CABLE FROM LINCOLN RE RENNELL

Created: 5/20/1954

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RECOGNIZED AFTER PROLONGED EFFORTSTO DEVELOP ERRATIC THAT A PECULIAR SITUATION EXISTED

IN THAT MOST IF NOT ALLRIME AGENTS OS CUTOUTS WERE DEVOTEES OF ERRATIC THUS RENDERING OBJECTIVITY PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE.

FFORT WAS MACE TOTO PENNELL IN AjOVE SITUATION TO NO AVAIL. WHILEOBTAIN CONTROL OVER ERFAT IC LINCOLN ENCOUNTEREDIN KEEPING FAITH WITH SYNCARP THUS STRONGNECESSARY TO MEET PROBLEM.

ABOVE IT WAS DETERMINED THATH/.Vl TO BE CIRCUMVENTED BY PLACING

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IMPORTANT FACTOR BEAR O IS THAT'rtiS" OE SHAVED ABOVE ALL ELSE, PERSONALS NOT- '

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E* RENNELLRDERED TO LINCOLN FORID IN KUHOOK PLANNING DTFROGS AND MINIMIZE SECUPJTY HAZARDS ODYOKE INVOLVEMENT LOCALLY. UNFORTUNATELY THIS ORDER WAS MISINTERPRETED OY RENNELL ANO HE IS TERMINATING HISWITH KUBARK.

2. VIEW FOREGOING YOU ARE REQUESTED TO TAKE FOLLOWING ACTION;

A. iF AND WHEN RENNELL RETURNS OTFROGS YOU ARE EVERY COURTESY OUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE YOUTO DISCUSS ANY CLASSIFIED

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EXiRClSE EVERY EFFORT TO PREVENT WELLFFICIAL STATUS OP RELATIONSHIP WITH SYNCARP FROM BECOMING KNOWNOWE WHO MIGHT DISCLOSE SAME TC ERRATIC.

C. UNDOUBTEDLY YOU ARE ABLE TC CONTACTP JUVIA 2< IF SO LINCOLN VERY OESIROUS TO KNO'J YOUR OPINIO.- iO'SLY THEY FEEL IN RESPECT TO TERMINATION EXPLAIN IFALL INFO RECEIVED HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PROTECTED

WITHSTANOING. PBSUCCESS WJULO NOT ACCEPT ERRATIC FOREASONS REGAROLESS LOCAL VIEWS. THEREFOREAD TO SE ABANDONED PER SE AND NEW APPROACHES DEVELOPEO TO NUETRALIZE ERRATIC AND POSSIBLY TURN HIM TO AN ADVANTAGE. SUCH PLANS ARE IN PROGRESS.

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DYO NO NEEO FOR APPREiENSION. FURTHER, FREEZE OUT WAS OUE TO CERTAIN KNOWLEDGE ERRATIC THOROUGHLY PENETRATED BY COMMUNISTS AND HIS CONDUCT SU INDISCREET THAT MEANSINAD TO TERMINATED. UUVlAtS SERVICES APPRECIATED BUT FOREGOING CIRCUMSTANCES LEFT NO ALTERNATIVE. REQUEST YOU EXERCISE EVERY EFFORT MOLLIFY THESE TWO IF POSSIBLE. OT WITHIN YOUR CAPABILITY THEN ADVISE WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN OR SHOULD BE DONE.

3. AGAIN LINCOLN APPRECIATES PURWELL'S SENSITIVE AND RESPONSIBLE POSITION AND DESIRES AID EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. AWAIT YOUR REPLY BY GABLEo

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