Security Policy for Dissemination of Written Intelligence Material to Departments and Agencies other than IAB Agencies.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000100060004-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2001
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: October 7, 1947
• Content Type: MEMO

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SUB
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Assistant Director.OCD
CIA
policy for for s nation of Written Intelligence
to Departments and Agencieo other than IAB Agencies.
one Iftmorandem No. 11, dated lk July 19/a,
/CIO Contact Security Policies for Non-IAB
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The authority to decide the need for the diseesination of Intel
genes relating to the national security-rests with the Assistant Director,
OCD, under the overall policies of the Director and with certain specific
exceptions approved by the Director. In carrying out such distemination,
it is considered that a general security policy should be established for
guidance, and that the facilities of the Executive for inspecton and
Security should be utilized as requited.
2. CIA Security Regalations prescribe the overall policies and cer-
tain detailed procedures and restrictions to prevent the unauthorized dis-
elosure of classified information to TAB members and all other agencies and
individuals. The following supplemental security policy is set, forth for
general guidance in carrying out the dissemination of written intelligence
Material to departments or agencies other than 1AB members, and other than
certain agencies for *doh special arrangements are provided (.lee pargaraph
2.f. below),
ily, no material classified higher than CONFIDENTIAL
will e disseminated. In exceptional cases, when OCD determines
the need to disseminate material classified higher than CONFIDLNTIAL,
it may he disseminated Only after obtaining specific diractions for
proper security handling of the material from the Executive for
Inspection and Security.
aterIa1 that is disseminated will ordinarily be delivered
for by, the Liaison Clearing Authority names in the
ntact Security Policy Memorandum issued under authority
nee.
Waterial classified higher than RESTRICTED 11 11 be die-
to additional individuals In the agency only nthen cleared
it by specific ruling of the Executive for Inspection and
In slaking deliveries of material classified CONFIDENTIAL
or higher, the inner envelope e111 have typed on it, "TO BE OPENED
BY ADDRESSEE ONLT.4
In every dissemination action, extreme care mill be taken
not to reveal sensitive sources.
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mbieh is transmitted should be e
dod substantially as follows*
=AL or SNORE? Information
losed CONFIDENTIAL (SIMI) material is
assumption that it will be of sub-
the
DepartMent. If, after
nat n, you
orgmxdsation does not require this materiel in the mor-
els* of its official functions, it is requested that yeu
retnrn it to the Central I telligence Agency. In the
evmnt you retain this materrall it should be store in a
locked safe when net in use. This material may be Inclosed to
the following persons if their official duties require knowledge
of the materiel,
that the material should be disclosed to other
our organization, it is reqiseted that euch
thout
NNDIRICTED or nc1assified Information
Inhe enclosed material is furnished ur4or the
on that it will be of value to the
Department. If, after exaninations
on that your organization does not
1 in the exercise of its official
equested that it be returned to the
gene* agency.
(3) AU claseined material transmitted shall contain
ther on a Warning notice as follows:
*This document contains information affeeting
the national defense of the United States within
the meaning of the lipionage Act, 50 U.S.C., 31
snd 320 as amended. Its transmission or the rev-
elation of its contents in any manner to an un-
atthorized person is prohibited by law."
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f. Dissemination to the ADS (RDB), the AEC and the FBI
under'PODIs existing special arrangements is sUbiect only to
the CIA Security Regulations. &Object to concurrence of the
isecutiVitor inspection and Security, similar special arrange-
ments may be made for dissemination to certain other
Federal agencies If it is established by surveys provided for
in paragraph 3.b, hereof that the agencies' security standards
and procedures ire equivalent to those of IAB members and if
the agencies, requirements for material from CIA are suf-
ficiently voluminous to warrant such special arrangements.
Dissemination to departments and agencies outside cif
IAB perfhert and agencies for which special arrangements are
provided (in accordance with paragraph 2.f. above) should not
be completely automatic but measures sewn be instituted to
474_any. waterial which is in question reviewed from the se-
curity viewpoint by appropriate control authority within your
office prior to release.
3* The Executive for Iopeotion and Security will, upon request
a. Take appropriate steps to investiote the isylty and
trumtForthiness of proposed recipients of C2A classified in-
formation) and approve or disapprove such individuals;
b. Furnish reports of surveysof individual -agencies setting
forth details regarding personnel, and internal procedures and
methods for the safeguarding of classified material.
Information copy:
Chief, ICM
Asst. Dir., OSO
Asst. Dir., 00
Asst. Dir., 0R3
tor of CentralIntelligence
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