CONTROL OF DISSEMINATION AND USE OF INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 9, 2001
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• Content Type: DCID

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SUBJECT: Control of Dissemination and Use of Intelligence
and Intelligence Information
Pursuant to the provisions of NSCID No. 1 QNew Series, 15 September 1958),
paragraph 2 Qa) Q5), and paragraph 5, and for the purpose of protecting intelligence,
intelligence information, 2 and intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized dis~
closure, the following procedures arle established to uniformly control the dissemination
and use of intelligence and intelligence information.
1 . The basic control for the safeguarding of classified information is estab-
lished by Executive Order 10501. Section 7 Qc) of Executive Order 10501 stipulates
that defense information originating in a department or agency will not be disseminated
outside another receiving agency without permission of the originating agency, except
as provided in Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended. In order,
howe~rer, for t~.e Intelligence Commyznity3 to discharge its responsibilities more effec-
tivel}r9 each member agency, through its central processing facility, may reproduce
doccv!ments containing intelligence and intelligence information originally issued by
another; and such information may be disclosed to other USIB agencies if the documents
1This Directive supersedes DC~f.D No. 1.1/2 of 11f15/54.
2lnteliligence information is defined as that information collected for intelligence pur-
poses which has not been evaluated by comparison with the existing body of knowledge
on the subject reported upon.
3The Intelligence Community includes the Central Intelligencce Agency; the intelligence
components of the Departments of State, Defense, Army, Navy and Air Force, and of
the Joint Staff QJCS); the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Atomic Energy Commission;
and the National Security Agency.
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were otherwise generally made available to them. There are certain categories of
doc 7~ments which beoause of classification and markings may not be reproduced and
disseminated .under this provision. The Committee on Documentation of the USIB shall
define for the bntelligence Community those categories of documents that are subje~,t to
this prohibition.
2. The policy of release of classified .defense information to foreign governments
is established by the Presidential Directive of 23 September 19589 "Basic Policy Govern-
ing the Release of Classified Defense Infoz?mation to Foreign Govez?nments ." bn accord-
ance with the Presidential Directive, documents originating in another agency containing
classified intelligence and intelligence information will not be disseminated by recipient
departments or agencies to any foreign governmentl without the consent of the originator .
3. The dissexrsinatian and use of inte~iligen~ce and intelligence information wills
at all times, be controlled by the policy of "need-to-know",
4, The st~.nclardization of the control stamps .and the procedures set forth in
this Directive are to be uniformly employed by all departments and agencies in the Intel-
ligen~e Community thereby assuring like control and use of intelligence and intelligence
inforrxration disseminated within the departments and agencies represented on the United
States- Intelligence Board. The substance of this Directive willl be published in the
appropriatie regulation or notice media of eaQ:h agency or department.
5. PUBLIC RELEASE OF CLASSIFIED INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLI-
GENCE INFORMATION. Intelligence and intelligence information will not be released,
either Drably or in writing, to the public, including private individuals, groups, or
organizations, unless there has been a clear determination by responsible authorities
that such release would be in the security and intelligence interests of the United States.
1~"or the purpose of this Directive, foreign governments shall include foreign nationals
and immigrant alliens .even though they are used, integrated or employed by the United
States Government.
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Qa) Where the intelligence or inteL~ligence information to be released
to the public has been originated by another agency or department, the
releasing agency will obtain the .permission of the originator prior to
any release.
Qb) Where the intelligence or intelligence information to be released to
the public is a composite of intelligence or a part of a joint or combined
-collection effort in furtherance of a community project, the releasing
agency will obtain the permission of the USIB even though the information
involved maybe limited to that collected by the releasing agency,
Qc) No public release will be made until the materia-. to be released has
been reviewed by the appropriate intelligence authorities for the Upecific
pL~rpose of ens~.rang that there will 'be no revelation of intelligen~~e sources
or methods .
Q d) E~.cch member department and agency of the U . S > Intelligence
Board shall establish internal procedures and controls to assure that
the public release of intelligence information is in conformity with these
principles .
6. Whenever an originating department or agency deems it necessary to
provide special controls for intelligence or intelligence information, either by virtue
of the substance of the information itself and/or to provide additional prote~aion to
intelligence sources .and .methods, the appropriate control stamp or stamps will be
placed upon -the document. .Any document disseminated .or used within the Inte117.igence
Community or oL~tside the Intelligence .Community and bearing one or more of the con
trol stamps set forth in this Directive will be carefully controlled by all recipients in
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strict conformity with requirements and restrictions- of this Directive. Oral disclosures
of information are to be in conformity with the intent and regv~irements of this Directive .
7. In accordance with paragraph 6, the following control stamps will be
used for the marking of intelligence and intelligence information.
1NTELLCOM CONTROL
This marking stamp will normally be employed to control sensitive intelli-
Bence and intelligence information which because of (a) the substance of the information
itself, and fib) the necessity to protect sensitive intelligence sources and methods, rust
be maintained within the .professional staff of the Intelligence Community and the senior
echelons of government in order to provide adequate protection and .control of informa-
tion .
Document: Dis;:;:;~liiriation of the docusment is limited to staff officials of the
Intelligence Community, and to those higher echelons and their
immediate supporting staffs of the departments and agencies
represented on the USIB, who must necessarily deal with and
act upon community intelligence. The document shall not be
disseminated to consultants, reserve personnel on short-term
active duty, external projects, or personnel and organizations
under a contractual relationship to the United States Government.
