DEAR MR. DULLES:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01240A000100140109-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 109
• Publication Date: May 23, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON 25
MAY 2 3 1;
C~ tra1 Intelligence A envy
Dear Mr. Dulles s
gable Allan Il l es , 0ix ec.t.o r
ci may 16s to you rc l Itin) to Our revteLs at 1010 Central
sck*i1edge also ycar ma,
fntellige:ce Agency
and
your comma
representatives have been belpful,
May 16, 1961, we do not bjliera th rt
to posit us to make raviata cif ftcf
n our jo
i t! $ at the
he reviews s by our
in r lett--2r of
had $ufficmnt access
to be *lpful to
lots-
audit at this time. Your l -tt r notes -that overthe fye*s the
work of the C natal Accountin~f (ff"ire has been most ben rIcial
to you.
thlm Congress and for this reason wc p1
b liev&- it is appropri= tte h e r o ~o clarif
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C ntrai Intelligence Agency by, the act an auditf of t4 e
itures
at th it
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withstanding the very broad and Unusual e" rlttd t
V ~
Act in 1949, the these 13irector of th* Ar,,
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xc -1Va of i tter$ in LWC Otar 19" .
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W c wledgt your lotto t dat 4 %ay17, 1961, resounding to
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continued to aka audits Of v cter i xp, ndtturss under the sam :
ts that if#t i
xern o(-c +th the predecessor C qtra.1
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i 6'nc : Agt nc Not no sxceptlons were taken to
to the CIA elpt~rc~tler' fftco` for corrective action.
practices and proc dur 3 anc w t f=j:, no wu ii t, of xp*ndi tltares of
unvc+uchered funds.
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utilisation of pro y and me tal in furthtrr&nC y of
pzo ws or ctivitt s if an effective,
ical Cr. In c rrr?1tng t this type
r cvitw that was ropos ad for t ho Central
c:afi.lc:n of gfr cy prlctitos anJ pr dur :s.
Intelltgeme Ag ,may in occcr ianc- t tth what,>v :r a r rrt <
i14 reach wh. you as to a :car`s to the rt*cortis. O tjr work du`
the last 18 months has d: natrst 4 to us that UAJ*r exiastin
ty restrictions we - , 2t hrve su ?ficient access to ante
activities. t-t 9,tao ?x rive t9on y era
or confort=tty to It lslativ intent -ind appti.c
ti's t t'ructure and roviee the
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pry: sont> and perk!, di scuara t 4th you
ssio a tnt ruts, vMa #3ll continue our `trite
CONffDE4
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