LETTER INVITING APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000200120008-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 8
• Content Type: LETTER

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Letter to Retired Employees
Inviting Application for Membership
The Association of Former Employees of the Central Intelligence
Agency, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation. It is incorporated in the
State of Virginia. The broad purpose of the organization is the
welfare of its members through programs desired by its members.
Application for membership is at present limited to employees who
have retired from CIA. This limitation is temporary and is solely
due to our physical and financial inability to administer a larger
number of members until the organizational phase is completed and
we have our feet firmly on the ground. When the Board of Directors
determines that this phase is complete and that the Association
can financially afford to expand, applications for membership will
be accepted from former employees, other than retirees. Our Bylaws
incorporate this provision. If there are enough donations to help
get the Association started, the second phase can start very quickly.
Preference, if a preference is necessary, will at first be given, in
sofar as practical, to former employees with the longest period of
service in CIA. Eventually we look forward to having local chapters
formed throughout the U.S. and a membership large enough to take on
all the programs set out as our initial goals together with new ones
desired by the members.
The Association was formed by an organizing committee of retirees
after 300 retirees were canvassed to determine their desires.
The Bylaws provide that all officers and Board of Directors are
temporary. When there are 300 members, it is mandatory that an election
of officers be held in which all the members will have an opportunity
to nominate and vote on officers and members of the Board of Directors.
A copy of the Bylaws is enclosed.
Approximately one year after the results of this election is
announced the first annual convention will be called by the Board of
Directors. New officers will be nominated and elected by ballot mailed
to all members.
An application form is enclosed for your use in applying for
membership in the Association. There is also encloscl a copy of the
survey letter to 300 retirees, selected at random, which contains the
original objectives of the Association. It can be readily soon that
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some of these objectives cannot adequately be performed until the
membership is greatly expanded and there is sufficient money to
set up a national headquarters and office staff.
It could be that enough contributions will be received to accom-
plish this at an earlier date. A contribution from you would be greatly
appreciated.
One of the problems we have is locating the current address of
former employees. Will you please list the name and address of all
former employees known to you.
While the Central Intelligence Agency cannot sponsor nor materi-
ally support our Association, the Director has assured the-temporary
officers of his and CIA's moral support and cooperation.
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