EXECUTIVE ORDER 11652 IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR U.S. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATING IN DCI'S COMPARTMENTED INTELLIGENCE CONTROL SYSEMS

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• Publication Date: July 6, 1972
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6 JUL 1972
SUBJECT : Executive Order 11652
Implementation Guidance for
U. S. Intelligence Community
Participating in DCI's Compartmented
Intelligence Control Systems
1. The Special Security Center, Office of Security, CIA is
responsible to the DCI through the Director of Security for the
development of security policy for the overall management of
certain compartmented intelligence security control systems.
These systems were issued by the DCI and are binding on all
departments which receive or handle intelligence information
within the purview of the compartmented systems.
2. In accordance with this responsibility, the Special
Security Center has prepared certain guidance to the U. S.
intelligence community on implementation of Executive Order
11652. The following concepts are offered in this guidance:
(a) The DCI reaffirms the continuing need
for protection of intelligence information and
material as offered by the compartmented
control systems.
(b) The DCI reaffirms the continuing need
for current classification policy existing within
the compartmented control systems.
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(c) The DCI exempts from the General
Declassification Schedule of 11652 all levels of
classified information within the purview of the
compartmented control systems.
(d) All material or information within the
purview of the compartmented control systems
will be marked with the stamp:
Classified by
Exempt from General
Declassification Schedule of E. O. 11652
Exemption Category 5 B 2
Automatically Declassified on
Approval of DCI
(e) All compartmented intelligence material
or information within the purview of the compart-
mented control systems furnished outside the
Executive Branch of the Government shall be
stamped:
"NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"
Unauthorized Disclosure
Subject to Criminal Sanctions
(f) Electrical messages will bear the notice
at the end of the message unit:
For Government - EX-2 APDCI
For Industry - EX-2 APPH (Project Headquarters)
3. The Special Security Center would appreciate your comment
if there is any objection to this interpretation of the Executive Order
or to these principles of guidance for implementation of the Executive
Order within the compartmented intelligence control systems.
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uniez, e i Security Center
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SSC-0184-72
6 JU 1?72
SUBJECT Executive Order 11652
Implementation Guidance for
U. S. Intelligence Community
Participating in DCI's Compartmented
Intelligence Control Systems
1. The Special Security Center, Office of Security, CIA is
responsible to the DCI through the Director of Security for the
development of security policy for the overall management of
certain compartmented intelligence security control systems.
These systems were issued by the DCI and are binding on all
departments which receive or handle intelligence information
within the purview of the compartmented systems.
2. In accordance with this responsibility, the Special
security Center has prepared certain guidance to the U. S.
intelligence community on implementation of Executive Order
11652. The following concepts are offered in this guidance:
(a) The DCI reaffirms the continuing need
for protection of intelligence information and
material as offered by the compartmented
control systems.
(b) The DCI reaffirms the continuing need
for current classification policy existing within
the compartmented control systems.
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(c) The DCI exempts from the General
Declassification Schedule of 11652 all levels of
classified information within the purview of the
compartmented control systems.
(d) All material or information within the
purview of the compartmented control systems
will be marked with the stamp:
Classified by
Exempt from General
Declassification Schedule of E. O. 11652
Exemption Category 5 B Z
Automatically Declassified on
Approval of DCI
(e) All compartmented intelligence material
or information within the purview of the compart-
mented control systems furnished outside the
Executive Branch of the Government shall be
stamped-
'NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION"
Unauthorized Disclosure
Subject to Criminal Sanctions
(f) Electrical messages will bear the notice
at the end of the message unit:
For Government - EX-Z APDCI
For Industry - EX-2 APPH (Project Headquarters)
3. The Special Security Center would appreciate your comment
if there is any objection to this interpretation of the Executive Order
or to these principles of guidance for implementation of the Executive
Order within the compartmented intelligence control systems.
