LETTER TO RICHARD B. RUSSELL FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61-00357R000100280024-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2013
• Sequence Number: 24
• Publication Date: March 3, 1956
• Content Type: LETTER

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This booklet contains highly la. lationancl is retarned to
the Agency after it has served the cr.arrittere' purposes.
For the .past live years either as ...greet ) an .:4-puty Uirecter
of ';entral Intelligence, I have been closely associated with the pre sen -
tenon ot our budget to the ,ppropriations subcommittees. n these
occasions, a great deal ef supplementary informatien, including explana-
tion of specific programs and projects, has been eupplied to the aubcoate
matte s, and I have responded promptly and fully to all requests made
ef the :lency for inicrxration which the ren-bers felt to be necessary
and appropriate to their consideration a our requeets for fund..
I should also like to add a. word about the audit of our funds. 1,', here
security permits, our expenditures are audited by the General Account.
ing Ince in the same manner as those of other Government agencies.
About forty per rent of our total expenditures are se audited. The balance
is carefully audited by srty own eietelft 5tuU in ace eriance with procedures
comparable to those of the General Accounting Wee. I can assure you
that we handle these funds as carefully as we do those which are subject
to the CP." audit. The r lark Task f cry, of the kite:leer -ocr.reission
looked into this matter carefully during their survey el the .gency last
year and reported that the so-called 'unvouchered funds of CIA, often
the subject of criticIerra and conjecture on the part of individuals, and
occasionally of the press, were found to be meticulously handled and
accounted for.
In view of his eepressed interest in this !natter, I am taidni the
liberty ef sending a copy of this letter to senator EaltonatalL
I.ME:LieV. /lag (241 Feb. 56)
IG:LC:MSP/hIc (27 Feb. 56)
Rewritten NS 1/Th1c (28 Feb. 56)
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CONCUR:
Inspector General
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYc o
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. PY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
March 3, 1956
Honorable Richard B. Russell
Chairman
Armed Services Committee
United States Senate
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in response to your request of 24 February 1956 that I
summarize for you the information which the Central Intelligence Agency
furnishes to subcommittees of the Appropriations Committees of the
Congress in connection with our budget presentations.
We prepare and supply to these committees a booklet which gives
a comprehensive picture of our over-all financial situation for the three-
year period common to Government agencies generally. This informa-
tion includes our estimate of requirements for the fiscal year under
consideration, as well as our estimate of obligations and expenditures
for the current fiscal year, and our actual obligations and expenditures
for the year preceding. A brief explanation of estimated increases and
decreases is furnished. This over-all information is further broken
down in three principal ways as follows:
a. First, by function, showing the amount of funds and
percentage of our total funds which are allocated to
the major activities of the Agency.
b. Second, by object class, showing the amount of funds
and percentage of the total for personal services,
travel, transportation, communications, etc.
c. Third, by organizational component, showing personnel
strength, personal service costs, and an object class
breakdown
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This booklet contains highly classified information and is returned to
the Agency after it has served the committees' purposes.
For the past five years either as Director or as Deputy Director
of Central Intelligence, I have been closely associated with the presen-
tation of our budget to the Appropriations subcommittees. On these
occasions, a great deal of supplementary information, including explana-
tion of specific programs and projects, has been supplied to the subcom-
mittees, and I have responded promptly and fully to all requests made
of the Agency for information which the members felt to be necessary
and appropriate to their consideration of our requests for funds.
I should also like to add a word about the audit of our funds. Where
security permits, our expenditures are audited by the General Account-
ing Office in the same manner as those of other Government agencies.
About forty per cent of our total expenditures are so audited. The balance
is carefully audited by my own Audit Staff in accordance with procedures
comparable to those of the General Accounting Office. I can assure you
that we handle these funds as carefully as we do those which are subject
to the GAO audit. The Clark Task Force of the Hoover Commission
looked into this matter carefully during their survey of the Agency last
year and reported that"the so-called 'unvouchered funds' of CIA, often
the subject of criticism and conjecture on the part of individuals, and
occasionally of the press, were found to be meticulously handled and
accounted for."
In view of his expressed interest in this matter, I am taking the
liberty of sending a copy of this letter to Senator Saltonstall.
Sincerely,
(Signed)
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCYco
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. PY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
March 3, 1956
Honorable Richard B. Russell
Chairman
Armed Services Committee
United States Senate
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in response to your request of 24 February 1956 that I
summarize for you the information which the Central Intelligence Agency
furnishes to subcommittees of the Appropriations Committees of the
Congress in connection with our budget presentations.
We prepare and supply to these committees a booklet which gives
a comprehensive picture of our over-all financial situation for the three-
year period common to Government agencies generally. This informa-
tion includes our estimate of requirements for the fiscal year under
consideration, as well as our estimate of obligations and expenditures
for the current fiscal year, and our actual obligations and expenditures
for the year preceding. A brief explanation of estimated increases and
decreases is furnished. This over-all information is further broken
down in three principal ways as follows:
a. First, by function, showing the amount of funds and
percentage of our total funds whichare allocated to
the major activities of the Agency.
b. Second, by object class, showing the amount of funds
and percentage of the total for personal services,
travel, transportation, communications, etc.
c. Third, by organizational component, showing personnel
strength, personal service costs, and an object class
breakdown
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This booklet contains highly classified information and is returned to
the Agency after it has served the committees' purposes.
For the past five years either as Director or as Deputy Director
of Central Intelligence, I have been closely associated with the presen-
tation of our budget to the Appropriations subcommittees. On these
occasions, a great deal of supplementary information, including explana-
tion of specific programs and projects, has been supplied to the subcom-
mittees. and I have responded promptly and fully to all requests made
of the Agency for information which the members felt to be necessary
and appropriate to their consideration of our requests for funds.
I should also like to add a word about the audit of our funds. Where
security permits, our expenditures are audited by the General Account-
ing Office in the same manner as those of other Government agencies.
About forty per cent of our total expenditures are so audited. The balance
is carefully audited by my own Audit Staff in accordance with procedures
comparable to those of the General Accounting Office. I can assure you
that we handle these funds as carefully as we do those which are subject
to the GAO audit. The Clark Task Force of the Hoover Commission
looked into this matter carefully during their survey of the Agency last
year and reported thatithe so-called 'unvouchered funds' of CIA. often
the subject of criticism and conjecture on the part of individuals, and
occasionally of the press, were found to be meticulously handled and
accounted for."
In view of his expressed interest in this matter, I am taking the
liberty of sending a copy of this letter to Senator Saltonstall.
Sincerely.
(Signed)
Allen W. Dulles
Director
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