SECURITY CONTROLS ON THE DISSEMINATION OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87B01034R000500260077-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 22, 2005
• Sequence Number: 77
• Publication Date: January 1, 1983
• Content Type: DCID

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SECURITY CONTROLS ON THE
DISSEMINATION OF INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
(Effective 1983)
Pursuant to the provisions of the Director of Central Intelligence
Directive (DCID) on the Security Committee (SECOM), the following controls on
the dissemination and use of intel?ligence2information and related materials
(hereinafter referred to as intelligence) are hereby established.
1. Purpose
These provisions establish certain common controls and procedures for the
dissemination and use of intelligence to ensure that, while facilitating its
interchange for intelligence purposes, it will be adequately protected. These
provisions. amplify applicable portions of the 23 June 1982 Information Secu-
rity Oversight Office (I.SOO) Directive #1 which implements Executive Order
(EO) 12356. They also prescribe additional controls on the dissemination of
intelligence to foreign governments and to foreign nationals and immigrant
aliens, including those employed by the US Government. Policy on release of
intelligence to contractors and consultants is set forth in the Appendix.
2. General
a. Applicability. The controls and procedures set forth in these
provisions shall be uniformly applied in the dissemination and use of intel-
ligence originated by all Intelligence Community organizations as defined by"
EO 12333. .
b. Implementation. The substance of these provisions shall be published
in appropriate regulatory or notice media of each Intelligence Community
organization, together with appropriate procedures permitting rapid
1These provisions supersede DCID No. 1/7, effective 4 May 1981.
2For purposes of these provisions the terms "intelligence information and
related materials" (or "intelligence") mean:
(1) "Foreign intelligence and counterintelligence," as these terms are
defined in EO 12333, and
(2) Information describing US foreign intelligence and counterintel-
ligence activities, sources and methods, equipment, and methodology used for
the acquisition, processing, or exploitation of such intelligence, foreign
military hardware obtained for exploitation, and photography or recordings
resulting from such US intelligence collection efforts.
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interagency consultation concerning the dissemination and use of
intelligence. For this purpose, each Intelligence Community organization will
designate a primary referent. Originators of Intelligence bearing control
markings or other restrictions required by this directive shall ensure that
requests concerning them are answered promptly.
c. "Need-to-know" Principle. "Need-to-know" is a determination by an
authorized holder of classified information that access to specific classified
material in his or her possession is required by one or more other persons to
perform a specific and officially authorized function essential to accomplish
a national security task or as required by Federal Statute, Executive Order,
or directly applicable regulation. In addition to an established "need-to-
know," a person must possess an appropriate security clearance and access
approvals, as required; prior to being provided classified information.
3. Use and Dissemination Among US Intelligence Community Organizations
a. "Third Agency" Rule. EO 12356 states that classified information
originating in one US agency shall not be disseminated outside any other
agency to which it has been made available without the consent of the
originating agency. This is commonly described as the "third agency" rule-.
b. Advance Authorization. To facilitate the dissemination and different
uses made of classified intelligence within and among Intelligence Community
organizations and to assure the timely provision of intelligence to consumers,
it is necessary to provide controlled relief to the "third agency rule" within
the Intelligence Community in addition to that provided by the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 USC 403 (d)). Accordingly, Intelligence Community
organizations are hereby authorized to use each other's classified intel-
ligence in their respective intelligence documents, publications, or other
information media, and to disseminate their products to other Intelligence
Community organizations except as specifically restricted by control markings
prescribed in paragraph 6. Classified intelligence documents, even though
they bear no control markings, will not be released in their original form to
third agencies without permission of the originator.
4. Use and Dissemination To Other US Organizations
Classified intelligence, even though it bears no restrictive control
markings, will not be released in its original form to US organizations
outside of the Intelligence Community without permission of the originator.
Any organization disseminating intelligence beyond the organizations of the
Intelligence Community shall be responsible for ensuring that recipient
organizations understand and agree to observe the restrictions prescribed by
these provisions and maintain adequate safeguards.
5. Foreign Dissemination of Intelligence
a. Dissemination to Immigrant Aliens, Foreign Contractors, and other
Foreign Nationals.
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(1) Classified intelligence, even though it bears no control
markings, will not be released to foreign nationals and immigrant aliens
(including US Government employed, utilized, or integrated foreign nationals
and immigrant aliens) without permission of the originator.
