SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATIO

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• Publication Date: December 7, 1977
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/XX
SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATIONI
(Effective
1. General
Pursuant to Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947,
Executive Order 11905, and National Security Council Intelligence
Directives, minimum security policy applicable to assignment and travel
of U.S. Government civilian and military personnel, government consul-
tants and employees of government contractors who have, or who have had,
access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) is hereby established.
2. Purpose
This policy is based upon the need to protect SCI from possible com-
promise resulting from ithe capture, interrogation, exploitation, or
entrapment of personnel (stipulated in paragraph 1 above) by hostile
or unfriendly nations or groups.
3. Definitions
a. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). The term SCI means all
information and material bearing special controls for restricted handling
within compartmented foreign intelligence systems. The term does not
include Restricted Data as defined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,
as amended.
b. Hazardous Activities. Hazardous activities include assignments
or visits to, and travel through, countries listed in the attached
Appendix. Hazardous activities also include assignment or travel in
combat zones or other areas where hostilities are taking place, duties
behind hostile lines, and duties or travel in isolated or exposed areas
where individuals cannot reasonably be protected against hostile action.
c. Defensive Security Briefings. Defensive security briefings are
formal advisories which alert personnel to the potential for harassment,
1Existing directives and regulations (including pertinent provisions of
the Communications Intelligence Security Regulations) governing hazar-
dous activities as defined herein shall be revised accordingly.
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provocation, or entrapment by local agencies or officials in designated
areas of risk. These briefings are based on actual experience whenever
feasible, and include information on courses of action helpful in miti-
gating the adverse security and personal consequences of such acts.
d. Risk of Capture Briefings. Risk of capture briefings are formal
advisories which alert personnel as to what may be expected in the way
of attempts to force or trick them to divulge classified information if
captured or detained and of suggested courses of action they should
follow to avoid or limit such divulgence. These advisories include
instructions/advice for advance preparation of innocuous, alternative
explanations of duties and background.
e. Senior Intelligence Officers. Within. the meaning of this policy
directive, Senior Intelligence Officers (SIG's) are those officials:
representing their individual departments and agencies on the National
Foreign Intelligence Board (NFIB), including the Military Department
Intelligence Chiefs.
4. Policy
a. Unofficial Travel. Persons granted authorization for access to
certain categories of extremely sensitive information on foreign intelli-
gence sources and methods of SCI incur a special security obligation and
are to be alerted by their SIO to risks associated with unoffical visits
to, or travel through, the countries listed in the Appendix hereto. The
SIO concerned should advise that unofficial travel in the listed countries
without official approval may result in the withdrawal of clearance for
continued access to SCI for persons with specific and extensive knowledge
of the following categories of extremely sensitive information on
foreign intelligence sources and methods:
- Technological structure, function, and techniques of
sensitive intelligence collection or exploitation
systems/methods.
- Designated system targets or sources.
- Method and purpose of target selection.
- Degree of success of collection or exploitation
system/method.
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- Collection or exploitation system/method capabilities
and vulnerabilities.
b. All persons having access to SCI who plan unofficial travel to or
through countries listed in the Appendix hereto must:
(1) Give advance notice of such planned travel.
(2) Obtain a defensive security briefing from a specified
official before traveling to such countries.
(3) Contact immediately the nearest U.S. consular, attache,
or Embassy official if they are detained or subjected
to significant harassment or provocation while traveling.
(4) Report upon return from travel to their SIO any incidents
of potential security concern which befell them.
(5) Be reminded annually of the foregoing obligations
through security education programs.
c. Official Assignment/Travel. No person with access to SCI will be
assigned to or directed/to participate in hazardous activities until he
has been afforded a defensive security briefing and/or risk of capture
briefing as applicable.2
d. Individuals with Previous Access. Persons whose access to SCI
is being terminated will be officially reminded of the risks associated
with hazardous activities as defined herein and of their obligation to
ensure continued protection of SCI.
5. Responsibilities
a. The DCI will cause to be prepared and disseminated to the SIO's
a list of countries identified as posing a security risk bearing on this
policy (Appendix). The Security Committee will coordinate required
support including source material concerning these risks.
b. SIO's will issue implementing directives concerning travel and
assignment of personnel of their departments or agencies. Such direc-
tives will be consistent with the overall policy, definitions, and
criteria set forth herein and will provide for:
2Due consideration will be given to the relative protection enjoyed by
U.S. officials having diplomatic status.
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(1) Preparation and provision of defensive security
briefings and/or risk of capture briefings to
appropriate personnel of their departments/agencies
as/when applicable.
(2) Institution of positive programs for the collection of
information reported under the provisions. of paragraph
4b(4) above.
(3) Insuring that new information obtained by their depart-
ments or agencies on harassments or provocations, or on
risk of capture situations, is provided to the DCI and
to other interested NFIB agencies. (Where warranted by
new information, changes to the Appendix hereto will be
made. Recommendations with supporting justification
may be made for either addition or deletion of countries.)
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Director of Central Intelligence
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/XX
SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION
APPENDIX
COUNTRIES AND AREAS IN WHICH VISITS, TRAVEL, AND ASSIGNMENT
ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY
Listed below are countries and areas in which there is deemed to be
a risk of harassment, provocation, entrapment, or detention of U.S. personnel.
All territory controlled by the the listed countries is included, irrespec-
tiveof whether the national boundaries involved are formally recognized by
the United States Government.
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