'UNCLASSIFIED' COMMENTS BY SHERMAN KENT ON THE ANDREW TULLY BOOK

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001300050057-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 57
• Publication Date: July 19, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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19 July 19 2
MEMORANDUM R Executive Director
T a "Unctlastift*d" Comments
an the Andrew Tully Book
1. 1 vuterstand that the subject rebuttal of the Andrew Truly
being printed in an unclassified form for attachment to
our classified 'Studies in Intelligence" in a detachable form. In
addition, that 100 copies more are being primed and that all should
be ready by the first of August.
2. This is to inform you that the Director and I take a dim
view of this procedure. Thera is simply no point in getting Into
you know what kind of a match with a skunk. To print this rebuttal
unclassified can only result in Its Inure to p lic dissemination
(which may have been the purpose in the first place) and will leave
Tully no recourse but to respond. This then puts Sberman Kent in
the wrong kind of match with the wrong kind of skunk. and will
serve no useful purpose other than to increase the sales of Tally's
book. result in numerous comment*. book reviews, letters to the
press, etc., and in general serve to continue something that appears
to be Well an the way toward dying.
3. Accordingly, I desire that you either destroy all of the
unclassified printed copies and retain only enough. classified as
Secret, to cover our files; or# as an alternative. you may classify
the rebuttal Secret and include it in the classified portion of the
"Studies in Intelligence. "
/I,fitJ_C
Harshen S.
Lieutenant General, USA
Deputy Director
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Following answers have been provided by Office of Executive Director
in answer to questions you asked on attached note:
a. Re Classification -- "Studies" is classified "Secret" -- however,
article by Mr. Kent is unclassified and will appear in "Studies" at back
of publication and will carry notation that article is unclassified and may
xxx be detached from "Studies. "
b. Re distribution -- attached is normal distribution list for'Studies. "
c. One hundred extra copies were ordered - per Rita -- since you and
Mr. Kirkpatrick had not decided exactly what you planned to do with this
and it cost no more to get an additional hundred than it did an additional
twenty.
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11 July 1962
General Carter:
I called Rita re the status of the comments by Dr. Kent on the Tully
book. She advises that Mr. Kirkpatrick had sent these to Press - to
the publication in which this article by Mr. Kent will appear. She advises
further that there will be 100 copies in addition to the normal printing and
they should be ready before the 1st of August.
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