LETTER TO WILLIAM J. CASEY FROM JACK E. THOMAS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 3, 2009
• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 4, 1985
• Content Type: LETTER

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Association of
Former
Intelligence
Officers
HONORARY HOARD
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6723 WHITTIER AVENUE, SUITE 303A
McLEAN, VIRGINIA 22101
PHONE [phone]
September 4, 1985
The Honorable
William J. Casey
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Mr. Casey,
The Association of Former Intelligence Officers
is holding its Eleventh National Convention on October
4th and 5th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rockville,
Maryland. Our two day Convention, which you are
welcome to attend if your schedule permits, will in-
clude discussions concerning technology transfer,
the workings of the oversight committees, a discussion
of current security clearances and espionage and a
look into the future for the intelligence community.
The finale will be a banquet on Saturday night,
October 5, 1985.
It is our custom to invite the Heads of all the
organizations within the Intelligence Community to
attend our banquet. We in AFIO would be very honored
if you and Mrs. Casey would be our guests at the
banquet. There will be cocktails at 7:30 with the
dinner at 8:00 p.m. in the Plaza Ball Room.
Cordially,
=-~ Cf' ~ ~ %Lc~~z~L
ack E. Thomas
frajor General, USAF(Ret.)
Chairman of the Board
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Association of
Former
Intelligence
Officers
HONORARY BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford,
Chairman
John Barron
The Honorable W. Graham Claytor, Jr.
The Honorable Clarence M. Kelley
The Honorable Clare Boothe Luce
General Maxwell D. Taylor, USA(Ret)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
W. Raymond Wannall, Chairman
John F. Blake, Vice Chairman
MEMBERS
Captain Richard W. Bates, USN(Ret)'
Cecil Byrom
Ann Caracristi
Lieutenant General John J. Davis,
USA(Ret)
Lee Echols
Admiral Bobby R. Inman, USN(Ret)
Lyman B. Kirkpatrick'
Derek A. Lee
Walter L. Pforzheimer'
David Atlee Phillips
Stanton V. Phillips
Commander Robert B. Pirie, Jr.,
USN(Ret)
George Scatterday
6723 WHITTIER AVENUE, SUITE 303A
McLEAN, VIRGINIA 22101
PHONE [phone]
Executive Registry
September 6, 1984
The Honorable
William J. Casey
Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Dear Bill,
The enclosed response was received from the
White House to our invitation to President Reagan
to address the AFIO tenth national Convention on
October 20, 1984.
We were pleased that it was not a negative re-
Lieutenant General Eugene F. Tighe,Jr., sponse as we understand the President's busy schedule.
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Colonel George R. Wcinbrenner, with Mr. Deaver at the White House.
USAF(Ret)
OFFICERS
President
Major General Richard X. Larkin,
USA(Ret)
Vice President
Robert D. Brown, Jr.
Secretary
Mrs. Charlotte P. Engrav
Treasurer
Robert 1. Novak
Executive Director
John K. Greaney
Associate Executive Director
Mrs. Susan G. Barton
Periscope Editor
Harris Greene
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August 16, 1984
Dear General Larkin:
The President has asked me to thank you for inviting him
to address the Association of former Intelligence
Officers' 10th annual convention on October 19-20 in
Rockville, Maryland.
We know you will understand that we are unable to project
the President's schedule this far in advance. Particular
notation is being made of your invitation, however, and
nearer the date we will be back in touch with you about
the possibility of his acceptance. In the meantime,
please know your thoughtfulness of the President is most
appreciated.
Sincerely,
FREDERICK J. RYAN,- JR.
Director, Presidential
Appointments and Scheduling
Major General Richard X. Larkin, USA, Ret.
President
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Suite 303A
6723 Whittier Avenue
McLean, VA 22101
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MCLEAN OFFICE BUILDING
6723 WHITTIER AVENUE, SUITE 303A Former
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA 22101 Intelligence
PHONE [phone]
Officers
July 26, 1984
You may recall that at the reception on the day of the ground-
breaking ceremony I mentioned to you that we in AFIO were. hoping to
have the.President come -to our Convention banquet on October 20, 1984
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rockville, Maryland. This is a copy of
the letter Dick Larkin sent to the White House. We would appreciate
any help you could give us with regard to the invitation.
A formal invitation for you and Mrs. Casey will be forthcoming
and I hope that your schedule is open for October 20th.
K. Greaney
'ecutive Director
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Dear Bill,
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Association of
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Intelligence
Officers
HONORARY BOARD
;IF DIRECTORS
T`- H,norabir Gerald R. Ford.
Chairman
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T'e H,nar,bir W. Graham Claytor. Jr.
Ti- Honor:bk Clarence M. Kelley
Tr. HonoraFle Clare Boothe Luce
. era] Mar.vrell D. Taylor. USA(Ret)
BOARD OF DIRECTORS'
Ras=ond :i'armall, Chairman
_ri F. Blakr. Vice Chairman
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:,tarn Riiza:d W. Bares, USN(Ret)'
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OFFICERS
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6723 WHITTIER AVENUE, SUITE 303A
McLEAN, VIRGINIA 22101
PHONE [phone]
The President
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
My Dear Mr. President:
July 25, 1984
At the ground-breaking ceremony for the new CIA facility on
May 24, you referred to Intelligence as the. "Eyes and Ears of the
Free World". We believe you will be pleased to learn that our
organization, The Association of Former Intelligence Officers, has
adopted your words as the theme for our tenth annual convention to
be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rockville, Maryland on 19 and
20 October.
This group of former intelligence professionals was formed in
1975 because its founders recognized a desperate need to defend the
active intelligence community from the widespread attacks of the
media, certain congressmen, and extremist groups who were
determined to destroy our "first line of defense." That handful of
"defenders" has now grown into a responsible and credible association
of former officials from every intelligence organization in the U.S.
government. Nation-wide, and in our second or third careers, we are
dedicated solely to the development of a national understanding of
the need for an effective intelligence capability for our country.
It is our custom each year to invite the officials who are
currently heading the components of the U.S. Intelligence Community
to our concluding banquet, there to join with the intelligence
leadership and officials of past years. We would be most highly
honored if you and Mrs. Reagan could attend this gathering, and if
you would consent to address our assembly. While your D-Day
Remembrance interview with* Walter Cronkite indicates you have
more than casual qualifications for membership in our group, your
words and actions in office have established beyond a doubt that you
agree with the aims of our Association, and the necessity.for it.
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We recognize that the 20th of October lies in the midst of very
busy times for you and Mrs. Reagan. Whether or not you can attend
our function, we would like you to know how deeply we appreciate the
support you have provided the Intelligence Community - "The Eyes
and Ears of the Free World."
Respectfully,
a kf in
Major General, USA(Ret.)
President
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