SUGGESTED DCI REMARKS - SIS AWARDS CEREMONY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP95-00535R000300010017-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2013
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: January 18, 1984
• Content Type: MISC

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SUGGESTED DCI REMARKS
SIS Awards Ceremony
18 January 1984
GOOD MORNING. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO HONOR SOME OF OUR SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS.
THE OFFICERS WE HONOR THIS MORNING REFLECT THE FINEST QUALITIES OF THE CIVIL AND
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES, AND I AM HAPPY TO PRESENT RANK STIPEND AWARDS AND SIS PROMOTIONS
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OFFICERS HAVE?AGHT TO THEIR TASKS. WITHOUT THIS TALENT AND D ION, IT WOULD BE
IMPOSSIBLE TO PROVIDE THE HIGH-QUALITY INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT!8NWHII i PRESIDENT RELIES
IN MAKING CRITICAL DECISIONS AFFECTING THE NATIONAL INTEREST.
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THE DECADE OF THE SEVENTIES WAS TOUGH FOR INTELLIGENCE, BUT NOW WE ARE REBUILDING OUR'',
INTELLIGENCE SERVICE.
WE HAVE A
NEW SPIRIT OF COOPERATION AMONG VARIOUS AGENCIES THAT MAKE UP THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY,
DUE IN PART TO A RENEWED EMPHASIS ON MAKING SURE ALL HYPOTHESES 1AND ALTERNATIVE CONCLUSIONS
ARE HEARD OUR ANALYSTS ARE =t?ZA RANGE OF POSSIBILETIES?INTO ALL OF THEIR ANALYSES,
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HOPEFULLY BETTER PREPARING POLICY MAKERS TO COPE WITH A VARIETY OF OUTCOMES TOA PROBLEM
OR CRISIS.
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WE ARE REACHING OUT MORE TO UNIVERSITIES AND THINK TANKS, SEARCHING OUT NEW PERSPECTIVES.
WE RECOGNIZE INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE NO MONOPOLY ON TRUTH. WE ARE HOLDING MORE JOINT
CONFERENCES AND ENCOURAGING OUR ANALYSTS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR SCHOOL TIES AND TO TAKE
ADDITIONAL COURSES.
WE ARE PROGRESSING IN OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS TO BRING INTO THE AGENCY THE MOST
QUALIFIED CANDIDATES AVAILABLE. WE REALIZE WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO AS THIS MUST BE A
VIBRANT AND ONGOING PROCESS. AT THE END OF 1983 FISCAL YEAR, THE AGENCY WAS RIGHT AT ITS
AUTHORIZED STRENGTH. SO FAR DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE BROUGHT IN ALMOST AS MANY
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CAREER TRAINEES AS ALL OF LAST YEAR AD IlAYB BEEN ABLE 'PQ MEET THE SIGNIFICANT GROWER IN
THE COMMUNICATIONS FIELD. OUR IMPROVED CAPABILITIES WILL BE OF LITTLE VALUE IF WE DON'T
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HIRE THE FINEST PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY TO USE 'Hie RESOURCES. SPOTTING OF GOOD TALENT FOR
THE AGENCY IS EVERYBODY'S JOB, AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFER APPLICANTS. A RECENT EMPLOYEE
BULLETIN SIGNED BY JOHN McMAHON ENCOURAGED STAFF EMPLOYEES TO REFER WELL-QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
THIS APPEAL PRODUCED OVER 1,000 REFERRALS, AND ALL BUT 75 OF THESE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN
CONTACTED BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL. WE ARE ALSO ENLISTING THE AID OF OUR ALUMNI, THE
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OVER THE THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS THE AGENCY WILL FACE DEMANDS FOR INCREASED FOREIGN
INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS, A CONTINUING HOSTILE OPERATING ENVIRONNTNT OVERSEAS,
INCREASED SECURITY THREATS TO ITS ACTIVITIES, AND DIFFICULT MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS. WE WILL NEED HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND MOTIVATED PEOPLE TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE. WE
MUST GIVE THEM THE TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT THEY NEED. IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR
CAPABILITIES MUST NOW COME MORE FROM QUALITATIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN HUMAN SKILLS, TECHNIQUES,
TECHNOLOGY, AND MANAGEMENT THAN FROM THE RESOURCE GROWTH WE HAVE ENJOYED IN RECENT YEARS.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE RESPONSIBILITIES 0 ALL MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR INTELLIGENCE SERVICE,
NOT JUST THOSE WE RECOGNIZE TODAY.
A SPECIAL WORD FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO JOIN THE SIS TODAY. ALONG WITH THE SPECIAL BENEFITS
THAT COME WITH YOUR APPOINTMENT, YOU ALSO ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE TYPE OF
QUALITY PERFORMANCE AND LEADERSHIP NEEDED FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS IN FULFILLING THE AGENCY
MISSION AND FUNCTIONS. TO HELP YOU CARRY OUT THESE RESPONSIBILITIES, A NEW COURSE HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED. IN FEBRUARY YOU WILL BE ATTENDING THE FIRST RUNNING OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE LEVEL
COURSE DEVELOPED TO PREPARE YOU FOR YOUR IMPORTANT ROLE. THIS IS A TWO-WEEK MANDATORY COURSE
WHICH WILL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE IN THE CLASSROOM MANY OF THE SITUATIONS
YOU WILL FACE AS NEW SENIOR EXECUTIVES. IT WILL INCLUDE A LOOK AT THE AGENCY'S TEN-YEAR
STRATEGIC PLAN AND PROVIDE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE DDCI. EACH OFFICER
WILL TAKE PART IN A VARIETY OF EXERCISES COVERING SUCH AREAS AS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST,
CONFLICT BETWEEN A PROPOSED OPERATIONAL INITIATIVE AND THE EXECUTIVE ORDER CONCERNING
LIMITATIONS ON CIA ACTIVITIES, QUESTIONABLE USE OF OPERATIONAL FUNDS, AND
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CONCERN OVER POSSIBLE POLITICAL ADJUSTMENT TO AN INTELLIGENCE PRODUCT. I L
YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW ThT COURSE CAN BE IMPROVED.
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I CHALLENGE ALL SIS PERSONNEL TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE POR EXCELLFNCE IN ACHIEVEMENT OF
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES AND TO MOTIVATE AND DEVELOP OUR EMPLOYEES AT ALL GRADE LEVELS WHO
ALSO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OUR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY
AND EXTEND MY SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE OF YOU RECEIVING THESE COVETED AWARDS AND
PROMOTIONS TODAY. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THE FAMILIES OF OUR AWARD WINNERS FOR THE VALUABLE
CONTRIBUTION THEY MAKE IN THEIR SUPPORTIVE ROLE TO OUR SENIOR OFFICERS. I CONGRATULATE
YOU ALL.
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