LETTER TO MR. JAMES F. STEELE, JR. FROM JOHN F. BLAKE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00933R000400030041-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 11, 2000
• Sequence Number: 41
• Publication Date: December 20, 1978
• Content Type: LETTER

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STATI NTL
STAT I NTL:
Mr. James F. Steele, Jr.
Regional Comic issioner
Public Building Services
General Services Administration
GSA Region 3 '
7th and D Streets SW
Washington, D.C. 20407
Dear Hr. Steele
2 0 DEC 1976
`CIA. d: like to name our main Computer Center in
memory of former Deputy Director of Data
Processing for CIA. I believe my Dputy, Mr.2aianick, has
discussed this with you.
imet an untimely death in a bicycling accident
on his way to work on 18 toveer 1976. more than any other
single person, he was responsible for developing the CIA
centralized computer facility as well as developing the pro-
fassional skills of the people ho com rise :our computer STATINTL
organization. For many years, had been a "pace--
setti.ng pioneer in the use of compu.tora in the Intelligence
Community. Ilia contributions to the Federal Govern ent, data
processing, and his cos=unity are numerous and outstanding.
We believe that naming our main Computer Center for
would be a fitting tribute to this outstanding
man and a lasting meraorial of his achievements .
I therefore request that you approve naming the Computer
Center located in room CIA Headquarters Building,
Langley, Virginia, thel COMPUTER CENTER, and also
approve placing an appropriately worded plaque at the
entrance of this Computer Center.
Sincerely,
o\D\oDb~
r~:t~~C t.~ 7+
is/ John F. Blake
John r. Blake
Deputy Director
for
,4 Administration
`1r .x,1976
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