CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SEAL

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00355372
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: November 29, 2021
• Case Number: F-2021-00706
• Publication Date: January 18, 1950

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Central Intelligence Agency Central Intelligence Agenc Seal
On 1 July 1949, it was announced that an official
seal had been authorized for the Agency, and all
employees were invited to submit suggested designs,
for which a cash award was offered to the winner of
the competition (Notice D-49) By 7 March 1950,
the final design was chosen and approved by the
President in Executive Order 1011 - on 17 February*.
and announced to all employees. Since the final
design included a number of suggestions, no cash award
was made. (Notice 12-50) This copy is one of a series
of about 20 hand-colored lithographs(?) which were
actually signed by President Truman and then
distributed to various Agency officials. This one
was prsented to George G. Carey, Assistant drector
00, 1948-1962. L. Davison
00 Historical Writer, 1971
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This document has been
approved for release through
the HISTORICAL REVIEW PROGRAM of
the Central Intelligence Agency.
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8 JAN 1950
ITh Iisnorablo Pri Pace, Jr.
DL:rcator of tho Zurk.:au of tho r3u'az,ct
of tho Budzot
t.ar.airzton 25, D. C.
Lear Mr. race:
Section, 2 of Vlo Contra) Ite11icc is.5;rD=1 Act
of 1(.-)49 (P172D1ic Law 1100 81',)t providL:3 for
a of office for tho Cont721 latollis=co
of sueh dosiEen az the Pmsidmt cIU atprove.
In accordanco 1,..1t7.1 this Of;cticm, this j;;,:n.ey ro-
ccc..7,te1 tint tuch c(;;a1 be in folm
C7 the Itz:raid.lc 'RV:11=h Of th3 Office of th.2 Quar.Jr-
ttf.3tor Gen_oral of the Departmnt of tho
T'hsr3 is forwarded herewith a propozcd a:rx;utivo
011c17.r sotttrr, forth the dQsoriptf,xla and latoratian
t1.1') seal, tcc ether vi..th tz1,2� pnti -,ad
(..3=r1g, &11 of vatch Ilwve Loen pli.anared for lac; "Ly
t� 14ioBrozch. It is Loc::.os,91.j th.3t this
iCi and Intr:-.,,rprztoltion be iL..7.treowd by 1�hc,
�Lccordance with Socttan 2 of the 0,1---nteal
A7,:;;acy Act tn vder that judici.;11 notLco ii "tr:-;Ln
t4is :Joni 4nd ta ()oder that j use it for F111
official purposes.
Sincorely,
R. H. HI Lt_Ers