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I am in receint of a Secret Security Inforration letter dated 4 June

1953 from WADC, Offlee Symbol wCO:S, The letter wis signed by
Lt. Col. 3rmuce D. witwer although in the upper right hand corner
appears the naze Captain E. M. Hunyon, and it is my guess that the
letter was prepared by Captain Munyon. As the present project officer

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with a.view to resolving these differences if such is possibles~.
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I had established a correspondence channel to you, ao my request is
thatyou transnit this letter to Captain Munyon or Col. Whitwer if
you are sabistied that they are cleared to receive Secret Restricted

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