(2) Release of classified intelligence to a foreign contractor/com-
pany under contract to the US Government will be made.according to paragraph
5b through the government under which the contractor/company operates. Direct
US-to-foreign contractor/company release is prohibited.
b. Dissemination to Foreign Governments.
Classified intelligence, even though it bears no control markings
authorized by these provisions, will not be released in its original form to
foreign governments without permission of the originator. Information con-
tained in classified intelligence of another Intelligence Community organiza-
tion, and which bears no restrictive control markings, may be used by the
recipient Intelligence Community organization in reports disseminated to
foreign governments provided:
(1) no reference is made to the source documents upon which the
released product is based;
(2) the information is extracted or paraphrased to ensure that the
source or manner of acquisition of the intelligence cannot be deduced or
revealed in any manner; and
(3) foreign release is made through established foreign disclosure
channels and procedures, such as prescribed pursuant to the DCIDs on the
Committee on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation (COMIREX) and the SIGINT
Committee.
6. Authorized Control Markings
a. "WARNING NOTICE--INTELLIGENCE SOURCES OR METHODS INVOLVED" (WNINTEL)
(1) This marking is used, with a security classification, to
identify information whose sensitivity requires constraints on its further.
dissemination and use. This marking may be used only on intelligence which
identifies or would reasonably permit identification of an intelligence source
or method which is susceptible to countermeasures that could nullify or reduce
its effectiveness.
3Excepting RESTRICTED DATA and FORMERLY RESTRICTED DATA, which is prohibited
from foreign dissemination under Sections 123 and 144 of Public Law 585,
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
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(2) Classified intelligence4so marked shall not be disseminated in
any manner outside authorized channels without the permission of the ori-
ginating agency and an assessment by the Senior Official of the Intelligence
Community (SOIC) in the disseminating agency as to the potential risks to the
national security and to the intelligence sources or methods involved. In
making such assessment, consideration should be given to reducing the risk to
the intelligence sources or methods which provided the intelligence by sani-
tizing or paraphrasing the information so as to permit its wider dissemination.
To avoid confusion as to the extent of dissemination and use restrictions
governing the information involved, the marking may not be used in conjunction
with special access or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) controls.
This marking may be abbreviated as "WNINTEL" or as "WN."
b. "DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CONTROLLED BY
ORIGINATOR" (ORCON)
(1) This marking is used, with a.security classification,..to enable
a continuing knowledge and supervision by the originator of the use made of
the information involved. This marking may be used only on intelligence which
clearly identifies or would reasonably permit ready identification of an intel-
ligence. source or method which is particularly susceptible to countermeasures
that would nullify or measurably reduce its effectiveness. This marking may
not be used when an item of information will reasonably be protected by use of
any other markings specified herein, or by the application of the "need-to-
know" principle and the safeguarding procedures of the security classification
system.
(2) Informatiog bearing this marking may not be disseminated beyond
the headquarters elements of the recipient organizations and may not be
incorporated in all or in part into other reports or briefings without the
advance permission of and under conditions specified by the originator. As
this is the most restrictive marking herein, agencies will establish proce-
dures to ensure that it is only applied to particularly sensitive intelligence
and that timely procedures are established to review requests for further
dissemination of intelligence bearing this marking. This marking may be
abbreviated as "ORCON" or as "OC."
4 Unless"otherwise specified by the Director of Central Intelligence in
consultation with the National Foreign Intelligence Board (NFIB) or as agreed
to between originating and recipient agencies, authorized channels are the
Intelligence Community, as defined in EO 12333, and Intelligence Community
contractors and consultants and officials of agencies represented on the NFIB
as determined on a "need-to-know" basis by recipient Senior Officials of the
Intelligence Community (SOICs).
5At the discretion of the originator, the term "headquarters elements" may
include specified subordinate intelligence-producing components.
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c. "NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS/CONSULTANTS" (NOCONTRACT)
This marking is used, with a security classification, to prohibit the
dissemination of information to contractors or consultants (hereinafter
contractors) without the permission of the originating agency. This marking
may be used only on intelligence which, if disclosed to a contractor,. would
actually or potentially give him a competitive advantage which could reason-
ably be expected to cause.a conflict of interest with his obligation to
maintain the security of the information; or which was provided by a source on
.the express or implied condition that it not be made available to contrac-
tors.The restrictions applicable to this marking do not apply to consultants
-hired under Office of Personnel Management procedures, or comparable proce
.dures derived from authorities vested in heads or organizations by law, and
who are normally considered to be extensions of the office by which they are
employed. This marking may be abbreviated as "NOCONTRACT" or as "NC."
d. "CAUTION--PROPRIETARY INFORMATION INVOLVED" (PROPIN)
This marking may be used, with or without a security classification, to
identify information provided by a commercial firm or private source under an-d,,
express or implied understanding that the information will be protected as a
trade secret or proprietary data believed to have actual or potential value.
