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Executive Order 12333

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Executive Order 12333 is an Executive Order signed into effect on December 4th, 1981, by United States President Ronald Reagan.[1][2] It extends the powers and responsibilities of US intelligence agencies and directs the leaders of other US federal agencies to co-operate fully with CIA requests for information.

One of the clauses of this executive order reiterated a proscription on US intelligence agencies carrying out, or sponsoring assassination.[3][4] During the Bill Clinton and George W. Bush administrations the proscription against assassination was reinterpreted, and relaxed, for targets who were classified as connected to terrorism..

References

  1. ↑ Ronald Reagan. "Executive Order 12333--United States intelligence activities", US Federal Register, December 4, 1981. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  2. ↑ "Should U.S. officials say anything that could harm U.S. soldiers?", Milnet. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  3. ↑ Walter Pincus. "Saddam Hussein's Death Is a Goal, Says Ex-CIA Chief", Washington Post, February 15, 1998, p. A36. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
  4. ↑ Barton Gellman. "CIA Weighs 'Targeted Killing' Missions: Administration Believes Restraints Do Not Bar Singling Out Individual Terrorists", Washington Post, Sunday, October 28, 2001, p. A01. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
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