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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP57-00384R000400150145-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 145
• Content Type: REQ

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8.9b Attorney Advisor P..970.-7 SEMI
11- Central Tntsall:ence
a- Offiee of tho ounsel
Under rsmoral direetion of the fteneral Counsel, 9, servos
as Assistant flenoral Counsel with responsibility for partioiptth
in all legal problem concerninE; CIA and has full delegated authority
for all legal matters concerned with the aaninistration ad operation
of the Office of 3pocia1 Operations.
As speoial lozal adviser for 030 ia responsible for participating
in the over-all plannim and activation of foreign clandestine projects
and operations, in order to insure that those operations and arrange-.
rents are in aecordanee with rules, regulations, laws, and pr000dures
as enacted by Congress or approved by the Director of Central Intelli-
gence,
Advises nnd prepares procodures ant mthods of handlinL: financial
and other transactions ',4or uen by employees engaged in those eludes..
tine activities in order that they nay adequately be protected from
a legal viewpoint and reduce the possibility of having their Identity
as Cu mnployees revealed..
Gives legal interpretations of CIA rules and regulations as
well as appropriation lanoure in order to advise operatinz personnel
what is authorizod under ouch rulcs and laws,
flesponsnle for the development and l application of rules, regula..
tions, an proenduree covernini:: the administration, expenditure, and
acsountinc; of nnvouchered funds for which the Director of CIA is held
personally and oioly rauponstblo Tlin.90 rules, vogulations und
procedures must be rigidly adhered tosand any proposals or expendi..
tures which do not conform ny be referred to the General Counsel
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mei regulations,
Draws up and prepares all c
for personal se vices,
procurements financials or other aotivitios Which are neceosary
in the various operations of MO and makes such other lofial 1flfl with various Oevernment departments and egencie ex aro
required to acooMpliSh specialised undertakincs.
Responsible for the preparation of legal documents IJA p6,pora
as a result of damages elaimss or loss to private or public property,
inj.ary or loss of life while in the employ of
Consults with tho Assistant Director for WO coneernlnE: legal
aspects of undertakings and proposed projeets and rives opinions
as to the legality or the propoeals or suggeets alternate netLods
Which eould be used to accomplish the same result and still come
within the financial or functional limitations whi,th have been
plaeed an the Agency and the Offic of Speclal Operations,
Participates with the Oeneral Counsel in the performance of
OVerwall legal work of CXA as ttme and circumstenees will allow;
nerVes as special repreontatLve of the General Counsel in meetinco,
conferences, and committees Where over-all Agency problem are in-
volvedsand performs reIeted duties as directed.
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