LETTER TO MISS CHRISTINE MALARIN FROM JOSEPH C. GOODWIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000100650005-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 14, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: March 2, 1971
• Content Type: LETTER

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2 March 1971
Miss Christine Malarin
ACTION LINE
THE HOUSTON POST COMPANY
4747 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77001
Dear Miss Malarin:
In response to your request of 26 February, I am
enclosing some material concerning the Central Intel-
ligence Agenc , its purpose, when it started, how it
works etc.
Your interest, and that of your reader, in this
Agency is appreciated.
STAT
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THE HOUSTON POST COMPANY
OVETA CULP HOBBY
Editor and Chairman of the Board
Assistant to Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington D.C.
4747 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77001
AREA CODE 713, NA 1.7000
Thurs
Feb 26
Attn; assistant to the Director
STAT Action Line, a daily question and answer column at The Houston Post
has received a request for information abouti the CIA
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As this would be for publication in our column I would also appreciateSTAT
STy additional information you could supply us as to purpose of the CIA,
when it started, how it works etc. If you have any pham lets generally
irculated to the public, could you please mail them.
And also, will we be able to use the name and title of whoever answers
these requests for the column?
Please forward any information to me care of the
Action Line column.
Thank You,
(Miss) Christine Malarin
ACTION LINE
W. P. HOBBY, JR.
Executive Editor and President
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