LEAKS OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-295-1-34-6
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 12, 2010
• Sequence Number: 34
• Publication Date: February 29, 1972
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM
MEMORANDUM FOR:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON 'ME PRESIDENT as SEEN.
INFORMATION
February 29, 1972
THE PRESIDENT
HENRY A. KISSINGER
Leaks of Classified Information
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Director Helms has sent you a memorandum (Tab A) informing you
of actions taken by the members of the United States Intelligence
Board in an effort to better protect classified intelligence information
from unauthorized leaks. Director Helms believes that strengthened
controls and indoctrination procedures will reduce the risk of un-
classified disclosures.
Director Helms suggests that a reference by you to this point at a
Cabinet or NSC meeting would be most helpful in curbing such leaks.
RECOMMENDATION:
I heartily concur in the Director's suggestion that you secure an
opportunity to comment at such a meeting on this matter. This
point will be included in the next NSC briefing paper.
NSS review completed
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
17 February 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: The President
+THE PRESIDENT HAS SEEN.,..
In my memorandum of 23 April 1971, I informed you that
I had taken certain actions with respect to providing guidance
in the field of protection of classified intelligence infor-
mation, including that bearing on intelligence sources and
methods, in response to your memorandum of 21 December 1970. I.
noted that I had issued detailed guidelines on this subject
through the United States Intelligence Board, and that these
had been concurred in by all the addressees of your December 21st
memorandum.
Each member of the USIB has now reported to me on his im-
plementing actions. These actions include strengthening exist-
ing controls on classified material, reviewing indoctrination
procedures, reducing the number of clearances, and similar con-
structive measures. Special attention has been given to estab-
lishing procedures whereby the appropriate intelligence chief is
consulted whenever it is proposed to issuepublic statements
which may reveal sensitive intelligence information. In these
cases, the intelligence chief is expected to assess the risks
involved and to devise methods to protect the source of such
information.
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Director
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arch, 21., 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: GENERAL HAIG
FROM: TOM, LATIMER.
SUBJECT Directive on Leeks
At Tab A is a memorandum to the heeds of certain departments
and agencies in response to the President's and RA IC's marginal
notes on the memo at Tab la about leaks.
sympathize with the President's desire to hit the bureaucracy
on this oset again, but I suspect that this memo itself will be
leaked. It would sikern to boo to be mach better that this matter
be handled orally by the President at the next NSC meeting rather
than to putaanything more on i?gaper.
It you think the directive must be issued nonetheless, then you
should sign the memo at Tab A.
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The r-areeldent1 therefore, has directed
give full coeq)eration to the Director of
shall comply with the guidelines he his
on, of intelligence sources and methods,
directed that each addressee shall
writing within thirty days of the data a this
memorandum those measures which barn be** tab** to impress
upon each employe* the Importance et rateguarding sensitive
national security istiorrnation and wbat steps have been taxes, to
implement the guidelines established by the Director of Central
latelligonee.
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