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Telegram from Allan Lightner to Secretary of State Dean Acheson
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1952-05-29
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1952
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INCOMING TELEGRAM Department of State 18-H TELEGRAPH BRANCH RESTRICTED SECURITY INFORMATION Action Control: 13507 FE Rec'd: May 29, 1952 FROM: Pusan 5:37 a.m. Info SS TO: Secretary of State G EUR NO: 1186, May 29, 4 p.m. (SECTION FOUR OF FOUR). UNA USUN OLI NIACT. CIA ARMY 70th MP Headquarters. On the way to the garage, the persons on AIR e bus desperately tried to halt the operation by controlling NAVY e bus wheel. P I 3. Some on the bus still refused to identify themselves and only IBS requested beverage and food. Accordingly, meals were given them DCR by the MP. When night came, the MP asked them to sleep in the DCRM bunk-room of the MP Headquarters. They acceeded to this request and left the bus, hiding their faces. 4. Next morning, the MP invited a few persons of wide acquaintances to identify these persons by face. After peeping at these persons, a name list of those who had been on the bus was completed, which was fully endorsed when it was shown them for confirmation. 5. Accordingly, the MP reported to higher authority the fully confirmed list of those who had refused identification; since they turned out to be National Assemblymen, they, under instructions from higher authority, were set free. LIGHTNER MAM:AFH DECLASSIFIED Authority E.O. 10501 I'm REPRODUCTION FROM THIS RESTRICTED SECURITY INFORMATION COPY, IF CLASSIFIED, IS PROH BI TED