STATEMENT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00714R000100220008-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 20, 2007
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: September 28, 1998
• Content Type: REGULATION

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OFFICE OF THE I)IRECTOR
11 February 1976
STATEMENT
Over the years, the CIA has had relationships with individuals in many
walks of American life. These relationships, many of a voluntary and un-
paid nature, have reflected the desire of Americans to help their country.
Such relationships have been conducted by the Agency with the clear intent
of furthering its foreign intelligence mission and have not been aimed at
influencing or improperly acting on any American institution.
Genuine concern has recently been expressed about CIA relations with
newsmen and churchmen. The Agency does not believe there has been any
impropriety on its part in the limited use made of persons connected in some
way with American media, church and missionary organizations. Nonetheless,
CIA recognizes the special status afforded these institutions up-der our
Constitution and in order to avoid any appearance of improper use by the Agency,
the DCI has decided on a revised policy to govern Agency relations with these
groups:
-- Effective immediately, CIA will not enter into_ any paid or
contractual relationship with, any full-time or part-time
news correspondent accredited by any U. S. news service,
newspaper, periodical, radio or television network or
station.
As soon as feasible, the Agency will bring existing rela-
tionships with individuals in these groups into conformity
with this new policy.
CIA has no ,secret paid or contractual relationship with
any American clergyman or missionary. This practice
will be continued as a matter of policy.
CIA recognizes that members of these groups may wish to provide infor-
mation to the CIA on matters' of foreign intelligence of interest o the
U. S. Government. The CJIAtvill continue ".c, welcome informal _ . u.-i olunteercc'
by such individuals.
It is Agency policy not to divulge the names of cooperating Americans.
In 11 Is regard CIA will I:()t 1-Ii ;,e public, now or in ti"',' future, `Ile cs of
any c cpperativ,, journalist:; ci.irchmer
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