COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00156R000300010045-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 2007
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: April 25, 1979
• Content Type: REGULATION

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A.G.Order 829-79
L Dtd: 4/25/79
Subject:
COUNSEL FOR INTELLIGENCE POLICY
1.
PURPOSE. This order establishes a Counsel for Intelligence
Policy within the Office of Legal Counsel and directs
establishment of a separate Office of Intelligence Policy
and Review.
2.
AUTHORITY.
28 U.S.C. 509, 510 and 5 U.S.C. 301.
3.
FUNCTIONS.
The Counsel for Intelligence Policy shall:
a. Advise the Attorney General, organizational units of
the Department and executive agencies on questions
relating to the development, interpretation, and.
application of statutes, regulations and procedures
relating to United States intelligence activities.
b. Serve as the Department of Justice representative to
the National Foreign Intelligence Board.
C. Advise and assist the Attorney General in connection
with the Attorney General's responsibilities under
Executive Order 12036.
d. Without assuming any of the internal security functions
assigned to the Assistant Attorney General in charge
of the Criminal Division, coordinate the development
and implementation of departmental policy on intelli-
gence and national security matters.
e. Perform such other duties pertaining to these responsi-
bilities as may be assigned by the Attorney General or
Deputy Attorney General.
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4. ORGANIZATION AND SUPERVISION
The Counsel for Intelligence Policy shall be appointed
by the Attorney General.
Pending the establishment of a separate office of
Intelligence Policy and Review, the Counsel for
Intelligence Policy shall be subject to the general
supervision and direction of the Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the Office of Legal Counsel.
5. ESTABLISH"1ENT OF THE OFFICE OF INTELLIGENCE POLICY AND
REVIEW
The Assistant Attorney General for Administration shall
take all steps necessary to establish a separate Office of
Intelligence Policy and review as soon as practicable.
The Office shall be established in accordance with the
following principles:
Organization
The Office of Intelligence Policy and Review shall be
headed by a Counsel, appointed by the Attorney General.
The Counsel shall be subject to the general super-
vision and direction of the Attorney General or,
whenever appropriate, the direction of the Deputy
Attorney General.
Functions
The Counsel for Intelligence Policy and Review shall
have general responsibility for all intelligence
matters within the Department-of Justice including:
(1) Policy development and coordination of all
intelligence matters. To fulfill this responsi-
bility the Counsel shall:
a. Advise the Attorney General, organizational
units of the Department and executive agend es
on questions relating to the development,
interpretation, and application of statutes,
regulations and procedures relating to
United States intelligence activities;
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b. serve as the Department of Justice represen-
tative to the National Foreign Intelligence
Board;
c. advise and assist the Attorney General in
connection with the Attorney General's
responsibilities under Executive Order 12036;
and
d. coordinate the development and implementation
of departmental policy on intelligence and
national security matters.
(2) Operational matters pertaining to foreign
intelligence collection, and-foreign counter-
intelligence investigations. To fulfill the
responsibility the Counsel shall:
a. Review the administration of statutes,
Executive orders, regulations, guidelines or,
other directives pertaining to domestic
security, foreign intelligence, counter-
intelligence, and programs and practices
pertaining to intelligence and criminal
investigations, as may be directed by the
Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General.
b. Supervise. the preparation and submission to
court of certifications and applications for
orders under the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act, P.L. 95-511.
(3) Performance of such other duties pertaining to
these responsibilities as may be assigned by the
Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General.
C. Relationship to Other Departmental Units
The Assistant Attorney General in charge of the
Criminal Division shall continue to be responsible for
internal security functions assigned in 28 C.F.R.
S 0.61. Responsibility for conducting criminal inves-
tigations shall continue to rest with the head of the
departmental investigative or prosecutive.unit having
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jurisdiction over the subject matter involved. Respon-
sibility for conducting, intelligence activities shall
continue to rest with the head of the departmental
unit having jurisdiction over the subject matter
involved.
6. Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations will be
amended to reflect the establishment of the Office of
Intelligence Policy and Review when that office is
formally established.
Dated: 4/25/79 Griffin B. Bell
Attorney General