REMARKS OF WILLIAM J. CASEY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE FOURTH NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SYMPOSIUM

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 10, 2011
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• Publication Date: May 5, 1986
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REMARKS OF WILLIAM J. CASEY
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AT THE
FOURTH NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SYMPOSIUM
SPONSORED BY THE
ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS
NAPLES BEACH CLUB HOTEL
NAPLES, FLORIDA
MONDAY, 5 MAY 1986
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GOOD f1ORNING? I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE AT THIS FOURTH
AFIO SYMPOSIUM ON INTELLIGENCE TO SHARE WITH YOU SOME OF MY
THOUGHTS ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE.
LOOKING AROUND AND SEEING ALL THE INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS
AND VETERANS IN THE AUDIENCE, I AM SORT OF REMINDED OF A FELLOW
WHO LOVED TO TALK ABOUT THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. THERE CAME A TIME
WHEN HE PASSED AWAY. HE WAS RECEIVED BY ST. PETER, WHO FOUND
HIM A PRETTY GOOD FELLOW. HE HEARD THAT HE LOVED TO TALK ABOUT
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. SO PETER GATHERED A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO
HEAR HOW THE WATERS HAD GATHERED, HAD COME CRASHING DOWN INTO
JOHNSTOWN, AND FLOODED THE STREETS AND SWEPT UP THE BUILDING.
HE WAS JUST ABOUT REACHING HIS FINALE WHEN ST. PETER REACHED
OVER, TAPPED HIM ON THE SHOULDER AND SAID, "BY THE WAY, I
FORGOT TO TELL YOU THAT NOAH IS IN THE AUDIENCE."
THIS MORNING 1 WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YUU ABOUT THE THREATS
AND CHALLENGES WHICH CONFRONT US, HOW INTELLIGENCE HAS CHANGED,
AND THE PROGRESS WE HAVE MADE IN REBUILDING OUR CAPABILITIES
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.
I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT, AS A NATION, WE FACE
MULTIPLE THREATS AND PROBLEMS. LET ME TAKE YOU BACK A DECADE
OR TWO.
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BACK WHEN LYNDON JOHNSON WAS PRESIDENT, DICK HELMS ASKED
ME AND A FEW OTHERS OUT TO CIA HEADQUARTERS AT LANGLEY,
VIRGINIA. HE WANTED US TO PUT TOGETHER A SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TO HELP KEEP EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO HAD JOINED CIA AT ITS
INCEPTION SOME 20 YEARS EARLIER AND WHO NOW WERE TEMPTED TO
MOVE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO SEND THEIR
KIDS TO COLLEGE.
I RECALL SAYING, "DICK, WHAT KEEPS YOU HERE?" HE SAID,
"WHEN YOU SIT HERE EVERY DAY AND SEE ALL THESE MESSAGES COMING
THROUGH, AND REALIZE HOW BELEAGUERED THE UNITED STATES IS IN
THE WORLD, YOU JUST HAVE TO STICK WITH IT."
NOW, AT THAT TIME WE DOMINATED THE WORLD ECONOMICALLY,
POLITICALLY, AND MILITARILY. RUSSIA WAS LARGELY CONFINED TO
THE EURASIAN LANDMASS. AND THE ONLY OTHER WORRY WAS A
"BRUSHFIRE" WAR IN VIETNAM.
HOW DIFFERENT THE WORLD IS TODAY WITH SOVIET AGGRESSION
ON THREE CONTINENTS AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM TARGETING US
EVERYWHERE!
MANY OF YOU, AS MYSELF, WERE AROUND Al- THE BIRTH OF OUR
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE. IF YOU WERE TO RETURN TODAY,
MANY THINGS WOULD BE FAMILIAR--THE COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION
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OF OUR INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, THE WILLINGNESS TO CHALLENGE THE
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SOUND ANALYSIS
AND EFFECTIVE COLLECTION STILL PREVAIL, THE "CAN-DO" SPIRIT
STILL FLOURISHES IN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE REBOUNDED FROM THE CUTS OF THE 7Os? WE HAVE A
GROWING AND DEDICATED WORKFORCE. A NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING
HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND
ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT CIA. A BIGGER BUDGET. IMPROVED
MORALE. I THINK WE ARE FIT, HEALTHY, AND HAVE REDEDICATED
OURSELVES COMMUNITY-WIDE TO A SEARCH FOR GREATER EXCELLENCE.
ONE DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE IS IN THE NUMBER OF TARGETS.
