COMMENTS ON DRAFT 'POLICY GUIDE GOVERNING PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND OPEN PUBLICATION BY CIA EMPLOYEES'

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001600250010-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: September 23, 1966
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Office of-The Executive Director-
Comptroller
SUBJECT Comments on Draft "Policy Guide Governing
Public Appearances and Open Publication
by CIA Employees"
1. Propriety of subject matter and forum is one of
the key criteria in determining whether an employee might
openly publish or speak. The present draft covers this
point as part of a subordinate clause in the first sentence
of paragraph 3, "...provided his actions are not likely to
reflect adversely on the Agency..." I suggest that the
question of propriety be highlighted by making it one of
the three primary considerations along with Security and
Policy. The point of "Equity" might be moved to paragraph
3.
2. Suggested changes:
a. Change the first sentence of paragraph 3 as
follows:
"The overt Agency employee, with no history
of cover, and no likelihood of cover in the future,
is free to speak and write, provided the speech or
article is prepared on his own time and does not
interfere with his normal duties and provided other
provisions of this policy guide are satisfied."
b. Drop the present paragraph entitled "Equity"
at bottom of page 2 and substitute the following:
"3. Propriety. The subject matter of pub-
lications or speeches, and the media used, must be
appropriate and not likely to reflect adversely on
the Agency."
Coordinator or ca eroi ns
DDI, China Task Vorce
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COMMENTARY ON DRAFT POLICY GUIDE
GOVERNING PUBLIC APPEARANCES AND OPEN PUBLICATION
BY CIA EMPLOYEES
1. Replies were received to a request for comments con-
cerning the Draft Policy Guide. Eight (8) components have offered
their thoughts and suggestions for improvement or alteration of the
basic paper.
2. While the responses indicate fairly general agreement
with the Draft Policy Guide, there are comments that the paper needs
further emphasis on the positive permissive aspects of Agency policy
(ADDI); that there should be more responsibilities on the individual
and his chain of command concerning the preservation of cover,
security, content, and public relations impact (ADDS); that the
propriety of subject matter and the form for its purpose are key
criteria and should be highlighted (Coordinator for Academic
Relations, DDI); and that the Guide should include more data,
particularly on procedural matters (ADDS&T) (Office of Security).
Further, that HRI
as presently written, provides a firmer
control over these activities than the proposed Guide; hence, either
the Draft Policy Guide needs to be tightened or Hd
revised (DDP).
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4. Responses from the DDI and from the Office of Security
questioned the need of a panel and recommended that either the
Executive Director-Comptroller or the DDCI should review cases on
appeal. The Assistant to the DCI recommended the panel be chaired
by the Executive Director-Comptroller with unresolved cases referred
to the DDCI.
5. Several of the offices submitted revised versions of the
Draft Guide, two of which were almost complete redrafts. In
essential elements, however, there was no serious disagreement
with the Draft Policy Guide. Two other offices sent revisions of
portions of the Guide and suggested the inclusion of material
previously agreed upon by the DDI, Office of Security, and the
Assistant to the DCI in April and May 1966. At that time this
material was presented in the form of a proposed Headquarters
Notice and included statements on matters concerned both with
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policy and procedures, statements which had been coordinated with
all Directorates and which placed a greater degree of responsibility
on the employee and on his chain of command. (Action toward
issuance of a Headquarters Notice to include these statements
and procedures was halted when the question of identification of
employees in these activities became of primary concern. )
6. Another significant comment is worthy of mention. The
DDS&T response points out that basic criteria should apply equally
to all persons with whom CIA has an employer-employee relationship -
from staff employees and staff agents to assignees, contract employees
and contract agents.
7. Action is now being taken to pull together all of the various
thoughts for presentation in a new Draft Policy Guide.
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SUBJECT: (Optional) Commentary on Draft Policy Guide Governing Public
Appearances and Open Publication by CIA Employees
FROM: Deputy Director of Security
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