Foreign Relations of the United States, 1950–1955, The Intelligence Community, 1950–1955

55. Letter From President Truman to Director of Central Intelligence Smith¹

U.S. Naval Station, Key West, March 8, 1951.

Dear Bedell:

I have been reading the Intelligence Bulletin² and I am highly impressed with it.

I believe you have hit the jackpot with this one.

Sincerely,

Harry S. Truman

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1. Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. No classification marking. President Truman was on vacation at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. A handwritten notation on the letter reads, “air mailed from Key West.”
2. See Document 53.
3. Printed from a copy that indicates Truman signed the original.