DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/11

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• Document Release Date: October 16, 2012
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• Publication Date: April 9, 1974
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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/11
Security Committee
(Effective
In support of the-DCI's statutory responsibilities and of his
efforts to improve the Intelligence Community's product and to achieve
more efficient use of intelligence resources, the community's security
policies and procedures must be effective and consistent for the protec-
tion of intelligence and of intelligence sources and methods V, and must
insure timeliness and economy in the handling of compartmented informa-
tion. Therefore, pursuant to provisions of Subsection 102(d) of the National
Security Act of 1947, as amended, to provisions of NSCID 1 and to para-
graph 2.b of NSAM 317, a new standing Committee of the USIB is-hereby
established.
Name of the Committee
Tne coi?rnit .Ge :v?..ll. a, '2 kn:w ?z the Security Ccmmitt?eknown, ..J the -
2. Mission
The mission of the committee is to provide the means by which
.the Director of Central Intelligence, with the advice of United States.Intelli-
gence Board principals,. can: .
a. Ensure establishment of security policies and procedures
including recommendations for legislation for the protection of intelligence
and intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure.
Supersedes DCID 1/11, effective. 23 April 1965 and DCID 1/12
effective 23 September 1964.
The term intelligence as used in this document applies only to
information covered by statute, Executive Order, or other authority
consonant with the DCI's statutory responsibility for foreign intelli-
gence and for the protection of intelligence and intelligence sources
and methods from unauthorized disclosure..
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b. Review and formulate personnel, physical and document
security policies, standards and practices and dissemination procedures
applicable to all government departments and agencies as such policies,
standards, practices and procedures relate to the protection of intelli-
gence sources and methods in consideration of the effectiveness, risks
and cost factors involved.
c. Review and formulate policies and procedures governing the
release of intelligence to foreign government and international organizations
and the review of classified intelligence proposed for release to the public
through declassification or other action. With respect to foreign disclosure,
ensure that releases are in consonance with U.S. security policy, result
in net advantage to the United States, and that the intelligence itself
is accorded a degree of protection equal to that afforded by the United
States. With respect to public release, ensure that disclosure or declassi-
fication actions are taken pursuant to proper authority and that they are
accomplished so as to minimize the risk to other intelligence sources and
methods.
d. Ensure that appropriate investigations are made of any
unauthorized disclosure or compromise of intelligence or of intelligence
sources and methods and that the results of such investigations, along with
appropriate recommendations, are provided to the Director of Central !n:e!!i-
gence.
e. Ensure the development, review and use of effective means to
defend sensitive U.S. installations or personnel against technical surveil-
lance.
f. Review special security and compartmentation procedures and
develop proposals for any necessary changes to achieve optimum use of
intelligence consistent with protection of sensitive intelligence sources and
methods.
g. Ensure the development, review and maintenance of security
standards and procedures for the protection of intelligence stored in or
processed by computers.
3. Functions
The functions of the committee are:
a. To advise and assist the Director of Central Intelligence as
appropriate in the development and, review of security policies, standards,
procedures and practices for the protection of intelligence and intelligence
sources and methods from unauthorized disclosures.
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b. To review, formulate and recommend to the Director of
Central Intelligence policies, standards and procedures for the dissemina-
tion.of intelligence materials, for the release of such materials to foreign
governments, and for the review of classified intelligence proposed for use
in unclassified activities.
c. On behalf of the Director of Central Intelligence, to call
upon departments and agencies to investigate any unauthorized disclosure
or compromise of intelligence or of intelligence sources and methods occur-
ring within their departments and agencies; to report the results of these
investigations to the Director of Central Intelligence, through the United
States Intelligence Board. Such reports will (1) assess the disclosure's
impact on the U.S. intelligence process, and its implications for national
security and foreign relations, (2) describe corrective measures taken or
needed to prevent such disclosures in the future or to minimize the
adverse effects of the case at hand, and (3) recommend any appropriate
additional actions.
d. The functions of the committee as they relate to technical
surveillance countermeasures, computer security and special security
compartmentation are set forth in attachments 1, 2, and 3.
4. Community Responsibilities
a. Upon request of the committee chairman, USIB departments
and agencies shall furnish to the committee within established security
safeguards particular information needed by the committee and pertinent
to its functions. Temporary material and ad hoc personnel support will
be provided to the committee as needed and as mutually agreed upon by
the departments and agencies represented on the committee.
b. Each USIB principal is responsible for investigation of any
unauthorized disclosure or compromise of intelligence or intelligence
sources and methods occurring within his department or agency. When
investigation determines that the possibility of compromise cannot be
discounted, and the interests of the USIB or another USIB principal are
involved or affected, the results of investigation will be forwarded to
the Security Committee for review and possible remedial action as determined
appropriate by the committee.
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by the DC1, representatives of the chiefs of departments and agencies who
are members of the USIB, and the representatives of the Departments of
the Army,.Navy, and Air Force. The chairman may invite a representative
of the chief of any other department or agency having functions related to
matters being considered by the committee to sit with the committee when-
ever matters within the purview of that department or agency are to be
discussed.
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Composition and Organization
a.. The committee will consist of a full-time chairman designated
b. The committee will be supported by permanent subcommittees
for technical surveillance countermeasures, for special security compartmenta-
tion, and for computer security, and by other subcommittees as needed and
as approved by the DCI and by ad hoc working groups as approved by the
chairman. The chairman of subcommittees will be designated by the
committee chairman with the concurrence of the DCI. Membership on the
subcommittees and ad hoc working groups need not be limited to member
agencies of the committee, but may be extended by the chairman to_ repre-
sentatives of other departments and agencies having related functional
responsibilities or support capabilities.
c. The committee will have a full-time support staff to be
provided by USiB departments and agencies as arranged and approved t
the DCI.
6. :Rules of Procedure
a. The committee shall meet upon the call of the chairman or
at the request of any of its members. Items may be placed on the agenda
by the DC1 or by the chairman or any member of the committee.
b. Decisions or recommendations will be formulated by the
chairman after giving consideration to the views of the members. At the
request of a dissenting member, the chairman will refer the decision or
recommendation along with dissenting opinion or opinions to the DCI.
W. E. Colby
Director of Central Intelligence
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