FOLLOW-UP CONTACT WITH MR. CHRISTOPHER F. EDLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND (UNCF)

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00896R000100270004-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 21, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: December 3, 1975
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RICOR3.a Cont SU h
Mr. Christopher T.
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NCE: eeso dtd 10 Dec 74 fin OTR/CTP/P0 a sub). Contact
with dir. Christopher F. Edley, Fxecutiv
Director, United Negro College Fund (UNCP)
3. Because of the rash of publicity unfavorable to
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offices of the National Urban League),
2. Ryan before I could state the ~tit~aatienyfacedvisit,
Mr. Rdley offered his views on the current
the Agency. fe expressed strong disapproval of the
loaakaage of classified ixeforuation via the press and of the
authorized public statements by members of the CongTUUSional
cittees investigating CIA His position is that the
investigative purposes of the committees could be served:
without the disclosure of informstioaa concerning classified
activities, and he vigorously stated his view that the
national interests of the U.B. are not being served by such
revelations.
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Career Training Program and the Agency genet .
t tiae new headquarters of the 11NCF
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area of minority recrui.tmeeut. With the approval of Mr.
fD/Pers/W. I returned to New York City an
r 1975 to determine dir. Edley's current attitude
toward the Agency and to obtain an update on his ideas on
the identification of qualified black applicants for the
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4. Although Mr. Ldley had no specific additional
suggestions to make (other than those summarized in Refer*
he did invite to to continue to maintain contact with him.
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I told Mr, l4Iey that had expressed an interest
meeting him and that ope a could visit CIA Headquarters
in Langley for that purpose as one of his regular visits to
'ash ton. Mr. Edley said that he travelled to the area
every four to six weeks and that he would make a point of
visiting us on some future trip. I thanked 'Mr. Edley for
his cooperation and reiterated our hope that we would see
him in Washington early next year.
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