LETTER TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL VERNON A. WALTERS FROM ELVIN DALTON

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 4, 1972
• Content Type: LETTER

BAY AREA RAPID TRANSIT DISTRICT
800 Madison Street
Oakland, California 94607
Telephone [phone]
WM. E. BENEDICT
DIRECTOR OF GENERAL SERVICES
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Washington, D. C.
17 January 1973
Dear Colonel Dalton:
I must apologize for the long delay in writing to
acknowledge your letter of October 4th. I will comment
shortly on the historical topics concerning military
intelligence which you mention. I am enclosing a copy
of Sun Tzu's book. The quotations are taken from
various places in the book and are not lumped together
in his writings as they were when I gave them.
I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to address the
students at the Intelligence Center and School and I s.m
most grateful to you for this.
With kindest personal regards.
Faithfully,
Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General, USA
Colonel Elvin Dalton
Commanding
U.S. Army Intelligence Center and School
Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613
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HISTORICAL TOPICS
for
LTG WALTERS
1. When you were assigned to Camp Ritchie, Maryland, both as a student
and instructor, what intelligence specialties were they producing?
Were there any unique features of the training? When did the first
classes graduate? Did the graduates depart as individual replacements
or as packets or as units?
2. During your tour as Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, what was the
strength and composition of your unit? How many-were trained- -i-n --
intelligence? Could you elaborate on some of your interesting ex-
periences with the 9th Infantry Division?
3. Could you comment on the organization for combat of military
intelligence during World War II (e.g., the subordination of CIC in
overseas areas; the relationship of the IPW, technical intelligence,
translator and other teams ID the units they supported)? Could you
comment on how this might have affected the current Military Intelli-
gence Organization concept of tailored MI support.
4. Could you comment on General Clark's attitude toward intelligence?
Was any intelligence source or agency preferred in the Italian cam-
paign?
5. We know that OSS participated in the Salerno landing, along with
the Signal Intelligence Service and CIC. Was this characteristic of
the whole campaign? Could you provide any examples of good (or bad)
operations by these activities?
6. From your many years of experience with intelligence services of
various nations, could you draw any important lessons for U. S. Army
Intelligence. We believe our current approach to integrated and
tailored support to the Army in the field to be a good one, but it
might be possible to make interesting comparisons.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE CENTER AND SCHOOL
FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA 85613
ATS IT-CO
Lieutenant General Vernon A. Walters
Deputy Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear General Walters:
O C T 4 1972
Thank you for your kind letter of 13 September. It was, of course, a great
privilege to have you as a guest of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center and
School (USAICS). We all look forward to a return visit.
The fact that you were able to address our graduating Advanced Course, speak
to our other two resident Advanced Courses, and conduct a seminar with various
representatives from the Intelligence Center Team was more than we could have
hoped for in your busy schedule. It was not only a rare opportunity for your
various audiences to hear from the military services' senior intelligence
officer, but you skillfully blended humor and a message for these listeners
that they will not soon forget.
Among the many thoughts you provoked during your visit was the importance of
reflecting upon what we have done in the past in relation to what we are
trying to do now. The USAICS has been trying to come up with a thorough,
accurate and stimulating history of U.S. Military Intelligence. It would be,
I am sure, extremely helpful if you would be willing to share some of your
firsthand knowledge with us. I am taking the liberty of inclosing a selection
of topics with which you are undoubtedly familiar and which represent some gaps
in our information. If you feel that you can take the time to address this
historical angle, please feel free to range as wide as you wish.
The staff and faculty as well as the students were fascinated by your quota-
tions from Sun Tzu. We have been unable to locate them in the library holdings
here at Fort Huachuca. Would you be kind enough to give us the specific refer-
ence work?
Once again, please let me express my most sincere appreciation for your taking
the time to come to Fort Huachuca and the Intelligence Center and School. It
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LTG Vernon A. Walters
OCT 4 1972
guaranteed success- for our graduation and gave all who heard you profound food
for thought to take with them through their careers.
Sincerely yours,
1 mncl
VLN DALTON
as Colonel , MI.
Commanding
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