DEAR MR. HETU:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-01315R000400260085-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 5, 2004
• Sequence Number: 85
• Publication Date: March 22, 1979
• Content Type: LETTER

CHARLES H. PERCY
ILLINOIS
SCOTT COHEN
EXECUTIV9 ASSISTANT
March 22, 1979
Mr. Herb Hetu
Public Relations Officer
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505
I thought you might be glad to have the enclosed
clipping from the Decatur (Ill.) Herald in which a
high school student says that her tour of the CIA
in Langley had changed her attitude toward the
Agency.
Sincerely,
Cott Cohen
SC:nc
enclosure
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Itiinois Press Association
(Press Serv ices inc.)
1035 Outer park )rive
Spr 217/793-0070
DECATUR
Herald
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t government oper-
A firsthand look a
ital has given
U Minns in the nation's cap
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perspective. on the
scene. s she found out
Lisa Lawrence say le really -do
U at the so-called little people D.al The
nave a voice in washlsgher trip also
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Decatur and A.11. Law
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tisan group of the same. Lisa Lawrence
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... , Along with ot
as the Equ , linois, Miss Lawrence visited Rep. Ed?
themselves Amendment, smand China-U.S. e a and Madigan, . R-Lincoln, and Sen.
Rights w :. Sen. Adlai Stevenson
Lions. I the trip to the CIA was the, C ~ y she said.
"Probably ? says Miss Law, was busy in a meeting,
most interesting part, Miss Lawrence says she saw files In the
ater such local and C the F
rence. roblem and the Pro' ces on
k the students es their
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. she
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coned by .police, she r
in a out, things do matter,
officer explained the, . `
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once there, an
"He said it's not really,' ;
role le of of the CIA, says. was not without
romantic or glamorous as expecte, Miss Lawrence's trip
con
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e went to a
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she sayse- '' , v iven.the stu; Its lighter momen
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However, the t souvenir g
forming Arts and toured various city
dents somewhat belies leapt the paper,;. at the Ken the White House.
di
dent was given a same the sites, inclu
ng Carter's tree .
spies use to write on. If necessary, She vouches 'that Amy'
paper can be eaten.. at the time,, house is no architectural wonder. "It's
e wasn't hungry only about five feetoffthe ground."
recommends the pro-
sh
Since
d hero souvenir. L awrence
ence
a
Lawrence save
students.
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s gram
her
,Some day .at lunch at school, Y. Miss Jellow
to
can read about government in a
hungry'' 'F "Y
ou .
'`Are you guys really
ok 'but it's better to go there and see
her visit to the ' b
r? profit, nonpar
sited
classroom"
name. you that you
"They're trying to showy heard speeches by
N part of what's going on. You students ment her offic es by
r can have a p just sit there and go along govern mennewsmen and govern
N don't have to j s miss Lawrence. an ambassador, and discussed among
sa t officials,
with everything, roximately 400 other ..me"
She and the app
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Miss Lawrence'5-j of the organ(
it in action," she assured.
CIA changed her opinion paid her own
bad While Miss Lawrence pndents usual
-
the
of
type
guysal she s say ; -Butthotherise,rm he 1Y are sponsored or get some
.nhni nrship.
said.
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