CIA IMPLEMENTATION OF ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1978

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R000300020032-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2006
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: January 9, 1979
• Content Type: MF

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4Y-AR-:0FOR : Director of Central Lutelli;eznce
SUBJLCT:
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Deputy Director for Ac: ;ainistration
CIA l piertation of Ithics in Covern:aent Act
of 1978
i PE U : GC MemoraWm, to tie XI dated 29 i
1978, Same Subjc,ct
1. Action Requested: Your arproyal of the rccc = ndatiotl i n
paragraph ` v e of , ~x siEA" ora h is requested.
2. B_c pund : You asked for , cy c -maents on the pa r sent
to You by-Tony L-afrm recorwending that we ask the Director of the
office of Government Et. ics to grant an extension of t~ for #il in#
of 'financial reports by CIA employees wader the Ethics in (over : t
Act; that you designate a big x-raakin ? A e cy official to be
responsible for administration of this Act; and that a senior-level
working group be appointed to assist that official. You have
already indicated your agreement with the proposal that an extension
of the time reqaired. for filing be requested. =Ryy con tints, there-
Act.
are limited to the designation of s =came to a .mister the
3. As I a derstand t - e requirements, the job will be test
de randing each spring in preparation for su .ittin ; reports by
May 1 Functions are delegable, however, so the wor` 1 can be
shared even though the ultimate responsibility rust be borne by
the single senior Agency designee.
4. The individual selected should have enough stature and
maturity to deal with personal financial information of t1 rest
high-ranking a rployees of the Ngency; to solicit suMlementary
information as required; to influence them to submit their reports
on time, and to prod them when they done t. Preferably he should
have enough legal and financial/investment background to understand
and administer the statute. Such expertise as exists in Ppecialized
mmorandum are unclassified
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SUBJECT,. CIA Iipler. ntatiorn of Lthics in Cove
Act of 1979
because ccszflict of interest is a rajor element of the Ethics
statute Snd the General Cs sei already has respmsibility for,
and experience with &&-iuistration of existing conflict of interest
regulations; a because the likelih oo of Lying ?-rrosecutor?` and
I'c of Sant" at the same time is relatively re -vote, it is
r uied that the General Coxs el be assts ned resporsih:il.i ty
for admini.sterin ; the Ethics in Governs wt statute. To assist h;i .,
it is reccnend that a single senior officer acceptable to the
General Camel be designat in each directorate.
The rec ndation in paragraph 7 is:
APPROVED:
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Dan. I. i ortcan
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DISAI MVED:
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Distribution:
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1 - ER
1 - DDCI
1-GC
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1 - DDA Chrono
1 - DIW Chrono
1 - SA/DDA Chrono
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