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.- .~· WIDN-A e REF ID:A66572 

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY 

WEST POINT, NEW YORK 

Dr. William F. Friedman 

5801 Nebraska Avenue 

Washington 25, D.O. 

Dear Doctor Friedman: 

19 FebIUary 1952 

I was delighted to have your letter of 13 February accepting our invitation to give this year's lecture, subject to necessary review and approval o:f.' 

appropriate authority. In the near :f.'utl.U'e, I shall send the official invitation in the :f.'orm and through the channels which your letter outlines. 

In sending the official invitation, it will be desirable for me to specify 

the date precisely. Therefore, I bave looked more closely into the various 

possibilities, and have reduced .them to tv10 which seem best suited to both the 

type of lecture and our problems o:f.' scheduling. Before attempting to choose 

between these, I should appreciate very much having your o'\lm statement of preference. 

I agree with you that the Electricity Lecture Room is much better suited 

to a lecture of this type than the Department of Amy Theater, and I :f.'eel that 

you are most generous to ofter to give the lecture twice in the smaller room. 

Under this condition, we can handle it in ei tber of two ways: 

!..• Both lectures on the same·morn.ing. In this case, the first lecture vi>uld run from 7: 55 to 9: 15. You would then ba.ve a period o:f.' rest 

until 10:35, when the second lecture would begin and run until 11:55. 

During each of these lectures, there could be a pause for 5 or 10 minutes recess if you desire. The disadvantages o:f.' this are that each le~­

ture ?1ould have to be somewhat shortened, and it muld be asking a 

pretty-heavy task of you to give t1'X> eighty minute lectures the. same 

morning • 

.J?.• One lecture during one morn.1.pg and the other during the :f.'ollowicg morning. In this case, we muld schedule the lectures for the 

mornings of 28 ?r!a.y and 29 llay, :probabl.y starting about 9:30 in each 

case. Under this plan, it ViDuld be possible :f.'or each lecture to run 

for tm 50 minute periods, with a 10 minute break between the first 

and second. This bas the advantages of accommodating your complete lecture, and at the same time providing a :full day of relaxation between 

the two lectures. 

Under either of these plans, we hope to make your visit here pleasant and 

enjoyable. Although you have seen \'Test Point before, v1e are al'WS.ys proud to 

bave visitors return to tbe Academy, and this region is a particularly beautiful one to visit in the latter part of Ivlay. 

Ii' you will let me Jmo?r which of these planS you favor, I sball then be 

ready to proceed l•1ith the proper letter to General Canine. 

, 

@'pproved for Release by NSA on 11-22-2013 pursuantto E.O. 1352e 
(Dr.William F.Friedman, 

19 Feb 52) 

REF ID:A66572 • 

I believe it will be best f'or us to exclude students and faculty members 

who are not citizens of the United States, and thus permit the discussion of 

RliBTRIOTED matter. I assume in this case that we should also exclude faculty 

mEID.bers' wives, and limit attendance entirely to military personnel who are 

c.itizens of the United States. Am I correct in this assumption? 

The entire Department is looking torwa.rd to your lecture with the keenest 

. _____ . -~-- int_erest •. _.I. am<.,_snr~e t.bat~it _wi.ll_b.e _ _a._ f'ascina:ting_as _w.elLaa....high.1.y_:mluable. -· -- --~ 

educational experience for all concerned. 

Very sincerely, 

. 

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o • , Prof'essor 

Head of Dept. :Math • 

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