MINUTES OF 14 FEBRUARY 1978 MEETING

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CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5
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April 9, 2004
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February 14, 1978
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Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 DCI/IC 78-1127 14 February 1978 MEMORANDUM FOR: Members, Intelligence Definitions Working Group Office of Policy and Planning Intelligence Comminity Staff SUBJECT: Minutes of 14 February 1978 Meeting 1. A summary of the 14 February 1978 meeting of the Intelligence Definitions Working Group is attached for your information. Also attached is a complete list of definitions approved by the Group to date. The most recent additions are asterisked. 2. The next meeting of the Working Group will begin at 1330, 21 February 1978, CHB Room 5S09. Acting Chairman Attachments: As stated Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 STAT gpproved For Release 2004/05/05 :CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 Approved For Release 2004/05/05 :CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 MINUTES TNTELLIGENCE DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP 14 FEBRUARY 1978 1. The Acting Chairman noted that Decontrol had inadvertently been picked up in the 7 Fewglossary, of-ter being dropped on 20 Dec. It has once again been dropped. 2. A grammatical correction was made to the definition of Intelli ence, as shown in the latest glossary. The words "acquire an were added to the first sentence of Intelligence Cycle, also as shown. 3. An OPP candidate definition of Information was dis- tributed. Additionally, the FBI membercfiistri ute a pro- posed new definition of Foreign Counterintelli ence, along with the current definition an t e E.O. e inition. These are attached for those members not in attendance and will be considered at an early meeting. 4. The Navy member submitted two additional items for the "Other Glossaries" appendix, in addition to a list of acronyms. A11 members who have not yet done so are encouraged to make contributions to the "Other Glossaries" appendix. 5. At the Group's suggestion, the Acting Chairman will consult the DoE member regarding adding "Nuclear" to the term Proliferation Intelligence. 6. The Group discussed and accepted several terms from the NSA list, as shown by asterisks. A number of obsolete terms were dropped. NSA agreed to fix the definitions of Industrial Securit Signals Security, and Foreign -Communica- tions or cansi~tion at a later meeting. Anew ~.e~iriition o~ FISINT was accepted, as shown. The definition for Critical Intelligence was adopted from the list provided the Senate Select~ommittee on Intelligence in 1976. 7. The next meeting of the Working Group will begin at 1330, 21 February 1978, CHB Room 5509, at the word Upgrade on the NSA lists. Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 Approved For Release 2004/05/05 ; CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 DEFINITIONS WORKING GROUP - CURRENT DEFINITION FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (FCI) Intelligence activity, with its resultant product, devoted to countering the effectiveness of foreign intelli- gence activities and undertaken to protect the security of the United States, its personnel, information and installations against espionage, sabotage, and terrorism. Foreign counterintelligence does not include personnel, physical, document, or communications security programs. EXECUTIVE ORDER 12036 Counterintelligence means information gathered and activities conducted to protect against espionage and other clandestine intelligence activities, sabotage, international terrorist activities or assassinations conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons, but not including personnel, physical, document, or communications security programs. Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 ~. FBI FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (FCI) Intelligence activity, with its resulta~it product, intended to detect and .counteract espionage and other clandestine intelligence activities, sabotage, internatTOnal-terrorist activities, and assassinations, conducted for or on behalf of foreign powers, organizations or persons.' Foreign counter- intelligence does not include personnel, physical, document, or communications security programs.- Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5 OPP CANDIDATE* INFORMATION: Unevaluated data of every description, at all levels of reliability, and from all. kinds of sources which, when processed, may prove to contain material which will become intelligence information. (See Intelli- gence Information.) This definition combines existing definitions found in the Church Committee Report and JCS Pub 1. Approved For Release 2004/05/05: CIA-RDP80M00596A000500010006-5