ISSUES FOR NATIONAL-LEVEL CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO IMPROVE U.S. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EFFECTIVENESS

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88B00443R001103900069-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 19, 2007
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ISSUES FOR NATIONAL-LEVEL CONSIDERATION AND ACTION
TO IMPROVE U.S. COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EFFECTIVENESS
1. Achievment of greater representational equivalence in the totals of U.S.
and Soviet official presence in the USSR and U.S., respectively; at present:
there is a great disparity in favor of the USSR. Greater consistency is
also needed between the assessed intelligence collection threat and
national policy regarding the activities of both Soviet and East European
personnel. There should be a more realistic and enforceable reciprocal
limitation of Communist country personnel. Travel restrictions, now only
applicable to Soviet personnel, should be applied across-the-board to all
Warsaw Pact country personnel, many of whom are acting as surrogates for
the Soviets.
2. Reassessment of "criteria country" status for the PRC. This status
mandates an extensive, sustained FBI FCI effort
U.S. policy toward China +4b-strongly fosters a large
official presence, a large numbers of visitors, transfer of technology,
etc. Greater consistency is needed between the assessed intelligence
collection threat and national policy regarding the activities of PRC
personnel.
3. Assignment of broader authority or a stronger voice to the FBI in the area
of visa denial, particularly in those instances involving applicants who
are known or suspected intelligence officers of criteria countries.
4. Development and issuance of a national policy mandating consolidation of
criteria country establishments in the U.S. that perform similar func-
tions. For example, such business entities as Belarus, U.S.-USSR Marine
Resources, Inc., and the Soviet Trade and Economic Council could be con-
solidated into Amtorg, forcing a reduction in the number of establishments
and personnel requiring FCI coverage.
5. Development and issuance of a policy requirement for all criteria country
foreign missions to obtain State Department approval to purchase and lease
property for mission-related activities. There is already a requirement
that the Soviet and PRC obtain State Department approval prior to the
purchase or lease of property. The inclusion of all criteria countries
would enable control over property acquisition and would enhance CI
coverage of the facilities involved.
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7. Review and expedite DOJ/INS progress toward improving automated procedures
for obtaining information control over non-immigrant visitors to the U.S.
Some visitor control functions which are important to counterintelligence
cannot be achieved under current INS operating procedures.
8. Enhancement of the security awareness programs within the U.S. Government
applicable to U.S. Government agencies, U.S. Government contractors,
private industry and academia--to achieve thereby increased telecommuni-
cation security awareness, and better understanding and more reporting of
hostile intelligence service contacts and recruitment attempts.
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and,~rac ice for us of t e polygra as a rsonnel cur"ty aid. Ai
th gh a emotion and c trover al issue, olygr by--s illfu y us
an of ctive of for seen' g out securit sks and t y enha
personnel cii i"ty.
10. Strengthening of common concern R&D programs to enhance physical security,
especially for U.S. embassies under construction in denied areas, e.g.,
Moscow and Beijing, and development of a central mechanism, appropriately
funded, to carry out other countermeasure research and development in
areas of common concern. Such a mechanism is of particular concern in
areas where the cost/return ratio makes funding a problem for any single
agency but where the costs can be well-justified if the aggregate benefit
to all agencies is considered.
11. Revision of FOIA to exempt CIA, FBI/FCI and/or foreign intelligence/
foreign counterintelligence activities to better protect sources and
methods and also to smooth relations with and restore confidence of
foreign liaison services.
12. Assignment of responsibilities to different agencies for maintaining
central data bases, as a service of common concern and computerized as
appropriate, on communist country (a) civil air overflights of the U.S.;
(b) container "land bridges" in the U.S.; and (c) merchant shipping,
fishing vessels and research ships in U.S. waters.
13. Establishment of security-related responsibilities in regard to communist
country civil air overflights of the U.S. and merchant shipping/fishing
vessels/research ships in U.S. waters. Currently there are inadequate
national policies and procedures for evaluating or protecting against
communist country intelligence collection from civil aircraft or from
noncombatant ships. The Departments of Defense, Commerce, Transportation
and State, the FAA and the Intelligence Community all need to be tasked to
perform appropriate roles in making others aware of communist country
activities, evaluating the threat and taking countermeasures.
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15. Development of a strengthened counterintelligence policy and capability
for'NATO Headquarters. Although the Director, NATO Office of Security has
improved his personnel security screening capabilities and has had dis-
cussions aiming at developing an offensive CI capability, further strength-
ening of this effort to counter the many successful hostile intelligence
service penetrations of NATO will require national-level policy support.
16. Development and/or strengthening of cradle-to-grave operational security
(OPSEC) programs in appropriate U.S. Government agencies and activities/
projects, especially the policy structure, implementation organization and
training of personnel to achieve an optimal integrated countermeasure
effort.
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