EXPANDING CIA DISPLAYS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00261R000700030081-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 10, 2000
• Sequence Number: 81
• Publication Date: January 28, 1974
• Content Type: MF

DD/M&S
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28 January 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management & Services
SUBJECT Expanding CIA Displays
REFERENCE : DDM$S Advisory Group Memo of 7 November 1973.
Memo of 22 January 1974.
I take a positive attitude towards the idea of some
sort of initially, inconspicuous public appearance by the
Agency; exhibits might be one way to do it.
We should start in a serious and fairly undramatic
way. The publications suggestion in paragraph 4a of the
Advisory Group memorandum of 7 November would fit my speci-
fication. The exhibit has scholarly overtones, it is not
so jazzy that it would attract a lot of press attention, and
is generally in keeping with a dignified "image" (although
I hate the word).
Coupled with the display of publications and books
might be the simultaneous nearby quiet running of the film
"Need to Know", as suggested.
Once such a show were successfully mounted, we would
then have established a track record of this having been
done and having been done without raising too much dust.
Then, we might move on toward the more dramatic Cuban
missile display, again running along side of it the "Need
to Know" film.
I was in favor of our award-winning drug display when
it was being shown and where it was being shown, namely, in
local high schools and at the AMA conventions when drug abuse
was a more burning issue than it is today. I would not want
to drag up the drug matter now. Let's sit on it.
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The Berlin tunnel exploits might be something we
would want to consider at a later date.
I would favor commercial application exhibits if
we had enough material to show and provided we did not
feature those items which leave an unsavory taste in the
public's mouth. We would not want to use the paraffin
test which police use, but we might very well push the
metal detector for airports and xerox telephoning bit.
Angus MacLean Thuermer
Assistant to the Director
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DD/mI&S f ,F
22 January 1974
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management & Services
SUBJECT Expanding CIA Displays
REFERENCE : M&S Advisory Group memo of 7 Nov 73,
same subject
1. The Fine Arts Commission has recently considered the
suggestion made in reference for the showing of CIA "in-house"
displays to the general public, and concluded that the ques-
tion of the desirability of such a program is almost entirely
outside its purview. It was noted that the Commission itself
would be most reluctant to become involved in the display
outside of the Agency of any such exhibits simply on grounds
of availability of time. It is difficult enough to get people
to commit the time needed to cope with all the mechanical
problems attendant upon mounting displays in the headquarters
building itself.
2. I have discussed this suggestion with Mr. Angus
Thuermer--not in his FAC member capacity, but in his primary
role as Assistant to the Director--, and he expressed some
interest in the idea. I am therefore sending him a copy of
the original proposal, together with? this note.
cc: Asst to Director
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Management and Services
SUBJECT: Expand CIA Displays
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1. The Management & Services' Advisory Group has adopted a
.suggestion that MSAG feels warrants your consideration.
2. MSAG believes that the CIA "in-house" displays put on by
the Fine Arts. Commission should be expanded and shown to the general
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Smithsonian, Science & Technology, and Library of Congress.
3. The purpose of the displays would be primarily educational
with public relations and long-term recruiting potential as secondary
goals.
4. Some of the ideas suggested for an expanded CIA display
would be:
a. A CIA books and publications display.showing our\ `?
contribution to the President and other government agencies,
colleges, etc.
b. The award winning - Drug Display.
c. The Cuban Missile Crisis - Display. -
d. The Berlin Tunnel Exploits.
e. Continuous running on a monitor of the film - "Need to
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as part of a larger display.
f. The current display of Nathan Hale and +l,o
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g. A display showing commercial applications of products
currently on the market that CIA originally engineered.
(1) Xerox telephonic copying
(2) Metal detectors for airport use
(3) Paraffin test currently used by police
5. MSAG feels the time is right for expansion of our displays
when good judgment and security considerations can be satisfied and
the necessary approvals obtained.
Management & Services Advisory Group
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