NATIONAL OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE WATCH OFFICERS NET (NOIWON) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91B00776R000500040007-6
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 8, 2012
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: REGULATION

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2. Purpose. The purpose of this SOP is to establish the organi-
zation, functions, responsibilities and procedures for the
NOIWON. This document supercedes all previous editions of NOIWON
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Washington area intelligence and operations centers.
con erence system designed for the rapid exchange of high
interest and normally time-sensitive information between key
(NOIWON)
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
NATIONAL OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE WATCH OFFICERS NET
1. Background. The NOIWON is a dedicated, secure, telephone
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3. Organization.
Members of the NOIWON:
White House Situation Room (WHSR)
Operations Center, Department of State
INR Watch Office, Department of State (INR)
National Military Command Center (NMCC)
National Military Intelligence Center (NMIC)
National SIGINT Operations Center (NSOC)
Operations Center, Department of Justice
Operations Center, CIA
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Army
Director of Naval Intelligence
Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Air Force
Director of Intelligence, Marine Corps
c. Others. Additions to NOIWON membership or the group of
observers will be tabled for discussion at a regularly scheduled
meeting of the Washington Area Operations Centers Chiefs. This
group will forward their recommendations to the Senior Director,,
Crisis Management Center, National Security Council for appro-
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4. Functions. The function of the NOIWON is to provide a medium
for the members to exchange information in the timely and secure
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fashion. The NOIWON is not to be used to issue tasking for
5. Responsibilities. ~~ Ta6f- ,
a. The Senior Director, Crisis Management Center, Nationat
Security Council is responsible for the overall administration of
the NOIWON. Specific responsibilities include:
(1) Coordinate the establishment of, and adherence to
procedures.
(2) Coordinate the resolution of technical problems.
(3) Administer system upgrades and organizational changes.
(4) Coordinate programming and budget matters related
b. The White House Communications Agency will investigate
and resolve all communication$ matters related to system
reliability, fidelity and quality control. It will also conduct
periodic checks of the system to ensure its constant integrity
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c. The Intelligence Community staff will advise and assist
the Senior Director, Crisis Management Center, NSC on resource
matters.
d. All members and observers will:
(1) Adhere to the procedures agreed to in this document.
(2) Maintain their communications equipment.
(3) Conduct training necessary to ensure effective and
efficient operation.
(4) Inform the Senior Director, Crisis Management Center,
6. Procedures.
a. CRITERIA FOR INITIATION. Any member can initiate a
NOIWON call if the agency has significant information bearing on
the national security of the United States which should be shared
with the other members. Conversely, any member that perceives an
urgent and potentially serious situation can initiate a NOIWON
call to gather information from other members. Establishment of
crisis task forces, changes in DEFCON and major changes in I&W
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conditions should merit a NOIWON call. At the very least, any
member or observer whose parent department (or department compo-
nent) issues a CRITIC will initiate a NOIWON call to facilitate
b. CONTENT OF CALL. All information exchanged on the
NOIWON will be attributable to the originating member, unless
specific caveats are attached to the information by the member.
In other words, any information gained through the call can be
passed to the respective agency heads unless it is specifically
identified as an analyst-to-analyst exchange. The intent is to
use the NOIWON as a medium for the exchange of both official and
unofficial information. Members and observers will limit use of
the phone to those personnel authorized caveats
such as NODIS, LIB, EXDIS and ORCON must be specified
c. CALL-UP. To initiate a NOIWON call, the originator will
call the secure White House switchboard using the dedicated line
and ask the operator to establish a NOIWON call.
d. CONTROL. To establish net discipline, the convening
member will:
(1) Enforce net discipline and adherence to procedures.
(2) Call the roll in the order members listed in paragraph
3. Members will respond with their agency names; observers will
not respond.
(3) State the classification and purpose of the call.
(4) Conduct the conference.
(5) Ensure that members identify, by exception, any informa-
tion that should be treated with reserve or protected.
(6) Restate the classification of the information,
especially if higher than announced at the onset of the con-
ference.
(7) Terminate the conference by stating. "The NOIWON
is terminated."
(8) Notify the White House secure switchboard of any
technical problems encountered during the call.
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e. CONFERENCE. Discussion of the issue is encouraged, but
in an orderly manner. Bilateral conversations between two
members should not occur. Tape recordings of the call are
allowed, as long as the fidelity of the circuit is not degraded
and the recordings are handled in accordance with applicable
security directives. Any member or observer that does not have a
push-to-talk handset should cover the mouthpiece when not talking
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7. Execution. Each member and observer will ensure adherence to
these procedures. Local, supplementary instructions may be
promulgated as desired. Recommendations, requests and comments
regarding these procedures may be addressed to:
Senior Director, Crisis Management Center
National Security Council
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Telephone: (202) 395-7310
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