THE SOVIET UNION IS STILL OUR PRIMARY FOCUS, AS IT WAS IN THE
IMMEDIATE POST-WORLD WAR II PERIOD, BUT OTHER TARGETS HAVE
BECOME IMPORTANT. TODAY, MANY OF THIS COUNTRY'S ENEMIES
OPERATE MOSTLY UNDERGROUND, MOVING DRUGS, TERROR, STOLEN
BLUEPRINTS, AS WELL AS WEAPONS AND SUBVERSION ACROSS
INTERNATIONAL BORDERS WHEREVER INSTABILITY AND REVOLUTION
CAN BE FOMENTED.
THE SOVIETS CONTINUE TU EXPAND A LARGE ARSENAL OF NUCLEAR
WEAPONS AIMED AT THE UNITED STATES, EAST ASIA AND EUROPE.
NEW MISSILES AND MISSILE-CARRYING AIRCRAFT AND SUBMARINES AE
BEING DESIGNED, DEVELOPED, TESTED, AND DEPLOYED IN AMAZING
PROFUSION. THIS IS AUGMENTED BY WORK CARRIED ON OVER THE
LAST DECADE TO IMPROVE THEIR MISSILE DEFENSES.
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IN EUROPE, THE WARSAW PACT CONVENTIONAL FORCES OUTNUMBER
NATO IN TROOP STRENGTH, TANKS, GUNS AND PLANES. "SMART" BOMBS,
ANTITANK AND ANTIAIRCRAFT MISSILES, ALONG WITH OTHER SOPHISTICATED
CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS, ARE BEING DEPLOYED IN AN INCREASINGLY
FORWARD AND AGGRESSIVE MANNER. AND A GROWING NUMBER OF LONG-
RANGE MISSILES ARE AIMED AT CAPITAL CITIES AND MILITARY TARGETS
IN WESTERN EURUPE-
BUT THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE SOVIETS MAY LIE ELSEWHERE.
THE MASSIVE NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL FORCE WHICH THE SOVIETS
HAVE MAY BE ONLY A SHIELD TO MAKE IT EASIER AND LESS RISKY
TO INTIMIDATE AND SUBVERT WEAKER GOVERNMENTS AND TO GOBBLE UP
PIECES OF TERRITORY AROUND THE GLOBE.
MOSCOW VIEWS THE THIRD WORLD AS OUR ACHILLES HEEL AND
THE INCREASING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STRAINS IN UNDERDEVELOPED
COUNTRIES WILL AFFORD THEM MANY OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE.
TO IMPLEMENT ITS OVERALL STRATEGY, THE SOVIETS USE THE
WORLDWIDE APPARATUS OF THE KGB, PLUS SOME 70 NON-GOVERNING
COMMUNIST PARTIES, PLUS "PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP" ORGANIZATIONS
ALL OVER THE WORLD DIRECTED FROM MOSCOW, PLUS THE EAST GERMAN,
CUBAN AND OTHER BLOC INTELLIGENCE SERVICES--ALL WORKING TO
STEAL OUR TECHNOLOGY, TO DAMAGE OUR REPUTATION, TO DIVIDE US
FROM OUR FRIENDS, TO DESTABILIZE, SUBVERT AND OVERTHROW
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GOVERNMENTS FRIENDLY TO US. RUMORS, AGENTS OF INFLUENCE,
"KEPT" PRESS AND RADIO FACILITIES AND FORGERIES SPREADING
POISON AROUND THE WORLD NEED TO BE SPOTTED AND COUNTERED.
CIA IS THE ORGANIZATION IN THE FREE WORLD MOST CAPABLE
OF DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH THIS ENORMOUS APPARATUS AND
FRUSTRATING ITS OBJECTIVES. TERRORISM IS A NEW WEAPONS SYSTEM
WHICH WORKS TO DISSOLVE THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE.
WE'VE SEEN IT MOVE FROM PLASTIQUE CHARGES, TO ASSASSINATIONS,
TO HIJACKING, TO CAR BOMBS, AND WE WORRY ABOUT NUCLEAR AND
BIOLOGICAL TERRORISM.
THE SOVIETS HAVE ACQUIRED BRIDGEHEADS IN CUBA AND VIETNAM,
IN SOUTH YEMEN AND ETHIOPIA AND ANGOLA, AND NICARAGUA, CAMBODIA
AND AFGHANISTAN AND ELSEWHERE. THESE BRIDGEHEADS ARE BEING
LINKED IN A GROWING LOGISTICAL AND SUPPORT NETWORK SUPPORTED
BY EXPANDING SOVIET NAVAL AND AIR POWER.
