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Mr .. ~ ll. Flinn,. Sr. 

Oftice ot the Comm11ie1oner 

Treasury Depnrtment 

:Buret\u of CustOtC& 

I)ear Mr. Flinn: 

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l_6JAN 19~\.) 

Your letter of J8 ~ 1~ should. b.a'ft Nctn anawered long ago 

but the Christmas hoUdaJ's and the preaeure of 'buaineas d.elqed 111' 

response. 

I ea sure that yottr tiCll \10Uld. make a 8000. addition to our :t'oree,, in 

viw of his pruent aas1g11DDUt 1n tbe Air Fonte u4 his educational baclt... 

gt'O'Und.. What I suggest he to r16ht now ia to epp~ for traneter t.o the 

Air Porco Security Serviee (AFSS}, in ac~ vi th Air Foroe Regul.3t1on 

?to. 35-53 ot 21 November 1~9. tt his a.pplleat!on meets with approval, it 

is possible. that he m18ht get uaigned to SOM A1'SS unit DHJ" h!e preeent 

station. liia 1nterctst in ~ph1e wrk !Right be much inct"ltUf!Cl by' 

such a trau:ter. · 'ilMthe'l" be tJ"&nllf'era to the RSS or not, l turlhe:r nuggeat 

thnt, if he bq not a~ &me 801 be ~ tor enrol.lment in extasion 

caursea in cryptograpby. Tbne ue A:nt;f Security- Ageney oourees but I ~eel 

quite sure that they .att. open to Ail" Faroe penosmel. ltia CommnMng 0tt1 .... 

cer ahould. be able to t\dviM hill M to tho llll!CMoiCG or ll!Mking his application t"or enrol.lment. YMt n:d.gbt tell your son that if 1nfortmtion about 

these «1W"W•• 1 s not availalr>le to hi• C~.nMng O::l!'t1cer to let ,cu knov. 

You. can then n.dviae me and. I will see if I· can be or udataace. 

It m1gb:t ru.ao be a fPOd. 1&m, 8Qtl1e time soon, ror hbt to !'ill out a. 

"Fora ST' and send it to the C1viliNt Peraonru:r1 orfiee, Air Force Security 

Serrt.ee,, 1lrOoka Air Fo:rce Be.M, ~o, or 1:f' he w!~• .. he eould send• 

the f'Ol"ll end l vill pa#& it OD to wbere it Vill do the nnst good. 

Hoping that you '\till f'orgive me tor t.ardiMss in repl.11ng to J'OU1:' 

letter, I a, 

cc: ~7s . ~~-~~ CONS~. 

WI!.LlAM F. FRIElJ«A.I 

C.00.Ultant 

Mfe,: · Mr. B. H. Flinn wrote Mr. Hedman regarding the pQ&sibility ot' hiis 

~n obtaining a position in cryptographic work when hie .enlista?nt in the 

AF' is completed. · 

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• REF ID: A 7 0 ~ 3 1N-.YRKFER1'0 

TREASURY l)EPARTMENT • 

BUREAU OF CUSTOMS 

OFFICE OF THE COMMIS'SIOJ'tER 

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Colonel Wm. Friedman 

4204 North George Mason Drive 

Arlington 3, Virginia 

Dear Colonel Friedman: 

WASHINGTON 25 

·Wilkins Building 

1512 H.Street, N. W. 

December 18, 1952 

A mutual friend, Mr·. H •. H. Keliy of the State Department, 

has spoken to. you I believe regarding an inquiry made of me by 

my son concerning the possibility of a position for him in· 

cryptographic work wlien his te.rni of enlistment in the Air Force 

is completed. 

The particulars concerning him. are as f oll.ows: His name · is Burke ·H. Flimi, Jr. He wi.11 be 24 years old on February 14, 

1953. He.is at present an Airman 1st Class~ His number is 

13.38349. He is attached to the llth Communication Squadron, 

.3rd Air Force, at Bushey Field, near London I believe. His 

term of enlistment will expire -in· January 1955. He is a graduate of Georgetown·Preparatory School and has ha,d approximatelt 

two and one-half years of college (Georgetotm. University). At 

the time of entry in the Service he was working in a real estate 

office ana going to law school at night. 

I shall greatly appreciate it ir I may hear from·you regarding him, and shall be glad to" furnish any further particulars 

which Y?U may desire. '=W' ·- •• -- r.-

Sincerely ;yours, · ,.. ....--

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