PROCEDURES FOR RESTRICTED HANDLING OF RYBAT MHCHAOS TRAFFIC

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 01475738
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 7, 2017
• Case Number: F-2007-00094
• Publication Date: May 29, 1969

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29 MAY 1969
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Procedures for Restricted Handling of RYBAT
MliCHAOS Traffic
On instructions from the DDP, RYBAT MIICHAOS cable
traffic was switched into restricted handling channels
on 23 May 1969. The following procedures will apply:
1. The Division will receive one copy of RYBAT MHCHAOS
cables; these cables will be hand delivered to the Division
Chief's secretary by the secretaries of CI Staff/Special
Operations. Envelopes will be marked EYES ONLY Chief,
Division. Wherever possible, Cl/SO will attempt to deliver
responses to incoming cables for coordination at the same
time the Division's copy of the incoming cable is delivered,
thus saving both carrying and reading time. In all cases,
the cables will be delivered to the Division within one
working day of receipt.
� � ' 2. Access to MHCHAOS cable files will be limited to
Chief and Deputy Division Chief, one designated Division
Staff Officer, their secretaries, and Chiefs and Acting
Chiefs of Branches. Division copies of nicimos cables are
to be held in central files in the Division front office.
The cable file should be organized so that Branch Chiefs
have access only to the traffic concerning their branch's
field stations and bases.
3. Outgoing cables prepared by Cl/SO will be coordin-
ated with one of the designated Division Staff officers.
Whenever possible the Division Staff officer will coordinate
on behalf of the Division without additional coordination
With Branch or Branch Chiefs. If Cl/S0 feels such coordin-
ation is necessary it will, whenever possible, coordinate
before the delivery of the cable to the Division Staff offi-
cer for formal coordination. If in the judgement of the
Division Staff officer or Cl/SO a cable should be coordin-
ated with the appropriate Branch Chief (s), this nay be done
either by phone by the Division officer, by having the Branch
Chief come in, or by having the Cl/SO secretary carry the
cable to the appropriate Branch Chief.
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4. Outgoing cables originated by Division.Branch Chiefs
will be prepared in draft on bond paper without slugs and
delivered by hand to the secretaries of-C/Cl/SO in sealed
envelopes. Cl/S0 will type the final cable and coordinate
it with the appropriate Division Staff officer.
S. Final disposition of all MIICHAOS traffic will be
by return to Cl/SO. No MICHAOS traffic will be destroyed .
by Divisions, nor will it be sent to RID.
6. Each Division (if it Ras not done so already) will
withdraw previous MUCHAOS cable and dispatch traffic from
Branch files and hold it under the central control of the
Division front office where the Branch Chief and his Deputy
will continue to have access.
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Richard Ober
C/Cl/SO
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