THESE BRIDGEHEADS ARE VERY REAL AND THEY ARE NOT STATIC.
THEY HAVE A PURPUSE. THE SOVIETS ARE LOCATING THEIR STRATEGIC
CHOKE POINTS IN THE WORLD'S SEA LANES OR IN AREAS OF HIGH
TENSION OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT. THEY ARE BEING USED TO
SPREAD SUBVERSION AND TERROR AND SPAWN NEW BRIDGEHEADS IN
NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES. FROM CUBA AND NICARAGUA TERRORISM
AND SUBVERSION ARE BEING EXPORTED THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AMERICA
AND INTO CHILE AND COLUMBIA AND ELSEWHERE IN LATIN AMERICA.
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FROM LIBYA THERE IS INVASION OF CHAD, ATTEMPTS AT DESTABILIZING
GOVERNMENTS IN EGYPT AND TUNISIA, ZAIRE AND SUDAN AND SUBVERSION
THROUGHOUT WEST AFRICA. FROM ANGOLA THERE ARE INTRUSIONS INTO
ZAIRE. FROM SOVIET-OCCUPIED AFGHANISTAN THERE ARE CONTINUING
INCURSIONS INTO PAKISTAN.
THIS CREEPING IMPERIALISM HAS, IN MY VIEW, TWO PRIMARY
TARGETS--THE OIL FIELDS OF THE MIDDLE EAST WHICH ARE THE
LIFE LINE OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE AND THE ISTHMUS BETWEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. AFGHANISTAN, SOUTH YEMEN, ETHIOPIA,
AS WELL AS CAM RANH BAY IN VIETNAM, AND MOZAMBIQUE AND ANGOLA
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, BRING SOVIET POWER MUCH CLOSER TO THE
SOURCES OF OIL AND MINERALS ON WHICH THE INDUSTRIAL NATIONS
DEPEND AND PUTS SOVIET NAVAL AND AIR POWER ASTRIDE THE SEA
LANES WHICH CARRY THOSE RESOURCES TO AMERICA, EUROPE AND
JAPAN.
CAPABILITIES TO THREATEN THE PANAMA CANAL IN THE SHORT
TERM AND MEXICO IN A SOMEWHAT LONGER TERM ARE BEING DEVELOPED,
WITH SOVIET SUPPORT, BY CUBA AND NICARAGUA. THEY HAVE WORKED
QUIETLY AND STEADILY TOWARD THEIR OBJECTIVES OF BUILDING THE
POWER OF THE STATE SECURITY APPARATUS, BUILDING THE STRONGEST
ARMED FORCES IN CENTRAL AMERICA, AND BECOMING A CENTER FOR
EXPORTING SUBVERSION TO NICARAGUA'S NEIGHBORS.
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AND WE HAVE A NEW SOVIET LEADER, MR. GORBACHEV. ALREADY
A HALLMARK OF HIS REGIME IS AN INTENSIFIED EFFORT TO NAIL DOWN
AND CEMENT THESE BRIDGEHEADS AND MAKE THEM PERMANENT WITH HUGE
NEW INFUSIONS OF WEAPONS AND SOVIET TROOPS AND ADVISORS IN
ANGOLA, AFGHANISTAN AND NICARAGUA.
STARTING TWO MONTHS AGO WITH HALF A BILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF SOPHISTICATED WEAPONS RECENTLY ACQUIRED, THE
SANDINISTA ARMY WITH CUBAN HELICOPTER PILOTS AND COMBAT
DIRECTION HAS BEEN GOING ALL OUT TO DESTROY THE CONTRAS DOWN
THERE BEFORE CONGRESS ACTS TO RENEW ASSISTANCE TO THEM. LAST
MONTH SOME 1,500 SANDINISTA TROOPS CROSSED THE HONDURAN BORDER
FOR THIS PURPOSE AND RECENTLY WE HAVE SEEN THOUSANDS OF MISKITO
INDIANS OF THE EASTERN PART OF NICARAGUA DRIVEN ACROSS THE
BORDER INTO HONDURAS.
