NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 11 SECURITY OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS

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• Publication Date: January 6, 1950
• Content Type: REGULATION

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 11
SECURITY OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 101 (b)(2) and 102 (d)(3)
of the National Security Act of 1947 as amended, providing that the
National Security Council shall consider policy on matters of common
interest to the Departments and Agencies of the Government concerned,
with national security and shall make recommendations to the Presi-
dent in connection therewith, and that the Di ector of Central In-
telligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources
and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the National Security
Council hereby authorizes and directs that:
1. The Departments and Agencies of the Government en-
gaged in intelligence activities shall take steps to prevent
unauthorized disclosure of information on United States intel-
ligence sources and methods. Each Agency will determine its
own channel for authorization to release any such information.
The delimiting phrase "intelligence sources and methods" in-
cludes information ostensibly overt which requires security
protection because of its specific means of procurement or
specific place of procurement, revelation of which would en-
danger intelligence sources and methods, but the phrase does
not include intelligence information as such, the dissemination
of which is already covered by appropriate departmental and
agency security regulations.
2. The Director of Central Intelligence shall coordinate
policies concerning the protection of intelligence sources and
methods, Within the limits established by Section 102 of the
National Security Act of 1947, except where provision has al-
ready been made by the National Security Council.
3. In protecting intelligence sources and methods, the
Director of Central Intelligence and the other Intelligence
Directors shall be guided by the principle that covert or
sensitive information, either unevaluated or as an intelligence
product, shall go only to those whose official duties require
such knowledge.
4. In order to protect intelligence sources and methods
further, any reference to the Central Intelligence Agency should
emphasize its duties as the coordinator of intelligence, rather
than its secret intelligence activities. No reference will be
made to this agency whatsoever unless it is unavoidable, of
course.
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