DEAR MR. DIRECTOR:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200330193-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 193
• Publication Date: January 19, 1953
• Content Type: LETTER

Z-3-6323
Approved ForXelease 2g0Z/q,11Q - C RDP59-0088 000200330193-8
THE ~ affil L IB IOU3
fish ington, D. C .
Jt.nuary 19, 1953
Pursuant to Executive :order 10431 si?ied by rye this
date, I hereb:.- authorize you to :: ':~ araards of the National
Security Medal in accordance with the attached reg lationa,
which I hereby approve.
You are also authorized to przp are for the President's
approval such further rules and reguLtions rLt inconsistent with
the provisions of xecutive Order 101431, as re-y be necessary
from time to tine to acconplish its purposes.
Very sincerely yours,,
s/Harry S. Truman
Honorable "alter B. Smith
Director of Central. I i elligenc