POLICY FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION TO(Classified)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00662R000200080013-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2000
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 27, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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27 January 1951
ant Directors and Staff Chiefs
Policy for the Dissemination of Classified Information
to 25X1X7
1. The Director of Central. Intelligence has approved the d
semination of certain. CIA classified intelligence material to specific
authorized representatives of
general principles!
a, the dissersi_ation is within agency security policies as
below or subsequently modified;
The following security policies are in effect with respect to
dissemination of CIA classified material t after favorable 25X1X7
action in Paragraphs lb and lc above:
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D decides the xseed and extent of the dissemination
under the following
at recommendations for distribution
made by the producing offices at their o n instances; and
c. the originating office(s) or office(s) of primary interest
concurs in the proposed dissemination of a particular report or
categories of reports with or without chimes. When no notifica-
tion of any objection is received by the AD/CD from theorig Ling
office, it will be assumed that that office has no objection to the
dissemination to In case of disagreement
the AD/CD the case viii be
referred to the D/DCI for decision.
between the 0:
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a. CIA information classified through TOP SECRET may be
disseminated except for information falling in the following
categories:
Restricted Data. Intormtion pertaining to Atomic
.
Energy, except as permitted to 0/SI by DCI memorandum dated
21 A me 1950.
(2) Information relating to the defense of the Western
(3) Information on the Philippine Republic.
(.) Information pertaining to cryptographic devices.
(5) Information derogatory to the U. S. Government or
any agency thereof, or to a U. S. citizen or commercial
entity.
(6) info
e judicial, to U. S. re l at
er friendly foreign governments.
(7) Sources and methods of intelligence and the degre
cess attained.
(8) Informatioll given to the U.
by a foreign nation
or information resulting from combined efforts of the U.
and a foreign nation.
(9) Evaluated intelligence on
25X1X7
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(10) Classified military information vhtch the Army, R'evy
or Air Force withbolds from 25X1X7
The AD/CD or other office concerned will maintain a record of
by his office. In trensmittin
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be placed on the front page of each document or group of documents and
will also be included in the letter of tranamittal
a statement substantially as fo?lon
n is furnished with the understanding
of be released outside M (or other 25X1X7
receiving office) vittiout the prior specific approval of
the Central Intelligence Agency; that the source will not
be divulged; that it will not be used for other than
official purpocryz; that the information. Vill be afforded
substantially the same degree of security and control as
'orded by CIA.
If cosamaerclal information is involved in the dissemination, an additional
sentence should be added as follows
Individual or corporation rights originating In the
Information,, whether patented or not, will be respected,
AD/CD is charged with the responsibility for administering
the above authorized dissemination t in accordance with 25X1X7
0-1 dated 11 May 1950 utilizing the follow-
Authorized exceptions to the dissemination chaarged to the AD/CD
are listed below. The Assistant Directors concerned will comply with
the provisions of paragraph 3e of Administrative Instruction 50-1.
SECRET
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a. Atomic Energy Wo
n as directed by DCI reioraidum
to AD/SI and AD/SO dated 21 June 1950.
FOIAb3bl b,
c. SO reports forwarded to-
bargaining basis as approved by the DCI*
on a cooperative 25X1X7
WILLI H. JACKSON
Deputy Director of
Central lute lligenc+
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