MEMORANDUM FOR: HONORABLE GORDON GRAY FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Publication Date: October 19, 1959
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can October 19, 1959
M ORANDtJM FOR: Honorable Gor Adon Gray
Special Assistant to
the President
I have your letter of October 9.end your
m arandt~a of October 13 on the gene=sl subject
of "The Great Thaw". I an in accor vith the
general views expressed in your i$ter.
To get a balanced picture, I believe that
evidence on both sides of the case should be
presented as it beanies available to us,
although I an convinced that the aura of inter-
national c?ss$stmism remain as you state them.
We gill continue to put items in the
Daily Bulletin on this subject and will consider
further the preparation of the special studies you
suggest.
ALLEN W. DULLES
Director
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NTIAL
October 13, 1959
With further reference to my memorandum
to you of October 9, subject: The Great Thaw,"
the first item on page 1 of the Central
Intelligence Bulletin of 10 October 1959 is
perhaps the kind of thing which might be watched
for.
Gordon Gray
Special Assistant to the President
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE BULLETIN
10 October 1959
DAILY BRIEF
I. THE COMMUNIST BLOC
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Executive Regiatry
October 9, 1959
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
MEMORANDUM FOR: Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: The Great Thaw
At the outset, let me indicate to you that this memorandum is not
intended to be critical of the President's decision to invite Mr.
Khrushchev to this country nor of his plans to visit Russia. In-
deed, on balance, I think the development has been a good thing.
However, I'm afraid that my own mistrust of the Soviet hierarchy
persists, and I see real hazards in not keeping a cool and critical
eye on developments which could give a clue to Soviet attitudes and
intentions.
There are, of course, some indications that Khrushchev is seeking
to "melt the ice". I have in mind the speech upon his return to
Moscow in which he referred to the desire of the President and the
people of America for peace; his public utterances in Communist
China; and the failure to resume jamming of the Voice of America
as far as the Soviet Union is concerned. At the same time there
may be clear indications that the aggressive and expansionist activ-
ities of international communism continue unabated and it seems to
me it is this sort of thing we also have to watch.
It occurs to me that perhaps a great service might be performed
for United States policy makers if there could be a periodic sum-
mary, perhaps weekly, of events, activities and circumstances
around the world which reflect any continued efforts of the Soviet
Union of a "cold war" character.
The Soviets complain of various things that we're doing which they
say are inconsistent with the present spirit and attitude of the leaders
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of the two countries. Perhaps we would want to be in a position
to make similar complaints. However, it seems to me that the
real utility of such a survey as I am suggesting lies in its possible
assistance to the President and his principal advisors in avoiding
goring too far along any new road without watching road signs which
should be there.
Perhaps you would wish to give consideration to some such under-
taking.
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Gordon Gray
Special Assistant to the President
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