CONFERENCE WITH UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RETURNING FROM ABROAD

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R002600010001-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 24, 1950
• Content Type: MF

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MEMOfiANDINI FOR PARTICIPATING IBS OF TH LIIGENCE
ADVISORY CfEE:
SPECIAL ASSISTANT, 7 TELLI+OENCF.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
ASSISTAR CHIEF OF STA`, G-2
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
DIRECTM OF NAVAL I LLI~
DIRECTOR OF I LLIGENCE, HEADQUARTERS
UNITED STATES AIR F{R.CE
SUBJECT: Conferences with United States Government
Officials Returning from Abroad
REFENCE: (a)l arandzi of Lt April 1950 to
Participating Standing Committee
Members of the IAC
ENCLOSi E: JA Interagency Operating Procedure
B Voting Blip
With reference to discussions by members of our staffs,
there is enclosed for fonal approval an Interagency Operat-
ing Procedure on the above subject.
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B. H. _RM,
Rear Admiral, USN
Director of Central
Intelligence
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DISTRIBUTION:
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33, Tr AGENCY OPERATING PROCEDt
SUBJECT: Conferences with United States Government Officials
Returning from Abroad
A C33R PARTICIPATING IN THIS AG II:
Central Intelligence Agency
Department of State
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of the Air Force
Conferences with United States Government officials returning to
the United States from areas which are of significant intelligence
interest constitute a valuable source of information for intelligence
purposes and may be of great assistance to intelligence specialists by
virtue of the opportunity such conferences provide to secure from such
officials their personal and uninhibited views and opinions. In order
to free such officials from the unnecessary burden of repeating their
remarks to successive groups of intelligence specialists, it is agreed
that the initial interagency intelligence conference will be conducted
under the auspices of the Central Intelligence Agency for the benefit
of all agencies participating in this agreement, except in those cases
in which, by mutual agreement, it is determined that there is insuf-
ficient interest to justify a central meeting outside the agency of
which the official is a member. To clarify and standardize certain
principles governing the scheduling and conduct of such conferences,
the following operating procedures and allocation of responsibilities
are agreed upon:
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1. The intelligence organizations of the Departments of
State, the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force will inform CIA as
much in advance as possible of officials of their departments
returning to the United States after service or official travel
in foreign areas 'which are of significant intelligence interest,
and who have information of interest to the intelligence agencies.
CIA will keep itself informed, through established liaison channels,
of officials of other departments and agencies of the U. S. Govern-
ment w1io return to Washington from such areas.
2, Conferences with selected officials who pass through
Washington will be scheduled in accordance with the following
provisions:
a. The scheduling will be done by CIA through the
intelligence organizations of the Departments of State,
the Army, the Navy, or the Air Force for officials of
these Departments; and by CIA through established liaison
channels for officials of other departments and agencies
of the U. S. Government,
b. These conferences will be scheduled. at a time and
place agreeable both to CIA and to the Departments or
Agencies concerned.
c. Me.ximun advance notification of scheduled conferences
vill be given by CIA to the intelligence organizations of the
Department of State, the Army, the Navy,, and the Air Force.,
in order that qualified intelligence specialists of these
organizations may participate therein, within the limits
of available facilities,
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d. CIA will provide suitable facilities for such
conferences.
e. CIA will provide transportation facilities and other
appropriate courtesies for the official participating therein.
f. CIA will be responsible for the conduct of such
conferences.
3. These conferences are for the benefit of the intelligence
specialists having direct interest in the areas and subjects to
be discussed. All those attending should be prepared to question
the officials from a specialized intelligence viewpoint, since
such conferences are not meant for general orientation or passive
participation. The need-to-know principle should govern the
selection cf those designated to attend such conferences.
4. Intelligence specialists who are not able to attend the
conferences, or who do not wish to present their questions orally,
nay submit them to the presiding officer either before or during
the meeting. Questions so submitted should bear the name and
organization of the intelligence specialist submitting them.
Because of the informality and classified nature of such
conferences, special security precautions are essential. All of
those whose names are submitted for attendance must have been
cleared for TOP SECRET by their Departments or Agencies, and
should know in advance of the substance of the attached Security
Agreement, a copy of which they will be asked to sign before
each conference.
6. CIA is able to interview United States Government
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returning from abroad who do not pass through the
Washington area, in a manner similar to its operations under
the provisions of NSCID No. 7. CIA will do this in the interests
of and according to requirements submitted by the intelligence
Organizations of the Departments of State, the .Army, the Navy,
the Air Force.
Enclosure:
ftcurf ty Agreement
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his ; rsonal, uninhi4t d and informal vies and opinions on tt areas
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