LETTER TO THE HONORABLE ROBERT A. LOVETT FROM A.W.D. RE UNIDENTIFIED BOMBERS FA

Created: 7/30/1959

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Ths Honorable Robert A. Lovottall Street

New York, New York

Dear Dob:

In connection with my latter to you ofelieveave now run down the Incident to which Dean Acheson referred.

Apparently about noonir Force Headquarteri ln Washington wan notified by the Air Defense Command in Gander and some pointa in Labradorargo flight of unidentified bombers was crossing the southern tip of Greenland. Air Forceintelligence speedily alerted the top echelons of government. However, within half analse alarm

was declared when the flight of bombers was identified as geese.

Elnceroly,

Allen W. Dullcn Director

^AWD/# . Since dictating this letter lasteceived

ardetailed

R and authoritative description ol the opUodo. Maybe after

SIGNED

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Tbe Honorable Robert A. Lovott

all Street

New York. New York

Dear riob:

1lipping from the "Evening Star" oftatament by Dean Acheaon onoviet War Scare". ave tried to run down this otory here in Washingtonave not been able to get the facts. magine you axe the only one who can speak authoritatively about it.

Ln view of our great interact in the whale case of timely alert, both historically and more important for theould be most interested to know whether you recall the incident and what if anything happened at that tlmo.

Sincerely,

Allen W. Dullea -Dlractor-

Enalosure /

AWD/f

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