NON-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION BY EMPLOYEES AND FORMER EMPLOYEES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00165A000500080010-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 26, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 1, 1977
• Content Type: REGULATION

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This Notice is Current Until Rescinded
NON-OFFICIAL PUBLICATION BY EMPLOYEES
AND FORMER EMPLOYEES
1. It is the policy of the Central Intelligence Agency that
employees obtain approval for non-official publication of writings on
subjects of official Agency interest as defined herein. Manuscripts are
to be submitted through channels to the Deputy Director or Head of
Independent Office of the employee concerned for determination as to
whether the writing is of official interest and should be forwarded for
review by the Publications Review Board (the "Board") under the criteria
indicated below. Manuscripts of former employees submitted to the
Agency for review pursuant to the terms of their secrecy agreements
shall also be referred to the Board through the Office of General
Counsel.
2. Employees shall submit writings intended for non-official
publication to the Board for review prior to providing any notes,
drafts, or manuscript to a publisher or other uncleared person. Speeches
or other non-official oral presentations on matters of official Agency
interest must be similarly submitted to the Board for review if scheduled
or intended for publication by the employee or the sponsor of the
presentation.
3. The Board consists of: Assistant to the Director, Chairman;
Deputy to the Director for National Intelligence; Deputy Director for
Intelligence; Director of Security; Chief, Central Cover Staff, DDO; and
head of the employee or former employee's operating component. The
Board will meet at least quarterly or more frequently at the call of the
Chairman. The Board will attempt to complete its review of manuscripts
within 30 days.
4. Subjects deemed to be of official Agency interest include, but
are not limited to, current and former Agency activities, foreign
intelligence and foreign political, economic, scientific, technical,
military, sociological, and geographic matters, including foreign
aspects of international terrorist activities and traffic in narcotics.
Publication approval will be denied for any material containing infor-
mation or intelligence properly classified pursuant to Executive Order
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11652 or which contains information relating to intelligence sources or
methods. In addition, publication approval will be denied to current
employees for any part of the employee's manuscript that could reason-
ably be expected to have an adverse impact on U.S. foreign relations,
national defense, or security. Depending on the circumstances, the
Board may request that the manuscript or portions thereof be reviewed by
other members of the Intelligence Community.
5. Employees should submit five copies of a manuscript, routed to
the following in sequence: (a) Head of operating component; (b) Deputy
Director or Head of Independent Office; (c) Assistant to the Director
(for Board review). In submitting a manuscript, the employee should be
as specific as possible in indicating plans for publication, including
name of the publication or publisher and the proposed date. The memo-
randum should also indicate the past and present cover status of the
employee, if any, and plans for future use of cover. The employee will
be identified as an employee of CIA unless this conflicts with security
or cover considerations. Any revisions or editorial changes affecting
the substance of the manuscript must be resubmitted to the Board.
Unless the writing clearly does not concern a subject of official
interest, the employee is responsible for ensuring that the material is
published with a specific disclaimer to the effect that opinions and
views expressed are the employee's own and do not necessarily reflect
those of the Agency or the U.S. Government. A copy of the manuscript as
it appears in print should be filed with the Board for its records.
Former employees should submit manuscripts to the Office of General
Counsel, which will transmit them to the Board for internal coordination
and review.
6. The Board Chairman shall ensure that each member of the Board
has reviewed one copy of the manuscript and returned it to the Chairman
with a recommendation. If the Board unanimously decides that the
manuscript is unobjectionable under the standards and criteria in
paragraph 4 above, the Chairman will notify the employee through the
Deputy Director and head of the operating component concerned. If any
member of the Board objects to publication of the manuscript or any part
thereof, the matter will be resolved at a Board meeting. Employees may
appeal the Board's decision to the Deputy Director of Central Intelli-
gence. Board approval for publication is valid for one year, after
which time the request must be resubmitted.
7. The Office of General Counsel shall be the Agency point of
contact for former employees who submit manuscripts for review. Infor-
mation concerning manuscripts being written by former employees shall be
referred to the General Counsel, who shall be responsible for contacting
former employees, publishers, or attorneys, as appropriate, regarding
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Agency clearance procedures. The General Counsel shall submit to the
Board all manuscripts received and convey to former employees the
results of the Board's review. The Board, in reviewing manuscripts of
former employees, shall identify and deny permission for publication
that information or intelligence which (a) is properly classified,
or which reveals intelligence sources or methods, (b) that was acquired
by the former employee during the course of his employment and (c) which
has not been placed in the public domain by the U.S. Government.
8. This notice supersedes tho tions of hich deal
with publication of manuscripts. HR will be revise accordingly.
E. H. Knoche
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
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