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

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87B01034R000600150031-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2005
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• Content Type: REGULATION

(Effective
SECURITY POLICY CONCERNING TRAVEL AND ASSIGNMENT OF
PERSONNEL WITH ACCESS TO SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
INFORMATION (SCI)1
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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.
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.
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 entraapment. 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
l.- Purpose
1 This policy statement supersedes DCID No. 1/20, effective 6
June 1978.
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d. Senior Officials of the Intelligence Community (SOIC)---
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, or their designated repre-
sentatives.
e. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)---all information
and materials requiring special community controls indicating
restricted handling within presen and future community intelli-
gence collection programs and the r end products. These special
Community controls are formal sys ems of restricted access estab-
lished to protect the sensitive a pects of sources, methods and
analytica t . procedures of foreign ntellig ence programs. The term
does not include Restricted Data as defined in Section II, Public
Law 585, Atomic Energy Act of 1951, as amended.
Policy
Persons granted access to inf8rmation about the sensitive
aspects of sources, methods and analytical procedures of foreign
intelligence incur a special secu ity obligation and are.' to be
alerted to the risks associated with travel to, through, or
within,-o,:`with other activities involving the countries Listed .
in the attached Appendix. I
diplomatic: status.
b. Unofficial Travel. All. persons having access' to SCI who
plan unofficial travel to or thro h or within countries listed
(1) Give advance notice of such planned travel;
(;:) obtain a defensive security briefing from the speci--
fied official prior to performing such travel;
(3) contact immediately .tie nearest U.S. consular
at-
,
tache, or the Embassy Regional Sec rity Officer or the Post Duty
Officer if detained or subjected t~ significant harassment or.
provoc,aticn while traveling; and
(4) report upon return from traveling, to the specified
official unusual incidents, including incidents of potential
security. concern encountered durin;I such travel.
a. O:?ficial Travel. No pers n with access to SCI will be
assigned or directed to participa e in a hazardous activity, as
defined herein, until he or she hats been afforded, a defensive
security briefing and/or risk of capture briefing by an offi
cial spec:fied by the cognizant S IC. Consideration will be
given to the relative protection Enjoyed by U.S. personnel having
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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 SOIL 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,
(S)' collection or explo'tation 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
above.
(2) Preparation and provision of defensive security brief-
ing s 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 harassme its or provocations, or on risk
of capture situations, is provide to the DCI and to other inter-
ested NFIB agencies. (Where Warr nted by new information, changes
to the Appendix hereto will be ma e. Recommendations with sup-
porting : justification may be made{ for either addition or dele--.
Ition of countries.)
`i. Classification. As this clire{:tive sets forth security policy
for persons with access to SC]:., is merits and warrants the overall
classification of CONFIDENTIAL in its totality. Selected para-
graphs may be excerpted for use a--- the FOR. OFFICIAL USE ONLY level
by SOICs, their. designees, or SCI., Special Security/Control Of-
ficers, when. considered appropria :e. The identificatidn of any .
country in the Appendix as having !been designated as a hazardous-
area by the DCI is CONFIDENTIAL.
Appendix:
CountriA and Areas in Which Vi
are Considered to be a Hazardou Activity.
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COUNTRIES AND AREAS IN WHICH VISITS, TRAVEL, AND ASSIGNMENT
ARE CONSIDERED TO BE A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY
The use of vessels owned or controlled by an activity of a
country listed is also included.
Listed below are countries and areas in which there is deemed to
be a risk to SCI resulting from the capture, interrogation, ex-
ploitation,or entrapment of persons who have, or who have had,
access to SCI. All territory controlled by the listed countries
is included, irrespective of whether the national boundaries in-
volved are formally recognized by the United States Government.
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