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May 16, 1946
MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert P. Patterson
Secretary of War
Admiral Souers, who has been serving as the Director
of the Central Intelligence Group, will be leaving
that position in B short time.
I discussed his successor with General Bisenhower and
suggested to him that Lieutenant General Vandenberg was
the proper nan to succeed Adniral Souers. General
Bisenhower told me that he needed General Vandenberg
and he recommended Major General Bonesteel to me.
It seens to me that Lieutenant General Vandenberg is
the proper person for this position - he knows it from
"A to zn, be is a diplomat and will be able to get
along with the State and Navy, as well as the War
Department, and if it will not completely cripple
General Eisenhower A would like very much to have
Lieutenant General Vandenberg assigned to serve as
the Director of the Central Intelligence Group.
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