Information bearing this marking shall not be disseminated in any form to an
individual, organization, or foreign government which has any interests,
actual or potential, in competition with the source of the information without
permission of the originator. This marking may be used in conjunction with
the "NOCONTRACT" marking to preclude dissemination to any contractor. This
marking may be abbreviated as "PROPIN" or as "PR."
e. "NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS" (NOFORN)
This marking is used with a security classification to identify intel-
ligence that may not be released in any form to foreign governments, foreign
nationals, or non-US citizens without permission of the originator. This
marking may be used on intelligence which if released to a foreign government,
-foreign national, or non-US citizen could jeopardize intelligence sources or
methods, or when it would not be in the best interests of the US to release
the information from a policy standpoint upon specific determination by a
Senior Official of the Intelligence Community (SOIC). SOICs are responsible
for developing, publishing and maintaining guidelines consistent with the
policy guidance herein for use in determining the foreign releasability of
intelligence they collect or produce. These guidelines shall be used in
assigning NOFORN control markings, and by primary referents (paragraph 2b
above applies) in responding to inquiries from other organizations on
application of this control. This marking may be abbreviated "NOFORN" or as
"NF."
f. "AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE TO (name of country(ies)/international
organization)" (REL
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This marking is used to identify classified intelligence that an
originator has predetermined to be releasable or has released, through
established foreign disclosure procedures and channels, to the foreign
country(ies)/international organization indicated. No other foreign dissemi-
nation of the material is authorized (in any form) without the prior approval
of the originator. This marking may be abbreviated "REL (abbreviated name of
country(ies)/international organization)." In the case of intelligence and
related materials controlled under DCID 6/2, authorized distribution indica-
tors, published separately, may be used instead of the "REL" control marking.
7. Procedures Governing Use of Control Markings
a. Any recipient desiring.to use intelligence in a manner contrary to
the-restrictions established by the control markings set forth above shall
obtain the advance permission of the originating agency. Such permission
applies only to the specific purpose agreed to by the originator and does not
automatically apply to all recipients. Originators should ensure that prompt
consideration is given to recipients' requests in these regards, with parti-
cular attention to reviewing, and editing if necessary, sanitized or para-
phrased versions to derive a text suitable for release subject to lesser or no
control markings.
b. The control markings authorized above shall be shown on the title
page, front cover, and other applicable pages of documents, incorporated in
the text of electrical communications, shown on graphics, and associated (in
full or abbreviated form) with data stored or processed in automatic data
processing systems. The control markings also shall be indicated by paren-
thetical use of the marking abbreviations at the beginning or end of the
appropriate portions. If the control markings apply to several or all
portions, the document may be marked with a statement to this effect rather
than marking each portion individually.
c. The control markings in paragraph 6 shall be individually assigned at
the time of preparation of intelligence products and used in conjunction with
security classifications and other markings specified by EO 12356 and its
implementing IS00 Directive. The markings shall be carried forward to any
new format in which the same information is incorporated, including oral and
visual presentations.
8. Reporting Unauthorized Disclosures
Violations of the foregoing restrictions and control markings that result
in unauthorized disclosure by one agency of the intelligence of another shall
be reported to the Director of Central Intelligence through the DCI Security
Committee.
9. Obsolete Restrictions and Markings
The following markings are obsolete and will not be used subsequent to
the date of this directive: WARNING NOTICE-SENSITIVE SOURCES. AND METHODS
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INVOLVED, WARNING NOTICE-INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED, CONTROLLED
DISSEM, NSC PARTICIPATING AGENCIES ONLY, INTEL COMPONENTS ONLY, LIMITED,
CONTINUED CONTROL, NO DISSEM ABROAD, BACKGROUND USE ONLY, WARNING NOTICE-
SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED, NO FOREIGN DISSEM, USIB
ONLY, and NFIB ONLY. Questions with respect to the current application of
control markings authorized by earlier directives on the dissemination and
control of intelligence and used on documents issued prior to the date of this
directive should be referred to the originating agency or department.
Appendix
DCI Policy on Release of Intelligence Information to Contractors. and
Consultants
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