DO FILES NOT RECOMMENDED FOR EXEMPTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87-00058R000400030010-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 5, 2012
• Sequence Number: 10
• Content Type: MISC

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File Category Definition
Litigation & DO correspondence concerning the
Investigation official release of classified and
unclassified information to the
Department of Justice or other legal
authorities in the U.S. regarding DO
involvement in litigation or
investigations conducted by U.S.
agencies, departments, or Congress;
correspondence on interviews/
testimonies of DO personnel who, in
their official capacities, are involved
in litigation, investigation, or
similar legal matters; and reporting by
the DO on vi,ll:1tions of federal law.
Station reference material maintained
at Headquarters. Files in this
category have been subject to reviews
at various times since 1959. Current
review began in 1982 to deindex and
destroy material that does not meet
current retention criteria. Those few
documents that meet current retention
criteria are being reclassified to
current files.
Material dealing with internal
procedures, general administration,
records management, chrono files,
finance, logistics, security,
personnel, travel, training, cover,
operational directives, instructions/
regulations, and general operational
support. Current review began in 1982
to deindex and destroy material that
does not meet current retention
criteria. Those few documents that
meet current retention criteria are
being reclassified to current files.
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Boards & Committees Correspondence and reports pertaining
to officially established boards and
committees (both inter-agency and
intra-agency), their formation, charter
objectives, members, agenda, minutes,
decisions, and related records.
Conferences & Records of briefings given to high-level
Briefings U.S. Government officials, U.S.
professional personnel, or if there is
no appropriate operational file number,
also to foreign nationals.
Papers on policy of the Directorate of
Operations (DO) relating to personnel
management, except that papers related
to individual employees are filed in
personnel files.
Intelligence Infor- Policy pertaining to the production,
mation Reports & control, use, dissemination, and
Reporting evaluation of the DO's intelligence
information. Includes record copy of
disseminated intelligence information
reports, special studies or surveys
concerning reports and reporting, and
record copy of any altered or sanitized
version of reports forwarded to or
received from foreign governments.
Records Management Policy papers and guidance on the
Information Management creation, maintenance, and disposition
of all DO records.
Policy Correspondence Correspondence of the Office of the
Director for Operations and Staffs and
Divisions. This file will contain a
copy of all correspondence on policy
and management subjects bearing the
signature as originating officer of any
of the above officials. May also be
used for chronological files at Chief
and Deputy Chief, Staff and Division
level.
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Policy Directives DO policy correspondence concerning the
development of National Security
Council Intelligence Directives,
Director of Central Intelligence
Directives, Operating Directives, and
any other high level directives
relating to the DDO responsibilities.
Special Studies &
Publications
Litigation Cases Replaced by Category
Miscellaneous Or Peripheral File Collections:
Office of Strategic
Services (OSS), Strategic
Services Unit (SSU) and
Central Intelligence
Group (CIG) Files
Correspondence collected as a result of
the mail intercept program from 1955 to
1973.
Information collected on possible
foreign involvement in American
dissident activities from 1967 through
early 1973.
General Administrative These files are maintained by every DO
and Support Files component. They are temporary in
nature and designed to contribute to
the efficiency of the immediate
office. Files may or may not be
related to operations. The types of
documents might include regulatory
issuances, administrative notices,
office procedures, production records,
training requests, leave records, pay
scales, etc...
Disseminated Intelligence Due to the extreme sensitivity of the
Files intelligence information disseminated,
some DO components are the office of
record (sole repository) for such dis-
seminations. Access to these par-
ticular records is required by law.
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