LETTER TO MR. CLAYTON FRITCHEY FROM W. B. SMITH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001700020062-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2006
• Sequence Number: 62
• Publication Date: February 16, 1951
• Content Type: LETTER

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16 February 1951
Mr, Clayton Fritchey, Director
Office of Public Information
Department of Defense
E ;ashington 25, ll. C.
Dear Mr. Fritchsa
Thank you for your letter of February 14th avvid irrg,
me of the plans for selecting speakers for the Armed .'ori-t
Day Program durin; the oeriod lL-19 May. I appreciate ,r :ray
courtesy in giving me eltrly warning on this; but, rd rret
that It must ask to be excused from anv speech making this
year. In my present position as Director of the Cer111,rAi
Intelligence Aga acy, the President has instructed re to
avoid public appearance,> and, to the extent that the tress
will permit, "strive for anonymity".
I am very much aware off' the special importance 0' A_ -ai
Forces Day this year and am sincerely sorry that cir -1aurnst.ai ces
will not permit me to contribute rriy share.
Sincerely,
IhJM/emk
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Col J F Bird
Natl War College
DCI(Smith) 28 I
.,Feb 51
TS-13682
Draft copy of the talk I give
recently at the Wrar Colley, on
"Intelligence &
National Security"
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DCI reading
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