DCID 1/11, SECURITY COMMITTEE, EFFECTIVE 28 AUGUAT 1974

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• Publication Date: April 22, 1975

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MEMORANDUM FOR
SUBJECT: DCID 1/11, Security Committee,Effective 28 AUgust 1974
1. Hank Knoche reports that the Rockefeller Commission has expressed
some concern about the wording of DCID 1/11 on the ground that it is so worded
that it might constitute a "hunting license" to conduct investigations.
2. Will you piewa please provide me, for Mr. Knoche, a copy of
DCID 1/11 amid a memorandum which he can use as a talking paper to respond
to the concern expressed by the Commission.
3. I have no indication as to any specifics of this concern, but
if you feel there are any sentences or paragraphs which might be tightened to
improve the DCID you might include that in your memorandum.
4, The Commission's role as you know, is focused entirely on
domestic aspects of the operation of the Intelligence Community.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/11
SECURITY COMMITTEE
(Effective 23 August 1974)
In support of the DCI's statutory responsibilities and of his efforts to
improve the Intelligence Community's product and to achieve more effi-
cient use of intelligence resources, the community's security policies and
procedures must be effective and consistent for the protection of intelli-
gence and of intelligence sources and methods,2 and must ensure time-
liness and economy in the handling of compartmented information.
Therefore, pursuant to provisions of Subsection 102 (d) of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended, to provisions of NSCID 1 and to para-
graph 2.b of NSAM 317, a new standing Committee of the USIB is hereby
established.
1. Name of the Committee
The committee will be known as the Security Committee.
2. Mission
The mission of the committee is to provide the means by which the
Director of Central Intelligence, with the advice of United States In-
telligence Board _principals, can:
a. Ensure establishment of security policies and procedures includ-
ing recommendations for legislation for the protection of intelligence
and intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure.
b. Review and formulate personnel, physical and document security
policies, standards and practices and dissemination procedures applica-
ble to all government departments and agencies as such policies, stand-
ards, practices and procedures relate to the protection of intelligence
Supersedes DCID 1/11, effective 23 April 1965 and DCID 1/12 effective 23
December 1964.
The term intelligence as used in this document applies only to information
covered by statute, Executive Order, or other authority consonant with the DCI's
statutory responsibility for foreign intelligence and for the protection of intelli-
gence and intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure.'
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of these investigations to the Director of Central Intelligence, through
the United States Intelligence Board. Such reports will (1) assess the
disclosure's impact on the U.S. intelligence process, and its implications
for national security and foreign relations, (2) describe corrective
measures taken or needed to prevent such disclosures in the future or
to minimize the adverse effects of the case at hand, and (3) recommend
any appropriate additional actions.
d. The functions of the committee as they relate to technical sur-
veillance countermeasures, computer security and special security corn-
partmentation are set forth in attachments 1, 2, and 3.
4. Community Responsibilities
a. Upon request of the committee chairman, USIB departments and
agencies shall furnish to the committee within established security
safeguards particular information needed by the committee and perti-
nent to its functions. Temporary material and ad hoc personnel sup-
port will be provided to the committee as needed and as mutually
agreed upon by the departments and agencies represented on the com-
mittee.
b. Each USIB principal is responsible for investigation of any unau-
thorized disclosure or compromise of intelligence or intelligence sources
and methods occurring within his department or agency. When investi-
gation determines that the possibility of compromise cannot be dis-
counted, and the interests of the USIB or another USIB principal are
involved or affected, the results of investigation will be forwarded to
the Security Committee for review and possible remedial action as de-
termined appropriate by the committee.
5. Composition and Organization
a. The committee will consist of a full-time chairman designated by
the DCI, representatives of the chiefs of departments and agencies who
are members of the USIB, and the representatives of the Departments
of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. The chairman may invite a repre-
sentative of the chief of any other department or agency having func-
tions related to matters being considered by the committee to sit with
the committee whenever matters within the purview of that depart-
ment or agency are to be discussed.
b. The committee will be supported by permanent subcommittees
for technical surveillance countermeasures, for special security corn-
partmentation, and for computer security, and by other subcommittees
as needed and as approved by the DCI and by ad hoc working groups
as approved by the chairman. The chairman of subcommittees will be
designated by the committee chairman with the concurrence of the
DCI. Membership on the subcommittees and ad hoc working groups
need not be limited to member agencies of the committee, but may be
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/i1
(Attachment 1)
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures
The functions of the Security Committee include:
A. With respect to general technical surveillance countermeasures:
(1) To facilitate the formulation, development and application
of effective countermeasures equipment and techniques based on
assessments by the Central Intelligence Agency and other knowl-
edgeable member agencies of USIB of (a) the state of the art of
audio surveillance equipment, and (b) the known and estimated
technical surveillance capabilities of foreign governments.
