LEAKS OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000100100022-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: December 20, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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~:xecutiti,o Rogir.4ry
2 0 DEC.
MM 1140RANDUM FOR THE PRESIDINT
SUBJECT: Leaks of Seneitive Information
Pursuant to yo= memorandum of December S. 1966, to the Cabinet and
Heads of Agencies, I am report measures in affect within the Central
Inte111,gence Agency to assure against leaks of sensitive Information. The
noed to protect such Information from unauthorized disclosure is of paramount
importance to this Agency and to the elligence community and is one which
receives our constant attention.
' s ithia CIA, the principal measures In effect on the four points noted
n your memorandum are:
(1) Sensitive information Is id ified by appropriate
elacairlcatlons as authorizod by ]executive Order 10501. In
addition to these government-wide markin s, special control
words and warning Indicators especially applicable to intelligence
Information are used as provided in appropriate directives for
the intelligence community., Still further restrictions exist for
our most sensitive inteWgonce which is mimed within com-
partmented units that require special clearances for access and
have special security provisions for storage and transmission.'
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(2 CWs accuritY program is deed to preclude
uimuthorizod disclosure of Its inforrmation and to comply with
my statutory responsibility to protect intelligence sources and
methods. The program includes provisions for the secure
ator, a of information, the str scree, of applicants
and contractors, a security indoctrination program for all
personnel, periodic r o doctri nation programs, and cial
briefings for all those authorized access to compartmented
iutelli,ence. Internal Agency regulations contain detailed
process to ensure against premature disclosures or leaks
of inorcanation to persons not having a "need to know."One
such procedure requires approval from my office before speeches,
pub ationa, or other public statements relating to intelligence
can L-.. made by CIA personnel,.
(3) CIA policies concerning peaalities for unauthorized
di.s cio cures and security violations are set forth in a number of
regulatory issuances and notices. These pertain to violations
for which a penalty is prescribed by law and also to offenses vvtlch
c&U for appropriate administrative action. In addition, less
from recent hostile espionage operations are stressed in periodic
Luanceo, security orientation lectures, and In our intelligence
trrj courses.
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(4) The very nature of the Aency's operations makes security a,
c0 r^t~,.r t theme.. For example, "eecurlty conceiousnocs" is one of the qual-
it'~e;; considered in preparing p riodic performance ratings on all employees.
Sur,ireys and cpot, checks conducted by security officers, both here and abroad,
help to i>eep our security program meaningful and current.
I realize, of course, that the finect security program can be thwarted .
by inadvrvrter or deliberate leaks of sensitive Information. 'Such leaks can
sauce Irreparable damage to our intelligence collection capabilities and can
multiply needlessly the cost of our Intelligence effort. To curb leaks of
telIi once and other sensitive information, the Security Committee of the
U. a. intelligence l;oard, under the chairmanship of CIA, conducts inquiries
of unat::.horized disclosures that do occur and makes recommendationw for
improving the effectiveness of security practices within the intelligence com-
munity.
You can be assured of my deep concern with this problem and my
ccnliaui; efforts to deal effectively with it. .
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OS/E&PD:I:kf (13 December 1966 x 5961)
Rewritten:AEO-DD/S:WFV.1 (16 Dec 66)
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