PROPOSED REMARKS BY WILLIAM H. WEBSTER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FOR VIDEO PRESENTATION TO NEW EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00777R000302130001-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
FOR
VIDEO PRESENTATION TO NEW EMPLOYEES
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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY. I
KNOW THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR YOU AS NEW MEMBERS OF THIS
ORGANIZATION TO FIND OUT HOW WE GO ABOUT DOING OUR JOB AND HOW YOU
WILL FIT IN. SO LET ME START THE PROCESS BY TELLING YOU HOW I VIEW
THE AGENCY'S MISSION -- AND WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP IN MIND AS
YOU CARRY IT OUT.
OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OUR GOVERNMENT WITH USEFUL, TIMELY,
AND OBJECTIVE INTELLIGENCE TO FORMULATE AND CONDUCT FOREIGN POLICY.
WE NEED INTELLIGENCE TO VERIFY THE ARMS AGREEMENTS WE HAVE SIGNED;
INTELLIGENCE TO STOP DRUG TRAFFIC AND PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS; AND
INTELLIGENCE TO UNDERSTAND-THE CAPABILITIES AND INTENTIONS OF OUR
ADVERSARIES. THE CIA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THAT
INTELLIGENCE. WE ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT COVERT
ACTIVITIES AUTHORIZED BY THE PRESIDENT -- ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
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INDISPENSABLE TO A NATION WITH OBLIGATIONS AS THE LEADER OF THE FREE
WORLD.
THE COUNTRY EXPECTS A GREAT DEAL OF US. SOME OF US, TO CARRY
OUT OUR WORK, MUST LIVE IN REMOTE AND DANGEROUS PLACES. OUR
FAMILIES ARE OFTEN INCONVENIENCED. WE ARE OFTEN ASKED TO DO
DIFFICULT JOBS, WITH NO PUBLIC RECOGNITION WHEN WE SUCCEED.
I HAVE APPROACHED MY JOB AS DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
WITH A DEEPLY HELD BELIEF -- THAT INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES VITAL TO
THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF OUR NATIONAL SECURITY MUST BE
CONDUCTED OBJECTIVELY, PROFESSIONALLY, AND LAWFULLY, WITH ABSOLUTE
FIDELITY TO OUR CONSTITUTION AND TO OUR LAWS. I HAVE WORKED TO
ENSURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES CAN DO THEIR WORK WITH THE FLEXIBILITY
THAT THEY NEED, AND WITH THE CLEAREST UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CIA AND TO THE COUNTRY. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
HAVE PLACED THEIR TRUST IN US, AND INTEGRITY IS VITAL IN OUR WORK.
NOT TOO LONG AGO THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CELEBRATED ITS
40TH ANNIVERSARY. DURING THOSE 40 YEARS WE HAVE GROWN FROM A SMALL,
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COHESIVE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS WITH SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS TO A
COMPLEX ORGANIZATION DIVIDED INTO FOUR LARGE DIRECTORATES. THERE IS
A NEED FOR UNITY OF PURPOSE IN AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS, AND FOR AN
UNDERSTANDING OF ONE ANOTHER'S MISSIONS. I CHALLENGE YOU TO THINK
OF YOURSELVES AS BEING PART OF ONE AGENCY, NOT AS PART OF A
SPECIALIZED GUILD. DEMANDS ON THIS AGENCY WILL INCREASE, AND WITH
THEM THE NEED FOR GREATER TEAMWORK. I WILL DEPEND ON YOU, AND ON
OTHERS LIKE YOU, TO MEET THIS SPECIAL CHALLENGE IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
AT CIA, YOU WILL BE CHALLENGED, GIVEN A CHANCE TO GROW, AND
REWARDED FOR GOOD PERFORMANCE. THERE IS A STRONG SENSE OF PRIDE
HERE. IN THE WORDS OF THE AGENCY'S CREDO: "WE GIVE UNFAILING
LOYALTY TO EACH OTHER AND TO OUR COMMON PURPOSE."
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE EAGER TO GET STARTED. YOU ARE JOINING A
UNIQUE ORGANIZATION WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY MISSION. AND YOU ARE
STARTING A CAREER THAT MANY OUTSIDE CIA WOULD ENVY. I'M HAPPY TO
HAVE YOU WITH US.
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