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silly ideas are jokes that are made about them, particularly about
domestic espionage. Although the jokes have no basis in fact they
nevertheless give us a name which we don't deserve. I don't say
that that makes all that much differences, but it does make some
difference, and this tends to spill over, so I would like to suggest
that if you have it in your hearts to do so that you speak up when
the occasion arises and try and set the facts straight."

2. From time to time some employees have been concerned that
Agency activities might conflict with the National Security Act and the
Agency's statements. They can be assured that Agency activities do not.
For clarification, some activities which may have been subject to mis-
understanding are listed as follows:

a) Security Investigations. Security investigations are conducted
on prospective employees, contractors, and consultants. They in-
volve neighborhood checks on the background of these individuals.
This is essential to meet the security requirements of the Agency.
The resulting information is held in separate security office files
and not merged in other Agency files.

b) Domestic Contacts. On an overt basis the Domestic Contact
Service makes visits to American private citizens, firms, and other
organizations, soliciting transmission to the Government of informa-
tion they have learned abroad. The purpose and content of the infor-
mation are restricted to foreign intelligence, i.e., intelligence on
developments abroad. The records of the firms and individuals as
sources are maintained as a purely practical element of this collec-
tion process.

c) Foreign Resources. A variety of foreign citizens of interest
to CIA visit or on occasion reside in America. Occasionally they are
contacted and recruited for work abroad in course of travels to
their homeland or for continuing collaboration with the Agency in
their home. A small portion involve the receipt of foreign intelligence
activity is entirely restricted to the collection of foreign intelligence.

d) Recruitment. CIA recruiters maintain a wide variety of con-
tacts within the United States endeavoring to assist individuals inter-
ested in employment with CIA to learn more about it and to join its
employee force.

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