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United States Senate, that the opportunity to work with you £ind 

 your colleagues has been very gratifying and we certainly commend 

 you for your leadership and the fresh vision which you have 

 brought to the agency and also to the policy makers in Washington, 

 DC. 



Mr. Gates, I very much appreciate the fact that you've taken 

 time off from your family vacation to be up here with us today and 

 to communicate some of the activities of your agency relative to in- 

 telligence on the environment. As we tailor our capabihties to a 

 changing world, changing opportunities, it is clearly an obligation 

 of the Intelligence Community to focus in on environment^ con- 

 cerns that constitute a potential threat. And with that. 111 look for- 

 ward to your remarks. Please proceed. 



[The prepared statement of Director Gates follows:] 



