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MORI DocID: 1451843

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7 MAY 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR ALL CIA EMPLOYEES

1. Recent press reports implicate CIA in certain illegal

activities allegedly committed in the United States. Without going

into the details of these allegations, I can assure you that I intend

to cooperate fully with the various law enforcement and Congressional

investigations of these matters.

2. All CIA employees should understand my attitude toward

matters of this sort. I shall do everything in my power to confine

CIA activities to those which fall within the strictest interpretation

of its legislative charter. I take this position because I am determined

that the law shall be respected and because this is the best way to

foster the legitimate and necessary contributions we in CIA can make

to the national security of the United States.

3. I am taking several actions to implement this objective:

- I have ordered all the senior operating officials of

this Agency to report to me immediately on any

activities now going on, or that have gone on in the

past, which might be construed by reasonable people

to be outside the legislative charter of this Agency.

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