IMPLEMENTATION OF NSDD-19 ON PROTECTION OF CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01013R000100040003-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2008
• Sequence Number: 3
• Content Type: MEMO

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 CONFIDENTIAL
prom: RADN Poindexter
To: State Clay McManaway
Defense Gen Stillwell
CIM - - Bob Gates-
Remarks:
Request your comments on attached draft implementing
memo for NSDD-19 by COB 18 January.
CONFIDENTIAL
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NATIONAL SECURITY
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INFORMATION
Notice
She attached :Oo - t..contains Sensitive Rational.iecutity Co?eil
information. It is to be read only by individuals with a strict
need to.lnoe. As ? condition of access to this doeuaant. (including
acoesa for administrative purposes), individuals agree by their
signatnrs below ll).tbet they will not discuss the information -hernia
with unasthorissd individuals and (2) that they will. in the coarse of
and investigation into-unauthorized disclosure. -submit to ^ polygraph
esaainetics limited to:aattersconcerning the investigation.
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NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION
DIRECTIVE NUMBER 19
Protection of Classified National Security Council
and Intelligence Information
Unauthorized disclosure of classified information under the
jurisdiction of the National Security Council and of classified
intelligence reports is a problem of major proportions
within the U.S. Government. The Constitution of the United
States provides for the protection of individual rights and
liberties, including freedom of speech and freedom of the
press, but it also requires that government functions be
discharged efficiently and effectively, especially where the
national security is involved. As President of the United
States, I am responsible for honoring both Constitutional
requirements, and I intend to do so in a balanced and careful
manner. I do not believe, however, that the Constitution
entitles government employees, entrusted with confidential
information critical to the functioning and effectiveness of
the Government, to disclose such information with impunij.
?t this is precisely the situation we have. It mustonpt be*-.?
allowed to continue.
To this end, I hereby establish and direct implementation of
the following policies.
Contacts with the Media
All contacts with any element of the news media in which
classified National Security Council matters or classified
intelligence information are discussed will require the
advance approval of a senior official. An administrative
memorandum will be prepared as soon as possible after the
contact, recording the subjects discussed and all information
provided to the media representatives.
Access
The unauthorized disclosure of classified National Security
Council information, documents, and deliberations requires
further control to limit access and to ensure an accurate
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Investigations
The government's lack of success in identifying the sources
of unauthorized disclosure of classified National Security
Council information and documents of classified intelligence
information must be remedied and appropriate disciplinary
measures taken- Henceforth, in the event of unauthorized
disclosure of such information, government employees who
have had access to that information will be subject to
investigation, to include the use of all legal methods.
Applicability and Implementation
The provisions of this directive shall be effective immediately
and shall apply to all employees of, and elements within,
agencies participating in the National Security Council
system, including the Executive Office of the President.
The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
is directed to establish the detailed procedures to implement
policies.
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