INTRA-AGENCY SECURITY COMMITTEE MINUTES OF FIRST MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 16, 2006
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: July 21, 1971
• Content Type: MIN

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IASEC-M-1 (Draft)
21 July 1971
INTRA-AGENCY SECURITY COMMITTEE
First Meeting
Room 4 E 64, CIA Headquarters Building
Wednesday, 21 July 1971, 1000 Hours
Acting Chairman
Presiding
MEMBERS PRESENT: REPRESENTING:
Deputy Director for Science &
Technology
National Intelligence Policy
Evaluation Staff
Deputy Director for Intelligence
Os Deputy Director for Plans
Office of General Counsel
Deputy Director for Support
Secretary
DIA DECLASSIFICATION/RELEASE
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INSTRUCTIONS ON FILE GROUP I
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The Intra-agency Security Committee was convened by the Acting
set forth the background which led to the Committee's
Chairman, Mrf
~t 1000 hours on 21 July 1971 in the
Office of Security conference room, 4 E 64.
The Acting Chairman stated that the Chairman, Mr. Howard J.
Osborn, regretted being unable to chair the Committee's initial meeting
due to the press of business with the Director at the instant hour.
formation, namely, the Presidential concern over the extensive number
of government and non-government employees holding top secret clear-
ances and the increased tempo of unauthorized disclosures in the press
during the past year, including the "Pentagon Papers" - the Ellsberg
case. He explained that the Committee will examine security problems
which surface, render assistance where feasible, and present new ideas
and approaches in the security field. He also indicated that the Committee
would be advised from time to time on significant security activities within
the Agency and, or in the intelligence community. Germane to the latter
aspect of the Committee's purpose he reviewed for the information of the
members the following security items of current interest:
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(1) Recently, the President directed that a review be
made of security classification and declassification
procedures as set forth in Executive Order 10501
as well as dissemination procedures. A Security
Review Committee was subsequently formed,
chaired by Mr. William Rehnquist, Department
of Justice with representation from DoD, State,
CIA, and the National Security Council.
The Security Review Committee established
three working groups to recommend changes in
Executive Order 10501: Group I is examining the
legal sanctions and penalties covering unauthorized
disclosures; Group II is looking into classification,
declassification, downgrading, and release outside
the Executive Branch while Group III is addressing
itself solely to the release of National Security
Council papers and their declassification.
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(2) Another broad security problem resulted from the
fact that one weekend a CIA safe in the Central
Credit Union in Washington, D.C., was broken
into by unknown persons with the intent to gain
money. Investigation noted that the safe also
contained some CIA correspondence on Credit
Union matters. The Director, considering the
tenor of the times, directed that the Agency
take a look at all of its outside facilities where
classified information or material is stored.
A task force was formed composed of repre-
sentatives from each Directorate which resulted
in a study and follow-up report which is in the
last stages of being formalized and circulated.
Essentially the report reflects that there are
approximate) Agency sites where
Agency classified data is stored and charac-
terizes them by categories of vulnerability.
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The Office of Security is continuing to survey
these facilities in order to upgrade their physi-
cal security protection, where needed.
(3) The Acting Chairman briefly alluded to the
Committee's awareness that much critical
examination of the compartmented systems is
currently taking place, noting such groups as
the Pettibone Panel and COMIREX.
also informed that
staff at DIA had prepared a paper on the subject
of compartmented systems for review by the
United States Intelligence Board. He also
mentioned briefly the fine work of the NIPE
representative in preparing the Agency's
report to the President on disclosures of
classified information in the news media and
the steps taken by the Agency to protect its
intelligence sources and methods.
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Of immediate concern, the Acting Chairman read, in part, from
a White House memorandum to all U.S. Departments and Agencies. It
directed that each responsible department and agency initiate at once a
review and screening of each top secret and compartmented clearance
presently held by individuals employed by the U.S. Government, those
serving as consultants, and those employees of private business concerns
engaged in the performance of classified contacts with the U.S. Govern-
ment. The purpose of the review is to effect immediate reduction of all
clearances in the top secret and compartmented categories which cannot
be demonstrated to meet the requirement of a strict need-to-know criteria.
It was also directed that each responsible department and agency
initiate immediately a review of those individuals and organizations out-
side the. government now retaining top secret or compartmented material
with the aim of drastically reducing such non-government holdings.
Discussion ensued among the members in which it was agreed that
each Directorate and the various offices and staffs represented at the
meeting would not only initiate a review of those clearances held by the
categories of employees outlined in the White House memorandum, but
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also an across-the-board review, utilizing a current need-to-know criteria
in order to effect the reduction of unnecessary clearances. A deadline date
of 30 calendar days was agreed upon for submission of a report to the Chair-
man, Intra-agency Security Committee which would note the reduction in all
unnecessary clearances.
The Acting Chairman suggested that the members utilize the
services of the various area security officers in their components and
offices to effect the review. The DDI representative indicated that he
would include the Office of National Estimates in his review of clearances.
Mr. stated that the Intra-agency Security Committee would
be an on-going entity and though there was no intention to hold regularly
scheduled meetings as such, a meeting could be called at any time at the
discretion of the Chairman or the recommendation of any of the members.
Adjournment: 1115 hours.
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