LETTER TO MR. ALAN S. EMORY FROM VERNON A. WALTERS

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April 7, 1975
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,Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80RO1731 R002100010017-4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHLNGTON, D. C. 20503 7 April 1975 Mr. Alan S. Emory Washington Professional Chapter Sigma Delta Chi 1273 National Press Building Washington, D. C. 20045 Dear Mr. Emory: Thank you for your letter inviting me to address the Washington Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, at the National Press Club the evening of May 7. I am happy to be able to accept and look forward to seeing you then. I believe it was during the Eisenhower South America trip in 1960 that we met. You can reach my office by telephone at I will await further details. With every good wish. Faithfully, Vernon A. Waiters Lieutenant General, USA Dis-tributi.on: DDCI w/basic uermer w/basic Typed and sicmed in absence of Gen. Walters by I..8 April 75 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80RO1731 IVI Rl/CDF ages 12 thru 7 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80R01731 R002100010017-4 sigma P1t (tr " 1r tErsstunn1 Janrnrtlt tir surtrt~r WASHINGTON PROFESSIONAL CHAPTER 1273 National tress Bldg. Washington, D. C. 20045 Lt. Gen. VArnon Walters Deputy Director Central Intelligence Agency Washington, D.C. 20505 Mar. 28, 1975 Dear Gen. Walters: The Washington Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi, would like to invite you to address its May 7 dinner meeting at the National Press Club, preferably on the general subject of national security and the news media. The general format is a short talk by the speaker, followed by questions from the audience, with the evening generally over by shortly after 9. We would be delighted if you could make it. So that we can asjure as much advance preparation as possible, I would appreciate a reply at your earliest conveience. With all best wishes, Sincerely, ALAN S. EMORY President Watertown (N.Y.) Daily Times P.S. I Jelieve we first met either on the 1959 Nixon trip Russia or the Eisenhower South American trip in 1960.'' Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80ROl731 R002100010017-4 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80ROl731 R002100010017-4 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, D. G. 26505 OFFICE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 7 April 1975 You can reach my office by telephone aijI With every good wish, Faithfully, STAT STAT Vernon A. Walters Lieutenant General, USA. Mr. Alan S. Emory Washington Professional Chapter Sigma Delta Chi 1273 National Press Building Washington, D. C. 20045 Dear Mr. Emory: Thank you for your letter inviting me to address the National Press Club the evening of May 7. I am happy to be able to accept and look forward to seeing you then. I believe it was the Eisenhower South America trip in 1960. D Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80ROl731 8002100010017-4 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80R0l731 R002100010017-4 General Walters, On Thursday, 10 April, Alan Emory of Watertown Times called to say how delighted he was that you had agreed to address the 7 May mtg of Washington Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the National Press Club. In addition he wanted to ask you if you had any objection to sharing the platform with another speaker. He said it would be either Senator Tower of Texas or Asst Sec Def (PA) Joe Laitin. He said they wanted to get different points of view of the same problem: News Media and National Security. Then he said quite frankly that he had been told by the Pentagon that if Senator Tower was going to participate, Mr. Laitin would not. I asked him if this was going to be a debate. He said it was not, that you would each make your presentation and then take questions. I told him you were travelling and that I would try to get an answer for him as soon as possible. Before I sent you the cable, Emory called again to say that the invitation to Senator Tower had been withdrawn, so it would be only Joe Laitin. He stressed that if you had any objection, they would honor your wishes as they primarily wanted you to speak. I checked with Thuermer before sending the cable and incorporated his comments. When I called Emory on Monday morning to tell him that you had no objection to sharing the platform with Laitin, he said that Laitin had declined to participate since he was relatively new to DOD. Therefore, you will be the only speaker. Mr. Emory apologized for the confusion and thanked us for our great cooperation, etc. He requested biographic and anecdotal material for use i.,h introducing you. He said you were welcome to take anyone on the staff here that you wanted to, after he ILLEGIB invited Mrs. Walters and I told him you were sin le. (Mr. Thuerm ? He said that normally there is television c Jvfcuage. e networks usually request to be there. For instance when Nessen spoke, all three networks covered it. At`_ their January meeting only ABC covered it. The networks sometimes like to do a short live interview with the guest speakers before they give their talk. But Mr. Emory said he would defer to you on their requests. He said they usually gather around 6:30 for cocktails. He would like to have you arrive around 6:45. Dinner is at 7:00 p.m. Your speech would commence at 8:00 and they would like you to speak about 20 minutes. Then the floor is open to questions. They normally are finished at 9:00 p.m. Nancy Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80R0l731 8002100010017-4 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80RO1731 R002100010017-4 Approved For Release 2006/07/28: CIA-RDP80RO1731 R002100010017-4 Tot Cr For Release 24Q28 ; CIA-RDP%Q 117D31~R0022100010017- I ~ . 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