STATEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00345R000700020115-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 28, 2006
• Sequence Number: 115
• Publication Date: February 11, 1976
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20505
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
11 February 1976
Tsistant to the Director
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STATEMENT
Over the years, the CIA has had relationships with
individuals in many walks of American life. These
relationships, many of a voluntary and unpaid nature, have
reflected the desire of Americans to help their country.
Such relationships have been conducted by the Agency with
the clear intent of furthering its foreign intelligence
mission and have not been aimed at influencing or improperly
acting on any American institution.
Genuine concern has recently been expressed about CIA
relations with newsmen and churchmen. The Agency does not
believe there has been any impropriety on its part in the
limited use made of persons connected in some way with
American media, church and missionary organizations.
Nonetheless, CIA recognizes the special status afforded
these institutions under our Constitution and in order to
avoid any appearance of improper use by the Agency, the
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DCI has decided on a revised policy to govern Agency
relations with these groups:
-- Effective immediately, CIA will nct enter into
any paid or contractual relationship with any
full-time or part-time news correspondent
accredited by any U.S. news service, newspaper,
periodical, radio or television network or station.
-- As soon as feasible, the Agency w_ll bring
existing relationships with individuals in these
groups into conformity with this new policy.
-- CIA has no secret paid or contractual relationship
with any American clergyman or missionary. This
practice will be continued as a matter of policy.
CIA recognizes that members of these groups may wish
to provide information to the CIA on matters of foreign
intelligence of interest to the U.S. Government. The CIA
will continue to welcome information volunteered by such
individuals.
It is Agency policy not to divulge the names of
cooperating Americans. In this regard CIA will not make
public, now or in the future, the names of any cooperating
journalists or churchmen.
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