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 Isshin-ryu Karate-Do Dojo
(Member of the Isshin-ryu Brotherhood Order)
David D. Evseeff, Sensei
2417 Hannon Court, Ellicott City, Maryland, 21042-1764
(410) 461-5103
E-mail: ChocIce2@AOL.COM
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May 29, 1996
Dear Mr. Powell;
I will
forward the written information for my book regarding Harry G.
Smith as soon as the text nears completion this summer. I
would appreciate it if the information I send could be
verified and approved by Mr. Smith as soon as possible so as
not to delay the publication of my book. I have made every
effort to check and re-check all factual information regarding
every Isshinryu Karate practitioner named in the text and feel
as though this is the most accurate text yet published on the
history of Isshinryu Karate and O'Sensei Tatsuo Shimabuku.
In that regard, I have
had the office of Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett contact the
Congressional CIA Liason in order to verify Mr. Smith's
involvement in the Phoenix program during the Vietnam War.
Rep. Bartlett's office informed me that the CIA has no record
of either Harry G. Smith or Tatsuo Shimabuku being involved
with this operation. Further, after discussions with other
U.S. Marines who were involved with the Phoenix program, no
one has any recollection of Mr. Smith's involvement. In
addition, Capt. Ernie Cates, not Mr. Shimabuku, trained the
Phoenix program operatives in hand-to-hand combat. Capt.
Cates, as you may know, was the All-marine Judo Champion and
was the leading hand-to-hand combat expert in the Marine Corps
at the time.
In order for Mr. Smith
to verify that he was involved in this operation, I would
appreciate his defining the following terms so that I may have
them verified by my contacts: Black Eye, Group Hand, Map Link,
Red Team, Green Team, and Blue Team. Please have Mr. Smith get
back to me as soon as possible on these terms.
In Mr. Smith's letter to
me, he stated that, "If you have any doubts, absolute proof
will be supplied." I would greatly appreciate his supplying me
with copies off all of his certificates/diplomas and other
written records involving Mr. Shimabuku and his training in
Isshinryu Karate at Kyan Village and Agena. I would also
appreciate documentation concerning when he actually began
training in Isshinryu Karate at Kyan Village and when he
returned to the island, as well as documentation of Mr.
Shimabuku's involvement in training the CIA for the Phoenix
program if it can be provided. I will not print anything
concerning Mr. Smith unless I can verify its legitimacy.
I would greatly
appreciate your response as soon as possible. I am only trying
to verify all information completely so as to produce the most
accurate book possible. I appreciate your cooperation and
assistance in this matter. Thank you.
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