SECURITY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000200120004-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 17, 2000
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: REPORT

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far .liy .gthe majority o n 1. C:LA emp.ioyees who leave the Agency by
~J.:L".'n'i; or otherwise prie sr11' no srcu:r ty p1oble m in ~JOi
u _nano, an
ovCer-b former employees association, nor in having their names listed
in a I'i.imembers only(( directory w tied would on y list name, addr esa
and cur.-ent Occupation. No mention would be made of position or
posit-.iO:cls in CIA, years of se-
1',7':I. t , where assigned either in He2a,d.-
qu.arters or the field, or any other traceable-' data on past assignments.
The directory would contain no i.cn'tizy3.:ag d. lta, as to what it is.
The following could be'e 1:;~(te"L?:[I:i.n ]d by another intelligence service
upon :Ldenti y:Ln,: wl:h.at th u,) U on that a
s'usoooc'L ind.i.v'i(fl'la.al :L1:L n1.ar.t CIA, b) that has x?es:i.,l;ne( or it
.t?eti.rc d. !f the registry ever got into t'i'le hands of a hostile ser-
vice it would present a potent:ial danger in the event the former
e:employ'ee Was in a plane that was hijacn.ed. This danger exists for
overt persOY:tn(-a. in CIA now, but admittedly not as much as a C. L11,
former, emp:Loyc(es :i.:r'eci;Gry.
if who directory got into 'tee hands of a hostile magazine or
ne'w'spaper they it1: B'Li`t publish the na.rlles. If so, the could in Some
place,,,, become the target of ('i(_:,Unstra ors. his is a poSSi% iility,
but the danger of a) publishing, and h) becoming a target for demon-
strators seems a .i it't; c rem ote.
Some CIA employees s ould never join the organization because
their cover has been too se :sit:ive to even risk their attending meet-
ings of the organ.:Ll,a t.1 -or, even 't'" their
cC.. .~o'( zu-i ~names are not pub.l.i.sheci in
the d..rectory.
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.lere i.s, however,, another ca;begor'y of Gif1A).L[:yee who could join the
organization and attend rtl.E e a.l!. s but whose mane should. not be listed
in the directory for some; years or never. He or she might be in this
position due to risk of er11b2rrassa nt o CIA to a friendly government,
or a, f iendl.y service to it., own ; ov An illustration of this
would b an official cover 1. ..'t-.CL~i.O11 which is ,_ ? Y)aa.
a,a?-i;iav?.~:.aly c i;dared. and
p;> lly '(.li:t('.L@ c:tared. If undeclar ,
1 _ a. recent one,
the
,former employee probably ''V.?
uLG'i.i.._Ld be listed for 2 or ,3 years. A
determination of possible damage should at least be' made.
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The files of the former employees association would not be
secure except by safe. The names of some employees who cannot be
listed should not be in these files. Some can be in the files even
though they can't be listed. It is therefore recommended that the
files of these few individuals be held by CIA.
The application form will specifically ask if the former employee
has any question about listing his name in a directory or keeping his
file in the association files. If so, it is believed in the interest
of CIA to screen the employee's record to determine if any risk exists
or what category he falls in.
Most of the above relating to cover applies to former employees
who left the Central Intelligence Agency prior to the formation of
the association. Employees who leave after the association is formed
fall in two categories -- a) those who retire or resign with a clean
record, and b) those who resign unclear a cloud or are fired. The
association is interested in all of "a" category and few of "b", but
only if the resignation does not involve loyalty, or act of moral
turpitude and they were cooperative with CIA in connection with their
resignation or retirement. Those in whom the association would con-
sider as members check out normally and prepare their profile if other
than straight CIA. When this is done a realistic determination could
easily be made that the employee who leaves as other than straight CIA
a) may, if he desires, join the association immediately and be
listed in the directory;
may, if he desires, join the association immediately and have
his name in the association files but cannot be listed in the
directory for a named length of time;
c) may, if he desires, join the association but his name can
neither be kept in the files of the association nor be listed
in the directory for a named period of time;
d) may, if he desires, join the association but his name can not
be in the files of the association nor be listed in the
directory for the foreseeable future;
e) he may never join the association.
CIA will furnish the association the names of those falling in category
"a" and "b" together with those who left as straight CIA. After the
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date this procedure starts, the association will refer any application
for membership by any former employee, tho left CIA after this date,
except those in category "a" and "b", to CIA for advice as to which
category the employee falls into. Anyone falling into category "e"
shall never be accepted as a member. The file with all correspondence
of those falling into category "c" and "d" will be turned over to CIA
for holding.
All correspondence with all members of the association shall be
mailed in an unmarked envelope with only a P.O..box as the return
address. Members in categories "c" and "d" will receive the same
correspondence and publications as other members. Copies of all cor-
respondence shall be filed only in the member's file kept in CIA.
No national officer of the association, including members of the
Board of Directors, shall be elected whose cleared status cannot be
reinstated. They will be issued badges which will be kept in the Office
of Security and a designated officer shall have access to the members'
files which are kept by CIA as needed.
As a matter of policy the security of CIA and its operations
shall be of paramount importance. Any deliberate or willful security
violation shall be grounds for expulsion from the association.
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