Chief, Special Security Center
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18 July 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR: General Counsel
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ssion o SECRET Material
via U. S. Registered Mail Facilities
1. This memorandum is for your information only.
As you know, regulatory documents, E.O. 11652 and
permit the transmission by registered mail of material
classified through SECRET within the United States. This Agency
sends approximately I pieces of mail annually through this
3. We believe that the use of registered mail is the best
available method for the transmission of classified material do-
mestically. In November 1970 the U. S. Postal Service fully im-
plemented a security plan known as CON-CON (Concentration and
Convoy) which calls for major and minor air distribution points
throughout the United States. All high value mail (including
registered mail) today is sent by air to these distribution points
and is provided armed guard coverage; aircraft used are assigned
air marshals as much as possible. The Postal Service has ex-
perienced no difficulty since this plan became effective.
4. In the last five years the Postal Service has handled
an average of 34, 000, 000 pieces of registered mail a year with
an average loss of about one piece of mail for each 34, 000 pieces
handled. Percentage-wise, this amounts to . 000029 percent of
all registered mail handled.
5. Prior to the inception of the aforementioned Postal
Service security plan, nine pieces of mail belonging to this Agency
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were reported missing from the U. S. mail. Agency damage
assessments reveal we did not cuff harm fr m these
losses. An admitted airport thief, testi-
fied before a congressional committee in 1970 that he had partic-
ipated along with some 30 odd individuals in U. S. mail thefts
seeking monies and other valuable items. As a result,
claimed he came across classified documents belonging to CIA
and other government agencies. Postal authorities believe the
apprehension of and colleagues eliminated approximately
90 percent of U. S. mail theft cases occurring between 1966 and
1970.
6. In view of the above, it is our opinion that the present
U. S. Postal Service registered mail system offers a high degree of
security and that the use thereof is the only reasonably secure and
efficient method of domestic transmission of classified material.
/' Howard J. Ushomn
Director of Security
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY OGC 72-0847
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505
19 June 1972
Mr. Fred J. Emery, Director
Office of the Federal Register
National Archives and Records Service
Washington, D. C. 20408
Dear Mr. Emery:
This letter is a follow up to our recent telephone
conversation. In accordance with your suggestion, I am
enclosing a draft of a regulation which incorporates the
requirements of the Freedom of Information Act as well
as Executive Order 11652 and the implementing National
Security Council Directive of 17 May 1972.
As we discussed, it seems appropriate that this
regulation, when it is approved, should be codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations. When the regulation is
approved, we will forward a - signed original with two
copies in accordance with your request.
If there are any suggestions, I would be pleased to
hear from you.
John Warner
Deputy General Counsel
Enclosure
Annex to HR 10-23
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Public Access to Documents and Records - Declassification Requests
1. Authority. This regulation is issued under the authority of the
National Security Act of 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949,
the Freedom of Information Act (5 U . S . C . 552), and Executive Order 11652.
2. Purpose. Pursuant to the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act and pursuant to Executive Order 11652, the following are
established as the rules of procedure with respect to public access to the
records of the Central Intelligence Agency and requests for classification
review of classified information and material.
3. Organization and Requests for Information. The headquarters
of the Central Intelligence Agency is located in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Functions are channeled and determined by regular chain-of-command pro-
cedures. Other than this regulation there are no formal or informal procedural
requirements regarding public access to Agency records. Requests for infor-
mation and decisions and other submittals may be addressed to The Assistant
to the Director, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 20505.
4. Requests for Documents or Classification Review.
(a) Any person may request that any identifiable records or
documents be made available.
(b) Any person may request a classification review of
records or documents which are classified under E. O. 11652,
or any predecessor Executive Order, and are more than ten (10)
years old.
(c) Requests may be addressed to The Assistant to the
Director, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 20505.
Requests need not be made on any special form but may be ,by letter
or other written communication setting forth the pertinent facts with
enough specificity that the requested document or record can be
located or identified with a reasonable amount of effort.
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5. Processing Requests.
(a) The Assistant to the Director shall promptly acknowledge
receipt, in writing, and refer the request to the Agency component
having responsibility for the records or matter involved (the
responsible component).
