LETTER TO ROBERT E. WILSON FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: July 22, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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ROBERT E. WILSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
105 S. KANSAS.STREET
KEYSTONE 3-7221
EL PASO, TEXAS
July 17, 1961.
Honorabl J. F. Kennedy,
President of the United States,
Washingto , D. C.
RE: Replacement of
Allan Dulles.
Dear Sir:
This mor ning l s El Paso Times carried, under the
Mashie-;ton date line, an article as to the revi-
sion of the Central Intelligence Agency. The
article was copyrighted by the New York Times News
Service,
I :could like to protest the revision of the Central
Inte lliE, n co Agency and I certainly feel that you
should give it extreme consideration prior to making
any changes.
I do not knew too much about the activities of the
mentioned organization other than it is our top
civilian Foreign Intelligence Agency and I personally
classify it in the setae category as the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. If J. Edgar Hoover had
been made a political f'jutball during his early admi-
nistration our national enforcement would have suffered
greatly and I feel the sane if our Foreign Intelligen-
ce and enforcement agency is to be than p d after each
administration.
I might add that I am a Democrat, quite active in this
area, and notwithstanding that iv2r, Dulles was appointed
by tae other party administration I feel under the cis
eura.starices, t:.) the extent of my knowledge, he has boon
doing a very competent job. Possibly there have been
mistakes, ho;'ever, I do not feel that any agency can
be of such a nature as to never make any mistakes or
errors.
I personally feel that members of the Intelligence
Agency are doing one of the greatest services to our
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ROBERT E. WILSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
105 S. KANSAS STREET
KEYSTONE 3-7221
EL PASO. TEXAS
Hon, J. F. Kennedy 2.
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country without any fanfare or "favorable press"
as other government an cies are prone to do and
have.
I t is my feeling that IIr. Dulles should be a l lo.d ed
to continue in his capacity as administrator and
that the agency remain civilian rather than military,
I feel very strongly about this if these unsung
heroes suffer under political whims and fancies, their
duties are of such a nature that I feel our nation
will suffer in the long run if they are not allcjrae d
to operate unhindered in the future.
Yours very truly,
/cc: irr . Allan Dulle 3.
REW/r,i
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