LETTER TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL VERNON A. WALTERS FROM F.P. JONES

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• Publication Date: September 30, 1974
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September 30, 1974
Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to
meet with the National Security Committee of the V.F.W.
Your remarks were informed and helpful. ] know the
Committee enjoyed the time you spent with us.
Thank you again.
Cordially,
F. P. Jones, Col., USA (Ret.), Director
National Security and Foreign Affairs
FPJ/mmt
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VF'VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES '_ ra ~.)
September 9, 1974
Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters
Deputy Director
The Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
We are delighted that you will be able to meet with
the National Security Committee and National :Leadership of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
The meeting will take place at the Quality Inn-Capitol
Hill, which is located at 415 New Jersey Avenue, N. W., here
in Washington.
We are looking forward to having you speak to the
Committee on Saturday, 21 September at 1:30 P.M. I will meet
you at the entrance of` t Ie~l otel about enm li~i nutes before
your scheduled appearance.
I would suggest that you plan to spend about 50 minutes
with our Committee, equally divided between such remarks as
you choose to give and questions and answers. There will be
about 50 people in your audience.
Attached to this letter is a list of speakers we have
invited to address our meeting and suggested subjects for
each speaker.
Thank you for agreeing to meet with us, and I look
forward to seeing you then.
Cordially,
F. P. Jones, Col., USA (Ret.), Director
National Security and Foreign Affairs
FPJ/mmt
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INVITED SPEAKERS
NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE U. S.
21-22 SEPTEMBER 1974
SPEAKER: Major General Winant Sidle
Commander, U. S. Army Readiness Region VII
and Deputy Commander Fifth United States
Army
TIME: 10:15 A.M., Saturday, 21 September
SUGGESTED SUBJECT: The Army Today with Emphasis on Experience
as an ARR Commander
SPEAKER: Honorable Charles Wilson, M.C.
Democrat-Texas
TIME: 11:15 A.M., Saturday, 21 September
SUGGESTED SUBJECT: Reflections on the Common Defense
SPEAKER: Lt. Gen., Vernon A. Walters, Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
SUGGESTED SUBJECT:
SPEAKER:
TIME:
1:3.0 P.M., Saturday,21 September
An Intelligence Assessment
Honorable Joseph J. Sisco, Under Secretary of
State for Political Affairs
TO BE NEGOTIATED
SUGGESTED SUBJECT: The Middle East Today
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Colonel Jones at VFW proposed
g3o A 2/sr-44-04 -224 S day, for you to address
their National Security Committee.
Nancy
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The rea on for the early hour is that
their subcom ittees have working sessions
and submit their reports only after they
have heard the ast speaker which will be
you.
Other scheduled speakers on Saturday
are Maj Gen W ina t Sidle and Congressman
Wilson of Texas.
E astern Airline `s' Flight 377 leaves
Boston at 0735 arriving National Airport
at 0852 on Sunday morning.
Col Jones will be waiting to meet you
in front of the Capitol Hill Motel at 415
New Jersey Avenue at 1000 to escort you
to their committee room.
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VETEIR.(al&&S OF FOREIGRW(1RS
OF THE UNITED STMTES
OFFICE OF
DIRECTOR
NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS
V_ F_ W_ M EMORI Iq L BUILDING
200 MARYLAND AVENUE,N_ E_
Wf3SHINGTON, D_ C_ 2ooo2
Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters
Deputy Director
The Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
Ju].y 23, 1974
While your many friends in the V.F.W. fully recognize that "going
public" is not the Agency's normal mode, my boss, Commander-in-
Chief Ray Soden has asked me to invite you to address the V.F.W.'s
National Security Committee on the weekend of 2].-22 September
here in Washington.
While a number of details remain to be firmed up, I would expect
that this year's program will closely parallel the 1973 agenda --
a copy of which I attach for illustrative purposes. We will
again meet at the Quality Inn-Capitol Hill.
If you could carve a spot for us out of your busy schedule, I
would hope that you could review for us the Agency's charter, a
few words on organization, and then flesh out the factual frame-
work with an anecdotal appraisal of how the Agency goes about
its task with as many illustrative examples as the law allows.
If you could join us, the time and the day of your appearance could
be negotiated in light of your commitments and desires.
I certainly hope you can meet with the Committee whose members
will include the past, present, and future leadership of our 1.8
million member organization. Other invited speakers for this
occasion will include General Weyand and Joe Sisco.
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July 23, 1974
If you need any further information or assistance, please contact
me. My office telephone number is 543-2239.
I know Leon Turrou would want me to extend every good wish to you
which I hasten to do.
Most sincerely,
S VCwaS
F. P. Jones, Cal., USA (Ret.), Director
National Security and Foreign Affairs
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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
,QUALITY INN-CAPTIOL HILL
415 NEW JERSEY AVENUE, N. W.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
SEPTEMBER 29-30,1973
NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1973
10:15 A.. M.
11:15 A. M.
12:15 P. M.
(Approx.)
FEDERAL BALLROOM, NNORT:i
Joint Meeting of the National Security & Foreign Affairs, Civil Service &
Employment, and Legislative Committees
Remarks by National Officers
FEDERAL BALLROOM, SOUTH
Committee meeting called to order by Joseph L. Vicites, Chairman, National
Security & Foreign Affairs Committee
Roll Call by Phelps Jones, Director, National Security & Foreign Affairs
Ambassador G. McMurtrie Godley, U. S. Department of State
Topic: Southeast Asia
Question and Answer period
Dr. Theodore Marrs, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs)
Topic: Status of the Reserves
Question and Answer period
Major General Robert C. Cocklin, Association of the U. S. Army
Topic: "The Army We Need"
Question and Answer period
Organization of Committee into Subcommittees for consideration of Priority
National Security & Foreign Affairs Goals
Subcommittee working sessions
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,.1973
11:.00 A. M.
Mass -- Father Salmon -- Roof Top, Tenth Floor
General Brent Scowcroft, Deputy Special Assistant to the President for
Security Affairs
Topic: A General Assessment
Question and Answer period
Continue Subcommittee working session
Reports of Subcommittees to full Committee and approval of Priority National.
.Security &?Foreign Affairs Goals for.1973-74.
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VFWVETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES ,--.1 I
July 26, 1974
Lt. Gen. Vernon A. Walters, USA
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C.
On behalf of your many friends in the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United?States, I am pleased to forward
to you our Commemorative Volume of the Normandy Landings
of some thirty years ago.
We certainly hope you can join us for a few brief
remarks on either Saturday, September 21, or Sunday,
September 22, as per our earlier invitation.
Most respectfully,
c~S
ss
F. P. Jones, Co ., USA (Ret.), Director
National Security and Foreign Affairs
FPJ/mmt
Enclosure
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