LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ALLEN DULLES FROM CHESTERBOWLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001900140055-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2011
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: March 7, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
March 7, 1961
Dear A11en:
I am attaching an informal set of notes which I
requested on the current status or action on a number
of matters raised at last week's Thursday luncheon.
Looking it over, I am struck by the fact that
several of the items concern relatively less important
matters on which action, including coordination, has
or is being taken and which really shouldn't occupy
our time at the luncheon.
I feel that we should try to do some planning on
major issues and limit our discussion of current opera-
tions to those problems of immediate importance which
may urgently require our swiL-t and coordinated action.
I hope we will have an opportunity tomorrow to ex-
change views as how best to work this out and to dis-
cuss fully what our future objectives at the lunch
should be.
6~dith my warmest regards,
Sincerely,
Chester Bowles
The %Ionorable
Allen Dulles,
Central Intelligence Agency.
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S S Or MATTERS I~ATS~ A'r a,'I~RS~~.~y~S T,UNCKEON
1, Clearance of Foreign Policy Speeches by Covex~rament Officials?
~A circu ar to eg.~am o a iel pos s and a epar~men a circular
requiring advance clearance by Mro Tubbyes office of all statements
by vi'ficers of the level of Office Chief and above was signed by the
Secretary on March ?~, Tie also signed a memorandum to the White. House
coordinating oux? directives ~rlth Mro Duttono
2~ Determination of Agreed Aims in Portraying the US Abroad
114Y'1 n ~r n v rc
~.=as sent from you ?i~so Massrs o ~turrowe 3 Tubby C ombs e~and MGhee~~?egluesting
them to consider ~o:~ntly 4,,ahat ax?e the aims of our pub:tic information.
pr'og~~a.m and how we wish the l,i:S to be portx'ayed abroad through our
Pub?~.c pronouncements and ~-arious official activities, zn accordance
?rith the agreement Thursday, P4ra Morrow will head up this pro~ect~
~~ Appointment ~ri~th the Presiden~ for Guatemalan Official Ale~os ~ra.~h
ua~earri `~'.gygo~?'as a ...~,,._,,.
'ette~ a`ron t `e Secretary to thV Pres3,..denfi~ regr~esting? an ap oin~tmen
on behalf of A.mbas.~ador Ale3os was given to tha Secretary for his P t
appro~aal March ~a
~o A.nrzu_al Report on US Citize.'~s Residing Abroad
~~! memo~Aan~`uY"~s been prepared for yoL
as~~in~' his ofi'ire t? take responsibility for th~co t~inuat3.an of ~thises
stat:l.s~tical c~1Pilationa
5o FIAT? 5 Operation in Ai'rica
A p~?pos~~.,~~'e~~ep'~rtment oP Dei'ense made dir~:c~d,y to the
S-~ ~~~te Depa~Mtment ?fhat MATS operate a weekly flight to our diplowiatic
~riissions in Africa, has been under discussion between i:he tw? Departments
for some tia~en Test week AF W Mr, Penfield sent a lee~ter to Defense
~~~x?~ r~Til2iam Bundy d:Lscaura.ging this project oo political grounds
6n ?''Tali. Civ:i~. Atriation
~~"..~ num~i"~'~ o~`"~mee`~,ings hn~ve been he~.d in the Department with repxe~
sey~.i~at:tves o.;? othe~:9 agencies on the proposal to sat
estahlishmen?t of a j7ali aix?:tine~ Opinion :s.s divided~~* ~~in'teragency
task :force cornpos~a;~ of States Defen:~es ~:CAs and (;lA ~zs set up a week
age under .A.~' .~ N~r~, Tasca to come up with a US position as soon as
possib~.eo
7~ Pro~on of Aircraft for India?
~:~ei'erise ani~ S~~a ~ have ong been workin
.3.`xe?~zcara ci~ri.l aircra~"E-0 into Ind~.a.n ser.?~;ice Brad have beengunsucce sful
~i:o dated
a~~ecently we offered to deanonsta~a~:e t e C_l3 Most