INTELLIGENCE MEDAL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200330206-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2001
• Sequence Number: 206
• Publication Date: December 11, 1952
• Content Type: MF

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- 11 December _952
MORA/MUM PORI The Director of Ceneee Inteiligerice
SUBJECT: Intellieeeee Medel
1. We have submitted to the Bureae of the Bueget e eroposed
Executive Order authorizing eward of 0 tedal to retogniee oatstand-
ing service in the field of intellegerice. Tbe Bureau asked on vha_:,
statutory basis the President int3 to issue the order. We answered
that there is no statutory beels, but that we know of AC etatutory
prohibition which would preetet the President from iceuene the order
under hia inherent powers as Chief Executive; and that eo far az ay
expenditure of funds would le eoncernee, we had adequate 'authority te
make necessary paymente. The Bureeu thee aphed fox fee-14er justieece-
tion for an intelligence meal whiee was zepplied to them In writieg.
2. On 10 December the Bureau asked if the medal could not be
iesued under Section 14 of the Admelietratiee Eepeedieuree Act of
1946 Ode 600, 79th Cong.). Thee sectien authorizes heels of deptrie,
aents to pay cash awards to employees who make meriterieee suggesteee
and to provide for honornry recognition of exceptices1 or meritori we
service. I replied thee we coule i40u1! a medel ureter thin autheri;y,
but that it vtuld not eiee the typo of rlcognition for truly outet;ne-
ing service in the ente3l4gence fieid which the Direc'exe eesired ate
welch would be accomplished by an eettel luthcrizee ee the Preoldea,.
I remarked that in other fields the awerl of e medal weele be twee e
pealed by public description of the aceleiemett for which it was
warded so that the inde-idual eot epecielc recoeni.lon oe his ser
and that in intelligence such d.:eceiptioe could net be eaee to the
public and the nature of the eceieeemeat might nevee be euawn. Coese-
quently, adequate recegoltion 'would net ee given by awaLd of a med, 1
under Section 14 of the .e, niseraeeve Eependituees Act.
3. In summation, it appeaee that the Euxeau of the Budget eiel
not recommend approval of our proposed t:ecutl-ve Order on the groUeee
(a) that the President has no seecefic seatutory autborite to issue
such an order, and (b) that there exise ether authoelties for th,a
of a department to recoenize meritorieue service.
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RBCCVANYDATIOI
That the Director of the tureau of the BUdget be requested tO
recommend the proposed Stecutive Order for an intelligence medal to
the President for signature on the ground (a) that the President IlJgz
inherent authority to issue su4h all order and (b) that existing
authorities do not provide adtgate recognition for outotanding coa-
tributione in the field of intelligence.
LAWURCE R. "MURTON
leneral Connsel
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