LETTER TO MR. JOHN PAYNE FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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CIA-RDP80R01731R000300050003-5
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December 14, 2016
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April 29, 2003
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August 25, 1959
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LETTER
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proved For Release 2003/05/23 : CIA-RDP80R01731 R000300050003-5'~???w' Mr. John Payne/ President Dear Mr. Payne: Thank you for your letter of August 4 with which you returned the Saturday $ vening Post article along with two other copies of the same article. It was certainly thought- ful of you to obtain these extra copies for me, since the one I loaned you was the only one still in my possession. I enjoyed our talk and your very effective presen- tation of the nature of your interest in possibly doing a series based on the work of the Agency or its predecessor, the 0. S. S. ?o far I have not found a way to overcome the very serious difficulties I see in such a series, particularly as related to our work in the C. I. n' .. As I explained to you, I am of course quite cognizant of the public relations angle of this matter and I shall continue to study it. AWD/ji 1 - DCI- 1 - Col. Grogan 1 - FMC 1 - ER w/basic Sincerely, Allen W. Dulles Approved For Release 2003/05/23 : CIA-RDP80R01731 R000300050003-5