[A FarSide distribution by Executive Action....
	cc: Robert Torricelli]
   
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                                  CIA CREDO
                                       
   
   
   We are the Central Intelligence Agency.
   
   We produce timely and high quality intelligence for the President and
   Government of the United States.
   
   We provide objective and unbiased evaluations and are always open to
   new perceptions and ready to challenge conventional wisdom.
   
   We perform special intelligence tasks at the request of the President.
   
   We conduct our activities and ourselves according to the highest
   standards of integrity, morality and honor and according to the spirit
   and letter of our law and Constitution.
   
   We measure our success by our contribution to the protection and
   enhancement of American values, security and national interest.
   
   We believe our people are the Agency's most important resource. We
   seek the best and work to make them better. We subordinate our desire
   for public recognition to the need for confidentiality. We strive for
   continuing professional improvement. We give unfailing loyalty to each
   other and to our common purpose.
   
   We seek through our leaders to stimulate initiative, a commitment to
   excellence and a propensity for action; to protect and reward Agency
   personnel for their special responsibilities, contributions, and
   sacrifices; to promote a sense of mutual trust and shared
   responsibility.
   
   We get our inspiration and commitment to excellence from the
   inscription in our foyer: And ye shall know the truth and the truth
   shall make you free.