MEMO FOR ALL CIA EMPLOYEES RE PRESS REPORTS OUTLINE IN DETAIL CERTAIN ALLEGED CIA ACTIVITIES WITH RESPECT TO MR. HOWARD HUNT AND OTHER PARTIES

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01430443
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: May 9, 1973

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AMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ,
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
9 May 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CIA EMPLOYEES
1. Recent press reports outline in detail certain alleged CIA
activities with respect to Mr. Howard Hunt and other parties. The
presently known facts behind these stories are those stated in the
attached draft of a statement I will be making to the Senate Committee
on Appropriations on 9 May. As can be seen, the Agency provided
limited assistance in response to a request by senior officials. The
Agency has cooperated with and made available to the appropriate law
enforcement bodies information about these activities and will con-
tinue to do so.
2. All CIA employees should understand my attitude on this
type of issue. I shall do everything in my power to confine CIA
activities to those which fall within a strict interpretation of its
legislative charter. I take this position because I am determined
that the law shall be respected and because this is the best way to
foster the legitimate and necessary contributions we in CIA can make
to the national security of the United States.
3. I am taking several actions to implement this objective:
I have ordered all the senior operating officials of this
Agency to report to me immediately on any activities now
going on, or that have gone on in the past, which might
be construed to be outside the legislative charter of this
Agency.
I hereby direct every person presently employed by
CIA to report to me on any such activities of which he
has knowledge. I invite all ex-employees to do the same.
Anyone who has such information should call my secretary
(extension 6363) and say that he wishes to talk to me
about "activities outside CIA's charter."
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4. To ensure that Agency activities are proper in the future,
I hereby promulgate the following standing order for all CIA employees:
Any CIA employee who believes that he has received
instructions which in any way appear inconsistent
with the CIA legislative charter shall inform the
Director of Central Intelligence immediately.
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James R. Schlesinger
Director
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