maims to gird
noelf for the struggle that is forecast by even the most
peastnistic estimate of its !Mere. / cooldn't agree with you
more. Smoreer, to this present conflict, military tome alone
will not rodreweebalanso of power that to loot UR other
fronts -- on the economic, political, and psychological fronts.
It has not in the past; it will not in the rater*. Pbr more them
a decode, while the VS poseessed unchallengeable and veer-
'chaining atomic and nuclear military power, our national
policies, based on the invalid concept of nalleiVe retaliation
for minima provocation, failed to halt the relentless progress
of the communist menace. The mew nibbled sew at the Free
Wbrld, 'obverting its weaker and underdeveloped members,
draining its strewth, and weakening its conviction, U.
keeping ths level of provocation sufficient4low to avoid
triggering our massive retaliation. Now thaws are moving im6e
the era of so-called Nuclear stalemate", there is ma less'
chance that ~military power alone will be able to sten this
relentless wave of communist victories on the political,
economic and psychological fronts. As a natter of fast, it has
bosoms abundantly clear daring the past few years, end pertionaler.
.4 during the pest few months, that this ontnow rele1:::1
In the military power balance hes become primer/ psyche
weapon In an accelerated commemist offensive against the Free
Wbrld. Jest as the Soviets raised the thresheld of mar is the
Tatum Streit end Lebanon situations, by pledging military
support they knew they waaldn't have to give, so now in the Oabss
and Congo situatione they are again reistmg the threshold of
mar in order to intimidate us -- to make us hesitate to take
too "Wm a stand lest we, the gaited Metes, be responsible
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far ipmeral war. Although they have as mmeh orsore to lose in
an all-cut nuclear exchange, they are striving to force upon us
a preoccupation with general. war in order to paralyse our
decision-siking process and this thawt effective ocanterf
action to their probes.
Oar defense against this trpe of warfare cannot rest on
nilitaay power alone. NilitamcMierrence ebilities, across
the board, are certainly essential to our defines and survival --
but they are not sufficient in tammwelvesi Other elements of
our nstional power ? political, conomic, scientific and
cultural backed up by a forceftl national character and will
te win that spring from our opiritaal values and our flandemental
beliefs -and convictions as free nen are no less important. And
it is in this area that our people :net recognise the challenge
and rise to it.
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In eeptaising the noweilitanriapeots of tin oananiet
challenge, I do notfor one nament moderestinato the formidable
military threat pooped by the enomons soientitio and tochooloc-
loal advanoe of the Soviets. I assure yea, their present and
potation Woman -- and defansive nilitarropthilities
revalting from these achievements are subjects edeninant
tapertance and continuing review. Believe no, we live with
this problem 21s-hours a dart,
However, / don't mean we can't stand a little prodding now
and then to keep us on our toes.. SO group in authority is
ommlscient or infallible. Whenever any nation's leadership
presumes to have attained the qualities of anniecieno, and
infallibility, that nation is in for real trouble. That's
mloy letters mach aa Yours are always welcome fOr they remind
us of the vital necessity to review, reappraise, and re-
evaluate our estimates and our policies in the face of a
rota, changing world.
Warseet regards.
Sincerely,
AILUO11 INAKE
Derkner, mat (um)
President kasootated Universities, Tao.
A ?W
10 Columbus Circle 4a`i
Saw York 19, Maw York cZ)
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Dear Admiral Berkswrs
Thank you for sending me a con
to Dr. George Ittetiskoviky.
I have reel
discussed it with interested
pleasure to receive mush
to know that people such as you are so
problems *ink omnfront us today
Let me assure you that we recognise fall the seri
shot the Soviet lesdess mily be up to at thie time, and we
never excluded the possibility of radical alatEnrimmerodlons.
So long es they are obsommodwith seeremb it s4rply prudent
for us to seems that they have something varthlading.
We hams been reporting regularly to the National Security
Couneil on this subject and um shell, of course, eontinue to do
so. '
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Sinosrely,
SOD
Allen V. Dulles
Director
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CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON
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The Honorable
Allen Dulles
Director of Central Intelligence
Agency
Washington, D. C.