THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FROM THE DIRECTOR TO ALL PERSONNEL

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
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• Case Number: F-2014-00929
• Publication Date: January 19, 1977

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THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS FROM THE DIRECTOR TO ALL PERSONNELr
"TO MY FELLOW EMPLOYEES:
"IT'S TIME TO GO NOW, AND YET IT SEEMS AS IF I HAVE JUST BEGUN.
"FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL. I HAVE NEVER BEEN
ASSOCIATED WITH ANY INSTITUTION THAT GIVES ITS LEADERSHIP MORE
COOPERATION AND MORE SUPPORT. I WISH I COULD THANK EACH OF YOU
PERSONALLY.
"AS I LEAVE THE AGENCY AND THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY THERE ARE
A FEW PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE.
"FIRST, I BELIEVE IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE GIVE
THIS AGENCY ITS FULL AND UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT. THE WORLD WE LIVE IN
DEMANDS NO LESS. THE SUPPORT FOR THE AGENCY WAS SHAKEN DURING THE
HEIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS IN 1975. IT WAS SHAKEN- NOT ONLY
BECAUSE OF A HANDFUL OF ABUSES THAT DID TAKE PLACE AND WHICH INDEED
-HAD BEEN REMEDIED BEFORE THE HEARINGS TOOK PLACE; BUT ALSO IT WAS
SHAKEN EVEN MORE BY THE ENDLESS STREAM OF ALLEGATIONS WHICH WERE
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UNTRUE BUT WHICH WERE GIVEN GREAT ATTENTION. .
"THIS IS CHANGING NOW, AND IT .IS CHANGING FOR :THE BETTER ..,:WE.
ARE STILL SLUGGED AT TIMES WITH UNFAIR CRITSCISM, BUT THE SENSATION-'
ALISM IS GIVING WAY NOW TO LEGITIMATE INQUIRY; THE ADVERSARY.RELA-
TIONSHIP WITH CONGRESS HAS GIVEN WAY TO THOROUGH MO CONSTRUCTIVE
OVERSIGHT; THE FRANTIC SEARCH FOR REORGANIZATION AND DISMANTLEMENT
HAS GIVEN WAY TO A LEGITIMATE SEARCH FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE. THINGS'.
. "IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT CIA CONTINUE TO WORK WITH. THE CONGRESS,
WITH THE REST OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, AND TO. SOME DEGREE WITH THE
PUBLIC, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT CIA THE REALITY IS VERY 'DIFFERENT FROM
CIA THE MYTH. WE ARE COOPERATING FULLY.WITH ALL CONCERNED; AND:
THIS IS BOUND TO RESULT IN THE TRUTH. WE HONOR THE TRUTH; WE DO
NOT FEAR IT.
"SECONDLY, WE SHOULD. CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR FAIR AND BETTER.
uLEGISLATION TO PROTECT SOURCES AND METHODS OF OBTAINING INTELLIGENCE'.
WE SHOULD. DO ALL WE POSSIBLY CAN TO GUARD AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED LEAKS,
EAND I STRONGLY URGE THAT WE HAVE A REAWAKENING OF THE NEED FOR
1PRESENT AND PAST EMPLOYEES TO HONOR THEIR SECURITY COMMITMENTS. NO
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATION CAN BE RUN -WITHOUT -CAREFUL
ADHERENCE TO SECURITY, AND WE. SHOULD BE EVER MINDFUL OF THE FACT- THAT
SECURITY IS EVERYONE'S JOB. Y
"THIRDLY, I AM PLEASE WITH THE WAY THE PRESIDENT'S EXECUTIVE
ORDER HAS BEEN FAITHFULLY IMPLEMENTED. ALL COMPONENTS HAVE COOPER-
ATED FULLY.. AS A RESULT WE ARE OPERATING WITHIN THE GUIDELINES --
GUIDELINES DESIGNED TO SAFEGUARD THE RIGHTS OF PRIVATE CITIZENS.
TO DESERVE THE CONFIDENCE OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WE MUST CONTINUE
TO OPERATE, AS WE ARE NOW, WITHIN THE LAW, RESPONSIVE TO CONGRES-
SIONAL AND EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT. I CONGRATULATE ALL FOR WORKING :TO
MAKE THE EXECUTIVE ORDER EFFECTIVE.. Y
"LASTLY, A WORD ABOUT THE DEDICATION HERE. I HAVE BEEN
PRIVILEGED TO SERVE IN MANY FASCINATING ASSIGNMENTS IN PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE LIFE, BUT NOWHERE ELSE HAVE I EVER ENCOUNTERED THE SAME
4DEGREE OF UNSELFISH DEDICATION TO COUNTRY AS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED
3HERE AT CIA. I THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR THE COOPERATION
2YOU HAVE GIVEN ME OVER THE PAST YEAR. I KNOW YOU WILL GIVE OUR NEW
1DIRECTOR THE SAME SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN ME. Y
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"I AM LEAVING CIA NOW" BUT I TAKE WITH ME MANY HAPPY MEMORIES.
EVEN THE TOUGH1 UNSOLVED PROBLEMS DON'T SEEM SO AWESOME FOR THEY
ARE OVERSHADOWED BY OUR SUCCESSES AND BY THE FACT THAT WE DO PROVIDE
THE BEST FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE IN THE WORLD. I AM LEAVING BUT I All
NOT FORGETTING. I HOPE I CAN FIND SOME WAYS IN THE YEARS AHEAD TO
MAKE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND MORE FULLY THE GREATNESS THAT
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