LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILTON B. PERSONS FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R004300040022-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 18, 2003
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: August 27, 1959
• Content Type: LETTER

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of the first acts of the President, in 1953, was
of the President's Committee on International
Information Activities (generally referred to as the Jackson
Committee), which reported to the President on June 30 of that
year; The able men composing this committee made a thorough
examination of the, field of "psychological warfare. " This
ort not only resulted in the formation of the OCB1 but
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also bad a very direct effect an our own work in this Agency.
In my opinion it is the most comprehensive report available
covering the very problems the prevent paper presents.
The author of this paper devotes considerable attention
to the problem of getting information to the Eastern European
satellite gauntries.
I agree with the author t
develop here an effective weapon for keeping the Com
monists off balance. 'There are those who differ.
I feel the author places too much emphasis on the con-
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Less of the refugees from the satellite-'countries,
n particular the author advocates the use
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and Russians in the campaign to influence the people
countries . Here, as indicated above, I am only in partial agree
meant. Where these nationals maintain close touch with what is
going on inside their former homelands, keep their ideas fresh
and virile, they can be used. If they become regarded as ex-
patriots, refugees and exiles, their influence in their former
homelands is limitedI their views often distorted.
discretion in the use of exiles is essential. 77777
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the President's miamorandumil
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