11/4/129

I've got high officials in the Air Force, Navy and Central Intelligence Agency
spread all over the United States at the moment. I will tell you at length
what seems practical to do this afternoon. We're flexible.

DRAFT

June 27, 1957

Policy

Dear Mr. Spargo:

Thank you for your note of June 24. Since my original
letter of some weeks ago we have had an opportunity to review
the handling of transcripts and have come to the conclusion that
we cannot make available any material from the question and
answer period out of context. Every member of our panel was
promised that the tapes were made for staff use only and that
there would be no circulation of remarks. We did so in order to
ensure maximum informality and spontaneity, and have not
deviated from this policy except in a very few instances where
we have sent a transcript of the initial presentation to the
individual concerned so that he might have a record for his
personal use. No transcript has ever been sent to anyone else
either in or out of context. Sending the transcript to you would
be contrary to our commitments to all the participants of the Special
Studies Project. I am certain that you will understand why we are
not able to disregard this commitment for any reason.