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CIA-RDP80B01676R003100170034-5
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
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December 12, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 19, 2002
Sequence Number: 
34
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Publication Date: 
May 2, 1962
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MF
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4 .2 Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80B01676R0031001703e5urive Reg, c=~ MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director ,bvC/ Z4 ' 5X1 Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80B01676R003100170034-5 25X1 Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R003100170034-5 Next 1 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R003100170034-5 E2 CIA INTERNAL UJE ONLY DD/S 62-1648 Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80B01676R003100170034-._------ Executive Registry 2 May 1962 SUBJECT : Agency Portraits 1. At our request, Mr. John Carter Brown, Assistant Director of the National Gallery of Art, visited Headquarters yesterday to advise where and how to hang the Agency portraits. He limited his choice of locations to the Entrance Lobby and the first floor corridors since we told him we want the portraits to be hung in an area where they can be seen by a majority of employees and visitors. 2. Mr. Brown advised against using the Entrance Lobby because the highly-polished white marble walls would detract from the appearance of the paintings. He also thought it would be a mistake to deface the marble with hangers and electric outlets. 3. Mr. Brown recommended that the portraits be hung in pairs at opposite ends of the north-south corridor which runs along the Main Court adjacent to the Entrance Lobby. He thought that the paintings of General Smith and Mr. Dulles, being both in civilian clothes, should be hung together at one end and the uniformed portraits of General Donovan and Admiral Hillenkoetter at the other. He recommended that the Admiral's portrait be re-framed to make it more similar to the Donovan portrait. 4. He urged that we consider putting up light-colored wood panel- ing as background for the portraits since it is considered the best background for hanging any pictures. As it would take some time to design and manu- facture these paneled backgrounds, if they are deemed necessary, we suggest that we hang the portraits on the painted walls immediately and decide about the paneling later. H. Gates Lloyd CIA INTERNAL USE ONLY STAT STAT STAT Approved For Release 2002/08/21 : CIA-RDP80BO1676R003100170034-5