Approved For Relea se 2002 02 11 CIA-RDP77-00512R000100040197-7 DD A 75-5250 5 NOV 1975 MEMOF A JDUM FOR Deputy 1 Jirector for Intulli1ence Deputy Director for Operations neputy Director for Science and Technolt1 Jr ' SUBJECT fiicentenn1al Article Gentlemen 1 A member of the White HO'USO Staff Mr Wes Clar1 contacted my office concerning the Agency's Bicentennial 1 contribution f r Clar strongly uries t hat a scholarly a rticle be prepared relating to intelligence duri11g the Revolutionary l'iar period and that this article be pub· lished in the Hew York Times Ha razine for widest possib lf d istribution He declared interest in having the articlt published in the near future certainly prior to the President's State of the Union address in January 2 We described th- Agency's plan for publishing 1 pamphlet or brochure on intelligence activities during rte Revolutionary period Mr Clark stated there is -r o in tf'Test in having us change our plans hut he feels that a scholarly piece would he valuahlo or p$Thaps be a fittini introduction to • later •fflfhlet or broch lre 3 Ml' Clark reco1mizes the difficulty of having n CIA article iuhlished and surgested that perhaps this could bo avo ded by havin a an Agency staffer writing independently as• non-CIA attributable author Be also offered to try to find soll'tttone to wr I te the article using materials available lu cur 1 ibrary 'Further he in ie te 1- tha t he might initiate th action toward having the aTt iclf' published in the Mew Yor t Times Approved For Release 2002 02 11 CIA-RDP77-00512R000100040197-7 Approved For Release 2002 02 11 CIA-RDP77-00512R000100040197-7 4 If such an article is nreparet a decision eust be made as to whether it should be-done within the Arc c or by an outsider Cura-r· • ca1 r ttelligence C o l l e c t i s t s a a re STATINTL fessional writer with a number of book e U t w - is embarked on fl f v e - y e a r effort on th e histfo r· of intelligence - a s s u r e s that his collectl0 includes all researcn material necessa ry to write sue' a article and of ccrurse could be made available to a 'l eu ' side writer At t ls point we aro not certain whnt ti would cost If on the other hand it ma es sen5e to h v the article written in-house su 1estlons are seliclt f 3 to who would write it 5- Because of the l1rg·ency expressed hy r Clart yoar thotig tts on this nr t t t r should 1 ikc very 111uch to have as soon as possible 1s John F Bla John F Blake n puty Director fer AJmini stration Distribution Orig - rmJ l - DDO l HD S T 1 - DDA Subject 1 - DDA Ch rono - JFB Chrono 1 - RFZ Ch rono STATI TL EO-DD nh 5 Nov 75 Approved For Release 2002 02 11 CIA-RDP77-00512R000100040197-7