LETTER TO JULIUS KLEIN FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: July 8, 1954
• Content Type: LETTER

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ADDRESS. .. LI WU CHICAGO"
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July 1, 1954
The Hon. Allen Dulles, Director
Central Intelligence Agency
'Washington, D. Co
It was indeed a pleasure-to-chat-with you last
week and leave with you my thesis on "COMBAT PUBLIC RELATIONS".
This material was, of course, prepared for our fight against
the Nazis. I do not believe, though, that it is completely
obsolete because, in my opinion - and if I may say so - it
advances some elementary fundamentals which can be learned
only from actual combat experience.
I have always maintained that there is no decided
difference between the Nazis and the Communists. In other
weds, the Nazis and the Communist ideologies have a striking
similarity. If we carry this thought still further, we come
to the conclusion that all potential enemies and aggressors
are equally dangerous to the peace and security of the w rld.
This is an era of total war - to win it, psychological
warfare and combat public relations must play an important
part in our strategy.
Somehow I feel qualified to pass judgment because,
after all, I have spent my entire life in this field. Even
as a young man I was interested in psychological warfare and
was quite proud when Jimmy Gerard, patron of my family, recom-
mended me to President Roosevelt for an important assignment
in this sphere. Ve are fortunate, indeed, that psychological
warfare has become an essential part of our planning. Great
leaders like General Marshall were certainly aware of it, and
I recall with much satisfaction those times long before Pearl
Harbor, when he asked me to give him my views on this subject.
The Germans are now our "Allies". The situation in
1919/1920 was very similar. The danger from the East then
resulted in the rebirth of the German General Staff and the
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German Army, backed up by men like von Seekt, Col. Bauer,
Col. Nico]R;i and Captain (later Admiral) Canaris, as its
prime movers. I lived with that experience, and, as a
young reporter and a member of the U.S. Mission in Berlin,
reported in 1919 and 1920 the rebirth of Prussian militarism
in my dispatches to Washington and in my articles to the
American press.
A repetition of those developments would be a major
catastrophe for the entire world. I know-that you are fully
aware of the situation prevailing then and now and that,
under your able stewardship, appropriate steps are taken
which will make it impossible for "history to repeat itself".
The thought occurred to me, however, that it might be ad-
visable for the members of your fine staff to acquire a
thorough knowledge of those earlier events.
If you feel that I can in any way make a contri-
bution by delivering a lecture to any of your classes, do
not hesitate to call on me. I am at your command for any-
thing you may wish me to do for you or your agency.
Under separate cover I am sending you some inter-
esting correspondence in regard to Cuba and Germany, so that
those in charge of these desks in your agency can get the
political evaluation. I am referring to letters from Mr.-
Altmaier, member of the German parliament, and Dr. Pujol,
former fi ce-president of Cuba.
With kindest regards.
Julius Klein/jb
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