EXECUTIVE ORDER 10938 - ESTASHING THE PRESIDENT'S FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ADVIOSRY BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: May 4, 1961
• Content Type: REGULATION

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ORDER
+G THE
ADVI-
cuitural
hed by
July 20,
of that
C. Upon
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diction
urnd to
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it tltr
lately
C. O. 10935
Title 3--Th
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resident Exec
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10939
ti
.
u
ve Order 10938 SEC. 4. xecutive order No..
February 10656' of
ESTABLISHING THE PRESIDE
1'y 6, 1956
is h
'
,
S
NT
ereby F evoked.
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY
BOARD KENNEDY
T
HE WHITE HOUSE
By vi
t
,
r
ue of the authority vested in me may 4, 1961
as Presid
t
.
en
of the United States
it i
o
d
,
r
s
ered as follows:
Executive Order 10939
SECTION 1. There i
h
s
ereby estab- TO PROVIDE A GUIDE ON ETHICAL lisped the President's Foreign Intelli-
gence Ad
i
STA
v
sory Board. The function of
NDARDS TO GOVERNMENT
the Board shall be to advise the President OFFICIALS
with respect t
o the objectives and con- WHEREAS the maintenance of hi
duct of the foreign intelligence and 1'
ethic
l
l
t
gh
c-
a
a
and moral standards in th
ed activities of the United St
du
t
t
c
a
e con-
es
of the functions of the Federal Gov-
which are required in the interests of errrment is a matter of
foreign policy and national defense and concern; and
security, continuing
SEC. 2. In the performance of it
WHEREAS it i:; in;:unUx'nt: Upon those
oc
~
~
culry
s ad
visory duties, the Board shall condu
t
- sspur
0>
l
11~~us of th(? )rim hest rf-
POnsibilitY
c
a
continuing review and assessment
of
f
t
:,n i:r;-
.
t,
unctions of the Central Ir.~t
A
rut, . '1 1
t:eucy, and of other executive
mcuts and agencies having such
. l Uw ,; n }
o.
sinlilar responsibilities it
in the turf ig^
int
lli
Is f;~11;~u:;
?
e
gence and related fields, and shall
report th
l ),is
ereon to the President each six
months or more f
~md
st
tries t
17 .L f, i1
a
r
requently as deemed
appropriate. The Director of Centr
l I
f
ge
a
ld
nd com full-time members
ilb of bo s
boards
and Commission
a
n-
telligence and the heads of othe
d
s
appointed
the
by tPresi-
dent, and m
r
epart-
ments and agencies concerned shall make
avail
b
r
r
embers of the White House
Stuff
.
a
le to the Boa
Board any
fo
d any informati
to
n
2. No
p o
on
with respect
to foreign
i
form mat
t
em
shall engage in any
outside employm
t
-
ern which the Board ma
r
i
en
oir other outsid
activity
y
equ
re for the
purpose of carrying out its
e
not compatible with the full and
Proper di
responsibili-
ties to the President. The information
so
scharge of the responsibilities
of his office or
supplied to the Board shall be afforded
requisite s
position, It shall s-
deemed incompatibl
ecurity protection as pre_
scribed by the provisions of applicable
laws and
e
charge of with such u
e
for any such
Official to ac
Official ac
regulations.
,
cept any fe
on
cept any fee, compensation
gift, payment
SEC. 3. Members of the Board shall be
appointed fr
,
,
of expenses or any other
thing of mone
i
om among
the Govern
a
lsr
tu
ircu
stances in which acceptance
ma
i
en
and sh
l
ceive such compensation and allowances,
consonant with
y
result
n, or create the appearance of, resulting
In:
law, as may be prescribed
hereafter. Such compensation and al-
lowan
(a) Use of Public office for private
gain;
ces and any other expenses arising
in co
(b)
nnection with the work
f
undertaking
o
the Board
shall be paid from the appropriation
a
p r? rue
give
tial treatment
any r
p-
g under the heading "Special
Projects" in title I of the General
the General
G
nme
(C) Impeding
Government efficiency
or economy;
overnment Matters Appropriation
19
61
74 St
1961 S
(d) Any loss of
complete i
d
,
the extent per the extent -
from and, to
at law
mitted by
n
epend-
errce or impartiality;
, ,
any
corresponding
appropriation which ma
b
(e) The making of a Government de
i
i
y
e made for
subsequent years. Such
-
c
s
on outside official channels; or
payments shall
be made without regard to the
(f) Any adverse effect on the confi
provisions
of section 3681 of the Revised Statutes
and section 9
f
-
dence of the public in the integrity of the
Government
o
the act of March 4. 1909
35 St
t
.
,
a
1027 (31 U.S.C. 672 and 673).
3 CFR, 1E54-rU58 C?iuq
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