USIB POLICY PAPER ON INFORMATION RELEASE TO CONTRACTORS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2002
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: April 2, 1970
• Content Type: MF

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21, April 197
SUBJECT USIB Policy Paper on Information
Release to Contractors
a. USIB-D-71. 8/ 1, 20 March 1970
b. Memorandum for Holders of
USIB-D-39. 5/19, 28 September 1967
1. On 2 April 1970 the United States Intelligence Board approved the
IHC recommendations in reference a. that.
a. The present memorandum on USIB Policy on Release of
Intelligence to Contractors (reference b) be modified, by the addition of
footnote 5 to para. 1. b.
b. Each USIB member organization modify pertinent instruc
tions and directives to ensure that officers responsible for release of
documents to contractors remove source information as stipulated in
footnote 5 to para. 1. b. of the revised policy.
2. Accordingly the attached USIB approved revision of "USIB Polity
on Release of Intelligence to Contractors" (which supersedes that contained
in reference b. dated 28 September 1967) is circulated for information and
appropriate implementation by USIB member agencies.
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USIB Policy on Release
of Intelligence to Contractors 1/
1. In order that the member agencies may more effectively
discharge their responsibilities, and without intent to limit such
broader authority or responsibility as any may now have under law,
NSC directive, or special agreements among them, the United States
Intelligence Board is agreed that selected intelligence?/ may be made
available by recipient USIB members or their designated subordinates
to certain contractors without referral to the originating agency,
provided that:
1/ General policy is set forth in DCID No. 1/7: Controls for Dissemi-
nation and Use of Intelligence and Intelligence Information (New Series),
approved 2 February 1967; see especially para. 6. a. (2).
2/ This directive deals solely with intelligence, which for purposes of
this directive, is defined as information reports and intelligence
produced and disseminated by CIA, INR/State, DIA, NSA, ACSI/
Army, Naval Intelligence Command, ACSI/Air Force, the AEC
and the military commands. This specifically excludes Foreign Service
reporting and communications intelligence. Permission to release
Foreign Service reporting must be obtained from the Department of
State, and permission to release communications intelligence must
be obtained from its originator. Communications intelligence is
covered specifically by para. 3 of this directive, in that it bears
one or more codewords or special instructions which dictate
handling in special dissemination channels.
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a. Release shall be limited to private individuals (including
consultants) or organizations certified by the sponsoring
member of the United States Intelligence Board as being
under contract to the United States Government for the
purpose of performing classified services in support of
the mission of a member agency4/, his department or
service, as having a need-to-know, and as possessing the
required security clearances.
b. The responsibility for ensuring that releases to contractors
are made pursuant to this policy statement shall rest with
the sponsoring member of the USIB (i. e. , the Chief of the
USIB intelligence component seeking release on his own
behalf or on behalf of a component within his department
or service) or his designee. _
c. The agency releasing the intelligence material shall
maintain a record of the material released and shall upon
request report such releases to the originating agency.
3/ Release is the visual, oral or physical disclosure of classified
intelligence material.
4/ Non-USIB Government components under contract to fulfill an
intelligence support role, may be treated as members of the
intelligence community rather than as contractors (NSCID No. 1
(New Series) footnote 2; USIB-D-39. 5/12, para. 8. d. ; USIB-M-201,
para. 5). When so treated, it shall be solely for the specific
purposes agreed upon, and shall in no case include authority to dis-
seminate further the intelligence material made available to them.
5/ Releasing agencies are required to delete: a) the CIA seal,
b) the phrase "Directorate of Plans", and c) the source description
from all CIA/Clandestine Services reports passed to contractors,
unless prior approval to release such information is obtained
from CIA.
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d. Intelligence material released to a contractor does
not become the property of the contractor and can
be withdrawn from him at any time. Upon expiration
of the contract, the releasing agency shall assure that
all intelligence materials released under authority of
this agreement and all other materials of any kind
incorporating data from such intelligence materials are
returned to the releasing agency for final disposition.
e. Contractors receiving intelligence material will not release
the material (a) to any activity or individual of the contractor's
organization not directly engaged in providing services under
the contract, nor (b) to another contractor (including a sub-
contractor), government agency, private individual or
organization without the consent of the releasing agency
(which shall verify that the second contractor has a need-
to-know and meets security requirements).
f. Intelligence material will not be released to foreign nationals
whether or not they are also consultants, U. S. contractors
or employees of contractors, and regardless of the level of
their security clearance, except with the specific permission
of the originating agency.
Contractors shall be required to maintain such records as
will permit them to furnish on demand, the names of individuals
who have had access to intelligence materials in their custody.
h. Contractors may not reproduce any material released with-
out the express permission of the agency having contractual
responsibilities. All requirements for control and account-
ability for original documents as indicated above shall apply
equally to copies made.
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2. The following intelligence materials shall not be released to
contractors:
a. National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs), Special
tonal Intelligence E;,`imates (SNIEs), and
National Intelligence Projections for Planning
(NIPPs) are not releasable and hence shall bear
the Controlled Dissem stamp. However, information
contained therein may be made available, without
identification as national intelligence, over the by-line
of the USIB member authorizing its release.
b. National Intelligence Survey (NIS) Section 56:
Intelligence and Security, is not releasable and
hence shall bear the Controlled Dissern stamp.
3. The following intelligence materials shall not be released to
contractors unless special permission has been obtained in writing
from the originator:
Materials which by reason of sensitivity of
content bear special markings, such as
Controlled Dissem, contained in DCID 1/7
(New Series) 2 Feb 67, or warnings which
prohibit dissemination to contractors, or
which are marked for handling in special
dissemination channels.
4. Questions concerning the implementation of this policy and these
procedures shall be referred for appropriate action to the USIB Intelligence
Information Handling Committee.
Corrected 9 April 1970
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