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MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Director-Comptroller !

THROUGH : Chairman, Intelligence Information jl

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Acting Deputy Director for Support
Deputy Director for Plans

SUBJECT : Protection of Classified Documents jj

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REFERENCE : Memorandum from Deputy Director

for Plans to Executive Director-

Comptroller dated 7 July 1971, J

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1. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your ;

approval; such recommendation is contained in paragraph 5. s

2, Mr. Thomas H. Karames sines ', Deputy Director for Plans,

suggestion, as outlined in reference, to explore stiffening requirements |

relative to contractor clearances, need-to-know, storage facilities, and !

maintenance of bigot lists is well taken. At the present time, an overall
security review of the number of Top Secret and compartmented clearances

is being conducted within the Office of Security, both as they pertain to those
clearances held by Agency employees and by contractors and consultants.

The intent is to reduce the number of clearances, utilizing strict need-to-
know criteria. The problem of storage facilities and the maintenance of
bigot lists vis-a-vis contractor facilities is being examined by a Working
Group composed of security professionals of the Office of Security.

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3. Mr, Karames sines 1 suggestion to also initiate a current review
of the practice of permitting Clandestine Service reports to be passed on
to contractors has been discussed with CIA members of the Support Staff
of the Intelligence Information Handling Committee (IHC). It appears that
through the years there has been a continuous, concerted hffort to release
fewer and fewer Clandestine Service reports to member departments and
agencies of the intelligence community and to place greater controls on
their release with the intent to reduce the number ultimately reaching
contractors. The IHC Support Staff also notes that attempts by certain
USIB member agencies and departments to permit su ch contractors as

I to have access to a

greater share of the documents of the intelligence community has con-
sistently been resisted.

4. The discussion with the IHC Support Staff also noted that as a
result of Mr. Karamessines 1 concern in 1969 over the number of Clan-
destine Service reports being passed on to contractors, the USIB Policv
on Release of Intelligence to Contractors (USIB-D-39. 5/19, dated 26 Au-
gust 1963) was revised and strengthened, resulting in the present USIB
document,. USIB-D-71. 8/2, dated 2 April 1970. The Chairman, IHC is
willing to initiate another review of the policy paper on release to con-
tractors, but lac ks the necessary guidelines for such a review. Mr.

FI Staff, is thoroughly familiar with the USIB policy

paper on information release to contractors and should be able to set
forth those areas of concern which the DD/P would like to see revised
and strengthened.

5. As a result of the discussions outlined above, it is recom-
mended that the Deputy Director for Plans, or his designee identify
those areas of concern in the USIB Policy Paper on Information
Release to Co ntractors (USIB-D-71. 8/2, dated 2 April 1970) which
he would like the IHC to address.

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Chairman, Intelligence Information
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Thomas H, Karamessines
Deputy Director
for Plans

Robert S. Wattles
Acting Deputy Director
for Support

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The recommendation contained in paragraph 5_ is approved.

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L. K. White

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Executive Director -Comptroller
Distribution:

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1 - Chm/IHC

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