SECURITY POLICY GUIDANCE ON LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS WITH FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOREIGN SECURITY SERVICES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82M00591R000400110001-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 18, 1976
• Content Type: REGULATION

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DCID No. 1/10
DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/101
SECURITY POLICY GUIDANCE ON LIAISON RELATIONSHIPS WITH
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE ORGANIZATIONS AND FOREIGN
SECURITY SERVICES
(Effective 18 May 1976)
Pursuant to Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, Executive Order 11905
and National Security Council Intelligence Directives, the following is established as
security guidance to representatives of US departments, agencies and military
commands who conduct, supervise or coordinate liaison with foreign intelligence and
security services.
1. The fact of broad, general intelligence cooperation with countries or groups of
countries with which the United States maintains formal military alliances or
agreements (e.g., NATO) is unclassified.
2. The fact of intelligence cooperation between the United States and a specific
governmental component in an Allied country (see 1 above), or description of the
nature of intelligence cooperation between the United States and any Allied country is
classified Secret unless a different classification is specified.
3. The fact of intelligence cooperation between the United States and specifically
named foreign countries and governmental components thereof with which the United
States is not allied is normally classified not less than Secret.
4. Details of or specifics concerning any intelligence exchange agreement will be
classified according to content.
5. The identities of foreign governmental or military personnel who provide
intelligence pursuant to such agreements or liaison relationships will be protected at
the same level of classification which applies to the fact of the intelligence cooperation,
or at such different level as may be required by their governments or individual
circumstances.
6. Information classified in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 above shall
not be released to any foreign country or its representatives except by the mutual
agreement of the United States and the foreign country whose intelligence cooperation
is involved.
7. Information classified in accordance with this guidance shall be exempt from the
provisions of the General Declassification Schedule of Executive Order 11652 under
exemptions 5B(1) or 5B(3), or both. Information about the nature of a relationship
may be declassified only in accordance with the mutual desires of the United States
and the foreign government.
8, This directive does not apply to any liaison relationship that is concerned with
U.S. internal security functions, or with criminal or disciplinary matters that are not
directly related to foreign intelligence.
George Bush
Director of Central Intelligence
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