(2) To formulate and recommend to the DCI resource pro-
gramming objectives for USIB departments and agencies in the
field of technical surveillance countermeasures in consideration of
current and foreseen threats and with regard for the effective and
efficient use of resources.
(3) To coordinate all aspects of the U.S. Government effort
in defense against technical surveillance penetration and to resolve
conflicts that may arise in connection therewith.
(4) To facilitate the interchange of information in the field of
technical surveillance countermeasures among USIB departments
and agencies and others as appropriate, particularly by the prepa-
ration, publication and dissemination of appropriate reports,
notices and guides.
(5) To recommend policies governing disclosures concerning
technical surveillance devices (except as otherwise provided for
under NSCID No. 5) , or countermeasures thereto, to be made to
foreign governments or international organizations in which the
U.S. Government participates.
(6) To advise USIB department and agencies of technical sur-
veillance countermeasures objectives and standards to be con-
sidered in connection with existing or new facilities abroad.
(7) To prepare damage assessments by furnishing reports
of known or suspected hostile audio surveillance penetrations of
U.S. facilities and recommending remedial or other actions as
appropriate.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/11
(Attachment 2)
Computer Security
The functions of the Security Committee include:
(1) To review, formulate and recommend to the DCI policies,
standards, and procedures to protect intelligence data stored or
processed by computer.
(2) To advise and assist the DCI, the Intelligence Community
Staff, Committees of the United States Intelligence Board, USIB
member agencies and departments, and other intelligence users
with respect to all computer security issues and to resolve conflicts
that may arise in connection therewith.
(3) To formulate and recommend to the DCI resource pro-
gramming objectives for USIB departments and agencies in the
field of computer security in consideration of current and foreseen
vulnerabilities and threats and with regard for the effective and
efficient use of resources; to foster and to monitor an aggressive
program of computer security research and development in the
Intelligence Community in order to avoid unwarranted duplication
and to assure the pursuit of an effective effort at resolving techni-
cal problems associated with the protection of computer operations.
(4) To coordinate all aspects of Intelligence Community efforts
in defense against hostile penetration of Community computer
systems as feasible to support other Government and national
efforts aimed at improving computer security technology; to foster
a coordinated program of Intelligence Community computer se-
curity training and indoctrination.
(5) To facilitate within the Intelligence Community the ex-
change of information relating to computer security threats, vul-
nerabilities, and countermeasures by providing a focal point for the
evaluation of foreign intentions and capabilities to exploit Com-
munity computer operations, for central notification of hostile
exploitation attempts, for the preparation of damage assessments
of incidents of foreign exploitation of intelligence computer opera-
tions, and for the formulation of Community policy on the relmqe
of computer security information to foreign governments and in-
ternational organizations.
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/11
(Attachment 3)
Compartmentation
The functions of the Security Committee as they relate to compartmenta-
tion controls are: 2
A. To develop and recommend to the DCI, with the advice of
the United States Intelligence Board, technical guidance for the estab-
lishment, maintenance and improvement of coordinated compartmenta-
tion systems.
(1) Providing special protection to sensitive intelligence, in-
telligence information and intelligence sources and methods under
the authority of Section 9 of Executive Order 11652.
(2) Ensuring the establishment and disestablishment of corn-
partmentation of intelligence and intelligence information on the
instructions of the DCI.
(3) Ensuring coherent control by the DCI of the processes
for access approvals to compartmented intelligence and intelli-
gence information and of the processes for dissemination, sanitiza-
tion or release of such intelligence information.
(4) Ensuring the establishment and promulgation or appro-
priate criteria for security and need-to-know access approvals.
B. To formulate, coordinate, maintain and promulgate technical
guidance for use in the administration of compartmentation controls
at all echelons of department and agency domestic and overseas activity,
including consultants and contractor support activity concerning:
(1) Access approval criteria and employment in hazardous
duty areas.
(2) Physical Security.
The term "compartmentation" as used in this directive refers to the system
whereby special Intelligence Community controls indicating restricted handling
within collection programs and their end products are applied to certain types
of intelligence information and material. The term does not include Restricted
Data as defined in Section 11, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.
In the conduct of these functions, the Committee will recognize the special
requirements of individual compartmented collection programs operated on an
executive agent basis, particularly those which involve hazardous activities.
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