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7_Janeery 1949

?hc'?onoreble James i. Neh5??_
Director
Bureau of the Budget
I?achington; R. 

Dear Mr. wehb:i

I.heve just seen the nave d7eratchee about your

coming appointment as ?nder Secretary of State, and I

,hesten to offer my nest sincere and_delighted ocngratu?
laticna on this appointment, Thc.Centre1 Intelligence
Agency and X, personally. are going to mice exceedingly
working with You on the'?udgot, but in exchange we shall
look forwer? to even more frequent contact with_yon in
your new post. .7. -

. nor courec, it gong-mthoue saying that anthem is
any way that either the grganieatien or I, yersenelly,
can be_oF service to you; we shall be aelighted to do so.

-A?ain eith'sincereet cengratnietie?s.

nest. cordially,

Signed dispatched by hand
1/7/49
nR. H. Hillenkcatter
Rear Admiral, 033
Eirector of Central

Intelli once
D: . 

Distribution: 
vdIirector
Central'Recorde

??ie for Record: 'Reply received, ER 0-3102, 2/1/49: "Thank you
- ?eincerely for your note of congratulatlons.
lehall do my best to continue to deserve your
ccnfidence and am going to count on yo?r help
and support, which.I now need more.than ever.
With kindest regar?e, 

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