SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87B01034R000500190021-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 23, 2005
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: January 1, 1983
• Content Type: REGULATION

SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
INFORMATION (SCI)1
(Effective 1983)
Pursuant to the provisions of the Director of Central Intel-
ligence Directive (DCID) on the Security Committee, minimum secu-
rity policy is herewith established for assignment and travel of
U.S. Goverment civilian and military personnel, government con-
sultants and employees of government contractors who.have, or who
have had, access to SCI.
1. Purpose
This policy is based upon the need to protect SCI from possi-
ble compromise resulting from the capture, interrogation, exploi-
tation, or entrapment-of personnel (stipulated above) by hostile
nations or groups.
2.. Definitions
a. Defensive Security Briefing s---formal advisories which
alert traveling personnel to the potential for harassment', prov-
ocation, or . entrapment.- These briefings are based on actual ex-
perience when available, and include information on courses of
action helpful in mitigating adverse security and personal con-
sequences.
b. Hazardous Activities--include assignments or visits to,
and travel-through, countries listed in the attached Appendix.
Hazardous activities also include assignment or travel -in com-?
bat zones or other areas where hostilities. are taking place,
duties behind hostile lines, and duties or travel in isolated or
exposed areas where indivduals cannot reasonably be protected
against hostile action. The use of vessels owned or controlled
by an activity of a country listed in the attached Appendix is.
also included.
c. Risk of Capture Briefing s--formal advisories which alert
personnel. as to what may be expected in the way of attempts-to
force or trick them to divulge classified information if captured
or detained and of suggested courses of action they should follow
to avoid or limit such divulgence. These advisories include in-
structions/advice for advance preparation of innocuous, alternate
explanations of duties and background.
1 This policy statement supersedes DCID No. 1/20,' effective 6
June 1978.
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d. Senior officials of the Intelligence Community (S?IC)---
for the purposes of this policy statement, SOICs are defined as
the heads of organizations within the Intelligence Community,
as defined by Executive Order 1233:3, or.their designated repro-
e. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)--all information
and materials requiring special community controls indicating
restricted handling within present and future community intelli-
gence collection programs and their end products. These special
Community controls are formal systems of restricted access estab-
lished to protect the sensitive aspects of sources,.methods and
analytical procedures of foreign. intelligence programs- The term
does -not include Restricted Data as defined in Section. II, Public
Law 585, Atomic Energy Act of 1954., as amended..
3. Policy
plan unofficial travel to or through or within countries listed
b. Unofficial Travel. All, persons having access to SCI who
diplomatic status.
assigned or directed to participate in a hazardous activity, as
defined herein, until he or she has been afforded a defensive
security briefing and/or risk of capture briefing by an offi
cial specified by the cognizant SOIC. Consideration will ' be
given to the relative protection enjoyed by U.S. personnel having
official Travel. No person with access to SCI will be
in' the attached Appendix.
intelligence incur a special security obligation and are to
alerted to the risks associated with travel to, through, or
within, or with other, activities involving the countries listed
Persons granted access to information about the sensitive
aspects of sources, methods and analytical procedures of foreign
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in the attached Appendix must:
(2) obtain a defensive security briefing from the speci-
fied official prior to-performing such travel;
(3) contact immediately the'nearest U.S. consular, at-
tache, or the Embassy Regional Security officer or the Post Duty
Officer if detained or subjected to significant harassment or
provocation while traveling; and
(4) report upon return from traveling, to the specified
official unusual Incidents, including incidents of potential
(1) Give advance notice of: 'such planned travel t
security concern encountered during. such travel.
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Failure to comply with the above provisions may result in the
withdrawal of approval for continued access to SCI.
c. Specific and Extensive Knowledge. Persons with specific .
and extensive knowledge of the following aspects of foreign in
telligence shall be advised that unofficial travel without the
approval of the cognizant SOIC may result in the withdrawal of
approval for continued access to SCI.
(1) Technological structure, function, and techniques of
sensitive intelligence collection or exploitation system/methods
(2) designated system targets or sources;
(3) method and purpose of target selection;
(4) degree of success of collection or exploitation
system/method; or,
(5) collection or explotation system/method capabilities
and vulnerabilities.
d. Previous Access. Persons whose access-to SCI is being
terminated will be officially reminded of their continuing ob-
ligation to protect SCI and will be afforded advisories on the
risks associated with participation in hazardous activities.
4. Responsibilities
a. The DCI will cause to be prepared and disseminated to. the
SOICs.a list of countries identified as posing a security risk
bearing on this policy (see Appendix). The Security Committee.
will coordinate required support including source material con-
cerning these risks.
b. SOICs will issue implementing directives concerning.
travel and assignment of personnel of their departments or
agencies. Such directives.will include the overall policy,-
definitions, and criteria set forth herein and will provide for:
(1) Annual reminder of the policy set forth in paragraph
3, above.
(2) Preparation and provision of defensive security. brief-.
ings or risk of capture briefings to personnel of their departments
or agencies.
(3) Institution of positive programs for the collection of
information reported. under the provisions of paragraph 3b(4), above.
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(4) Ensuring that new information, obtained by their de"
partments or agencies on harassments or provocations, or on risk
of capture situations, is provided.to the DCI and to other inter-
ested NFIB agencies. (Where warranted by new information, changes
to the Appendix hereto will be made. Recommendations with sup-
porting justification may be made for either addition or dele-
tion of countries.'
by SOICs, their designees, or SC]: Special Security/Control Of-
ficers, when considered appropriate. The revelation of any
country in the Appendix as having been designated as a hazardous
5. Classification. As this directive sets forth security policy
for persons with access to SCI, it merits and warrants the overall
classification of CONFIDENTIAL in its totality. Selected para- ?.
graphs may be excerpted for use at the FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY level
area by the DCI is CONFIDENTIAL.
Countries and Areas in Which V]LS1.tS, ".rrave.L, can. ti5::iiy [wtt=,L .
are Considered to be a Hazardous Activity
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COUNTRIES AND AREAS IN WHICH VISITS, TRAVEL, AND ASSIGNMENT
ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY
Appendix
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