REPLY TO CHAIRMAN, ICIS, RE CIA COMPLIANCE WITH PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE GOVERNING CLASSIFIED RELEASES (SANITIZED)

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• Publication Date: August 1, 1959
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Assistant to the DCI
Reply to Chairman, ICIS, re CIA
Compliance with Presidential Directive
Governing Classified Releases to
1. In accordance with your request of 23 July 1959, the
proposed reply to Mr. Yeagley's letter of 15 April 1959 has
been rewritten to incorporate the changes recommended by
the General Counsel, Mr. Houston, and I lof
DD/I.
2. The attached reply has been coordinated with FI
Staff and interested components of the DD/I and DD/S,
respectively, including the General Counsel.
cc: DDCI
DOJ Review Completed.
N reviews) completed.
James Angleton
Chief, Counter Intelligence Staff
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INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL SECURITY
ROOM 2521, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUILDING
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
April 15, 1959
Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25, D. C.
ICIS-P17/419
By memorandum dated September 30, 1958, the Executive
Secretary, National Security Council, forwarded to the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies the Presidential Directive,
dated September 23, 1958, entitled "Basic Policy Governing the
Release of Classified Defense Information to Foreign Govermnentsa,
As noted in that memorandum, the Interdepartmental Committee on
Internal Security has been designated to report annually to the
NSC on the implementation of the Directive.
Accordingly, each Agency is requested to furnish ISIS
the following information wherever applicable to its operation.
1. An indication of any problems arising because of
the requirements that disclosure must be consistent with United
States defense interests and foreign policy, must be consistent
with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as amended, or other special
procedures, and must be limited to information necessary for the
purpose for which made.
2. With respect to classified non-military defense
information, what action is taken to insure that in each instance
of a proposed disclosure the releasing officer is in possession
of the information required to make a determination as to satis-
faction of the conditions prescribed?
3. An indication of the difficulties encountered
when seeking agreements from foreign governments designed to
assure the United States Government that such foreign govern-
ments would afford the information substantially the same degree
of protection afforded by the United States, not to release the
information to another government without the approval of the
United States, not to use the information for other than the
purpose for which furnished and to respect any private rights
such as patents, copyrights or trade secrets. With regard to
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the release of classified non-military defense information,
to what extent has it been necessary to exercise the waiver
because of the absence of such agreements? Where agreements
have been obtained from foreign recipients, indicate whether
the required agreements were obtained (a) "generally" or "in
the particular case" and (b) orally or in writing.
14. To what extent are (a) security assurances
obtained on original recipients, (b) security checks made in
lieu thereof and (c) the requirements of (a) and/or (b) waiver?
5. To what extent have security checks on original
recipients disclosed significant derogatory information? What
action has been taken in such instances?
6. It is requested that the ICIS be furnished a copy
of all regulations issued by the Agency in implementing this
Directive. In addition, the ICIS desires a statement ad to
whether the Directive has in any way impaired the advantageouL
disclosure of classified defense information to foreign
governments.
7. Based on available records or estimates, inforrw tion
as to the volume of releases of classified defense information
made to foreign governments and international organizations it
the respective categories of TOP SECRET, SECRET and CCNFIDEN TI.AL.
It is requested that the above-described information be
furnished to the ICIS by August 15, 1959,__ so that this Committee
can make its report to the NSC.
Sincerely yours,
(,/ J. Walter Ykagle
Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee
on Internal Security
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BRIEF FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: CIA Representation on Subcommittee I of
Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Securi
REFERENCE: Letter to DCI from Mr. J. Walter Yeagley,
dated 4 June 1959
1. Enclosed for your signature is a suggested reply to the
referenced letter.
2. This letter from the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee
on Internal Security (ICIS) is a request that CIA representation
on the ICIS Subcommittee on Defense Against Unconventional ;tsv
be maintained on a regular and continuing basis.
3. Upon checking with the chairman of the subcommittee; it.
was learned that subcommittee members function more as ad-,jthan as partisan representatives of departmental points of view.
Accordingly, his problem is one of having more or less the dame
members attend regularly so that work can go forward without
devoting excessive time to review of past deliberations. , statf,i
that great reliance had been placed on Agency participation in
the past in developing well-rounded studies on internal security
problems. He suggested that we spread the workload by naming an
alternate and agreed to advise us on the necessity of Agency
representation at each meeting as the agenda is issued.
-. Under these circumstances, I feel that it is appropriate
to designate an alternate Agency representative and operate as
indicated above.
'IENERT ' .
Assistant Director
Scientific Intelligence
Enclosure:
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