LETTER TO MR. GENE P. MATER FROM JAMES K. GUTHRIE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01314R000300010005-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 15, 2004
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: January 3, 1969
• Content Type: LETTER

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Mr. Gene P. Mater
Executive Vice President '?`,,:''.,
Radio Free Europe- Fund, Inc..`.
Two Park Avenue--
New York, . New -York ' 10016
Parade Magazine.for January 12,:~next,will'?"reveal",.
'that Radio Free Europe is sponsored by.:and` financed
:?.-by the CIA.
.?~~Now I. personally, have no :objection to the situation
should it happen to be true, because. I think -the CIA
does a fantastic job under' the difficult' situation in..
r which.. it must operate. My,only concern is what sort
of an answer ?I am going to give.. the people I approach:
'.for funds for RFE when they come ' back. at me with.
questions like "What do you. need with, me', the CIA
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to something which. is obviously a propaganda .?arm of'the:.'
government." or some similar questions or remarks
I can foresee at thi's point.
Please give me th.e low-down .so I will know-how to:pro
,..f coed when I do get together with, Carl Rupee:',
Best regards to you and your? family and my' beet wishes .
for a ,very
HaPPY, New Year.
Sin6erely, your friend 4: ;".
JKG It Pub :/; der
SAN 6ERNARDINO;'CALIFORNIA 92401 /-'',:.TELEPHONE' ,TURNER'9~966
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