AWARD OF NATIONAL SECURITY MEDAL TO DCI BUSH

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2007
• Sequence Number: 374
• Publication Date: January 7, 1977
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIONAL. SECURITY COUNCIL. ;
wASHlNGTON. D.C. 2056 6660
January 7, 197?
MEMORANDUM FOR
Mr. Benja=nin Evans
Executive Secretary
Central Intelligence Agency
SUBJECT: Award of National Security
Medal to DCI Bush
To confirm our informal notification, the President has approved
the award of the National Security Medal to Director Bush a.nd
wishes to make the presentation at a mutually convenient time
during the week of Ja.nua ry 10.
I enclose the approved citation. Will you please forward the Medal
and the accompanying certificate to me. Also will you please give
me an indication of any guests Mr. Bush might wish to have if the
circumstances of the presentation are such that guests may be
included.
Jeanne ~V:~ Davis
Staff. 5e c reta ry
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Citation for.the National Security IV1eda1
fox Mr. George Bush
Director of Ce.ntx~a.l Intelligence
Hlvizg previously distinguished himself in the serrir.e of. his country,
GCOrge BL1Sh has made a.n outstandinb contribution to the natior~s.I
security of the United States as Director of~Central Lntelligence. His,
unique backbxound for this assibxunent included management of a succes sfixl
business,e}-perience as a Candressman, and.sorvice in highl}r ~.rn.poxtant:
diplomatic posts at. the United Nations 2:nd in'fhe= Peoi~E.e`s republic of`
China, The role of Director of Central Intelligence has Tna:r_y facets ar,.cl _
George Bush t=gas outstanding in each, as adviser to the President, as..
leader of the U. S, Intelligence Community, as spokesman to the Cong;~ess,
and as the operating head of the Ce.n*ral Intelligence ~!gency,
As the leader of the Intelligence Community, he ~~as directlg xespornsible
for major improvements in the allocation of intelligence resources a.nd
far i.ncreasinb L?he respo.nsiveness of the intelligence product to tEze needs
of the policy m~:lcers and oper~ti.ng ol~icials of the Gover.nmer~t, His
effeetiseness .as a spokesman; both ~.iLEzin and outside the Governrne.nt, d.id
much L-o restoxe Ame.rica's confidence in its. intelligence e:gencies,
The achieveme~zts of George Bush in improving the responsi~leness an:d
. the overall effective.iess of ~Iie Intellig~:nce Con~mi:aity and the Central
Intelligence .Agency reflect public service of the highest Dreier, His
i.nflucnce will long be felt as one of major significance to the accomplisbsx,c;n.4
of the foreil;n i:ntellibence mission of the United States Go~rerr~ir!ent, _
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Ry eirtue of the anthoritc tested in me as T're~ident of tl:e United States nag
as Commander in Chief of the armed forces of tl:e tufted Slates, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
1. There Is hereby established a medal to be known as the \ational ~ccarity
~Sedal with acci~ml~ancing riLhons and appurtenances. The medal and its ap-
purtenances shall be of aI~propriate desia-n, al'Pro:ed LS the E~ecctice Secretary
of the \ational Security Council
?. The \ational Secwity ~tednl may be a:Tarded to any , e: son, witilouf regard
to nationality, including members of the armed forces of the United S[ntes, for
distinguished achieTCUtent or outstanding contribution on or after Suly ^_G, 1917,
in th? field of intelligence relating to the nntiorai security.
3. The Llecorntion estatllicl:c?d by this order shall be a::'nrcicd by the President
of the United States or, under regulations aPproced by kiln, by such person or
persons as he ntay desi;nnte.
4. ro more than one ~ationnl Security .Medal shall be awarded to uny one per-
son, but for subsequent services justifying au award, a suitable deice ]r,ay be
awart!ed to be worn :cith the :tiedaL
5. Jier.Ibers of the armed forces of the Unified States who are a:cnrded the
decoration cstabli~hed by this order are authorized to Near the medal and the
ribbon syml:olic of the a:cnrd, as may be authorized by uniform regulations ap- ?
proved by the Secretary of Defense.
4. The decoration established by this order may be a:cnrded posthumotsly.
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January 19, 1953.
HECCLXT70~5 GOTEr.~I\G TIIE AT: AP.D OS Tn? :~ATIOS.IL S?CCDI'LS MEDAL
Pursuant to Paragraph ? of Esecutire Order 10=31, the following regulations
are hereby issued to govern the ward of the \ntioaal Security .~Sedal:
1. The \ational Security Medal may be awarded to any person without regard
to nationality, including a ]nelnber of the armed Forces of the United States,
wbo, on or after 2G July 7917, has made an outstanding contribution to the
rational intelligence effort. This cm;tributian may consist oP either esce;?tioa-
ni1S roeritoriota ~ercice performed in a S~osition of hi^_h responsibility o.- of an
act of valor re~luiring personal ceura~e of a high debrze ::nd complete dis:?eDard
of personal snf~ty.
?. The ~ntional Security :+Iednl kith accompanying ril?bon and appurtenances,
shall be of appropriate design to be approved by the Esc~cutice Secretary of tae
rational Security Council.
3. The rntionn] Security l~iedal shall be a~~?arded only by the President or his
designee for that purpose. ~-
4. I:eco}nlnentiations ]nay be submitted to the Esecutice Secretary of the
rational Security Council by any indicidunl hating personal knowledge of the
facts oP the exceptionally meritorious conduct or act cf cslor of the candidate in
the performance of outstanding se]-cices, either as an e)e:citness or iro:u the
testiuony of others who ):a~'e personal knowledge or :ccre eyewitnesses. Any
recommendations shall be accompanied by complete documentation, including
?There necessary, certificates, a~dnt?its or sworn transcripts of testimony. Etch
recommendation for an award shall chow the enact stains, at the ti?e of the
rendition of the service on which the recomu/endation is based, with respect to
citizenship, employment, and all other material factors, of the person wL?o is
being recomr.;enued for the \ational Security ~Icdal.
5. Each recommendation shall contain a draft of an appropriate citation to
accompany the award of the ?\ational Security 3fedal.
aprroced
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January 19, 1953.
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