CREATION OF NEW HONOR AND MERIT AWARD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01066A001100180006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 13, 2004
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: February 15, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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SUBJECT
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1. This momor*ndwn ssubrr its thrt, roc n sendatfons for yarar
rovsl; such reece ,.ndatioas are co: atned in paragraph 4.
2. Moser and Merit Awards l and racent y consider
merits of establishing a new *wsrd than would be conferlra'd on
an employee in rocogattion of his total career p.rlorT 1snere. The floc rc'
was in fl agree meat as to the need for such an award and believes it
should be placed in order of rank bst.#feer the Certificate of Distlactio-O
and the Intelligence Medal of Merit.
3. on a aster of eaccasione ti
able difficulty in its dasliberatioas conic
rnployeees which are base -ia- t' it total career perf nanc s.
This difficulty occurs in the maiv in two -jpec1f3_c ssitaattr, as-
a. The e loyeee who Is re+c
r a falls short of th
as the C ert Pica
Admittedly, this situation can occur bet-wesa a=iy two awards but a erIece
has shown the majority are as described above. To rectify this :.titter. it
the consensus the 13oard that the #eveele ant of as now MO-141
be most appropriate old to a largo degree aatiaf
currently eeadsts. This would, of tours y, not preclude the
the (`ertiffcate of Distinction or the Inte i eact, !Les l of Merit t recd -ai e
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lion and whose performanc 3
a turn, is not sufficient to Justify t
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career performance. The Board was of tie op$aton that such a r
would conform to the present series of Agency medals. It would ;itilLz
the standard design which a-ppeeara an the sever:, side of the Ds n$ iish+-d
Intelligence Gross, t stingiiahed InteI1,14oncs edsi, :inteiligenes :'tar,
The obverse side would be a cotxpletei3'
Agency goal 0.u4 some
:for cAreer achievement". is Vila
counaction, we propose to seek the assidtirc:e of the chief Engraver,
Philadelphia Mint, who designed the Age* y's 1istinguishe4 lateeU}grnce
Medal and Intelligence tar. In addition, a certificate to accompany the
I would be developed.
a. The concept of this new ntial to be awarded in r gr ition
p erformatnce,
b. Its relative rank
and the Certificate of Distinction, ad
c. Initiation of negotiati #* with apps
the Beau of the Mint for the deveI= ptrLeet
will be submitted for your appprnv&L
'Harry :., Fisher
Director of Perawl
for -Coptrol e -e
The ro+se tee Baas c ained in pare ;rapit 4 are approved.
Richard Helm
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