TRANSMITTAL OF INFORMATION ON CIA COVERT OR CLANDESTINE ACTIVITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000800130005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2000
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 1, 1962
• Content Type: REGULATION

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OFFICE OF' SECURITY DIRECTIVE No. 62-6
FOR OS Deputy Directors, Staff, Division, and Branch Chiefs
SUBJECT . Transmittal of Information on CIA Covert or
Clandestine Activities
1. The following definition of Agency policy concerning the Subject matter
of this Directive was recently issued by the DDCI:
"1. It is the policy of the Agency to restrict to the greatest
possible degree, on a strict 'need-to-know basis, ' knowledge of
covert or clandestine activities conducted by the Agency, to
place as little of this information as possible in memoranda pre-
pared for issuance outside the Agency, and to insure that any
information released (regardless of degree of classification) is
strictly for the use of the heads of other departments and agen-
cies with a distinct need to know.
"2. To insure that this policy is rigidly adhered to, the
following channels will be used for transmittal of information
on covert and clandestine activities:
a. Such information requested by the White
House staff will be coordinated with the DD/P and
channeled through the DCI or DDCI.
b. Such information for the President's
Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board will be chan-
neled through the Office of the Executive Director.
c. Such information for the Congress will be
coordinated with the DD/P and channeled through
the DCI or DDCI.
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d. Such information for any other agencies
of the Government will be channeled through the
Deputy Director. (Plans).
113. In the event requests for information on covert or
clandestine activities reach the Agency through other than
normal communications channels, clearances will be obtained
from the DD/P prior to taking, action, and. the channels estab-
lished in paragraph 2 above will be used for subsequent trans-
mittals. "
2. You are .requested. to insure that this statement is brought to the
attention of all employees directly or indirectly concerned with the Subject matter.
Questions of interpretation should be immediately referred to the Director or
Deputy Director of Security.
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Sheffield Edwards
Group 1
Excluded from automatic
downgrading and
declassification
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