AQUILINE PHASEOUT SECURITY ANNEX

• Document Type: SPECIALCOLLECTION
• Collection: Aquiline
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02379871
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: July 16, 2020
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2020
• Publication Date: November 17, 1971

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17 November 1971
AQUILINE PHASEOUT
SECURITY ANNEX
I. Introduction:
A. This security plan is being drawn up to cover the final
phaseout of the AQUILINE Program at Headquarters, Area 51,
McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, Huntington Beach, Calif, and
the various subcontractors.
B. The plan is designed to protect the Agency role in the
Program and prevent unauthorized individuals from becoming
aware of the existence of the AQUILINE vehicle, the covert
testing site and the Agency's overt/covert procurement and
contracting methods.
C. It is contemplated that, for the present, the remaining
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AQUILINE vehicles (2) will be stored in one of the hangalrs at
Area 51.
II. Considerations at Area 51:
A. All phase-out activities involving the security aspects
of the Program are being handled by the AQUILINE Field Security
Officer in coordination with the Program Field Director and the
Program Phase-out Coordinator. Any additional security guide-
lines will be forthcoming from the Pilect Headquarters Security
Staff.
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B. A procedure is currently in effect whereby all material,
documents, and other miscellaneous properties (except company
furnished equipment) which was originally charged out by various
contractor personnel shall be accounted for prior to the final
release of the company from their responsibilities to the Program
and the individual himself debriefed from his association with
AQUILINE. Such property, for the most part, is presently being
retained and controlled in the AQUILINE hangar.
Considerations at McDonnell-Douglas Plant:
A. Contract will be terminated.
B. All contractor personnel cleared on the Program should
be debriefed when it is determined that their services are no
longer needed and prior to their possible imminent departure or
termination from company employment.
C. All contractor personnel briefed Phase 3 should be
debriefed by a Headquarters' Security Officer or a field-
assigned careerist Security Officer, wherever feasible, taking
into consideration additional travel costs. The Company Security
Officer will be instructed to conduct all Phase 1 and Phase 2
debriefings in accordance with prescribed security guidelines.
(See attachment.)
D. A review of all recorded classified documents should be
made to determine whether they should be retained, destroyed,
or returned to Project Headquarters, with special emphasis upon
destroying any document no longer required at the facility. Any
questionable documents or those of continuing interest, should
be forwarded to Headquarters via courier for final determination.
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Technical documents Which the contractor wishes to retain should
be kept to a minimum and must be sterilized prior to releasing
to the contractor. All classified documents retained by the
contractor should be recorded and made subject to a periodic
review for possible ultimate destruction. They must be afforded
the same security protection as previously given to the documents
during the course of the Program.
E. A small cadre of personnel should retain their clearances
in order to complete the final closing out procedures and to
receive the final payment under the contract. These individuals
would include such employees as the Program Manager/s, Contracting
Officer/s, Security Officer/s, and any other personnel deemed
necessary to complete phasing out procedures.
F. All Agency affiliation should be removed from any material
or documents retained at the contractor facility.
G. Prior approval is required from Project Headquarters
before any discussions can be held regarding the Program or
concerning any release of material to individuals or representa-
tives of other government agencies concerning future use of the
hardware.
IV. Consideration at Subcontractors:
A. Contract will be terminated with the principal contractors;
B. Same as Para III(B);
C. Same as Para III(C);
D. Same as Para III(D);
E. Same as Para III(E);
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F. All requests to release technical Program data or
discussions of any phase with uncleared persons or those already
debriefed should be reported to the prime contractor security
officer who, in turn, should contact Project Headquarters prior
to any action being taken.
G. The terminated employee should execute a debriefing
statement which should be forwarded to Project Headquarters.
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A. The following points should be emphasized at the debriefing
of contractor personnel for use on Project AQUILINE at the Phase 1
and Phase 2 levels:
1. The individual should be reminded of his continued
security responsibilities with respect to the Project and
that the applicable espionage laws (Title 18, U.S. Code
Sections 793, 794, and 798) remain in effect insofar as this
Project is concerned. Upon request, the Security Officer
should make available these Sections for review by the
terminating employee. Special emphasis should be placed
upon the importance of the terminating employee not reveal-
ing to unauthorized sources any of the Program's activities,
places of operation, other individuals involved on the
Program and any aspects of the Program to which he might have
been exposed. Even though he is being debriefed from the
Program, the security obligation remains in effect until
otherwise released of this obligation by the United States
Government. The debriefing, in essence, signified the final
termination from the Program and no further access would be
made available to him.
2. The employee will be instructed not to admit or imply
any association with the AQUILINE Program nor should he,
under any circumstances, reveal or confirm its existence even
though future press coverage might surface information con-
cerning the Program. It should also be emphasized to the
employee that he should at no time reveal the identity of
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other companies who acted as subcontractors to the Program
or to other company employees who were cleared on the
Program. Special emphasis whould be placed upon notifying
any employee who was granted access to Area 51 that it is
of the utmost importance for the location of the base and
its related activities, if known, not be revealed to anyone.
3. The security coordinator should make certain that the
terminating employee turn in his badge which afforded him
access to the Program area and any other identifying material
which might gain him access to the building. The employee
should also be requested to render all classified material
which he might still have in his possession. In the event
that the employee might have some material bearing no classi-
fication but dealing with the AQUILINE Program, it should be
turned over to the Security Coordinator to determine the
sensitivity.
4. It should be made clear to the employee as to what
information he might include in a resume or application for
future employment covering the period in which he was assigned
to the Project. Under no circumstances should any mention be
made of his association with a reconnaissance program or
system, nor any of the locations of Project-associated areas
which he might have been given access. The employee should
include only general information when describing the type of
work which he was performing during this period, and no
reference should be made that in any way might reveal the
identity of the hardware or any of its systems. It is
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important that employers be required to furnish adequate
backstopping for personnel records so that there is no
compromise of the Program by either the description of
the employee's duties or his possible identification of
the Program testing area. Employers may, wherever possible,
indicate that the employee was involved with an in-house
research and development program.
5. Employees should not admit that they were cleared
for access to the AQUILINE Program. Neither should they
indicate on future employment applications that they were
ever granted a clearance on the Program. Even though the
cleared employees were investigated prior to the issuance
of their clearances, this clearance in fact, is never
revealed to a Department
governmental agency when
for a DOD clearance.
6. Employees being terminated should be provided with
a point of contact within the company, such as a Security
Coordinator, where they can obtain advice and guidance
concerning security questions and problems which might
arise in the future. They should be encouraged to report
any security breaches, compromises, or indiscretions which
they might have firsthand knowledge of or they had been
made aware subsequent to their termination.
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7. The employee should be notified that he should
not travel to certain risk areas for approximately a one-
year period without prior notification to the Security
Coordinator for his ultimate notification to Project
Headquarters.
8. It might be incumbent upon the Security Coordinator
to convey to each terminating employee the sponsor's
appreciation of their contribution to the Program.
B. Phase 3:
The above information should also be brought to the attention
of all employees briefed Phase 3 on the AQUILINE Program, with special
emphasis being placed upon the importance of not revealing,under any
circumstances, the company or the Project's affiliation with the
Agency.
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