LETTER TO V. ALEXIS JOHNSON FROM MARSHALL S.CARTER

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• Publication Date: May 13, 1963
• Content Type: LETTER

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director
SUBJECT
: Revised National Disclosure Policy
1. After reading the rather compelling memorandum from
the Acting Director of Security, I signed the proposed letter to
Secretary Johnson. However, after reading the document itself,
I have doubts that it goes far enough into the problem insofar as
the responsibilities of the DCI are concerned.
2. Section 102 (d) of Title I of the National Security Act of
1947, As Amended, clearly states, ". .. That the Director of
Central Intelligence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence
sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure;... "
3. As you are aware, there have been a number of flagrant
violations of this part of the National Security Act during recent
years, and particularly during the Cuban crisis. Nowhere in the
proposed disclosure policy do I find any real emphasis, and cer-
tainly no adequate emphasis on this responsibility of the DCI. It
seems to me that this is so important that it should be stressed
right up in the front portion of the proposed policy, and certainly
under Section III, "Conditions of Disclosure, " it should appear as
a subparagraph under paragraph A, probably as A (3) or A (4).
4. Please take another reading on this and have the proper
people come in and try to convince me that the proposed policy is
satisfactory in its present form. Please do not dispatch my letter
until I am so convinced.
Marshall S. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Acting Director
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting DCI
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SUBJECT Revised National Disclosure Policy
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation in
paragraph 4.
2. The attached draft National Disclosure Policy (Tab B)
has been staffed within the Agency and concurred in by the Deputy
Director (Intelligence), Deputy Director (Plans), and Deputy Direc-
tor (Research).
3. The revised National Disclosure Policy is a codifica-
tion of existing policy governing the disclosure of classified military
information to foreign governments. Until 1958 there was an apparent
conflict between the authority of the DCI, under NSCID I to dissem-
inate national and interdepartmental intelligence to foreign govern-
ments and. the authority of the Secretaries of State and Defense
(through S.-DMICC) to control the release of classified military infor-
mation, including intelligence to foreign governments. By an ex-
change of memoranda in 1958 the Secretaries of State and Defense
agreed not to exercise any control over the release of national and
interdepartmental intelligence which may contain military intelli-
gence. This release authority now rests solely with the DCI and
USIB. The agreements are incorporated by reference in the attached
revision of the National Disclosure Policy.
4. Recommend your signature on the proposed reply to
he Deputy Under Secretary of State (Tab A).
Acting DirectoF o'ff` e-cuti .Y,
Attachments :
Tab A GROUP
Tab B Excluded from aotomat:s
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? T,H .SECRETARY OF STATE- -' -
WASHINGTON 25, D. C. ~ O V
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April 19, 1963
As you know, the National Security Council, by NSC Action No. 2125
(September 14, 1959) requested the Departments of State and Defense,
consulting as appropriate with other agencies, including the Atomic
Energy Commission and the Central Intelligence Agency, to prepare a
single, up-to-date, comprehensive, self-contained statement of policy
on the release of classified military information to foreign governments
and international organizations and to transmit such policy statement
to the National Security Council for its information.
A working group of the State-Defense Military Information Control
Committee has completed a draft of the polic;E statement requested by
the WC. It has been approved for the Department of State and I hope
that you are able to approve it for the Central Intelligence Agency. A
copy of the draft policy statement is enclosed.
I shall appreciate your i orming me as soon as possible of your
approval of this oli statement in order t the Secretary of State
may make a responsive reply to the National Security Council letter of
March 25, 1963, informing the Council that the appropriate agencies have
complied with IBC Actions No. 2125 and No. 2376, and transmit an approved
policy statement, as the Council requested.
Draft National Disclosure Policy.
The Honorable
John A. McCone,
Director. o~
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tam National scosure
ed pursuant NSC etion No. 2125 and for-
.rdmmd to this Agency by ur emoraundurn of 19 April
It is noted with approh t the draft National Di.a
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e oanre P*Ucy isaacorpor s by rarer ce. the agreements
of 1958 between the Sac rie I of St and Defesee with
the Director of Ce tra ,intelligence whi relate to the
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M$rshaij 3. Carter
Lieutenant General, USA
Adfts Director
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