LETTER TO THE HONORABLE U. ALEXIS JOHNSON FROM W. F. RABORN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001600130003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: December 9, 1965
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
9 December 1965
The Honorable U. Alexis Johnson
Deputy Under Secretary for Political Affairs
Department of State
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In reply to your question as to the advisability of
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present time, appreciate. -that we wou ing an
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judge when it might be employed more profitably, since
the international situation a month from now is not likely
to be any more favorable.
Since weeks or mo
nths of analysis of the results of
aro required before satisfactory
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the latter part of this month,
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Sincerely,
W. F. Raborn
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You will note the Director has signed an
abbreviated version of the proposed memorandum
to Johnson. Please make an copies you need,
but the original should go to Special
It will
Group Officer for DDP, in room
then be his responsibility to effect delivery to
Johnson's office. Thank you.
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