RIGHT NOW, SOME 10,000 YOUNG NICARAGUANS ARE FIGHTING
THE SOVIET-ARMED NICARAGUAN ARMY INSIDE NICARAGUA. ANOTHER
10-20 THOUSAND CAMPESINUS ARE READY TO JOIN THEM AS SOON AS
ARMS AND SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE. SOVIET SHIPS ARE CARRYING
ADDITIONAL HELICOPTERS AND OTHER WEAPONS TO ENHANCE THE
ABILITY OF THE SANDINISTA ARMY TO CRUSH THIS GALLANT RESISTANCE
FORCE. IF THEY SUCCEED, THE COMMUNIST BASE WILL HAVE BEEN
CONSOLIDATED. FOR THE FIRST TIME THERE WILL BE A SOVIET
MILITARY BASE ON THE AMERICAN CONTINENT DIVIDING NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA.
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WE ALREADY SEE NICARAGUA TRAINING YOUNG MEN FOR VIOLENCE
AND SUBVERSION, SENDING THEM INTO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES--INTO
COLOMBIA FOR THE ATTACK ON THE PALACE OF JUSTICE IN BOGOTA
AND AS FAR SOUTH AS CHILE. YOUNG MEN ARE BEING SENT TO LIBYA
FOR TRAINING IN THE TERRORIST CAMPS THERE AND THEN BROUGHT BACK
TO BE PLANTED AMONG THE POPULATION IN CENTRAL AMERICA, IN
VENEZUELA, IN ECUADOR. IF THE SANDINISTA REGIME CONSOLIDATES
ITSELF, WE CAN EXPECT MANAGUA TO BECOME THE BEIRUT OF THE
WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
WHEN THE COMMUNISTS TOOK OVER EASTERN EUROPE, CUBA,
VIETNAM, AND ETHIOPIA, EVERYWHERE MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE LEFT THEIR COUNTRY TO COME TO THE WEST, PRIMARILY TO
THE UNITED STATES. WHEN THE SOVIETS INVADED, ONE-QUARTER OF
THE POPULATION FLED AFGHANISTAN INTO PAKISTAN. ALREADY HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF NICARAGUANS AND SALVADORANS HAVE FLED THEIR
COUNTRIES AND COME TO HEAD NORTH. CAN ANYONE DOUBT THAT AS
SOON AS IT BECOMES APPARENT THAT THE COMMUNISTS ARE ABOUT TO
COMPLETE THEIR CONQUEST OF NICARAGUA ANOTHER SIGNAL WILL BE
FLASHED AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WILL LEAVE CENTRAL AMERICA, AND
ULTIMATELY MEXICO, TO CROSS THE BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES.
RECENTLY, I SPOKE IN SAN ANTONIO. THE MAYOR SURPRISED ME BY
TELLING ME THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS BECOME THE TENTH LARGEST CITY
IN THE UNITED STATES. I TOLD HIM IF THE SANDINISTAS CONSOLIDATE
IN NICARAGUA IT WOULD NOT BE LONG BEFORE SAN ANTONIO BECOMES
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THE LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, AND I BELIEVE THAT. SO
THE STAKES IN CENTRAL AMERICA ARE HUGE AND HISTORIC IN THEIR
IMPACT.
HAVING SAID ALL THIS, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DID NOT
SPEND A FEW MINUTES DESCRIBING THE INTELLIGENCE PROCESS AT
CIA AND THE MANY TALENTED PEOPLE--SOME OF WHOM YOU TRAINED
AND PREPARED--WHO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY TODAY. AS YOU KNOW,
THE RAW MATERIALS NEEDED IN THE PRODUCTION OF FINISHED
INTELLIGENCE INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHY, ELECTRONICS, ACOUSTICS,
SEISMIC READINGS, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGICAL MARVELS TO GATHER
FACTS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE EARTH. THESE CAPABILITIES
HAVE BEEN, AND ARE BEING, ENHANCED AS NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND
NEW INTELLIGENCE NEEDS EMERGE. AS A RESULT, WE EXPECT A
FOURFOLD INCREASE IN PHOTOS, SIGNALS, AND REPORTS IN THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS. TO SIFT AND EVALUATE AND GET PRACTICAL MEANING
FROM THIS ENORMOUS FLOW OF FACTS WE MUST RECRUIT AND DEVELOP
DEDICATED PEOPLE. WE HAVE SCHOLARS AND SCIENTISTS IN EVERY
DISCIPLINE OF THE SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES--AS WELL AS
ENGINEERS AND SPECIALISTS IN COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
WE FREQUENTLY ASK SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND SPECIALISTS IN
THE HUMANITIES WHO ROAM THE WORLD IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL
CAPACITIES TO VOLUNTEER INFORMATION THAT COMES THEIR WAY AND
FOR THE INSIGHTS AND UNDERSTANDING THEY DEVELOP.
