Special Study Group Security Recommendations

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A000600060010-9
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2003
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 10, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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10 December 19 54
MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Dirlctor (Administrati
SUBJECT: Special Stud Cr
lieconmen at CMS
Transmitted herewith are the comments of the
Security Office on the recommendations with respect
to security of the Special Study Group.
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Dec 19 _. REV UATEP-c4-9 r14;_&?4/99
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Attachment: One
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Sbaffield Edwards
Director of Security
Distribution: Orig. and Icc - Addressee
Zcc - Extra
lcc - Chrono File
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vs proviiona1 and
possible t being used
a. There is noedo
cases, usually in
deiy in committing a person
n his lose to the Izency.
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of nt at.udiea,certain reeasr1atio have been
coxstnratiori wh ch relate directly to the field
recessing. Notabosariaction will be
to implement those ioorationus
improvement alonz the linee Bug--
field investigations
Acsncy personnel who have
ral hundred
edr is not. ac
ed, with the.ein
-.ted on the bast
co and upon Whom
completed try this of
there remain at this ti only
not received. a pelygraph intervi
currents
4. Rstabliehing of uniform and tighter uecz
quarters and suitable safeguards. in the field the-
rocedures at sad-
to insure the securi
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ty of the Agency's facilities, operations,
eecurity)
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(Action
?oommendation is stated in such broad terms that it is
icult to answer it ep. citicaUy without having the benefit
he information that th tcy C#roup used, upon which they
seed this recommendation. Amami* to *ay, this Office is
wortinglevery effort to ttandardiee and teghten security pro-
cedures and safeguares let.n at geadeuartere and en the field.
Aeon the items twine given particular attention at the moment
are improvement of the classified waete procedures, requiring
cleerances ctdtar force persorvel, tightenieg reeuerements
and elving special trainire, to the guard force, tiehtenine en-
trance reluirseents of Public euilding bervices exploloes into
Agency facilities strengthening the Top 5ecret Centrel pro-
cedures and thaU iini. additional electric alarm eysteme in
field offices.
5. Insurance of the closest pos
espionage activities or the covert ser:v
gence activities of the Office of Severe
any penetrations of (Actio-' eecer
coordination of the countere
s with the over-all eoenterintelli-
to prevent, or detect and eliminate,
ty)
Ceeeent tcps are now ?in& taken Ate the ey deseenated aiief or
etefe eiTI/tre teeeffeet the cloet possible coordination* This
Office is quite optiristic in anticipatior. of effecting a more
eatisfactory deer,* of coordination between the two offices.
6. Aiii
enplane
periceio reehee
effective eoente
on of the proeent eound p011c3r of pol,yerephine all new
rimmed returning from overseas assieneents to include
of ell personnel, on a more comprehensive basis, whenever
llieence preetices indicate (Action Security)
COVVENT: This policy is in effect at this time, in that all new employees
and all. overseas returnees are being poeegraphed. heeeelleerePhing
is 1eln4 s000mpliched whenever indicated in the interests of CS or
any other specific intereet. It is considered that this program
is adeqqate and effective in the counterintelligence prderem.
7.
simnel by
wseehrity
,cin4ENT
eeation of greatrr Ckri consciousness on the part of all Par-'
ieproving initial indoctrieution courses and by conductine regular
awareness" proerans. 'etion eecurite)
The security ineocizinatlon pro-ram is ?iven constant attention*
The initial security indoctrination lecture has recently been
revived and considerably improved. Planning is now under way to
carry out an Agency4-wirle security re...indoctrination by means of
a %cede film Keith will carry a socrit;;- seessae from the LCI
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and which mill be verity talcs by representatives
of the Seeurity Off too
being re-indectrinated
ice concerned wit% each i.,xceap
i penalities upon e glees at ay aad all
o advertently or iMdrLcr.tiy violate ocurity. (...,tion Security)
The seeurity regilations epeifically eomoerned with penalties
for uecurity vialatloes have been ro-written and are presently eA0A,,
is the heas of ti;A Tiegalatono 74utra lAsff tor publications WA.4444^
pcnaltics, as e'lichhf.: the proposed miuletions? tire
sat forth AO '7aialm4 in aaeh case. as opposed to the former
regulation which wet forth the penalties as a *guidesu 1.1-
hogh the propocod regeletiens do not make the penalties any
pore oweire, it is felt that the estahlichment of minimum
penalties sill result in ssamorei rigid application of the
race warning all pommel that violations at Top Secret
penalties7oss the hoard. An Ageney notice is in process of
prepati
Control preeedures Vill be considered as security violetions.
