LETTER TO DON FROM GEORGE BUSH

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79M00467A000300050017-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: April 13, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

April 13,.1976
Dear Don,
Thank you for your April 2nd memo on your
retirement. You have served this Agency with
great, distinction and only now am I beginning
to fully understand the real importance and
depth of the IG`s work.
I appreciate your high regard for
Scott Breckinridge. He will be considered.
Since,Mly,
George Bush
Dr. Donald Chamberlain
Inspector General
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
DCI/kgt/13 April 1976
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM Donald F. Chamberlain
Inspector General
SUBJECT Retirement of the Inspector General
1. Perhaps you will recall that when I discussed
with you the responsibilities of the Office of mentioned
Inspector General, shortly before Christmas,
that I intended to retire on 30 June 1976. This action
is in line with my arrangement with eafformer DCI, over
Bill Colby, to serve about three years
the job toward the end of June, 1973, at the time we were
becoming active in the Watergate
vtotretirenat thesendte
is intended to reaffirm my decision
of June, and to permit you adequate time to select a re-
placement.
2. I realize that the position of Inspector General
is one which could be filled by selection from outside CIA.
Should you decide, however, to choose a current CIA employee
as the new IG,
I strongly urge that this person be my Deputy S and Chief of the Inspelof thefInspe~torBGeneralldsgnce 1962, i
has been with the Office
and is the only person in CIA with a real institutional
memory in this area. As Dle attache eandewasnassigned-he
has a legal background, D per
overseas t As a result of his varied assign-
ments he has a wide acquaintanceship in CIA among personnel
in the DCI area and in the various directorates. I t ink962
his strong record since joining the
his speaks for itself and l have no Generaltatioamlcertaingthat his
appointment as the Inspector support from among your senior
selection would receive strong sofficers.
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3. I would like to take this opportunity to express
my continued support for this Agency which you now head
and to hope that my 21 years here have been of some value
in CIA's efforts to carry out its varied and demanding
responsibilities. STATINTL
Donald F. Chamberlain
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Resume'- Scott Breckinridge
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MEMORANDUM_ FOR:
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Mr. h
I have asked D/Personnel to recommend
what award should be considered for presen-
tation at his retirement and will advise.
P. S. You should probably ask the five Deputies
for candidates to replace Don. I could do so on
your behalf if you wish.
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