(U) MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR: INDEPENDENCE DAY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06865808
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• Document Creation Date: January 30, 2024
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2023
• Case Number: F-2018-00585
• Publication Date: June 29, 2017

Message from the Director: Independence Day
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El JUNE 29, 2017
(U) Message from the Director: Independence
Day
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Team,
On Tuesday, our nation will mark 241 years since the Second Continental Congress ratified a resolution, submitted by
Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, declaring independence from the tyranny of a distant monarch. Lee and his band of
brothers understood the moment, and they understood that good intelligence would be indispensable to their cause.
George Washington, an adroit spymaster, used espionage, deception, and double agentry to choose his time to strike at
his more powerful British adversaries. And at Yorktown, the battle that secured America's freedom, an African-
American patriot named James Armistead Lafayette infiltrated the British command and furnished reports that were
critically important to Washington's victory.
Today, good intelligence remains just as important to our freedom, and you carry on that proud tradition of service to
our country. Gina, Brian, and I deeply appreciate the awesome skill and dedication that you devote to our mission, and
we wish you a safe and joyful holiday with family and friends.
Happy Fourth of July!
Mike
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