DEFINITION OF 'EXTREMELY SENSITIVE INFORMATION ON FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000100080004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 12, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, DCI. Security Committee
FROM Robert W. Gambino
CIA Member, DCI Security Committee
SUBJECT : Definition of "Extremely Sensitive
Information on Foreign Intelligence
Sources and Methods"
REFERENCE : Memorandum for Chairman, Security
Committee from Chairman, Compartmentation
Sub-Committee dated 10 September 1976
1. This Office does not concur with the proposed
revision of the Subject definition. The meaning of
intelligence as stated in Executive Order 11905, Section 2
Definitions, paragraph (a), encompasses foreign intelligence
and foreign counterintelligence, and provides mutually
excluding definitions for both. The insertion of the
word "foreign" then would exclude counterintelligence
from the provisions of the proposed DCID which we believe
is unacceptable. It is suggested that the phrase be
amended to read, "extremely sensitive information on
intelligence sources and methods."
2. This Office also believes that the proposed
subparagraph (as subparagraph F to paragraph 3) contains
language too vague, i.e., "dee_~ knowledge," to receive
uniform interpretation and app~ication. In addition,
since an intelligence source or method may possibly be
derived or deduced from knowledge of the product or "take,"
it is suggested that the following be added to the listed
categories:
Information derived from an end product that
.would reveal intelligence source or method.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Security Committee
COMPARTMENTATION SUBCOMMITTEE
10 September 1976
MEMORANDUM FOR: Chairman, Security Committee.
SUBJECT Definition of "Extremely Sensitive'
Information on Foreign Intelligence
Sources and Methods".
REFERENCE SECOM-M-194
1. At the Security Committee meeting of 21 June
1976, the Chairman asked the Chairman, Compartmentation
Subcommittee, to have his Subcommittee begin considering
those certain categories of SCI that would require
restrictions being placed on travel. This charge was
given to the Security Committee by the DCI subsequent
to initial consideration by the NFIB of the proposed new
DCID on "Security Policy Concerning Travel and Assignment
of Personnel with Access to Sensitive Compartmented
Information".
2. Pursuant to this task, the._Compartmentatjp_n_
Subcommittee submits the following recommendations for
consideration:
a. In the SECOM version of paragraph 4.,
DCID 1/, the phrase, "extremely sensitive
information on source any: methods" be changed to
read, "extremely sensitive information on foreign
intelligence sources and methods".
b. The following definition be added to:-
the draft.DCID 1/_ as subparagraph f., to
paragraph 3. Definitions:
"f. Extremely Sensitive Information on
Foreign Intelligence Sources and Methods.
Such information consists of specific and
deep knowledge of the following categories:
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- technological structure, function and
technique of sensitive intelligence collection
or exploitation systems/methods; or
designated system targets or sources; or
- method and purpose of target selection; or
- degree of success of collection- or, exploitation
system/method; or
- collection or exploitation system/ method
capabilities and vulnerabilities.
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