LETTER TO MR. PRESIDENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00610R000100160004-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: LETTER

Mr. President
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I rise in support of HHR 9'l' 7 which th mttml has as its
purpose the establishment of a retirement and disability sy.tetn
for certain employees of the Central IntKigence Agency. ^n
e,} ry 13efore commenting upon, the merits of the Bill itself.
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I should like to -y speakAabout the Agency and its place
our system of government.
he centralization of the mmrh> collection, coordination, collation
and evaluation processes of U. S. intelligences we know it todav
came into being with the National Security Act of 1947. This Act, qAt- C%
-.ono establishing a channel forintelliuence to the
President, established the Central Intelligence Agency as the focal
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point QOf- our intelligence commumity*and the t mm position of the
Director of Central Intelligence and his two-fold job as principal
nistrator of the CIA and coordinator of US4,intelligence activities.
he circumstances, both pre-war and post war
which led to the`;'`
,
National Security Act of 1947 is too well knout by the members of the
Senate to require any explanation or elaboration by me. What is
important, however, is the early recognition given to the fact that
intelligence information is am essentialo the national security of
the United States,
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