VISITS TO NSC STAFF OFFICES BY SOVIET BLOC DIPLOMATIC PERSONNEL

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-1-2-58-4
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: December 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 58
• Publication Date: March 25, 1969
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, O.C. 20506 ,
March 25, 1..969
MEMORANDUM FOR NSC STAFF OFFICERS
SUBJECT: Visits to NSC Staff Offices by
Soviet Bloc Diplomatic Personnel
It may be anticipated that on infrequent occasions
I will authorize NSC Staff members to be visited in their
offices by Soviet Bloc diplomatic personnel.
Since many diplomatic and other official represen-
tatives of Soviet Bloc countries-stationed in Washington
and elsewhere in the United States are under-cover members
of their Governments' Intelligence Services, their visits
in the Executive Office Building warrant tighter visitor
controls than are ordinarily applied. The NSC Staff
officer should meet the Bloc visitor at the White House
Police desk, escort him to the Staff member's office, and
then accompany him back to the White House Police desk
where passes are surrendered upon leaving the building.
Any Intelligence Service personnel included among the
Bloc visitors will thus be denied the opportunity to
proceed-unescorted through sensitive areas within the
Executive Office Building.
Henry A; 'singer
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20506
March 13, 1969
MEMORAMDUM FOR DR. KISSINGER
SUBJECT: Visits to NSC Staff Offices by
Soviet Bloc Diplomatic Personnel
It is understood that occasionally members of the
NSC Staff will be visited in their offices by Soviet Bloc
diplomatic personnel.
Since many of the diplomatic and other official
representatives of Soviet Bloc countries stationed in
Washington and elsewhere in the United States are under-
cover members of their Governments' Intelligence Services,
it would appear that their visits in the Executive Office
Building warrant tighter visitor. controls than are ordinarily
applied. This could be accomplished by the NSC Staff officer
meeting the Bloc visitor at the White House Police desk,
escorting him to the Staff officer's office, and then escorting
the visitor back to the White House Police desk where visitors'
passes are surrendered upon leaving the building. Any Soviet
Bloc intelligence types included among these visitors would
in this manner at least be denied the opportunity to roam at
will through sensitive areas within the Executive Office
Building.
If you agree that the suggested control procedure should
be adopted, this will be mentioned at the next NSC Staff
meeting.
A. R. Ash
cnp
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