(b) The responsible component shall undertake to locate or
identify the document. If the request does not describe the document
with sufficient particularity to permit it to be located or identified
with reasonable effort, the responsible component shall so inform
the Assistant to the Director. The 'Assistant to the Director will
advise the requester that additional identifying information should be
provided. The requester may then resubmit his request, furnishing
additional identifying information. Any resubmitted request also
shall be processed in accordance with this regulation. If the request
is determined to be unduly burdensome, the requester will be asked
to limit his request to records that are reasonably obtainable.
6. Action on Requests Involving Classified Documents. Upon
.locating a requested document or upon identifying it sufficiently to permit
the making of the appropriate determinations under this paragraph, the
responsible component shall' determine the date of origin of the document
and whether the document is classified under E. O. 11652 or any predecessor
Executive Order. '
(a) If the component determines that the document is
unclassified, the request shall be further processed under
paragraph 7 of this regulation.
(b) If the component determines that the document is
classified and is less than ten '(10) years old, he shall so inform
the Assistant to the Director, who thereupon shall deny the
request.
(c) If the component determines that the document is
classified and is between ten (10) and thirty (30) years old, it
shall review the classification and continue, modify, or remove
the classification based on the principles prescribed for classifi-
cation decisions by E.O. 11652 and implementing directives and
regulations.
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(1) If the component classifies the document, at
the original level of classification, or at another level,
it shall so advise the Assistant to the Director and, if it
is possible to furnish the requester with a brief statement
as to why the document cannot be declassified, furnish such
a statement to the Assistant to the Director. The Assistant
to the Director thereupon shall deny the request and trans-
mit to the requester the statement furnished him.
(2) If the component declassifies the document,
the request shall be further processed under paragraph 7
of this regulation.
(d) If the component determines that the document is
classified and is at least thirty (30) years old, it shall forward
the request, together with its recommendation for continuing,
modifying, or removing the classification, to the Director for
his personal action under Section 5.E. of E . O. 11652. The
Director may continue, modify, or remove the classification.
If the Director classifies the document at the original level of
classification, or at another level, he also shall specify the rea-
sons for continued classification and shall set a date on which the
document shall become declassified. The Director's decision shall
be made known to the requester.
(e) If possible, action on each request referred to a respon-
sible component under subparagraph 5(a) shall be completed within
thirty (30) days of receipt of the referral. If action cannot be com-
pleted within thirty (30) days, the component shall so inform the
Assistant to the Director and shall explain the reasons for further
delay. The Assistant to the Director shall so advise the requester.
If the requester does not receive a decision on his request within
sixty (60) days. he may apply to the Central Intelligence Agency
Information Review Committee, established pursuant to Section
7(B)(2) of E . O. 11652. Any such application shall be processed as
an appeal under paragraph 9 of this regulation,
7. Action on Requests Which do not Involve Classified Documents.
When a responsible component determines that a request refers to a document
which is unclassified (subparagraph 6(a) above), or when the responsible compo-
nent declassifies a document under subparagraph 6(c)(2) above, the component
thereupon shall determine whether the document is exempt from public disclo-
sure under any of clauses (2) through (9) of subsection 552(b), Title 5,
United States Code.
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(a) If the component determines that the document is
exempt under any of such clauses, it shall so advise the Assistant
to the Director, who thereupon shall deny the request.
(b) If the component determines that the document is not
exempt, it shall so advise the Assistant to the Director, who
shall furnish the requester with a copy of the document or give him
access to it. .
8. Appeal to CIA Information Review Committee.
(a) Notification of Right to Appeal. When the Assistant to
the Director advises a requester that a request does not describe a
document with sufficient particularity to permit it to be located with
reasonable effort (subparagraph 5(b)), or when he denies a request
pursuant to subparagraph 6(b), 6(c)(1), or 7(a), he shall also advise
the requester that he may appeal that decision to the Central
Intelligence Agency Information Review Committee, established
pursuant to Section 7(B)(2) of E.0, 11652.
