INTELLIGENCE SPECIAL ACCESS PROGRAMS: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APEX PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP10M02313R000704040001-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 23, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 7, 1980
• Content Type: MEMO

Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/07/23: CIA-RDP10M02313R000704040001-5
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WA.~HINGTON
January 7, 1980
Presidential Directive/NSC -55
The Secretary of State
The Secretary of Defense
The Attorney General
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: Intelligence Special Access Programs:
Establishment of the APEX Program (TS)
The President has approved establishment of the APEX program,
a single special access system to protect particularly`
sensitive intelligence sources and methods. APEX conforms
with Executive Order 12065 and will be implemented for the
National Security Council by the Director of Central Intelligent
as the Council's Executive Agent. The National Security
Council will be the forum for any appeals arising during
implementation of the APEX program. (TS)
The APEX program dill control the nature, attributable
collected information, and operational details of the most
sensitive intell~:gence sources and methods, as determined by
the Director of Central Intelligence. Uniform security
standards estabYished by the Director of Central Intelligence
will govern access to, distribution of, and protection of
intelligence sources and methods, subject to any specific
statutory requirements applicable to any department or
agency. (TS)%
This memorar~um supercedes the Presidential memorandum of
August 26, X960 and provides the authority to terminate the
TALENT-KEYI30LE security control system. (TS)
i
Zbigniew Brzezinski
eview anuary 7, 2000
Classified and Extended by Zbigniew Brzezinski
Reason: NSC 1.13(b)
Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/07/23: CIA-RDP10M02313R000704040001-5