A BIPARTISAN TRIBUTE TO THE CIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90-00552R000302740002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2010
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: November 21, 1985
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

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THE HALE FOUNDATION
SUITE 208
422 FIRST STREET. S E
WASHINGTON, D C 20003
[phone]
November 21, 1985
During floor debate in the U.S. Senate on November 7,
1985, Senator David F. Durenberger (R-MN) Chairman of the
Senate Select Committee on intelligence, and Senator Ernest F.
Hollings (D-S.C.), a member of the Appropriations Committee,
among others, had highly complimentary things to say about
the Central Intelligence Agency and the dedicated men and
women who serve the Agency. At this time, particularly,
with conflicting media reports on the quality of the work of
the CIA, these bipartisan remarks help put the matter of
CIA's reputation and its employees in better perspective.
The Hale Foundation, believing in a strong U.S. intelligence
capability, reprints these remarks as a reminder of the true
nature of the work of the CIA, and especially its overseas
officers, and the valuable contribution made by them to our
nation's survival:
Senator Durenberger. "As you are aware, the CIA has
come under a great deal of public and congressional scrutiny
in the past decade and certainly in the past week. Unfortunately,
what you are not seeing or hearing are the thousands of actions
they are doing right on a daily basis. In particular, we are
consistently demanding that our intelligence officers abroad
provide more and more information on hostile intentions,
especially those of terrorists.
This involves risk. More and more of our CIA field personnel
are being subjected to threats and abuse. Two years ago we
witnessed an example of this when a number of them were killed
by a terrorist bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut. And as
their assignment became more hazardous and demanding, the
special mental and physical requirements necessary of the
intelligence officer increase dramatically.
"Po meet this standard the CIA must continually replace its
officers overseas with younger personnel whose identities are not
known and who can stark? up to the stresses of their environment.
"Our intelligence officers face hazards unknown to other
overseas or law enforcement personnel. ?'h-y and their families
must lead their lives undercover, never telling friends and
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