LETTER TO MR. J. EDGAR HOOVER FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002900430101-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2003
• Sequence Number: 101
• Publication Date: May 10, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear OO1rer.
?16'MAY 1949
PIe ~1e allow. me. to have the ensure of extending
Z2 peT'aon,-.? c ong ratulat
In{e ions and thoss of the '.Central
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ton toga
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your
enty..five years as Director r y of
Investigat=. o ? the Federal '~}'ureau of
You have seta shining mark in those .gears as an
examr1e 'of good Americana and ose.YM, I that that Gov ay be #` llo red ern ment a :.+
.,he o tAex~. t ranahe that 8 of
you
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continue to have at least
twenty-f-ve
Years Fiore of such excellent public aer-rice,
iii with
congratulations, believe me,
M'ot : eordia~llY,
Signed & disp 5/10/49
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Rear Admiral 1ISN
Director of. entrol,
Intelligence
Memo for Record:: Reply,..
dated 11 Ma
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from Mr.. Hoover: "I have received your most.
thounht?,,l ~e+x._r C i,.,
thank the members.. of the, CIA and ywou'for Lor.
you
Your. congratulations 'on the occasi
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It has indeed been a privilege,to serve
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