LETTER TO REAR ADMIRAL R. H. HILLENKOETTER FROM REED HARRIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00499R000800120054-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: August 5, 1948
• Content Type: LETTER

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1Reference. is made to your memorandum of July 16. l9h8 ncsrning.
the establiet ant of an a rgency radio station at
Dear Admiral Hillenkoetterj .
The Dep rtm ant renffir se the r ececsit l for Navin ?zderiua
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to operate the network station there
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