NOTE TO THE DIRECTOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000600100007-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 26, 2004
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: March 25, 1971
• Content Type: MEMO

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The Director
GACarver, Jr.
You might enjoy the attached which
was given to me by Laird's secretary.
He got it from Kissinger who got it
from Erlichma.n, the "Dear John" to
whom it is addressed.
George A. Carver, Jr.
Special Assistant for Vietnamese Affairs
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bureaucracy, but let me here quote an example of Mr.
Lincoln's problems with his bureaucracy.
Correspondence
"Dear Stanton: Appoint this man chaplain
in the army. (Signed) A. Lincoln. "
"Dear Mr. Lincoln: Ho is not a preacher.
(Signed) E. M. Stanton. "
"Dear Mr. Stanton: He is now. (Signed)
A. Lincoln. "
"Dear Mr. Lincoln: But there is no vacancy.
(Signed) E. M. Stanton. "
"Dear Mr. Stanton: Appoint him chaplain-
at-large. (Signed) A. Lincoln. "
"Dear Mr. Lincoln: There is no warrant in
law for that. (Signed) E. M. Stanton. "
"Dear Mr. Stanton: Appoint him anyhow.
(Signed) A. Lincoln. " -
"Dear Mr. Lincoln: I will not. (Signed)
E. M. Stanton."
--Official Records of the
War Department, .
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February 15, 1971
I know you fellows think you have a lot of trouble with the