(b) Procedures. Any requester, by letter or other written
communication, may appeal to the Central Intelligence Agency
Information Review Committee any decision conveyed to.him under
subparagraph 5(b), 6(b), 6(c)(1), or 7(a), or apply to the Committee
in accordance with subparagraph 6(e). The communication should
(1) indicate the decision being appealed or, in the case of subparagraph
6(e) applications, the action sought, and (2) present any information or
justification the requester may wish to submit. It should be addressed
to that Committee, c/o The Assistant to the Director, Central
Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C. 20505. The Assistant to the
Director shall forward the communication to the Committee for
appropriate action under subparagraph 10(a).
9. CIA Information Review Committee. The CIA Information Review
Committee, established pursuant to Section 7(B)(2) of E . 0. 11652, shall perform
the following functions:
(a) Within thirty (30) days the Committee shall consider any
appeals forwarded to it under paragraph 9 and take such action
thereon as it may deem appropriate, based on the principles
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prescribed for classification decisions by E . O. 11652 and imple-
menting directives and regulations, and on other applicable
statutes and regulations. The Committee may affirm, overrule,
or modify the appealed decision.
(b) The Committee shall consider and resolve all
suggestions and complaints concerning CIA implementation and
administration of E. O. 11652, including any concerning over-
classification, failure to declassify, or delay in declassifying.
10. Appeal to Interagency Classification Review Committee. When a
request for declassification is denied, the requester shall be advised of his
right to appeal that denial to the Interagency Classification Review Committee
established by Section 7(A) of E. O. 11652.
11. Suggestions and Complaints. Any person may direct suggestions
and complaints with respect to the Agency administration of the Executive
Order and the implementing regulations, including those regarding overclassifi-
cation, failure to declassify, or delay in declassifying, to the CIA Information
Review Committee.
12. Fees. In accordance with Section 483a of Title 31 of the United
States Code, fair and equitable fees may be charged in connection with any
Agency action or service in response to a request under this regulation. Fees
shall be based on the cost to the government to conduct the necessary research
and on the other standards prescribed by Section 483a. If a fee is to be 'charged,
the requester shall be so informed by the Assistant to the Director and payment,
or satisfactory assurances of payment, obtained from the requester before the
action or service is undertaken.
13. Revocation. The CIA notice of July 21, 1967 (32 Fed. Reg. 140,
July 21, 1967) is so revoked.
14. Effective Date. This regulation shall become effective upon its
publication in the Federal Register.
W. E. COLBY
Executive Director
Central Intelligence Agency
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TVAORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT : identification of Employees with Classification Authority
REFERENCE: Iviemo dtd 12 July 72 to ADD/S fin D/SIPS Task Force,
subj: Identification of Personnel with Security
Classification Authority (DD/S 72-2778)
1. On 13 July 1972 the Acting Dep r Director for Support met with
and SIPS representatives, and other OP representa-
tives, and from OS, Richard Lansdale from
OCC, and O-.DDS, to discuss referent proposal.
2. The A-DD/S decided that the proposal should be implemented since
it seems to be workable and should provide a reasonably complete and accurate
list of employees by name and position authorized to classify documents in all
three classification categories.
3. The following actions approved by A-DD/S must be completed on a
priority basis and the Initial list produced by 15 August 1972.
a. OP - Draft an UN explaining the use of Forms 1152 and 1152a
and the mechanics to be followed in obtaining and recording classifica-
tion authority.
b. OP - Identify the specific tasks that must be accomplished to
begin the new procedures, assigning suspense dates and serving as the
focal point for coordinating the production of the required lists.
c. SIPS - Work closely with OP and complete all technical arrange-
ments to implement the new procedures.
Executive Officer to the
Deputy Director for Support
Distribution:
Orig - DD/S subject
1 - DD/S chrono
i - OP
1 - OS
0CC (Mr. Lai de)
1 - SIPS
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