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ALL THIS IS DISTILLED INTO CIA INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENTS
AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, ADDRESSED IN NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
ESTIMATES RELEVANT TO THE DECISIONS WHICH THE PRESIDENT AND
HIS COLLEAGUES MUST MAKE.
TO GET THE ASSISTANCE OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WHO
SHARE OUR VALUES AND WANT TO HELP US IN THIS WORK, CIA MUST
MAINTAIN ITS REPUTATION FOR INTEGRITY, COMPETENCE, CONFIDENTIALITY,
RELIABILITY, AND SECURITY. THE QUALITY OF THE INTELLIGENCE WE
PRODUCE, THE LOYALTY AND DEDICATION OF OUR PEOPLE, AND THE
LARGE NUMBERS OF AMERICANS INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR RANKS
CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT WE DO MAINTAIN THAT KIND OF A
REPUTATION DESPITE A DRUMBEAT OF CRITICISM IN THE MEDIA.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO MEET THIS
CHALLENGE EVERY DAY.
THE PEOPLE EMPLOYED BY CIA HAVE SURVIVED ONE OF THE MOST
RIGOROUS SCREENING PROCESSES KNOWN TO MAN--THE HIGHEST SKILL
REQUIREMENTS, THE TOUGHEST INTELLIGENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
TESTING, CLOSE MEDICAL SCRUTINY, SECURITY CLEARANCES, AND
POLYGRAPHS. THE ONES WHO GET THROUGH THIS OBSTACLE COURSE
ARE SMART, CLEAN OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION, HEALTHY, AND
PSYCHOLOGICALLY ABLE TO COPE. LAST YEAR WE HAD 153,000
INQUIRIES FOR EMPLOYMENT; WE SELECTED 23,000 APPLICANTS FOR
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INTERVIEWS; OF THOSE, 10,000 WERE ACTUALLY CONSIDERED FOR
EMPLOYMENT. FOUR THOUSAND WERE GIVEN ALL THE TESTS. OF
THOSE, 1,500 MADE IT THROUGH THE ENTIRE SCREENING PROCESS
AND ENTERED ON DUTY. AFTER A CANDIDATE HAS EMERGED FROM
THAT FUNNEL, THERE IS A THREE-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD.
THOSE WHO OBTAIN CAREER STATUS MUST LIVE WITH ANY NUMBER OF
SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES, HEAVY TRAVEL DEMANDS, HEAVY PRESSURE
AND TIME REQUIREMENTS, COMPLETE ANONYMITY IN MANY CASES, AND
MANY OTHER CONSTRAINTS. LAST YEAR THEY FORFEITED NEARLY
100,000 HOURS OF ANNUAL LEAVE AND WORKED UNTOLD HOURS OF
UNCOMPENSATED OVERTIME. YOU WON'T FIND THAT IN YOUR ORDINARY
ORGANIZATION. FINALLY, THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER THEY KNOW THAT
THERE IS LITTLE PUBLIC RECOGNITION FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS
AND THAT CRITICISMS--JUSTIFIED OR NOT--MUST BE TOLERATED IN
SILENCE.
OUR INTELLIGENCE IS OUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST
TERRORISM, AGAINST SOVIET AGGRESSION, AGAINST POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC AGGRESSION. IT IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE WE
RECRUIT AND THE HELP WE GET FROM CITIZENS LIKE YOU IN A
VARIETY OF WAYS- THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP
IT:
- YOU CAN SPEAK UP WHEN OUR WORK AND PURPOSES
ARE MISUNDERSTOOD AND MISREPRESENTED AS THE
PEOPLE ON THIS PROGRA11 DO REGULARLY. YOU CAN
SUGGEST HOW WE CAN DO BETTER.
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- YOU CAN SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND
INSIGHTS WITH OUR OFFICERS WHO WORK AROUND THE
COUNTRY TO CONTACT THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR GUIDANCE
AND INFORMATION.
- YOU CAN DIRECT PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE LOOKING
FOR A CHALLENGING AND HONORABLE CAREER TO OUR
RECRUITERS.
THANK YOU.
NOW, REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE NO SUCH THINGS AS BAD QUESTIONS--
JUST BAD ANSWERS. I'LL DO MY BEST, SO FIRE AWAY.
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