RECOMMENDED REVISIONS OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVES

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• Publication Date: January 28, 1958
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T. S. No. 164930
28 January 1958
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary
National Security Council
SUBJECT : Recommended Revisions of National Security Council
Intelligence Directives
REFERENCE Your memorandum dated 29 January 1957, subject:
Report to the President by the Presidents Board
of Consultants on Foreign Intelligence Activities,
dated December 20, 1956
Council be closely restricted on a "need-to-kno sis.
In view of its security classification I am transmitting
herewith a limited number of copies (25) of the draft revision of
National Security Council Intelligence Directive No. 5, "U. S.
Espionage and Counterintelligence Activities Abroad," which has
been concurred in by the Intelligence Advisory Committee. It is
requested that, for security reasons, copies of t K. draft NSCID Noy 5
and the actual new directive approved by the Na on l Secii-ity
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21 January 1958
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL :MTELLIGENCE DIRECTND . 5*
U 4 S ? ESPIO.NAC' AND COWTERINTEL,LIQENCE ACPI IT1 S A3ROAD
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 102(d) of the National Security
Act of 1947, as amended, the National Security Cc une i.l. hereby authorizes
and directs that:
1. For the purpose of this directiive
a. EMpa.onage is defined as that i.ntelli,genc activity
which is directed toward the ac:_auls l,t-.c . of i - 'orrati orz through
clandestine operation:: a
b A Counterintelligence i def x -; 1 a--4, that ir.telli.ger.ce
activity, with its re.-;ultatl+_, product which is devoted to dev troy ,n,g
the effectiveness of inimical foreign intelligenc.- activities and
which is undertaken to protect the serurity .cot'a.'the nation., and its
personnel, information and installatious abr a ,, ' aainst espionage
sabotage, and subversion v Coimt.erintel.li en _: In ludes the process
of procuring, developing, recording, and dies Iminat~'ng information
concerning hostile eland? etine activity and. of penetrating,
manipulating, or repressing individuals, gr?~u.p< (,r cxgamizat ions
conducting or capable of conducting such activity.
2. To ensure centralized direction through. prior.. tcr19mprehensi: and
continuing coordination of all clandestine activities authorized herein,
the Director of Central Intelligence shall:
This Directive suM,:r:ede NSCID No. 5 (revised. 28 August 1951',
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a. Establish, in consultation with the Intelligence Advisory
Committee, the procedures necessary to achieve such direction and
coordination;
b. Coordinate all clandestine activities authorized herein
and conducted outside the U. S. and its possessions, including
liaison which concerns clandestine activities or which involves
foreign clandestine services, except when the provisions of
paragraph 8 apply; also coordinate clandestine activities with
overt collection abroad;
c. Invite departments and agencies not permanent members of
the Intelligence Advisory Committee which have clandestine counter-
intelligence responsibilities abroad to participate in the
Intelligence Adviiorr Committee deliberations when clandestine
counterintelligence matters affecting such responsibilities are
under consideration;
d. Make mutually agreeable arrangements with other departments
and agencies for such cover support as may be needed by the Central
Intelligence Agency and coordinate the arrangements for cover support
required by any other department or agency to carry out the clandestine
activities authorized in paragraph 4.,below, except when such cover
is to be provided unilaterally and without utilizing the facilities
of, or becoming identified with, other departments or agencies of the
government or non-governmental organizations.
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3. The Central Intelligence Agency has primary responsibility for
U. S. clandestine activities abroad. Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 8, it is responsible for the following services of common concern:
a. The conduct of espionage outside the United States and
its possessions in order to meet the intelligence needs of all
departments and agencies concerned, in connection with the
national security;
b. The conduct of clandestine counterintelligence outside
the United States and its possessions;
c. The conduct of liaison with foreign clandestine services
or concerning the above clandestine activities with foreign
intelligence or security services;
d. The maintenance for the benefit of the intelligence
community of central indexes and records of foreign counter-
intelligence information. All departments and agencies shall
contribute to this index, on a continuing basis, such material
collected by them as is appropriate for a central file; this
material shall be collated and analyzed for appropriate
dissemination.
e. Upon request and to the extent practicable, assisting
other departments and agencies in connection with their cover
support needs.
4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 above, other departments
and agencies with comma,nda or installations located outside the U. S. and
its possessions may:
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a. Conduct supplementary espionage in order to satisfy
departmental intelligence needs;
b. Conduct clandestine counterintelligence activities
necessary for the security of their personnel, commands,
activities and installations;
c. Conduct liaison with foreign clandestine services or
concerning the above clandestine activities with foreign
intelligence or security services.
5. The departments and agencies concerned shall assist the Central
Intelligence Agency in its conduct of espionage by providing guidance in
the form of continuous, timely and specific collection requirements and,
as. required, assessments of the information collected. Such departments
and agencies shall provide similar support to each other as required.
6. In a foreign area, except where paragraph 8 applies, the Director
of Central Intelligence shall, after consultation with the Secretary of
State, insure that the senior U. S. representative, or his designated
representative, is appropriately advised of U. S. espionage and clandestine
counterintelligence activities conducted in or from the area.
7. In a foreign area where major U. S. military commands are
stationed the designated representative of the Director of Central Intelli-
gence shall keep the senior U. S. military commanders, or their designated
representatives, appropriately informed of the espionage and clandestine
counterintelligence activities and operations, conducted by the Central
Intelligence Agency in or from such areas, including liaison between CIA
and foreign military establishments.
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8. In active theaters of war where U. S. forces are engaged; or when
the President so directs:
a. Except as provided in sub-paragraph b. below, the entire
Central Intelligence Agency organization conducting espionage and
clandestine counterintelligence operations in or from a theater
shall as a component force be under the direct command of the U. S.
Theater Commander in accordance with agreements separately reached
between the Director of Central Intelligence and the Joint Chiefs
of Staff, and shall provide espionage and counterintelligence
support to military operations;
b. Espionage and counterintelligence operations which,
because of some exceptional political, diplomatic or other
implication, are conducted independently by the Central
Intelligence Agency, shall be coordinated by the Director of
Central Intelligence with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and,, as
appropriate, with the Secretary of State;
c. The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central
Intelligence shall establish general procedures for the coordination
of liaison on clandestine activities between U. S. military con handers
and foreign services that engage in such activities.
9. In addition to the above, the Director of Central Intelligence, in
consultation with the Intelligence Advisory Committee and other interested
departments and agencies shall:
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a. Develop appropriate policy recommendations for National
Security Council consideration with respect to the over-all U. S.
counterintelligence effort conducted outside the U. S. and its
possessions;
b. To the extent necessary to ensure conformity with
policies approved by the National Security Council, provide for
the coordination of all types of U. S. counterintelligence
activities conducted abroad and for the coordination of such
activities with those conducted by the departments and agencies
responsible for domestic counterintelligence.
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