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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington

Bureau of Inspection, Security and Consular Affairs

In reply refer to ST

31 March 1954

My dear Mr. Dulles:

I should like to express my appreciation to you for the security assistance furnished by your representatives during the Tenth Inter-American Conference at Caracas, Venezuela. Colonel J. C. King, the head of your Latin American Division and Mr. James H. Noel, your station chief in Caracas, were a tremendous help to us in carrying out our security arrangements for the Conference and for the protection of the Secretary and Conference Delegates.

Colonel King was most cooperative and assisted us greatly during the initial planning of the security and throughout the Conference. The cooperation and advice of Mr. Noel was an invaluable service. Through Mr. Noel's knowledge and experience our work was greatly facilitated. He consistently made available his time, equipment and the facilities of his office and maintained a close working relationship with our security representatives in Caracas.

Please accept my thanks for the assistance of Colonel King and Mr. Noel and for a job well done.

Sincerely yours,

(Sgd.) Scott McLeod
Administrator

The Honorable
Allen Dulles
Director,
Central Intelligence Agency,
Washington, D. C.

(Original in 201 file of J.C. King)

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