LETTER TO MALCOLM A. FROST FROM L. K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00765A000100010099-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 6, 2009
• Sequence Number: 99
• Publication Date: May 9, 1950
• Content Type: LETTER

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Er. Malcolm A. Frost
bead, BBC lonitoring :>ervice
Caversham Park
tteadirig, 1in9land
Dear kalcolw
ath reference to security clearance of British personnel assumed
to IBIS stations I nave been advised that the following proposal evolved
from meetings between the Agency representative, officials of the British
:iocurity service wtd yourself*
a. That the BEG Monitoring Service and F8W agree on the
required security standards for respective representatives who
are to be attached to the other serviceo
e. That in each case when submitting the nasas of a
nominee to FM , or to an FBIS station, yr. Frost would state
that subject was security cleared for his proposed assignment
and that this would mean that action b state that action eenn.
He would not in each case specifically, set out in b above had been taken.
=with reference to paragraph 3 above 1 propose that all representa-
tives of either service posted with the other ;,erviceshoul~tcleared
for "Secret" information, and further that we agree disclosure
information is that information or material, the unauthorised
of which might endanger national security, seriously jeopardise the
international relations of our respective governments,, or endanger the
effectiveness of a program or policy of great importance to our respective
governments. Lxampieat
Information or material regarding, or details of discussions
or conferences with high officials of other governments on
important questions, the proraature disclosure of which would
seriously affect the foreign relations of our respective
governments.
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;.sports or sets dangerously unfriendly to our respective
governments, or icortant trends in forei&n affairs greatly
endangering national security.
Certain nighty ircuix rtant intelligence reports, including
reports on subversive activities.
Vital information on iatportant defenses.
High-grade crypto;raphie devices and related material.
If the above suggestei standard definition and examples are agreea-
ble to you, please advise rxe in writing to tais effect.
The written state cent outlined in paragraph b above should also be
furnished at your crcveutence.
Thereafter, in compliance with paragraph Z above, veien submitting
the nw a of a nominee for detail with EELS it would only be necessary
to advise re that the nordnee was security cleartd for tits ;;roposed
as si yunent.
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The arrangei.,ent for security clearance of DEC personnel posted with
FBIS is a ;er:esnal arrangement with 1.x. Frost and approved by L_ajor General
S_r Ian Jacob. All dealings of any nature whatever should be with Er. Frost
rersonally and if for any reason whatever he is no longer Head of the BBC
Fonitoring Service and accessible to clear such information the entire
arrangement should be reexamined.