REMARKS BY MR. DULLES AND MR. KIRKPATRICK AT MEETING HELD WEDNESDAY, 27 APRIL 1955, INAUGURATING THE CAREER STAFF

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-06369A000100020001-5
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 23, 2000
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• Publication Date: April 27, 1955
• Content Type: SPEECH

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Remarks by Mr. TULLES and Mr. K711KPATRICK at we
y, 27 April 1955, INAUGIJRUTING THE CAREER STAFF
KIRKPATRICK: Mr. DWI es, General Cabell, members
of the CIA Career Council, and fellow employees. The Central
Intelligence Agency today celebrates it very important and significant
occasion. It is important for the intelligence community of the
United States. It is significant for you. myself. and for all members
of the Central Intelligence Agency. Toda
of the Central Intelligence Agency. The background for la
this Staff started more than three years ago. After considerable
on the
IA Career Council and Career
ash Office, on Iuiy 1. 1954, the order was signed which
established the CIA Career Staff. Since that date
o,.--j Those applications have been in process since that time. reviewed
Initially by each supervisor; second, by the Read of each Career
L.Lj Service; then reviewed by all of the Offices of record in the
Central Intelligence Agency; and, fina-fy, passed an by t
CIA Selection Board. Naturally, this process hag taken some time.
As of this date,
applications have been accepted; the rest
re.tilr ~b3~gprecessed.
p1C-yees and staff agents of CIA have applied for membership.
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I Should say that you all recognize, that an individual
have been with CI three years before his application
is considered for membership in the MA Career Staff. At the
August 3 meeting Mr. Dallas said to Mr. Reynolds. "Send me
licatiof and have it considered. I would like to be a
ser Staff. 13 Th.t application has now
and the CIA Selection Board is privileged
lle7 the first
C. Career Staff. It gives we considerable pl
e to present
to you today, on behalf of the CIA Career Council, the initial
membership in the Career Staff of the Central elligence Agency.
LE; This day represents for me, and for ail
rk in the history of intelligence in the
United States. I am glad to carr
out 1 h
l
y
e p
edge that I Made last
August- It was not made in ,east, it was made very seriously.
Job I told those in Cov+srraent that I was taking
this Job for as long as they wiut,ed 1130 14 serve in it. I was nrat
g else. I can't conceive of a Job more important
..- w --&"M WA 4WWRY JUL) fit" WoUIQ give a man
a better opportunity to exercise all his tale
abilities, his ingenuity, than this particular job. Therefore. I
accept this certificate with a dedication and with enthusiasm.
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rd to be a men) er of thin am
a growing grcup in the Age
n'embersbfp in the Car
l"re~applicat
of on of t
d of a
c e builds up. The fact that
tra
rear Majority, practici
we have here and abroad so
any to the
I probably started in intelligence before almost any of you
e, a maybe before a good many of you were borax, because I
y tediigea ce
7 when I was in Foreign
Service; as a matter of fact, before anyone had ever dreamed, re
an iateflige
doing intelligence work. I developed an interest
enthusiasm for the
he days of War
rh that has never aloft me. From time to tim
the years., up until the egad
felt that this was the q
acy su:h as w
ar I when I was serving in Bern
0 when I cam
ad to see that there are ao many in our Organization
way*
ny line of work *,here
ceded than it is in
Ilig
who feel
er Service is more
e. It If caly through trai
through trial and error--
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e. T h* person that is
many Brays, as
because if you do't ha:
Ur
cisious, you doult xai[eka the right decision, and
there quickly you r silts opportunities.
a can build up qualities
,*Uigeace work, sad it is nee
a *r what your Particular job ma
riles that
erk of the #y. That iar why
it ecrosa th* board, and we
depsr
one career, with
vernmo xt.
ew
work, aysg ,side,
e olds--
irk, am caraao ?. and owl vem
had Placed before a U
marks. I
fir accept those guideae but f like to have
E the heart rs eex- than trcen paper.
ark that B eraard Baruch =ads
ad it to you. H. said:
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sakW of ac
they are all users
aid r igence direct them.
our
licy, we deal with the facts behind the policy.
Of IpENTIAI
for evil
Ua to be bst a
it important
p y-
he Oov
is daily gaining in stature and importance. It is
11 department of the Government. but there
does not now look to us for help and guidance.
yes, and I am war* that now ti
do 'ha
e can far better fill those
. 1 want to congratulate these
so much to
us. Wit are on the road to real
Usl ent, and 1 am glad to be a member of this first group
ce staff.
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