CIA ROLE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R000802020033-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2007
• Sequence Number: 33
• Content Type: REPORT

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CIA ROLE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 12333
Executive Order 12333 specifically authorizes CIA to
"collect, produce, and disseminate intelligence on foreign
aspects of narcotics production and trafficking." The Order and
CIA's implementing procedures also authorize the CIA to collect,
retain or disseminate information concerning U.S. persons that is
obtained in the course of an authorized international narcotics
investigation. (CIA's procedures governing activities outside
the United States were recently approved by the Attorney General
and the DCI and became effective.on 29 June; CIA's procedures
governing activities within the United States are expected to be
approved by the Attorney General in the near future.) CIA also
may carry out relevant research and development and procurement
of technical systems and devices relating to its authorized
narcotics activities.
Executive Order 12333 authorizes CIA to provide specialized
equipment, technical knowledge, or assistance of expert personnel
for use by any federal law enforcement authority as well as to
render any other assistance and cooperation, provided that such
activities are consistent. with the DCA's responsibility to
protect intelligence sources and methods under the National
Security Act of 1947 and that such activities are not precluded
by the Act's limitation upon CIA's exercise of law enforcement.
powers or internal security functions. This provision.has been
interpreted by the Department of Justice as prohibiting CIA from
collecting information solely to support law enforcement
investigations in certain circumstances, but it is clear CIA is
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authorized to disseminate information to federal officials as
well as foreign governments incidentally obtained in the course
of authorized narcotics collection activities that indicate
involvement by U.S. persons or others in activities that may
violate federal, state,. local or foreign laws. Executive
Order 12333 provides for the reporting of violations of federal
criminal laws to the Department of Justice in a manner consistent
with intelligence sources and methods. Such reporting is
regulated by detailed procedures approved by the Attorney General
and the DCI in March.1982.
Apart from CIA activities, Executive, Order 12333 also
provides that the DCI has the authority to (1) establish
procedures governing the conduct of liaison by any department or
agency with the intelligence or internal security services of
foreign governments on narcotics activities, (2) participate in
the development of procedures approved by the Attorney General
governing criminal narcotics activities abroad to ensure that
these procedures are consistent with foreign intelligence
programs, and (3) participate in the development of procedures
approved by the Attorney General governing production and
dissemination of intelligence from criminal narcotics activities
abroad. These responsibilities and authorities were provided for
in Executive Order 12333 as a consequence of removing DEA from
the Intelligence Community where it had been under the previous
Executive Order. Drafts of these procedures have. been prepared
by CIA and are being negotiated with DEA and other affected
agencies.
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