Letablishment of a uolfcem system for the eubmission by all ever.
seas missions of regular reports on the status of personal, physical, docu-
mentary. and related slements'of socarlAy. Such reports should be submitted
to W.:44e Office of apeurity with copics t the lnapector Canezal and to the
appropriate dsion of the L.Lj 'iructor ce: Plena. (Action Lnp)
moms An inrorma arrshgement hes been establiahed for tiAt Lihmiesion
o: periodic (monthly) macirtm hv tIqs leeuritr Officers in the
25X1A J ropectivaly. these re-
ports are imilmittad throt4?h- the appropriate divisions of the
pp/P share copies are retained tor their intonation. Inasmuch
as the topics covered are exclusively aseuxitur matters, no ar-
rengemwite are Mids for submittini; copies to tbe Inspector
,senarals Howywr, this orrice !mad autiamoliaolly apprise this
IAlepautar General of 444 teeters dieclosed 1A such reports which
would be of interest to. his. The Leoerity ?Mae will ure the
Li:Ve to Lave all olesions and stations sureitt periodic security
reports, inoladini those not staffed with full.tisis Security
laicism, This ?Mee will supply fora* for such reporting.
As additional Leoexity Officers are essiened et. stations in other
.foleirpn areas, thei *ill L reqoixed to /albeit /spurts as
mentioned: a-bewe.
10. Periodic escorito
missions are of DO/P"s divisions, staffs,
States. citation Security)
Sec&rity Office of overseas
facilities in the tinitei
C0Ve4UTs he :-.4curit4 Ckaide oencurs in the used for these imspectiona,
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however, action in this nri is .ztrssty dependent on
recognition hy the DD/P and Chiefs of %skiers of the need
for myth impectInnw. The Director of Sesuritir is now
Planning an inspection trip in January to cover various zit-
stems and stations in the WE and ER area*. This Office
intends to pursue the point with the DD/P toward aneetteet7?
uaderstanding of the need for this service, so th.i.t it say
be instituted as a re?Aar routiae practices
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11. Ricid adherence to 4.the 'neod-to-icnowg' require:Am/ ae the basis
for dissemination of classified intelligence developed by the eoNert
services and for intrel-Agenc dissemination of classified data. (Action
HIP it% coordination with )D/1)
CWENTs The first feature cited Stove concerna the to-knoe re-
quireront for the dissenination of iM4 its1..ice de-
veloped brI the cavort rervices and is therefore propc 1- the
responsibility of the nr/P .tn coordloatioa with Cie
With respcot to the socond ft4tare oonoeraing iativo.ency
disseminatioa of classified data, this Office recently cos-
pitted surveys covering the cootsel sad dissemination of Top
nacre% material oittin CIA and of Clatsified natarial to sources
ontside of CIA. A. report on the former survey has beau subeitted
for i*lementation and a report an the outside dissemination is
now io process or preparation.
12. Continuous ndootriration zn tidance to ot t. aturel
tendency to overclassify documents originating in the Agency-. (Action
Security)
00WVLUTt The CIA classifi ion prwiee. se prescribed by Issoutive Or
25X1A 10501 and Agency Notice! !is still in the formative stage
The newly appointed C/A Top Secret Control Officer is also act
as the CIA Clessification Conisel Off/0er. This Office will give
every assistence to the ak Classification Officer in the ism.
dootrination end guidance of CIA personnel in theocatter of op.
plyin4 the proper classifications to sensitive *atrial,
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13. Prnil&tton of Winitive staadarde ana prokeduiles governing
cover for the guidance of all porsoneel. There should boa contirating
proven of monitoring cover in foreien installations. Pereeeinal departing
for overseen assionsents should le more adequately briefed oonoornin the
importinoe of cover 4e*rally, and in particaor their misFion and perecnal
cover. (Action
COnlOSTI The Security Qtfios hss no comment to offer with resptct to this
natter other than to 211-.41019tria134 its readioess and willingness
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to *Wet the rtcr ecciate of the Agtncy, in coordioation
with nirtuatietrewr or4' in resolvi% any cover or related
problems thron?h its investigative facilities and support
25X1C tivitiee or through consultation where Appropriate.
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17. Ccnijtjo. at "IAa lisaquartere ?patetismo in favor buildings
with increased asphalts tn. the intarin ou impromesent of the physical seefuri-
U oY CIA's nolo, ,,aildina and the classified date and materials contained
therein. (ticr. rti1)
COMMENT* The Security Office concurs
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