LETTER TO HOYT PURVIS FROM HAROLD P. FORD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2011
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: February 13, 1986
• Content Type: LETTER

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The Director of Central Intelligence
. Washington, D.C. 20505
National Intelligence Council
Dr. Hoyt Purvis, Director
Fulbright. Institute of International Relations
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
The University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
Dear Dr. Purvis,
13 February 1986
Thank you for your very kind invitation to be a Visiting Fellow at
the Fulbright Institute of International Relations during the week of
April 14.
I apologize for inconveniencing you, but I find that I simply can't
get away this spring, and hence must decline your thoughtful invitation.
I dropped a note to that effect to Bill Jackson, late last week; our two
letters doubtless crossed in the mails.
I enthusiastically recommend a colleague of mine to you as a possible
Visiting Fellow, especially if one of your central interests is East
Asian affairs. This is Carl. W. Ford, Jr..(no relation), who at present
is National Intelligence Officer/East Asia, and was a senior foreign
affairs staff officer for several years with the U.S. Senate. He is a
deeply knowledgeable and highly articulate senior officer.
In any event, all best wishes for your Institute and its programs. I
wish I could.be a part of them. Perhaps I can see you all at another
.time.
Sincerely,
Harold P. Ford
Vice Chairman
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Commemorative Year, 1981-82
February 3, 1986
Harold P. Ford
Vice-Chairman
National Intelligence Council
CIA Headquarters
Washington, D.C., 20505
I am writing to invite you to be a Visiting Fellow at the Fulbright
Institute of International Relations during the week of April 14. We
would like for you to be with us for two or three days, during which
there would be a public lecture, several classroom visits, and an informal
discussion with faculty at a colloquium at the Institute.
Given your present position, I realize that you cannot necessarily
speak on sensitive current matters relating to American foreign policy.
From the standpoint of the Institute, we would like to have you focus on
major themes, trends, and problems in world affairs. For example, the
annual Fulbright Institute symposium this year will consider such topics
as the power of communications and instant awareness in world politics,
and the power of imagery in international relations.
As soon as your schedule takes shape for the spring, please let
us know if these proposed dates would be acceptable to you. We could
then work on a more precise schedule of your activities. The Fulbright
Institute is, of course, prepared to cover your travel costs.
It will be a pleasure to see you again.
HP/bs
501 /575-2006 Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action institution
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