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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP89B00980R000600050031-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 6, 2005
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: March 24, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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OXC-666 3.64
Z4 March 1964
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MEMORANDUM FUR Acting Chief, Security Staff. OSA
1. Recent revelations following the surfacing of the A-11 have
confirmed in my mind that we should now urge upon Kelly Johnson
the immediate abandonment of thee0mechanism as a means of doing 25X1
future business in support of OXCART and EARNING. I had lunch
early last week with I 25X1
through inattention a mechanism which, in effect, had been blown
though not by specific name.
and their remarks
simply reminded me of the fact that we were in a danger of continuing
2. The charges that Kelly had used a commercial subterfuge to
order materials were first made in Aviation Week, I believe. and sub-
sequontly picked up by several of the national news magazines. 1. e.
Time and Newsweek. What I have said does not indicate that I think
we should momentarily start picking up material in Lockheed's trucks,
etc., but It might be preferable to cut ourselves away fromi Bast 25X1
eturns, please lot me have your consolidated views on
JAMES A. CUNNINGHAM, Jig..
Acting Assistant Director
(Special Activities)
Distribution:
#1 -SSIOSA
#a. - PS/USA,
#3 - DAD/USA
#4 - Chrono
#3 - RB/OSA
O/ DA D/USA /JACunningharn/cncm/
culation continue about it involving OXCART and EARNING. 'hen
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