MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AND THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83M00914R002100160073-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: July 12, 1979
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUi I CF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
AND THE HOUSE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE Oil COMMERCE,
CONSUMER, AND-MONETARY AFFAIRS
staffer and will be granted only on the basis. of the standards set out
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1. The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) and the Chairman
of the House Government Operations Subco;uni ttee on Com-erce, Consumer,
and Monetary Affairs are prepared to cooperate fully iT: the inquiries,
and any investigation resulting therefrom, being conducted by the
Subcommittee regarding OPEC investments.
Access to CIA Information and Personnel
2. The DCI will, when requested; provide access to that classified
information originated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which is
relevant to the Subcommittee's mandate. In order to fulfill the DCI's
responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods, such
information will be' appropriately sanitized, including excising as may
be necessary, to assure protection of intelligence sources and methods.
-.The Subcommittee will. be notified of any relevant material in the possession
of, but not originated by, CIA and provided with the name of the. proper
authority to contact to obtain access to the material,
3. Access by Subcommittee personnel to any material or information
which has been designated.for protection from unauthorized disclosure by
the Director of Central Intelligence will be limited to one professional -
execute a Secrecy Agreement which is acceptable to the Chairman aiid fhe
DCI, a copy of* which will be provided to the DCI.
4. CIA material at the Secret, non-SCI level may be stored at
a location designated by the Subcommittee, provided the storage facility
and the access and control procedures are approved by the DCI.
5. CIA material at the Top Secret, SCI level will normally -be
made available only on CIA premises, where properly cleared staff
persons will be provided access on a controlled basis. Notes taken
'..by staff persons in the course of their review of this material
will also remain on. CIA premises. Copies of the notes, reviewed
by CIA for proper classification and sanitization, may be fo r.tarded
to the Subcommittee, provided the Subcommittee storage facility
meets the higher security standards for this material.
being -grant ? access:_:t e= esignat t comm~:._ t tpL03!ee
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6. Requests for the removal and storage or material classified at
the Top Secret, SCI level, other than copies of notes,. will be considered
by the DCI on.a case-by-case basis. Classified material which is
removed will not be reproduced.
7. Subcommittee procedures for access, control or storage of any
classified CIA material or copies of sanitized notes which Subcommittee
personnel may remove from CIA premises, or classified Subcommittee materials
generated from them, will be in accordance with security standards
established by the DCI. The Subcommittee accepts full- responsibility for
the proper protection and control of all such material and all discussions
based on such materials, in accordance with security standards established
by the DCI, while such materials are in the custody of the Subcommittee.
8. At the close of the inquiry or any subsequent investigation
resulting therefrom, all CIA material, copies of classified notes, and
..other classified material generated by the Subcommittee from information
furnished by CIA 'will be transferred to the custody of CIA.
Public Disclosure of CIA Information.
9. If at any time the Subcommittee determines that it wishes to
make public any information" furnished' by the DCI pursuant to this
Memorandum of Understanding, the Chairman will. notify the DCI of this
fact in writing. If the DCI does not make a written response within ten
working days, the Subcommittee may proceed-with such disclosure. The
foregoing would not, however, preclude a more rapid response from the DCI
in a time urgent situation. - If the DCI responds in writing'within ten
working days, indicating he objects to such public disclosure
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are unable to resolve all points at issue, those remaining points will
be taken up by the Chairman and the.DCI for resolution. If issues
still remain following the discussion between the Chairman and the
DCI, the Chairman shall notify the President of the information which
the Subcommittee wishes to publicly disclose. The Subcommittee
may disclose publicly such information after the expiration of.a
period of ten working days following the notification to the President
unless, prior to the expiration of such ten-day period, the President,
personally, in writing, notifies the Subcommittee that he objects
to the disclosure of such information, provides his reasons
therefore, and certifies that the disclosure would be likely to
cause a grave injury to national defense or foreign relations,
or would compromise sources and methods o:` intelligence gatheri r g,
and that such injury outweighs any public interest -served by the
disclosure. The Subcommittee may, by majority vote, refer the
question of the disclosure of such information with a recom:;:endat=ion
thereon to the house of Representatives for consideration. The
Subcommittee shall not publicly disclose such information without
leave of the House.
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1L. IT at any time Subcommittee personnel submit to the Chairman,
pursuant to the terms of his Secrecy Agreement, material which is
intended for publication, the Chairman will consult the DCI for a
recommendation concerning the release of information which constitutes
or is based upon data to which the DCI has granted access.
11. If at any time the cleared Subcommittee staffer is called upon
by Judicial or Legislative authorities to testify about or provide
information which he has agreed not to disclose pursuant to his Secrecy
Agreement, the Chairman will so notify the DCI or his representative.
Condition for Suspension of Access
12. Any disclosure of information in violation of this Memorandum
.of Understanding may result in the suspension of further access to CIA
documentary information or current CIA employees by Subcommittee personnel.
'Director of Central Intel 1 i genre - '-
Date
Monetary Affafirs
Commerce, Con umer,jand
chairman, House Government
Operations Subcommittee on
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