APEX IMPLEMENTATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85T00788R000100120016-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 8, 2004
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: October 27, 1980
• Content Type: MF

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CONFIDENTIAL
NATIONAL FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BOARD
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1. As you know, an 18 November NFIB is scheduled to review and,
if necessary, adjust the APEX start-up date of 1 January 1981. I
accept the fact that a large part of the Comity, as well as industry
and 2nd Parties, cannot be ready to implement APEX on that date. I
request, consequently, that in preparation for the 18 November NFIB
meeting you concentrate on what will be a practical date on which to
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2., In the consideration of settling a feasible date, please be
prepared to discuss when you expect to have completed (reviewed by
relevant DCI Committees, the APEX Steering Group and NFIB; printed
and distributed) those APEX manuals for which you have prime responsi-
bilities. Also, please be prepared to discuss the time required after
manuals are available to co lete your access reviews and to complete
your APEX indoctrination.
. 3. Discussion on 18 November of need for additional FY 1981 re-
sources to implement APEX will not be particularly useful. Obviously,
such additional resources are not available.
4. You should be aware that I view the writing of the APEX
manuals--for COMINT, IMAGERY, TECHNICAL and HU INT Product and for
the several Operational and Operational Subcompartments--as the
current priority APEX implementation task. I urge that you assure
that those persons charged with drafting and coordinating these
manuals have the necessary support and oversight to facilitate ra id
completion of the involved process of completing their tasks.
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5. For your information, a brie atement of the APEX "Daisy One"
implementation measures is attached.
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STANSFIELD TURNER
Chairman
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The following actions will be required on the first 'day of
APEX - (DAY "ONE"):
All.`individuals.-having. access to compart-
mente:d information,. _.regardless of location,
,will-.. be-- APEX :indoctrinated, and have signed.
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a Nondisclosure Agreement not later:, than,
the implementation date. .
? The caveat "HANDLE VIA APEX CONTROL SYSTEM"
will be affixed to all newly created hard
copy-documentation.
? The new caveat stamps will be utilized on
hard copy.
? New APEX Control Numbers will be utilized for
all newly created hard copy documentation.
? New APEX cover sheets will be used.
? New equivalency/conversion tables will be
utilized.
? Understanding that project names or codewords
will not be compartmented but may be classified
CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET. Will require dissemina-
tion of the classification of any project names/
codewords that are to be classified.
0 Other APEX implementation measures are encouraged
as the several agencies are able to introduce
them. Each agency, however, should check with
its associates to assure that use of other APEX
procedures will not adversely impact on others.
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