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caTJtain Mark llhoad.s_, U.3 • .\J.111y_. Ret.i.r8d . Route l_, Box i.40 

Arv:ada, Color~ 

near Marte : . - I ;ms pleased no end tO receive yciur ·1et~r o.r il; April ~ to 

'learn that you are get.ting along so well. .. · . . 

I· am ~l· - in tact l:)etter than I have been for a dozen yea.~s. 

I had the flu ·early in Februa17 and' it. took a long time to get ove~ 

that, a ~~ve:ey which was complicated ~y: ~ haVing tO _go t'! Texas 

·early in .March to give ·a talk_, followed by _another at the _Air Universit7 

on the way back.. · r • "'' 

The· id~a tor an article about Y<?Ul• retirerHnt was initiat8d, I 

believe, by Mr. Conder in ASA. Col •. Baker wrote up sometl'ling and whai 

I saw _it, recoenized that it would need· quite a bit 0£ edito;-ial work. 

Capt. ·Lane did some ot it but I had tho· averall job," lihich _I was :very 

happy ~do. I lllll glad you liked :f.,t and ;r do not think, ill' fact I 

knoll, that it is not too nattering.- . . . . . 

· ." :ai lt~ish!!1 stopped in to tell me ·about his viait with ~u and also 

sent me an issue of a looal paper which had yol11' picture in it ... 70U . and your fiourishing "handlebars.• . You re,al.17 llUSt run for political 

office - aherift', or somethi~ like that .. to match the adorllmE!lt. . . . . 

. l'o1i and Es~her ~- ~- interested· to 'haaJ; .that. Elizebeth left . these shores last Friday !"or a three months• hoJjdq .in Europe. Par 

CO!l\pt1.n7 Sh~ haR the widow Cl! 1 •. B. 'Warner_, Who died a COUp1e of yeara 

ago. You will: remeut>er he ran "QST." He w~s an old frjand or mine -. 

and died very s1d~enly'. I am •bat.Ching" it and. ·so tar ain doing noth1ng 

but catching. up on my- ~«>rk at home on my collection 11 !he peaceful 

quiet is conduci9o to u~r-n:.akini rapid progress - ,and I am. mk:ing ·or 

accepting no 11datesi: for a while. I have a wnderful opportunity fQ 

·get ray ~ex up to date.t rriY books pu~ cnra7 in "proper o:cd~r, otc. 

Cap~. L;!ne was detached a coup~ of. weeks ago m:l goe~ to Fort LM 

for WAC training~tb.at ia_, she is to ~ve same ·tras.ning. I was ve7!'1 

sorr:r to lOB e her as she was a big ·hel:p to me~ So tar I have no · . replacement and •7 not get one •. General CaniM want.a me to get others 

to do the work tor me, under·~ direction. We shall •ee how I do.under 

@'pp roved for Release by NSA on 04-02-2Q 14 pursuant to E .o. 1352a · . . . . ' 

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"· this change, which I accept without question ae Wprth tr;Lμ. It it 

works, I _will have things a:·l;>it easier. for I ·have ·been putting in a 

lot.of. ex;tra time la~. , · . " · . · , · . . 

...... .. . I guess you ku~7 thiit .Frank Rowlett left· U.~ ·recently, :to go vi. th 

· CIA. We seem "to· be manag~nc: OK. Dumey lef:t, t9o, but· not 'beaau_se he 

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.. · was UJ\h&PW ld.'.th us.·- He simply became fed: up.With. the recent constantly-: 

. · comft~ct~g latitude for Qovernment civil elnpl.oyaes - ·.COngreasimal 

:·tendct+Cies, etc .. ,, ~n decided to go with a conirne:r-cil!'l ~rm,, Potter ~Instrument Company. · Leo·Rm?en, I am sure Y?U 'kno1'1 lett· a couple ·of · mqnths ago. . · . . . . . · . 

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However; do not get the. idea. thl..t things are bad here~ They are: 

: riot and they are getting much-l:Jetter. ~ changes are in the' o£ting,, 

_ which Shi')uld improve our Iot _qj#:te a &Ooc:L deal• I like Oenaral Can~e 

more atld more. . · · ... 

·-· .. I wish I cC'Uld.acci?~t. your_generoU! ~tat.ion io co.; fo·r· a visit~ Maybe I. will one· of these daysl When the pr.tvate· bill on rfrj behalf.,, now 

·up in Congress, comes througp., g:J.Ving me_ X dollars for the patents' in_-· · secr~c;vt-- '.l'hc· bill ha.s thus '!ar ~ade good progress. ' 

' . ' . . . : . With .love to Esther, and my' _very best to _you, o • I • I ."' o 'I • t ~ • • o o .. ', 

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