LETTER TO THE HONORABLE RICHARD M. HELMS FROM W. H. BIRDSONG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001600120005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: May 23, 1968
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20301
JflIP3T WAR GAMES A~CxENCY
#xeoutive Aegibtxy
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~ 3 MAY 1968
`The Honorable Richard M. l-?eln~.s
i~ixectar, Central: intelligence agency
Vtxaahington, i}, C. Zf}505
Dear Ms. Helaa~.s,
Will yc+u please convey to CIA Lzaison 25X1
C3fficer far Gaxxaes a>c~d Exercises, my e:incexe appreciation fax hie
Qatatanding work as your pr3ncigal point of contact fax the Jc~3nt War
Garriee Agency, GJ'CS.
has served ae 3V~T+GA point of contact aiz~ce I~'ovembex
I965, Thraughaut the past thirty xxa4nths, he has consistently been
the mast e+~t~perative ar~d helpful of all the Contact offic:er>~ 4f rtome
thirty federal departments, a~genciets and rx~ilitary cc~xz~anands with
which we maintaia continuing. Ifa~~ri.
ias been rno$t helpful fs>, assisting the Faint Y+Tar
Games Agexz~cy in aectxxing exceptionally highcalibre paxticipation
from the Central Intelligence Agency. Furthex, the a>asiatance he
has given.. ue in ,scheduling intexvie~irs with rx-~sny of ypur xnvt~t kttowl-
edgeable and expert people hoe peen 4f great ualue.
Meticuioualy attentive to detail, has attended 25X1
practically every pre-gaYne briefing g ven y t e PoliticQ~Military
~Garrrea Division dtaxing the period. H'e also maktes a great personal
effect to ensure that partieipaote frvn-~ your agenc~T ass fully brief+sd
end well infaraz~ed on game details, thus enhancing the value bf their
part:icipa,tion to a significant degree.
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It has been a very great pleasure for aii of us to wa~rk clsasely
with this c~edfcated and professional representative of the ~iF~
anci we are grateful for the superb job he is doing. ~e look
f~+rward tQ cantlnuing the excellent relatiozxahip ar~d outstanding
participati?x~ to which has dgvot+~d eo x~,~,ucl~ ti~r~ 25X1
and effort. ~
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.Again you have my sincere apgr~:ciatiun~ as well a~ that Q#`.~kie
Chairm.an~ Joint Chiefs of Staff for the su work, and:
valuable contrfbutione of .
Sin: exelyr
SIGNED
'4V. H. BIRI'3S~NG
Brfgadier General, USA
+Ghfeff Joint l+yar Gan3ES ~;gencx
CONi1DENTW.
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