NATIONAL POLICY ON GRANTING ACCESS TO U.S. CLASSIFIED CRYPTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90M00551R001801040020-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 24, 2012
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: June 10, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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NATIONALSECURTYCOUNCL
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20506
June 10, 1988
MEMORANDUM FOR
MR. MELVYN LEVITSKY
Executive Secretary
Department of State
MR. ROBERT B. ZOELLICK
Executive Secretary
Department of Treasury
COL WILLIAM F. MATZ
Executive Secretary
Department of Defense
MR. JAMES GEER
Assistant Director of the
Intelligence Division
Federal Bureau of
Investigation
MR. STEVEN GARFINKEL
Director
Information Security Oversight
Office
MR. L. WAYNE ARNY
Associate Director for National
Security/International Affairs
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Secretary
Central Intelligence Agency
MR. MARK R. LEVIN
Assistant to the Attorney General
and Chief of Staff
Department of Justice
Chief of Staff
National Security Agency
SUBJECT: National Policy on Granting Access to U.S.
Classified Cryptographic Information
The attached proposed National Policy for Granting Access to U.S.
Classified Cryptographic Information has been approved by the
National Telecommunications and Information Systems Security
Committee (NTISSC) and forwarded to the National Security Advisor
for review and approval.
The policy reinstates formal cryptographic access and was devel-
oped in recognition of the need to insure that the human element
be considered when determining access to cryptographic informa-
tion. Your comments and concurrences by July 5, 1988, would be
appreciated. Upon receipt of your comments, you will be advised
as to proposed changes, if any, in the policy.
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In accordance with NSDD 145, the Secretary of Defense is desig-
nated as the Executive Agent of the Government for Telecommunica-
tions and Information Systems Security. 'Upon your concurrence,
the proposed national policy will be forwarded to the Secretary
of Defense for implementation.
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rri Paul Schott Stevens
Executive Secretary
Attachment
Tab A National Policy for Granting Access to U.S.
Classified Cryptographic Information
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