SECURITY AGREEMENT NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72R00410R000200080004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2004
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: May 21, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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2 1 MAY '96`-,
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director (Research)
SUBJECT : Security Agreement
National Reconnaissance Program
1. Reference is made to the agreement signed on 2 May 1962
by the Director of Central Intelligence and the Deputy Secretary of
Defense concerning the establishment and responsibilities of the
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Paragraph.(3) of the
agreement under the title of SECURITY, states as follows:
"In accordance with the basic responsibility
of the Director of Central Intelligence for
protection of intelligence sources and methods,
CIA will establish security policy for the NRP,
including provision for a uniform system of
security control and appropriate delegations.
of security responsibility."
2. In regard to this responsibility, it is proposed that a
policy unit, comprised of senior and experienced personnel,
be established within the Office of Security and responsible
under the Director of Security for the following functions.
(a) Establish security policy for the NRP encom-
passing all aspects of the program. Define
uniform security practices and procedures
under which the program will operate.
(b) Provide for the delegation of security res-
ponsibility, as agreed upon, to participating
agencies, departments and other organiza-
tional units.
NRO review(s) completed.
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(c) Define security liaison relationships between
the participating departments and agencies
through which problems, issues and inter-
pretations of policy may be resolved.
(d,) Provide a system capability for inspections,
to ensure that security policy is being
uniformly and properly administered.
(e) To take such other security actions as the
DNRO and the DCI may direct and as may
appear to be appropriate and necessary.
The chain of command relationships of the DCI, the DNRO and
the DDNRO, DDR, may have to be more explicitly defined. How-
ever, the establishment of security policy and the security practices
and procedures pertinent thereto would be a fully coordinated action
approved by the DNRO and the DCI (DDR). The policy unit would
initiate the implementation of this policy and any basic changes or
variations. of policy would be referred to the DNRO and the DCI for
decision.
3. It is considered that the overall security policy will be
predicated ,,,,n?
of security policy a ul rie m o a in tine development
g programs, coming within
the jurisdiction of the NRP and consultation with appropriate
officials, will be necessary. On the basis of policy so developed,
delegations of security responsibility to departments and agencies
can be agreed upon with sub-delegations by those departments and
agencies to operating commands and components within the pro-
gram. Each delegation of security responsibility carries with it
the requirement for strict compliance with the overall security
policy, practices and procedures.
4. The concept of delegations of security responsibility should
be predicated upon (a) command responsibilities and (b) utilizing
capabilities of the participating departments, agencies and compo-
nents to perform certain services for the benefit of the entire program.
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In this manner, the efficiency of the security effort can be pro-
moted and duplication of activities avoided. A centralization
of certain types of security information and reports can be
developed for the mutual benefit of all participating departments.
Examples of delegations of security responsibility are envisioned
as follows:
(a) Security responsibility for a program, project
or operation.
(b) Security control and inspection of one or more
of the industrial -contractors participating in
the NRP.
Responsibility for maintaining a central record
of security clearances concerning a department,
program, project or perhaps a geographical area.
,(d) Responsibility for the investigation and reporting
of security violations, compromises and unauthorized
disclosures.
(e) Responsibility for conducting investigations of
and granting security clearances for personnel
engaged in a given program, project or industrial
contract.
(f)
Responsibility for conducting a counter-intelligence
program to ensure the security of a given program,
project or operation.
(g)
Such other delegations of security responsibility
to a given component that might be carried out
for the benefit of the entire program.
5. The Special Security Control Center for the centralization
of clearance records of the various compartmented systems of in-
telligence is now being established in the Office of Security. In
view of the close relationship, it is considered logical that the
Special Security Control Center would be made an operating part
of the policy unit.
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6. It is recommended that this concept of security be pro-
posed in the course of your discussions with the Deputy Secretary
of Defense. If this concept is. approved, then appropriate staffing
of such a program can be developed.
Direc or of Security
Distribution:
Orig. & 1 - DDR
1 - DDS
SECRET
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