REVIEW OF AGENCY REGULATIONS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-01022R000100040007-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 7
• Content Type: REGULATION

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REVIEW OF AGENCY REGULATIONS
I. The President on 21 December 1970 directed that the fol-
lowing steps be taken immediately:
A. Ensure that existing regulations and procedures designed
to safeguard classified information be reviewed and strength-
ened where necessary.
1. Our regulations are continuously reviewed and
amended when necessary.
2. During the past three years, fifteen regulations
in the Security series have been revised or are under
revision.
B. These regulations and procedures should assure that only
those individuals with a demonstrated "need-to-know" receive
classified information and that all recipients are constantly
aware of the necessity to protect it from public disclosure.
1. The following regulations cover the need-to-know
principle and the requirement for protection of clas-
sified information:
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a. "Release of Agency Information to
Representatives of Public Information Media"
b. - "Care and Use of Official Data"
c. - "Release of CIA Information to
the Public"
d. "Controls for Dissemination and
Use of Intelligence and Intelligence Information"
(When information is to be released to the public
or representatives of public information media,
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regulations concerned set up specific steps to be fol-
lowed in specific cases. )
2. The following regulations cover employee's respon-
sibilities for the protection of classified information
from unauthorized disclosures:
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a. "Release or Disclosure of Clas-
sifie or nc assified CIA Intelligence Material
to the Congress of the United States"
b. - "Secrecy Agreements"
c. - "Limitation on Outside Activities"
3. The following regulations govern the protection of
classified information:
a. "Classification of Official Information
and Materia '
b. - "Storage of Classified and Con-
trolled Matter"
c. - "Security of Classified Documents"
C. The regulations should provide for an adequate security
review of all statements and documents made public in sub-
jects with important security connotations.
1. It is Agency policy not to make public, statements
or documents with important security connotations.
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2. The following regulation prohibits the release of any
official data outside the Agency except by those officials
authorized to do so through the chain of command by the DCI:
- "Care and Use of Official Data"
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3. The following regulation sets out the procedures
for unofficial public appearances and publications:
- "Limitations on Outside Activities"
D. Responsible officials are to take firm disciplinary
action against individuals under their jurisdiction found
responsible for careless or deliberate mishandling of
classified information.
1. The following regulations set forth penalities which
include suspension, termination, or criminal prosecu-
tion resulting from unauthorized disclosure of classified
information and other types of security violations:
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a. 'Compliance with Security Regu-
lations"
b. - "Secrecy Agreements"
E. Prior to release, all public communications on matters
of known or potential Presidential interest must be care-
fully cleared by the White House. All official communica-
tions with policy implications must be cleared by the White
House.
The following notice covers public statements, press
releases and official external communications concerning
25X1A matters in which the President has a known or likely interest
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or which have broad policy implications:
- "Disclosures of Classified Information
and Coordination and Clearance of
Official Statements"
Ii. is an all-inclusive notice distributed to all employees.
This notice covers:
A. The Presidents concern
B. Issuance of guidelines to USIB members
C. Comment on CIA. policies and procedures
D. Contacts with the public media
E. Requests under Freedom of Information Act
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F. Matters of interest to the President
G. Unofficial public appearances and publications
H. Protection of official data from unauthorized disclosures
I . Knowledge of unauthorized disclosures
J . Social conversations concerning national security or
foreign affairs
K. Disciplinary action
III. The President said the DCI has the statutory responsibility
for the protection of sources and methods and he would look to him
to provide guidance in this field through the machinery of the
intelligence community.
On 23 April 1971, the DCI as Chairman of USIB issued to the
intelligence community a paper "Guidance Governing Disclosures
of Classified Intelligence".
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