PROPOSED REMARKS BY WILLIAM H. WEBSTER DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS CEREMONY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP99-00777R000302430001-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 4, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 4, 1988
• Content Type: REPORT

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PROPOSED REMARKS
BY
WILLIAM H. WEBSTER
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AT THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AWARDS CEREMONY
NOVEMBER 4, 1988
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GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HONOR THOSE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY OFFICERS RECEIVING AWARDS
TODAY. THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS POINT TO THE GREAT TALENT,
ENTHUSIASM, AND DEDICATION THAT CAN BE FOUND IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THEY REMIND US THAT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY'S SUCCESS OR
FAILURE RESTS FUNDAMENTALLY ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PEOPLE
WHO FULFILL ITS MISSION.
THIS AFTERNOON WE RECOGNIZE INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS FROM
A VARIETY OF SERVICES AND DISCIPLINES WHO HAVE MADE OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD CARRYING OUT OUR DIFFICULT AND DIVERSE
MISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THOSE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THEN CONSIDER SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT --
TOGETHER -- WE WILL BE FACING IN THE MONTHS AHEAD.
A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
OUR KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF KEY FOREIGN POLICY CONCERNS
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FOR THE UNITED STATES -- FROM CENTRAL AMERICAN AFFAIRS, TO THE
LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT, TO THE SOVIET NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM. WE
HONOR THEM NOT ONLY FOR THEIR THOROUGH. OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS, BUT
FOR THEIR ABILITY TO PRESENT THAT ANALYSIS EFFECTIVELY --
MAKING INTELLIGENCE A VITAL COMPONENT IN MANY IMPORTANT POLICY
DECISIONS.
ONE AREA WHERE POLICYMAKERS DEPEND ON OUR INTELLIGENCE IS
ARMS CONTROL. AND SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS AND UNITS HAVE WORKED
UNCEASINGLY TO SUPPORT UNITED STATES PARTICIPATION IN
INTERNATIONAL ARMS CONTROL. THEIR CAREFUL AND SKILLED SUPPORT
HAS HELPED PROMOTE U.S. INTERESTS'AT EVERY STEP OF THE ARMS
CONTROL PROCESS -- FROM DEVISING,POLICY GOALS, TO GAINING OUR
OBJECTIVES AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE.- TO MONITORING TREATY
COMPLIANCE.
WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HAVE STRENGTHENED OUR
COLLECTION CAPABILITIES AND REFINED OUR PROCESSING AND
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ANALYTICAL TOOLS. THEY HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO OUR ABILITY
TO GATHER INFORMATION FROM HUMAN SOURCES, FROM SIGINT, AND FROM
IMAGERY AND TO PUT THAT INFORMATION TO ITS BEST USE.
WE PRESENT A NUMBER OF AWARDS TODAY TO INDIVIDUALS AND
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WHO-HAVE
WORKED TO COUNTER THE THREAT POSED TO US BY HOSTILE
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.1 AN EFFECTIVE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE
PROGRAM MUST INCLUDE ACTION ON MANY FRONTS, INCLUDING EFFORTS
TO ANALYZE THE CAPABILITIES OF HOSTILE SERVICES; TO MONITOR AND
COUNTER THEIR ACTIVITIES; AND TO PROTECT OUR SENSITIVE
INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY, EQUIPMENT, AND PERSONNEL. THANKS TO
THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THESE OFFICERS, WE HAVE HAD SOME
OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES ON ALL THESE FRONTS. AND FOR MANY,
TODAY'S CEREMONY RECOGNIZES SEVERAL YEARS OF DIFFICULT WORK ON
A PROJECT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR NATION.
THOSE WE HONOR TODAY HAVE MADE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. THEY HAVE HELPED US TO MANAGE SOME
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VERY DIFFICULT INTELLIGENCE PROBLEMS, MANY OF WHICH WILL
CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE US. GORBACHEV'S DRIVE FOR ECONOMIC
MODERNIZATION AND HIS FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVES HAVE MANY
IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS. AND THE SOVIET INTELLIGENCE
SERVICES WILL CONTINUE TO BE OUR PRIMARY THREAT ON THE
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE FRONT.
ARMS CONTROL WILL REMAIN A MAJOR EFFORT, AS WE MONITOR THE
INF TREATY, SUPPORT NEGOTIATION OF THE START TREATY AND PREPARE
FOR NEW AND INTENSIFIED EFFORTS TO CONTROL CONVENTIONAL ARMS,
CHEMICAL WEAPONS, AND BALLISTIC MISSILES.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT
CALL FOR COOPERATION WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY --
ISSUES SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, NARCOTICS, AND
INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL ' BE.EQUAL?TO SUCH TASKS.
DURING THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, I HAVE VISITED ABOUT
STATIONS, BASES, AND OTHER INTELLIGENCE FACILITIES.AROUND THE
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SERVICE TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.
AND NOW IF ROY ELMENDORF,..DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL, AND
WORLD. I HAVE OBSERVED FIRSTHAND THE SUCCESS OF OUR
INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS IN MANAGING A MYRIAD OF COMPLEX
ISSUES -- ISSUES SO COMPLEX THAT WE MUST OFTEN RELY UPON HIGHLY
SOPHISTICATED TECHNICAL SYSTEMS. BUT OUR MOST IMPORTANT
RESOURCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN -- AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE -- OUR
PEOPLE. WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE THAN MERELY PROFICIENT IN
THEIR FIELD -- WE NEED COMMITMENT, GOOD JUDGMENT, INTELLECTUAL
CURIOSITY, AND INTEGRITY.
WE RECOGNIZE THOSE QUALITIES IN YOU TODAY. MANY OF YOU
HAVE HAD LONG AND DISTINGUISHED CAREERS IN THE INTELLIGENCE
PROFESSION. AND ALL OF YOU HAVE HELPED TO CONTINUE A TRADITION
OF EXCELLENCE IN SERVING OUR PRESIDENT AND OUR COUNTRY.
I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND YOUR~EXCEPTIONAL
CHIEF OF PROTOCOL, WILL JOIN ME, WE WILL PROCEED
WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE AWARDS.
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