LETTER TO MR.(Sanitized)FROM R. H. HILLENKOETTER

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003100010052-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 30, 2003
• Sequence Number: 52
• Publication Date: January 11, 1949
• Content Type: LETTER

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11 January 1949
STA
riar: Y 0u a lot for your kindness in forwarding me
your letter Of January 1949 together with the coi7r of the
trara:tl atioic 0" ' _ 1 e tier from Somoza. His remarks are very
inters Ling .n,y very instructive. . I first became acq: sinte4
with hirsi when. he was ',overuor of T .eon back in 19127, and I am
in lnhear',rd j.ccox,,i with your stateuent that is nobody's
too? and.. that he -, eat: s his mind r" kher rlai nly.
This bit o? _aforuation is most valuable to us, and I
want t-.-, thanl- you again for 7rour kindne s in sendi.n it on.
`ith the very best of wishes:: for 19b', rlease believe me,
Sincerely,
Signed & dispatched 1/11/49
D: RHH/b
Distrib~ tion;
director
Central Records
4D/0RE & AD/OCD
R. H. Hillenkoetter
Rear Admiral, USN
Director of Central
Intelligence
fl
General"A. Somoza, Managua, Nicaragua,
12/29/48 to ST
w/ basic letter from 1/6/49 -!fit K, ST
& enel translation of 1+.v- from
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