MONTHLY NEWSLETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01082A000900120008-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 2, 2004
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: January 30, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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DCIIIC 74-0310
30 January 1974
ILLEGIB
MEMORANDUM FOR: Admiral Harvey
SUBJECT : Monthly Newsletter
I agree that a newsletter could have important public relation
gains. it will be difficult, however, to strike a balance between
making the newsletter in fact indicative of the range of activities
that the IC Staff is engaged in and being certain that the tncl-asioif
of specific items is not counter productive.
I am concerned that simple editing of the internal Weekly as
the basic source could lead to trouble. For example, item 3 of
your sample newsletter, attached to your 24 January memo. worst l
not be appropriate for inclusion in a Monthly Newsletter. Jim
Vance's initiative to me on SecDef planning and program guidance
is a delicate matter and the inclusion of such an item in a Monthll
Newsletter could seriously damage the relationship I'm building
with him.
intend to create a deluge of inquiries in response to such a newsletter
Another concern I have I. the procedures that will be followed in
preparing such a newsletter and the additional workload implied.
Th Im c4 to me f including in your sample the item to whi:h
I ha 1 :? to that I personally will want to review the
proposed for inclusion affecting rw
newrl+c g?tY #s P im
I do not think that inclusion of names of action officers and
telephone extensions would be a good idea. I presume we do not
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