SUPERGRADE TALK

Document Type:

CREST

Collection:

General CIA Records

Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):

CIA-RDP80B01554R003000030001-9

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RIPPUB

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Document Creation Date:

December 9, 2016

Document Release Date:

July 25, 2001

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Publication Date:

March 21, 1979

Content Type:

LIST

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Approved For Rose 2001/08/07 : CIA- DP80B01554FJ000030001-9- SUPERGRADE TALK 21 March 1979 I New responsibility Weight of what say/do Need for Agency-wide leadership Team effort essential /.~`-? Key to leadershi -- look after people oy lty down Shield Loyalty up Let know where problems are Particular responsibility See good side as well as bad Circumstances, techniques, controls different. Charraes not all bad - Controls Look at fragility of our operations Overt/Covert ops Overt/Covert people Have been excesses MKULTRA Wiretaps, mail openings, break-ins. Examples all self generated Approved For Rose 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80B01554Fo000030001-9 2 .Not condemnation of predecessors even few who knew Patriotism Zeal Different climate But lesson -- Not well known inside Compartmentation Temptation exists Degree of sense of Agency responsibility and alertness of supergrades that will catch CIA can't afford another expose So controls not all bad Judiciousness Can overdo Are not Reversal of criticism - support SSCI - Monday Demand for product Kudos Relations w/State Different -- better Collection capabilities Greater than ever Approved For Release 2001/08/07 cUAdB(01554R003000030001-9 ? Approved For R&se 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80B01554F3000030001-9 People Must recruit Must retain Your top job Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80BO1554R003000030001-9 STATINTL Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80BO1554R003000030001-9 Next 2 Page(s) In Document Exempt Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80BO1554R003000030001-9 Approved For ease 2001/08/07: CIA-RDP80B015503000030001-9 SUPERGRADE TALK 21 March 1979 New responsibility Fteigh.t of what say/do Need for Agency-wide leadership Team effort essential Key to leadership -- look after people Loyalty down Shield Loyalty up Let know where problems are Particular responsibility See good side as well as bad Circumstances, techniques, controls different Changes not all bad Controls Look at fragility of our operations Overt/Covert ops Overt/Covert people Have been excesses MKULTRA Wiretaps, mail openings, break-ins Examples all self generated Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80B01554R003000030001-9 Approved Fo lease 2001/08/072: CIA-RDP80B015D03000030001-9 Not condemnation of predecessors -- even few who knew Patriotism Zeal Different climate But lesson Not well known inside Compartmentation Temptation exists Degree of sense of Agency responsibility and alertness of supergrades that will catch -- CIA can't afford another expose" So controls not all bad Judiciousness Can overdo Are not Good side Reversal of criticism - support SSCI - Monday Demand for product Kudos Relations w/State Different -- better Collection capabilities Greater than ever Coordination Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80BO1554R003000030001-9 Approved Forilease 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80B0155=03000030001-9 People Must recruit Must retain Your top job Approved For Release 2001/08/07 : CIA-RDP80BO1554R003000030001-9

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