CIA REPRESENTATION TO NATIONAL DISCLOSURE POLICY COMMITTEE (NDPC) (U)

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 14, 2001
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: July 14, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Coordination Staff/NFAC
FROM: Robert W. Gambino
Director of Security
SUBJECT: CIA Representation to National
Disclosure Policy Committee (NDPC) (U)
REFERENCE: Memo from Chief, Coordination Staff/NFAC
dated 8 May 1978; same subject
1. (U/AIUO) My apologies for not responding to your
proposal in more timely fashion. The delay in replying was
principally related to the fact that I have recently taken
over the added responsibilities of chairing the DCI Security
Committee, which performs certain policy functions related
to the disclosure of intelligence.
2. (U/AIUO) I wanted an opportunity to review the
responsibilities of the DCI Security Committee as they might
relate or interact with those of the NDPC. As you are aware,
the DCI Security Committee, during the past year, has been
examining certain aspects of the National Disclosure Policy
in light of the Director's responsibilities in the compart-
mented intelligence arena.
3. (U/AIUO) In view of the new Community role of the
Deputy Director for Administration (DDA), I also wanted an
opportunity to discuss with him your proposal to transfer
DCI Special Member representation to NFAC. I have now had
that opportunity and would like to postpone decision on your
proposal temporarily. My discussions with the DDA have sug-
gested that now is not the most advantageous time to consider
this proposal, although neither of us are dismissing summarily
your proposed action.
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4. (U/AIUO) In our judgment any change in the DCI
representation in the NDPC should be postponed until the
restructured DCI Security Committee has had an opportunity
to redefine its mission and objectives and until the .
reorganization problems associated with the Intelligence
Community Staff vis-a-vis the Congress are resolved.
5. (U/AIUO) It would be appreciated then if you would
suspend further consideration of your NDPC representation
transfer proposal for six months, at which time we can
examine it in the light of developments in the Security
Committee and Intelligence Community Staff reorganization
areas. For the time being, the Office of Security will con-
tinue to provide DCI representation to the NDPC working
closely with NFAC and the other Agency directorates.
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RETUfN TO OS RErISTRY
8 May 1978
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Security
Chief, Coordination Staff/NFAC
SUBJECT CIA Representation to National
Disclosure Policy Committee (NDPC)
1. Your concurrence is requested in transfer of
the responsibility for providing the DCI Special
Member, National Disclosure Policy Committee (NDPC),
from the Office of Security to the National Foreign
Assessment Center. The proposed change, aimed at
increasing the contribution of intelligence to
foreign disclosure decisionmaking, is based on
substantive, control, and coordination considerations.
2. NFAC's substantive responsibility in support
of the DCI in his role as chief intelligence adviser
to the President gives it a major stake in the work
of the NDPC, because foreign disclosure is one of the
principal methods for encouraging other countries
to share information and to act in consonance with
U.S. policy objectives.
3. The NDPC membership has indicated a desire
for CIA's views on the substantive judgments reflected
in their disclosure proposals. NFAC can readily pro-
vide officers who by training and experience are able
to identify these judgments, sort out the diciplines
to be tasked in CIA's review, and determine realistic
deadlines.
4. NFAC, especially the coordination Staff, is
well-qualified to provide the DCI Special Member to
the NDPC by virtue of its compartmentation control
(as distinct from security) role in support of Deputy
Director, NFAC, CIA's Senior Intelligence Officer.
The CIA TCO, GCO and COMINT Control Officers of this
staff in assisting the SIO occupy a unique vantage
point from which to observe the uses to which the
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product of sensitive sources and methods is put
worldwide. They can point out to CIA reviewers
how a proposed disclosure complements or contra-
dicts compartment-related foreign release.
5. It is noted that the NDPC periodically
discusses a central role for itself in compartmenta-
tion. NFAC would discourage any such initiative,
however well-intentioned, as an incursion into an
area of responsibility presidentially mandated to
the DCI.
6. NFAC is involved continuously in coordination
with the Operations and S&T Directorates on collection
guidance and evaluation, in operational support
and in intelligence exchange, and with the Special
Security Center on compartmentation. This extensive,
multifacted substantive contact with other Agency
components keeps it abreast of their interests and
capabilities with respect to proposals pertaining to
foreign disclosure.
7. In view of these considerations, we believe
that NFAC is best placed functionally and organiza-
tionally to estimate the impact of NDPC initiatives
on DCI and CIA resources and to coordinate a response
reflecting the diverse responsibilities with which
each has been entrusted. At the same time, the Office
of Security must continue to play a role to deal with
security questions that arise, particularly in NDPC
security inspections.
8. With your concurrence. I will prepare for
coordination at directorate level a memorandum from
Deputy Director, NFAC, to the DCI, recommending that
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NFAC provide the DCI Special Member, NDPC, and
OS, the Alternate DCI Special Member.
Chief, Coordination Sta
Robert W. Gambino Date
Director of Security
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