![What the Agency [CIA] does is ordered by the President and the NSC [National Security Council]. The Agency neither makes decisions on policy nor acts on its own account. It is an instrument of the President.](/assets/img/quote-photos/what-the-agency-cia-does-is-ordered-by-the-president-and-the-nsc-national-secu.jpg)
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