RELEASE OF U.S. CLASSIFIED INFORMATION (NON-MILITARY) TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP66B00560R000100080034-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: May 22, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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22 MAY 1963
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Deputy Director (Research)
SUBJECT :
Release of U. S. Classified Information
(Non-Military) to Foreign Governments
REFERENCES. :
A -
B -
Letter from Attorney General to
Secretary of State, 12 July 1962,
Same Subject, copy attached.
Letter from Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Security, Department
of State, to Director of Security,
CIA, 2 May 1963, copy attached.
1. This memorandum requests information from your
component.
2. Per Reference A and B the Department of State is
coordinating a review of policies relating to disclosures of U. S.
classified information (non-military) to foreign governments.
Reference B asks CIA two broad questions:
(1) Does the Agency have regulations,
policies and procedures which take cognizance
of the 1958 Presidential Directive on Subject?;
(2) Is the Agency aware of any instance
in which released information has been com-
promised or has not been properly protected
by recipient governments.
3. The Office of Security will handle the response to
question (1) of Reference B by outlining the regulatory controls
operative in the Agency in cases of disclosures of classified
information (non-military) to foreign governments.
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4. To answer question (2) of Reference B, information
must be gathered from a number of Agency components, including
that under your command. Consequently, your cooperation is
requested in supplying the Office of Security, before 3 June, any
information known to you which would have relevance to an ade-
quate answer to this question.
5. The Office of Security, upon receipt of components'
replies, will prepare the Agencyts response to the Department of
State.
25X1 A 7 e Edwards
Director of Security
Attachments:
Reference A
Reference B
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