COMMENTS ON PROPOSED DCID 1/XX, 'UNIFORM PROCEDURES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE HANDLING AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI)*

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00591R000400060007-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2005
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: January 10, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Walter Elder
Executive Secretary, NFIB
FROM:
Chairman, COMIREX
Comments on Proposed DCID 1/XX,
"Uniform Procedures for Administrative
Handling and Accountability of Sensitive
Compartmented Information (SCI)"
REFERENCE: NFIB-D-9.3/18, 21 December 1977
1. There are three parts of the draft DCID that we believe
could or would create problems with reference to TK matters,
specifically:
a. The language of paragraph 3 of the covering
memorandum, which bears the signature of the DCI, could
be wrongly interpreted that the D/NRO, as an "operational
program director," would now have the authority to make
policy on release to foreign governments. ' Since that is not
the intention, recommend that the paragraph be rephrased
in the following manner:
"This directive is not intended to limit the authority
and responsibilities of Executive Agent or other
operational program directors, or the SCI Control
Officials designated by the DCI, for management of
other aspects of their respective programs, such
as basic operational direction, and policy guidance
on security classifications and controls and dissemi-
nation to foreign governments."
WARNING NOTICE
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES
AND METHODS INVOLVED
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b . Literal adherence to the provisions on
pages 11-13 that deal with the "Minimum Standards
for Control of SCI Released to Contractors or Consultants"
might be construed as in conflict with key aspects of the
28 December 1977 COMIREX Memorandum D-2.10/2, which
outlines the guidelines on Contractor Holdings of TALENT-
KEYHOLE Imagery. To resolve the conflicts between the
policy guidance in the two documents suggest the following
two changes to the proposed DCID:
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(1) Security Regulation,. page 11, para 3_
Change as follows:
"The sponsoring agency ensures that such release
are in conformity with the contractor policy directives
formulated for the specific types of SCI involved."
(2) Security Regulation, page 13.
Change as follows:
"When specifically required by the contractor
for another contract by another sponsoring agency--
provided that the requisite security safeguards and
accountability procedures specified by,this directive
continue to be maintained by the contractor or con-
sultant, and provided that the second sponsoring
agency assumes monitoring responsibility for the
SCI materials to be retained."
ILLEGIB
2. A final point about timing the issuance of this proposed DCID.
I strongly recommend deferral of approval or other further consideration
of this proposed DCID at the present time for the following reason. It
would reflect poor management to issue this DCID with its five references
to Executive Order 11652, including the concept of a General Declassifi-
cation Schedule, and then find within the next month or two the
President has approved the currently proposed Executive Order on
"National Security Information," which revokes Executive Order 11652,
and promulgates a declassification approach different from the current
General Declassification Schedule. Since this proposed Executive Order
has already reached the final draft stage, with comments required no
later than January 20, a delay in issuing the proposed DCID is
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definitely in order. Once the Executive Order is approved, the
proposed DCID should, be appropriately modified so as to conform
with its provisions, and then re-submitted to the DCI and NFIB for
consideration.
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