SIG(I) MEETING - 11 MARCH 1983

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 11, 2010
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: March 28, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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Intelligence Community Staff
ICS REGISTRY
DCI/ICS-83-3357
28 March 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Senior Interagency Group (Intelligence)
Executive Secretary, 5160)
SUBJECT: SIG(I) Meeting - 11 March 1983
1. The attached report from the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI)
to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs is forwarded
for your information.
2. At the direction of the DCI, this report stands as the Chairman's
summary of the SIG(I) meeting held on 11 March 1983 concerning Counter-
intelligence and Countermeasures. The draft minutes in which you have
concurred will be retained by the Executive Secretary for the record.
Attachment:
As Stated
Distribution:
Attorney General
Deputy Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Director, National Security Agency
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency
Director, Intelligence Community Staff
UNCLASSIFIED WHEN
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SUBJECT: SIG(I) Meeting - 11 March 1983
DCI/ICS-83-3357
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- Executive Registry
~1 - Office of the Vice President (Mr. Don Gregg)
S1 - Executive Secretariat (T. Cormack)
b1 - IG/WG (RADM Showers) (cover memo only)
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K1 - SIG(I) Chrono
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The Director of Central Intelligence
Washington. D. C. 20505
The Honorable William P. Clark
Assistant to the President for
National Security Affairs
The White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Bill:
25 March 1983
This is a further progress report on the work of the Senior Interagency
Group (Intelligence) [SIG(I)] in developing implementation of the policy
and legal actions identified in the NSSD-2 study to counter the hostile
intelligence threat. Of the 106 recommended actions, 72 are resource
actions on which a strong beginning has been established in the FY-84
budget and guidance for the FY-85 budget.
Of the 34 policy and legal measures recommended in the NSSD-2 study,
12 were assigned to an Interagency Group for Counterintelligence (IG/CI)
chaired by FBI Director Webster and 22 to an Interagency Group for
Countermeasures (IG/CM) chaired by General Stilwell.
The SIG(I) has unanimously approved seven proposals developed by the
IG/CI to limit the hostile presence in the United States. They are indicated
at Tab 1. A proposed NSDD developed by the IG/CM to control foreign civil
overflights of the United States is at Tab 2. These are forwarded with my
approval and endorsement.
The IG/CI developed ten other proposals to limit the hostile presence.
All of these proposals on limiting the hostile presence are analyzed in depth
in a study submitted for your information at Tab 3. A consensus was not
achieved on these measures with most of the members desirous of taking full
action to reduce the hostile threat, State holding that if implemented at
this time the merit of these actions would be outweighed by their adverse
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At Tab 5, I enclose a report on the status of 11 other projects assigned
to the IG/CI.
At Tab 6, there is a report on the status of 15 other proposals assigned
to IG/CM.
You will note that recommendations on several of these proposals are
promised over the next few weeks and they will promptly, where appropriate,
be brought before the SIG(I) for deliberation and forwarded to you.
The organizational phase of the NSSD-2 study has been under way in the
IG/CI and IG/CM since January. Their work is scheduled for completion in May
and their recommendations will be promptly considered by the SIG(I) and
reported to you for appropriate action.
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REPORT ON IG/CI ACTIVITIES
The NSSD-2 Study, "Capabilities Against the Hostile Intelligence Threat,
1983-1988," identified 106 policy, legal or resource actions intended to
enhance U.S. Government capabilities in this vital area. Of the 106 actions,
34 are policy and legal actions, and 72 are resource actions. The IG/CI took
cognizance of all the CI-related resource actions and additionally undertook
action on 12 of the 34 policy or legal issues.
Resource Actions
The Study recommendations immediately impacted favorably on the FY83
budget in that they permitted us to support Congressional interest in
providing additional manpower for the FBI foreign counterintelligence
activities, which was successfully accomplished. Thereafter, the IG/CI
applied the resource recommendations to a review of the FY84 program budget to
ensure inclusion of those resource actions recommended in the Study. Inasmuch
as all of the resource issues could not be accommodated within one program
budget, additional action was taken to incorporate the remaining resource
issues into guidance for development of the FY85 program budget.
Actions to Limit Hostile Presence
The first of the 12 policy and legal actions and the next major
undertaking of the IG/CI was preparation of a study responding to the
This study resulted in development of 17
action proposals. The study has been the subject of two SIG(I) meetings, and
the status of these actions is being reported separately in some detail.
Policy and Legal Actions
The IG/CI undertook study or implementation action on the remaining 11
policy or legal recommendations. Of these actions, those which have been
resolved at the IG/CI level or are properly within the purview of another
study forum are:
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Counterintelligence Organizational 'Study
Organizational studies called for in the NSSD-2 directive were initially
deferred. In January 1983 the IG/CI was directed to undertake a review of the
legal, guideline, structural, and organizational impediments to achieving
required capabilities for detecting, analyzing, and countering the foreign
intelligence threat. This study is now actively under way and completion is
expected during May 1983. The study will be provided to the SIG(I) upon
completion.
The study will examine in detail all aspects of the current counterintel-
ligence structure and existing relationships among agencies; possible
alternative organizational arrangements will be examined as a basis for
recommending the most effective operational and analytical mechanisms.
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REPORT ON IG/CM ACTIVITIES
The NSSD-2 Study, "Capabilities Against the Hostile Intelligence Threat,
1983-1988," identified 106 policy, legal or resource actions intended to
enhance U.S. Government capabilities in this vital area. Of the 106 actions,
34 are policy and legal actions, and 72 are resource actions. Of the 34
policy and legal issues, 22 fall within the purview of the IG/CM. As a matter
of priority, the IG/CM undertook examination of 17 of these recommendations.
The remaining five issues will be addressed in the near future.
Civil Overflight Security
Review of this issue has resulted in a draft National Security Decision
Directive (NSDD) approved by the SIG(I) and submitted separately to the NSC
recommending issuance by the President. The NSDD will establish an Overflight
Security Committee and procedures necessary to effectively control civil
aircraft of hostile countries attempting to overfly U.S. airspace.
Unauthorized Disclosures of Classified Information
This issue was of major concern to the IG/CM, which strongly endorsed the
Willard Report and its recommended National Security Decision Directive (NSDD)
as a generally acceptable solution to the problem. At the SIG(I) meeting on
11 March, the NSC representative advised that the NSDD had been signed by the
President. It was publicly released that afternoon.
Policy and Legal Actions
The IG/CM undertook study or implementation action on the remaining 15
policy and legal recommendations. Of these actions, those which have been
resolved at the IG/CM level or which are properly within the purview of
another study forum are:
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Countermeasures Organizational Study
Organizational studies called for in the NSSD-2 directive were initially
deferred. In January 1983 the IG/CM was directed to undertake a review of the
legal, guideline, structural, and organizational impediments to achieving
required capabilities for detecting, analyzing, and countering the foreign
intelligence threat. This study is now actively under way and completion is
expected during May 1983. The study will be provided to the SIG(I) upon
completion.
The study will examine in detail all aspects of the current counter-
measures structures existing and relationships among agencies; possible
alternative organizational arrangements will be examined as a basis for
recommending the most effective operational and analytical mechanisms.
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