MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FROM JOHN F. BLAKE

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• Publication Date: May 5, 1976
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5 May 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM John F. Blake
Deputy Director for Administration
George:
Re the matter of medals for forthcoming significant
retirees.
A. There is complete accord, although
for different reasons, that it would not.
really be appropriate to bestow upon Bill
Nelson a "community award." Jack Thomas
also agrees with this point. DDO has
submitted him for another Distinguished
Intelligence Medal.
B. There is accord that the award of
the Career Intelligence Medal to Dick Walters
would be fitting. I would suggest for your
own consideration, at the time you bestow it,
that you work into your scenario at least the
following two points. Dick already has
received the Distinguished Intelligence Medal
Secondly, he was tremendously impressed with
the fact that Bill Colby, upon his retirement
asked for a Career Intelligence Medal and,
further, the very name of the medal, even
though bestowed by this Agency, is symptomati
of the majority of Dick's military career.
John F. Blake
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Jack:
1. write up Waiters for NSM. I"ll raise wit
Brent
2. Career Medal fine with me if properly
checked here. since it is career for
Agency I just want to be sure it is
generally acceptable to Agency
veterans (still here vets that is)... I like
the idea.
3. On nelson for Community award
again I favor it cause of high respect fo
for Bill. But can we check it very
carefully in Community to see, in the
light of our recently adopted
criteria etc. that we don`t get into
another hassle..... Maybe get Jack thomas
quiet views on this .......
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM John F. Blake
Deputy Director for Administration.
SUBJECT : Awards for General Walters
1. As General Walters' retirement draws near, you may wish
to consider recommending that he be awarded the National Security
Medal (NSM). In Executive Order 10431, dated 19 January 1953,
the criteria for the NSM was set forth as follows:
"The National Security Medal may be awarded to any
person without regard to nationality, including a member
of the Armed Forces of the United States, who, on or
after 26 July 1947, has made an outstanding contribution
to the National intelligence effort. This contribution
may consist of either exceptionally meritorious service
performed in a position of high responsibility or of an
act of valor requiring personal courage of a high degree
and complete disregard of personal safety."
General Walters' service to the United States Government appears
to warrant such recognition.
2. For your information, I have attached a list of the
recipients of the NSM. If you wish me to pursue this matter,
I will have a recommending paper prepared to Mr. Scowcroft for
your signature.
3. In addition, may I also suggest to you that General
Walters would be honored to receive the Agency's Career Intelligence
Medal in recognition of his achievements on behalf of our organiza-
tion. Mr. Colby was the recipient of a Career Intelligence Medal
on the occasion of his departure and I can attest that General
Walters was particularly impressed that this was the specific award
Mr. Colby preferred. Should you so desire, I will also have the
appropriate recommendation prepared for this award..
John F. Blake
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NATIONAL SECURITY MEDAL
Medal
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Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan 1 Apr 1957
Allen W. Dulles
28 Nov 1961
Robert D. Murphy
23 Nov 1959
Richard M. Bissell, Jr.
21 Feb 1962
John A. McCone
27 Apr 1965
Frank B. Rowlett
28 Jan 1966
VAdm. William F. Raborn
3 Aug 1966
Desmond FitzGerald
3 Aug 1967
Arthur C. Lundahl
5 Jul 1973
VAW
Lawrence R. Houston
21 Nov 1973
Louis W. Tordel.la
30 Jan 1974
Edwin H. Land
13 Apr 1974
John Parangosky
14 Jan 1976
GRP
GRF
William E. Colby
21 Jan 1976
G ,F
G .F
Rec].pient
Walter Bedel Smith
Kermit Roosevelt
Joseph N. Wenger
Edward G. Lansdale
John Edgar Hoover
William F. Friedman
Date
Authorized
21 Feb 1953
23 Sept 1953
6 Aug 1953
14 Apr 1954
21 May 19 S S
10 Oct 1955
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