INTELLIGENCE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APEX PROGRAM

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2007
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• Publication Date: January 10, 1980
• Content Type: REGULATION

SECRET
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Janu .ry 10., 1980.
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Presidential Directive/NSC--?55
TO :
DD/J S Sistry
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..The Secretary of Defense alto: Jew,
The Attorney -General
Chairman, Joint Chiefs-OIL-Staff
The Director of Central intelligence
Intelligence Special Access Programs:
Establishment..of the APEX Program
The President has approved establishment of the APEX program,-_
a single special access system to protect particularly
sensitive intelligence sources and methods. APEX conforms
with Executive Order 12065 and will be implemented for the
National Security Council.by the Director of Central Intelligence,
as the Council's.Executiv?e Agent. The National Security
Council will be the. forun for. any appeals arising during
Implementation of-the APEX program..
The APEX program will control the nature, attributable
collected information,' and operational details of the' cost
sensitive intelligence sources and methods, as de-LL.
determined by
the. Director of Central Intelligence. Uniform security
standards established by the Director of Central Intelligence
will -govern_'.access. to, distribution, of, and protection of
intelligence sources and methods,-, subject to any specific
statutory requirements applicable to any department or
agency_
This memorandum supercedes the Presidential memorandum of
August 26, 1960 and provides the authority to terminate the
TALENT-KEYHOLE. security control system.
?e/
2bigniew Brzezins,ki
SECRET
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