Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1131 03 1131-03-p089

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44 the 24 entries, only 75 could be brought to me! In several of the folders, a majority of the items had been withheld even for 1947 and 1948!! It was also clear that there had been a great deal of Top Secret material. Anybody who thinks that secrets cannot be kept simply doesn't understand how the system works. It must also be noted that the Freedom of Information Act, even in those situations in which it does apply, requires that one identify the record one is seeking. The government cannot...