OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS GOALS AND STRATEGIES FOR 1988

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M01364R000800220009-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 4, 2013
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: January 7, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Director of Congressional Affairs
7 January 1988
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NOTE FOR: The Director
The Deputy Director
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7 January 1988
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS
Goals and Strategies for 1988
Promote the 4 C's (candor, corrections, completeness, consistency)
incorporate into presentations given to Agency audiences
use during prebriefings of Agency briefers and witnesses
introduce as a subject in training course for mid-level and
senior officers
Implement the new Guidelines for Contacts with Congress
Improve responses to congressional inquiries
emphasize to components the need for prompt, complete
written responses
review incoming questions and outgoing responses to ensure
due regard for sources and methods principles
Reduce number of briefings of Congressional staffers.
limit briefings of staff of nonoversight committees
reduce number of briefings of personal staff
seek joint briefings of oversight committee staffs
whenever feasible
Discourage trend towards micromanagement
resist requests for detailed operational briefings
discourage Members and staff from proposing how resources
should be allocated and who should receive them
Encourage improved security in Congress
produce in booklet form for wider distribution
make required reading for briefers and witnesses
use as teaching material in Agency courses
support the Senate's new office of Security and encourage
House to follow Senate's lead
apply penalty system for incorrect handling of CIA material
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