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OF DEFENSE DEPAR ENSE
Filed by
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
MR. DAWSON
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
NOV 13 1952
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
NOV 2
HARRY 5. TROMAN NATIONAL AND LIBRARY
U.S.
Dear Mr. Flanagan:
I have contacted the three branches of the service and
I am pleased to advise you that the Department of Defense is
agreeable to the declassification of the statistics concerning
homosexuals which have been furnished to your Subcommittee with
this limitation. The Department is not in a position to remove
the classification from nor permit the publication of any
reference to or indication of the strength of the Department.
This would include of course any relationship of the figures
to the strength of the Department by percentage or otherwise.
I am sure you will understand the reason for this restriction
at this time.
I trust this information will be helpful and assure you
of our desire to cooperate as far as possible with your Committee.
Sincerely yours,
SIGNED
FELIX E. LARKIN
General Counsel
Mr. Francis D. Flanagan
Chief Counsel
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
United States Senate
cc: Mr. Stephen J. Spingarn
Executive Office Building
Room 230
The White House
RECEIVED
NOV 6 1950
STEPHEN J, SPINGARN
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