LETTER TO PROFESSOR(Sanitized) FROM GEORGE BUSH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00711R000100290015-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2000
• Sequence Number: 15
• Publication Date: May 11, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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Professor William U. Van Al styrre
American Assoc'ia"i,ion Of University Professors
One Dupont Circle ._ Suite hOO
Washington, P. C. 20036
Deal- Professor Van Alstyne:
I received your 'I otter of Mcie l ~-. '197r
t>, concerning CIA
re 1 ati ons with the ecadeni i c corr;rliun i'ry on the Si?.liic^ day 'tl~r:-r t you
and released I t to the press and gave a press 1 n tervi oow about 1 C.
The fact that you did not await a response from me before ma d; i n'g
your letter puh l 1 c is SomPEavha't i:roub 1'I n(J. Ur"1"f"C)1 i una e f y Your
doling 'this could suggest to others that your purpose is solrl.now?i
partici:pa;tii.on in manipulative government operations conducted Dyy -i CIA.
The .Am?erlevvn Assoc-! a'?(tion of Un:.Lvers:! Vy .~2?:C'Q~ C ,S' C~a''S' E: :,7(->tJ- ;C:e l:i"!.
In ending the, practice of CJ.A plt)yrE(nt, of uli_ht;.i.C) l;aP:rr "s and..
and to I7Isrepre ient 'li e actual object:Lvos of their 1 "C}rk
"Institutions of higher education_ are conducted for the
cos mon good and, not to further the interest of either
the individual teacher or the i_nsti tut:i.on1 as i? }to i_e',:
'ne common good depends upon the free search for t..'Uth
and its free expos:.-cicn.
P. J
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and employed academic persons in ways which cmi~p:coml se
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to disengage the . .gc;nay from covert a cl;;i.tt?,'t: es :S h.:i Gi ( :i.YZCii?C c:.cd.(a'=: VSG a
you to take steps to end the of the G' ?.Ci.G l.U;i,G co )i:t,7?`1?.%.VT 2 ~
write to express zing ciism y and. utter repur~pance at tl: e di ;regard %'o e v
integrity Of of high e:c eduuc. U.on, shoran by the CI_A. `. a
practice C>:l: $!?. lm ~_c sly explo i:t x.Yi.~-i the 2 pu:G .:i ion of Pow-,riea i #.'.C G..;....k:i C
fo:r Zr?~ a'i:~?ofth t. E 3 y w t:i ch has Ci.!~.?'c cter=1.'L,E.'.(3. CI.A. actt:i?vi'i:y :i. n. the st .,
evidently co:at:1niu s tod.ny. .[ see no reason whatsoever why high(,-'"' t?C''' iou.
show d not, b c, treated with the same ?eg,-of-Q, }:,.uim in yoira action
end :i :tg the ecei art; use of e. ".d ~~C)t>"fi .tom ~I.1,F t by the C P , ' ~t cam,'
common good of higher education.
On behalf of the American Association of University
A govez le; which corrupts its colleges E mn7:v'ersitt. s by
po1_:it;:tc~~]_ fronts of them has betrayed academic odor and cor:1nrCscc.
all who teach. When colleges and universities are ro,adc conduits c :.
deceit and when faculty members arc paid. to lie, there s an end the
bet`3,t1y their p ()!;eu~s l C7?5 .~ . t'.M3t?
Tae Pmericnxi wwft.,K(dc cc t rtt7Yt:i; :y a4,tf i,i'i:., th ~t.C.CC N. awry s rat'"i. F;.','
Guar' mntees that its ~.7J i eg t~if Tra. ~_ C.lo be
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