PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL CLEARING HOUSE FOR SPECIAL SECURITY CLEARANCES.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000100070018-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 12
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 2, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: February 20, 1962
• Content Type: MF

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SPECIAL SECURITY CENTER
s. part of the Executive Staff the Special Security Center
(SSC) establishes security policy for the extraordinary protection
of,certain designated intelligence: collection programs conducted
by CIA and other; agencies. represented on USIB. It formulates
procedures for the implementation of this security policy on, a
-Community-wide basis. By :application of uniform compartmented
security control; 'systems maximum protection is' thus afforded these
programs from the initial planning stages, during research and
development, procurement, deployment and operation on through'
the exploitation ? and,. dissemination of'the end products.
The Center. .conducts in. depth such surveys and inspections
as are required to develop policy, requirements and conducts,
independently and in coordination with other agencies, periodic.-
surveys and inspections to determine compliance with established
security policies, practices and procedures for two,.,,
compartmented systems...,
The SSC furnishes security guidance on matters dealing with
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downgrading, decontrol, sanitization or public release of information
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related to these programs. It monitors news media to keep currently
informed as to the effectiveness of established security policy and
the extent of possibly erosive speculations.
To ensure most effective protection of these programs among
personnel in US Government agencies not represented on USIB, in
the Executive Offices of the President, and those appointed to
Presidential committees or study panels, the Center closely monitors
the processing of all special clearance actions and donducts the
briefings and debriefings of personnel involved. It also provides
other iriefings when called so to do.
The SSC also provides a full-time security officer to the staff
of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force- (R&D) who manages these
special programs to insure uniform application of these security
policy standards among participating agencies.
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MISSION AND DUTIES OF THE SPECIAL SECURITY CENTER
Security Guidance:
The SSC effects the necessary research, preparation and
coordination and issues security directives and guidance for the
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mented intelligence collection programs. The Center has the
responsibility to provide this security guidance for these four
separate compartmented programs. This guidance is provided
for all U. S. Government agencies, elements of U. S.. private
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The
Center represents the DCI and the Director of Security as the
security advisor to the USIB and the Executive Branch of govern-
ment on cornpartmented security matters.
The SSC has the responsibility for establishing and main-
taining liaison with all interested U. S. Government agencies,
participating U. S. industrial firms, and
ments on matters relating to compartmented intelligence collection
programs. This liaison includes SSC contact with the following:
all USIB member agencies, particularly NSA and DIA; White House;
Office of the Vice President; National Security Council; President's
Scientific Advisory Committee; President's Foreign Intelligence
Advisory Board; National Aeronautics and Space Council; Office
of Emergency Preparedness; Bureau of the Budget; Department of
the Treasury; United States Information Agency; and Special
Surveys and Compartmented Areas:
A basic function of the SSC is to survey or cause to be
surveyed all facilities where compartmented intelligence information
is being prepared, used or stored. This essential feature is closely
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allied with another vital SSC function, namely the accreditation of
facilities for the storage and use of this compartmented material.
There are approximately some
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)ecial `ecurity Center Day By Day ?upport To The DDI Includes-.
Response to equirements from })DI/E'C' In dealing with the
C ffice of security
Continuing support to the :"jTCC/CIA
4. ,`.support to Information Requirements Staff /DDI
5. Security support to the ?SDI in non- U SIB dealings with White House
and executive branches of goverrinleft
Presence TS0 CIA for immediate consultation
7. ',Security support to DDI trips to international conferences,
SALT conferences, DDI foreign trips
Support to CIA members, CCNIREX, SICINT Conn ittee and their
subcon.:-rx:ittees
9. Support to DDI security C-fficer
-10. Support to DDI registries
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