LETTER TO MR. ALLEN DULLES FROM JO DAVIDSON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R003600040072-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: July 12, 1960
• Content Type: LETTER

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STAT
I 'rave peen p? ovo:.ed 'ay recent ircicents to write to you, passing
oFa to you ::y oaser-ratio:T.,s ix~ t:ie Lope t:iat you Frill give t'xer caref?._1
co, siceratiox: :r".ic:o ,?rill lead yon! to ta:_e soave a; propriate constructive
and positive action relevant to t::e issues ir. questior_,
i:i zry opiaioia, our rresideat and Mate Leparf~e.:er~t :~iave actec:
irresporisi'oly, recY:lessly, and dare erously in perrsitting (or orceri::g~
our resut;ption of :iuclear testing even for purposes of "iciprovi~g de-
tectior."~ ',vex ore :re :Save readied roue gird of detection e~.peri~aen?v
agree-aent crit:a :tussia. y tr.iat logic tai;; zre place suc;i cot..plete and
total trust i:l anot:,xer :ration (in t_iis case, :tussia' taat :re place in
aer :iaads t:ie entire treigiit of resnoi:si'~iility aiad discretion, in t:ie
"..ope" that sae will 'pie cor_structively cautious (assuE~ing sine is con-
structive a.:d :Sot suicidal enouga x.ot to retaliate eit:ier "ir. 'siiid"
or z'ritd, t!;eref ore, see a free s"may agree:se~t as a desira'ale goal to ac:zieve j
tA:is &oes mot alter t7e fact ta3at tre co~nitted a.^. aggressive action iL
l;;Ti;~g over R~~ssia for "defuse" purposes w.til suc;. a:.. agreement rras
corcludecA.
Of course, a Wore Nasic gr~es'cio~ is e.:ar; az: e:::p_.asis on ~.efeissive
military prej~aratio.+ ',se as effective for eit:.er party is volve4 as a coi:-
centrated effort to reac:.1 a reasoi,aale, tror~aa'ale agree:se_:t, aresolutio:;
of di~'fea e.:ce, ??r:.;eY e~ay '~o?Lca ; arties cal. live ik 'sutual respect a*_c: gro:?r in
a A.ealt:iy :ray t7it:;ost fear of eit`~er oi;eis i~;A~osii:g o:_ t';e ot:;er, eit:_zer
in ter~:.s of small acts of agressio~ s"ac:z as t:~e ;,~rese-,t slay plax.e ii.ci-
dert, or "oy larger acts, suc;:a as t;;ssia 'gas co;cL:ittea, i~: ford. g
policies a:+d co:_troi u~o:: v-ali:era"ole :rea:-er i.atioi