PROCEDURES FOR THE RELEASE OF ESTIMATES TO FRIENDLY STATES (Sanitized)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00097R000600030016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2005
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: June 10, 1964
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNIT'E:DD STA.'-['ES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
Friendly States
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USIB -M-331,
14, 19 March 1964
3 June 1964, item 5
10 June, item 9
1. The attached paper on "Procedures for the Release of Estimates
to Friendly States I I as approved by the 25X1
USII3 on 10 June 1964, is circulated for the information and guidance
of Board members.
Z. The attachment contains US I13 -approved amendments to thy;
previous version of USIB-D-17. 1 / 15, dated 8 June 1964.
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1. The Board of National Estimates recommends that, when a
member of the United States Intelligence Board proposes the release
of a national intelligence estimate to a friendly state
he should address a memorandum to the Executive
Secretary of the USIB noting the following:
Procedures for the Release of Estimates to Friend%y
a. The foreign government and, wherever_poss'.ble, the
officials thereof who should receive the estimate, and the
method of transmittal (see paragraph 2 below);
b. An asserta.on that such release is in the national
interest and the rationale therefor;
c. A recommendation as to the particular. respe:;ts in
which the estimate should he sanitized;
ci. An evaluation of the damage to United States'interests
and security if the document falls`nto the wrong hands.
2. The Board of National Estimates also recommer7ds that:
memorandum should be sent overseas.--one copy to be f.:rn'.shed
to the recipient designated by the USIB requestor and the other
copy for the CIA Chief of Station to pass in appropriate cases
to the Chief of the relevant foreign intelligence Service. The
be adopted as a general rule. Specifically, the e: tirate shod
be appropriately sanitized, bound up in a color not blue, and
titled solely as "Intelligence Memorandum. " Two copies of the
and transmittal of NIE 11-14-63
a. When the USIB approves a request for re:rase, y
the same procedures used in connection with the san.itizati.on
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paper should be passed s,'MUltaneously through intelligence and
other channels as appropriat:e. Our representat!ves should be
instructed to inform the recipients that this is a study prepared
within the United States intelligence communit
b. 'if exceptions to the foregoing procedures appear desir-
able in a particular case, the memorandum proposing release
should set forth the exceptions desired, and the justification
therefor.
3. In all circumstances the Ambassador will be advised of the
actions that are being taken.
FOR THE BOARD OF NATIONAL ESTIMATES:
/s/
SHERMAN KENT
Chairman
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