LETTER TO GENERAL WALTER BEDELL SMITH FROM I. H. EDWARDS

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: February 6, 1952
• Content Type: LETTER

A~kirees~ Of@plsl Com]nunicationa to /
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'MAXWELL AIR FORCE BABE, ALA.
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?UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS
AIR UNIVERSITY
MAXWELL AIR FORCE .BASE
ALABAMA
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General Walter Bedell Smith
Director, Central Intelligence Agency
21,.30 E Street, Id. Sd.
Washington, D. C.
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Throughout this yoar's curriculum at the Air War College we ll~a,~rl~
received current intelligence presentations pertaining to the ene~~l:.
area of the study i.n which we were engaged. These presentations I~-rE3
assisted us in adding realism to such studies as the ones corzcern~:
with air defense, strategic air, and theater air force operations.
In addition, we have received many lectures from State Depart~~ent
personnel concerning current political affairs.
Our twelfth study is entitled "Development of Future Colxcept??> :~l~ci
Strategy for Requirements Planning." In it we intend to project au:4?
?thoughts four to six years in the future, and as a basis we I>~~ed soT~ru=
appraisals of the probable trends of Soviet actions both in fYwe pal_ti:=wca.1.
and technical fields. We are interested 3n their research arz det?c:_~c>_~~-
ment programs and their expected production capacity; its fact, we ~~*~:
looking for any informations we can get which is liltely to affect thc3 con-
~.uct of a future war.
Tn considering the problem and how best to approach its ~olu't,a.otl.
we felt that you would be the ideal person to deliver a lectux?e to ~*tle:
Air War College students on the trends or indications of fututr'e Sovic,t
actions and intent. We have tentatively scheduled the morni.r~ of '~' ~.~>ril
X952 for this presentation. If you can accept-,this invitation:, I w~~1.1_
send an officer from the Air War College faculty to brief you i'urtl~t~l~ an
the purpose and coverage of the study and to arrange the details of t-ou-r
visit. _
It would be a pleasure to have you visit the 1Lir University acct
participate in our educational program.
Sincerely,
L I-I. IDWARDS
Lieutenant General., ~US~T,
Commanding
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