RETIREMENT OF SENSINT CONTROL SYSTEM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05707A000500010004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2013
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: February 15, 1962
• Content Type: MEMO

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TCS-11133-62
15 February 1962
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MEMORANDUM FOR: ,TCO/SPO/DDP
TCO/SPO/DDI
TCO/SPO/DPD
TCO/SPO/ CIA
TCO/SPO/OSI
TCO/SPO/OS
TCO/SPO/ORR
TCO/SPO/ OCI
TCO/SPO/LS/PAD/NPIC
TCO/SPO/NPIC
SUBJECT : Retirement of SENSINT Control System
The Acting Chief of Staff, Intelligence, USAF Headquarters,
has on the 14th of February 1962 approved the retirement of the
SENSINT Control System. Retirement of the system is effective
upon receipt of this message. Until such time as detailed instruc-
tions are furnished by this Headquarters, the following will apply:
a. There will be no new materials introduced into
the SENSINT Control System. If it is necessary that
certain materials be handled within a secure system,
such materials will be handled within the TALENT
System. However, ander unique circumstances, whereby
only a SENSINT SPO exists within .a particular head-
quarters, the System will not be retired until all
materials within the headquarters have been downgraded/
sanitized or destroyed.
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SUBJECT: Retirement of SENSINT Control System
c. There will be no sensint briefings and
debriefings except in those cases whereby an individual
was indoctrinated solely to protect SENSINT products
stored within the respective Headquarters. In this
instance, incumbents may remain indoctrinated, and
indoctrination of replacement personnel is in order.
This will rernain effective until such time as the
materials have been released, downgraded and/or des-
troyed. ? At this point, the individuals concerned will
be debriefed. In addition, there will be no SENSINT
augmentation requests. All future augmentations will
be within the "T" or "T/KH" systems. However,
retirement of the SENSINT system will not be the basis
for increasing "T" or "T/KH" billets.
d. Materials presently ort file will not be
released without further instructions from this head-
quarters. The exception in this case being those ma
materials released under the downgrading/sanitiza-
tion program, i.e., IBID.
e. All records may be destroyed as soon as
they have served the needs of the Headquarters.
Briefing and debriefing statements excluded.
f. Those individuals who are TALENT
certified will have automatic access to SENSINT
materials.
For the Director, CIA
SENSINT Intelligence Offic-e-r, CIA
CONCUR:
SENSINT 'Security Officer, CIA
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