Use: The information may be used in finished intelligencel without carrying over
the control marking . If the information is quoted, extracted9 or summarized
1Finished intelligence is defined as a comprehensive study which takes cognizance of
all available information and is intended to provide the reader with the best available
estimate of status or trend for a particular area or subject .
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in digests and summariesl then the control marking shall carry over on the
dissemination of such digests and summaries .
NO DISSEM ABROAD
This marking will normally be employed in order to provide additional
control and protection of the information by preventing its dissemination outside the
States ,of the United States .
Document: The document shall not be disseminated outside the States of the United
States .
LTse: 'I?he information may be used in finished intelligence without carrying over
.the control marking ~ If the information is quoteda extracted, or summarized
in digests and summaries then the control marking shall carry over on the
dissemin-t~i~n of such digests and summaries.
BACKGROUND USE ONLY
Int~flfligence information which, because of its pecuIliar sensitivity, is not
to be included in any intelligence or other document. This marking is intended solely
to control the use of the information,
Document: This marking does not affect the dissemination of the document.
Use: The information is not to be included in any other intelligence document or
pub~,ication.
Release of Intelligence and Intelligence Information to Foreign Governments
For the purpose of facilitating the proper flow of intelligence and intelli-
gence information to foreign governments , the following markings and requirements
1Digests-and summaries are defined as collections of evaluated current intelligence
information accompanied by the evaluating office's comments a or collections of
short evaluated articles each dealing with a separate subject which are intended to
inform readers about current situations .
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are established to clearly define the difference betwten the dissemination of docu-
ments as such and the use of intelligence information contained in the documents .
Document:
a. As in paragraph 2 of this Directive, no document originating
in another Agency may be disseminated by a recipient agency to a
foreign government without the express ,permission of the originator.
b . Whenever the originator has determined that a document may
be released to one or more foreign governments, the document will
be marked only with the control marking, as .example:
25X1 C 25X1 C
This marking applies only to the use of the information ~n the document and
.represents a predetermination by the originator that the information in the document is
nat to be disclosed to foreign governments in any manner.
a . Foreign Governments
As .above the information in a document marked "NOFORN" is
not to be disclosed to foreign governments in -any manner.
b , lin Other Documents
Use of this information in any -other document rr~ust carry over
the control marking "NOFORN".
~ . To Certain Foreign Governments
Whenever the originator has deterrrrined that the information may
be disclosed to one or more foreign governments, the control marking
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"NOFORN'! may be modified by adding, as example:
or other clear and appropriate modification.
d. In Finished Intelligence
The information in any document nvt bearing the control marking
"NOFORN" may be used in finished intelligence but not in digests and
summaries which may be subsequently disseminated to foreign govern
ments as -the producer of the finished intelligence deems -appropriate and
necessary, provided, however,. that the information is used in a manner
which conceals the originating agency; the source, the place acquired and
any indication of the msthod of acquisition.
8. Any recipient agency or department desiring to use, quote, extract,
summarize, or disseminate a document marked with a control in a manner not permitted
by the limitation of that control stamp, must obtain-the permission of the originating
agency. Permission from the originating agency to utilize, in whole or part, any intel-
ligence or intelligence information in a manner other than specified by the control
markings applies only to the specific purpose of the requestor and does not automatically
apply to all recipients of the information as originally disseminated, unless the originat-
ing .agency removes. the control marking for the benefit of all recipients .
9. The principles and procedures for the citation of source documents will
be defined for the Intelligence Community by the Committee on Documentation of the
USIB, provided that such documentation of classified documents shall not be released to
foreign governments without the express permission of the originating agencies .
10. Any questions with respect to the .dissemination and use of a document
bearing a control marking will be referred to the originating agency.
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11 . These control markings .and .procedures do not supersede nor affect
the special controls for the dissemination and use. of special and atomic intelligence
nor do they affect special indicators utilized by the various .departments and agencies
for established distribution of material. In addition, these markings .and .procedures
d.o not affect other control measures established by the various departments and
,agencies for information subject to laws concerning copyright, libel, slander, and
.communications, nor other information which for moral, ethical, or legal reasons
must be protected by other control measures .
12. The limited .resources of certain member agencies of the United
States Intelligence Board has required the use of contractual services in order to
carry out their intelligence missions . For the purposes of this Directive any. by
agreement of the departments .and .agencies represented by membership on the USIB,
certain classified intelligence and intelligence information and material may be made
available by .recipient agencies to intelligence contractors without referral to the
originating agency, when such contracts .are in direct.support of the intelligence
mission and in accordance with the following:
a. Intelligence contractors are defined.as private organizations,
institutions, or organized groups which under a United States Govern-
ment contract are performing classified services of an intelligencce
nature in direct support of the intelligence mission of an agency or
department member of the United States Intelligence Board.
b. Classified intelligence, intelligence information and material
which may be made available to intelligence contractors is defined
as that information and material Qa) which is not above the classifi-
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cation of Secret, and (b) does not carry restrictive markings or controls
prohibiting release to contractors .
c > Certain categories of information, including intelligence sources
.and methods which axe not releasable to contractors, will be defined for
the Intelligence Community.by the Committee on Documentation of the
USIB .
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