INFORMATION OR ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING CRIMINAL ACTS ON THE PART OF AGENCY PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A001500240054-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 7, 2000
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: March 7, 1955
• Content Type: MEMO

OGC HAS REVIEWED.'
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MKORM UK FOR i Inspector Gcnera2
Deputy Dir e )
Deputy attar (P=ate 33 , )
p u t y Direftor (Stq4xrt
SMO t Information or Allegations . e is g C S Auto to
the Pte, of Agen :y Personnel
Z. The Department of Justice is the arm of the nt charged
with the responsibility for innveatigattn and tail aot4on an atW'infww~
tion or alingatiom of MW violation of Federal crIMIMI ratan a e,e
emp1 d by?' ar conanet d with the f erment. It on the other han to
avasppnsible k r law for the protection of intolli and math&js
,u 11nu horized d1sc1nsuft,, It is carious that if a cr act war*
committed which in o1vad Information relating to intctlliger e s
methods these responnsibU tles would be in ccnfli o I have aetablia the
policy that if the iraWatigation and action on a* infox do or afe Lion
of violation of cry low arias ' in connection with Agan y o +atienas
doss not lve a risk of coa pry to the security of s ah oper&tjow or
of intelligence eow~cw or mathodv which would outweigh the banefita to be
dWived from noceeution, this Agency cooperate with the Departgena
of Justice in line with the latter-g u responsibility, The Det, of
Justice, on the other tad, has recognised that where legitimate scu:by
considerations would part proseaution or other appropriate action, in.
vast igation by the: might well be in violation of zw statutes resp nal.
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2 In order to maintain this satisfactory relationships, it is
essen-
tial that we give immediate consideration to the question of a runt a to
the Department of Justice on the remipt of any allegation or Information
of any violation of crim1nal law arising in connection with an' tatter under
the jurisdiction of this Agee A ing .y, any i:aformtion, allegation,
or complain relating to any crime involving Agee officers, wo es
consia .tanta, or agents s be reported immdiate17 mpcm receipt to the
feral Counsel with a copy to the Inspeatw General without meting for
the omplletion of a W investigationq The General Counsel shall be responsible
for obtaining cone Agency action on each e=h cam and for maklng
arecomondatlon to me of3 Agency atfon in relation to the Department of Jnstifto
I do not cone. this a matter appropriate -fa' an Agery rregula~
Lion, but the heads of major c nta will be re:aponsilbl for wwwdM
that the purposes of this m marana to are carried out,
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Date: By_
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