TRENDS AND HIGHLIGHTS SPECIAL SECURITY CENTER MAY 1975

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000500190003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 20, 2000
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 2, 1975
• Content Type: REPORT

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CON~~dENTlAL 2 June 1975
TRENDS AND HIGHLIGHTS
Special Security Center
May 1975
1. During May, a member of SSC chaired two (2) meetings of the
Community Computer-Assisted Compartmentation Control Working Group.
2. A member of the SSC chaired two (2) meetings of the Compartmenta-
tion Subcommittee of SECOM in May.
3. At the request of the /DDO, 25X1 A
a member of SSC reviewed drafts of three studies containing sensitive
compartmented information concerning Area Intelligence 25X1A
Collection and made recommendations or eir proper controls. These
studies are issued within compartmented channels by the Critical
Collection Problems Committee.
4. The SSC coordinated the return of very sensitive SALT related
material from Geneva to Headquarters.
5. During May, the SSC completed a new special oath for compartmented
briefings applicable to individuals who require compartmented information
during training programs. This eliminates the formality involved with
normal briefing and debriefing oaths in certain specific training situations.
6. Copies of a draft of a proposed manual, "Security of COMINT
and/or TALENT-KEYHOLE Controlled Information Provided to or Produced by
Agency Contractors" prepared by the SSC were distributed this month to
interested divisions and staffs of the Office of Security for input
and comment prior to its Agency-wide coordination preparatory to its
publication.
7. During the month, several members of the Senate Select
Committee were given briefings on the control, stamping, receipting and
mailing of compartmented materials by a member of SSC.
8. During the month of May, all personnel in CIB completed
GIM II User Training (preparation for forthcoming SPECLE II automatic
computer operation).
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9. Two additional Delta Data Computer terminals were installed
in CIB in connection with changeover to SPECLE II.
10. User acceptance testing of SPECLE II was completed with
changes in the GIM II programming resulting from the tests. These
changes should affect favorably the SPECLE II operation from both
a time response by the computer to monetary savings.
11. During Ma CIB added 817 names to the computer to bring
SPECLE up to ~~persons on record at the end of the month.
There was a total of 1521 cable actions in this branch and 76 briefings
and debriefings. Thirteen SPECLE machine runs were supplied to customers
this month.
12. Two hundred eighty four (284) CIA employees were indoctrinated
on programs constituting 454 compartmented information matters during
May 1975. Seventy seven (77) non-CIA individuals were briefed an
what constitutes 185 compartmented matters. The largest customer this
month was the Senate Select Committee with 19 persons briefed a total
of 57 programs. Others briefed were from the following agencies and
organizations :25X1 A
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
25X1A
Attorney for Nixon
Justice DEq
USIA HEW
White House IC Staff
Executive Office
of the President
Commerce Vice President's Office
GSA NSC
Interior
Dept. of Transportation Treasu
FAA
25X1A
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25X1A
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