INTELLIGENCE CHARTER LEGISLATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00101R000100020030-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2002
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: February 21, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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I Executive Registry
2 1 FE B 1978
DD/A Registry''
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Administration
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
Deputy Director for Operations
Director, NFAC
Inspector General
Comptroller
General Counsel
Legislative Counsel
FROM: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Intelligence Charter Legislation
1. (U/IUO) As you are all aware, the intelligence charter legislation
was introduced in the Senate on Thursday, 9 February 1978. This matter is
of utmost importance to this Agency and the Intelligence Community. The
bill, as introduced, is in my view a much better piece of draftmanship
than the early Senate Select Committee on Intelligence drafts with which
we worked. In large part, the changes reflected in the bill as introduced
are the product of the many hours of hard work which officers in your
components devoted to this task, and I would like to thank those who
participated in this undertaking. There are, of course, many extremely
important and troublesome provisions that remain in the legislation, and
it is vital that we work during the coming months to ensure that everything
possible is done so that the legislation reflects our essential needs, andthat
it allows us to continue to operate in such a manner as to provide that
intelligence which our Government needs and to conduct all necessary activities
as directed by the President and the National Security Council. In order to
accomplish this through written reports to the Congress and by way of testi-
mony, it is essential that we establish and follow clear lines of responsibility
and direction.
2. (U/IUO) Mr. I I, Associate Director-Management, National
Foreign Assessment Center, will continue to serve as the focal point officer
in the Agency responsible for tasking components on all intelligence charter
issues and for pulling together the views and material for my review and
for presentation to the Congress through the Office of Legislative Counsel.
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The Office of Legislative Counsel and the Office of General Counsel
will continue to work directly with Mr. 0 in reviewing and analyzing STAT
charter legislation material and in pulling together comments and material
from other Agency components.
3. (U/IUO) Each of you shall designate one officer from your com-
ponent as the focal point for charter legislation matters within your
office; that individual's name shall be transmitted to Mr. by
22 February 1978. These individuals shall constitute the intelligence
charter legislation Task Force to be chaired by Mr. 0 Each of the
focal point officers shall consider tasking on charter matters to be
his or her priority task. You shall ensure that the manpower and time
requirements necessary to meet the demands of intelligence charter tasking
are made available for this undertaking.
'/s/ Stanefield Turner
STAT
STAT
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DD/A 78-0704/1
MEMORANDUM FOR
ssocza a .rector-Management/NFAC
FROM John F. Blake
Deputy Director for Administration
SUBJECT : Intelligence Charter Legislation
REFERENCE : DCI Memorandum, dated 21 February 1978;
Same Subject
STAT
This formally designates STAT
as the focal point officer in DDA for charter 1eg 1
tion matters. Mr. can be reached on ext. STAT
Originator:
Distribution:
Orig - Mr.
1 - JFB
LI - Mr.
1 DDA Subject
1 - DDA Chrono
1 - RFZ chrono
John F. Blake
;se 21 Feb 78
DD/A 78-0704; ER-8213/14 Memo from DCI to DDA
Requesting name of focal point officer for Directorate
to be member of Charter Le lslation Task Force. Name
to be submitted to Mr. NFAC, suspense: 22 Feb 78.
STAT
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