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' - _ _ I ' I- I 42 - ' % - 2 _ 8 W ORWUM FOR The S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e The Secretof Defense SWCT Comunicztions I n t e l l i g e n c e A c t i v i t i e s - The communications i n t e l l i g e n c e COMINT activities of the United S t a t e s t -_ - _ a r e e netionzl responsibility They mst be so organized and mvlaged as t o e m l o i t t o t h e m a i r n u mt h e avzilable resources i n a l l p u t i c i p a t i n g dephrtrnents end a g e n c i e s 2nd t o s a t i s f y t h e legitimate i n t e l l i g e n c e recjuirements of a l l s u c h d e p z t m e n t s and agencies I t h e r e f o r e d e s i g n a t e the S e c r e t a l e s of S t a t e 2nd Defense 2 s a S p e c i a l C o m a i t t e e of t h e N e t i o n a l Security Council f o r CObE E v Xch C o m i t t e o s h z l l w i t h t h e z s s i s t a m e of the Director of C e a t r e l I n t e l l i g e z c z e s t z b l l s h g o l l c i e s g o v e n i n g COMINT a c t i v i t i e s and kee Iiie az-dsed of s u c i y o l i c i e s t h r o u g h t h e z r B _- E x e c u t i v e S e c r e t t r y of t h e Nationzl S e c u r i t y Council I f u r t h e r design2te t h e De2zrtmeni of Defense _ as executive agzflt or' t h e ' Goversznent for t h e orodncticn of COMDlT infornztion I d i r e c t t h i s S p e c i a l Camnittee t o prepare and i s s u e d i r e c t i v e s xhich shall i n c l u d e t h e provisions s e t f o r t h belov and such other provisions es the S p e c i a l Committee may d e t e r n i n e t o be necessary i 1 A d i r e c t i v e t o t h e United S t a t e s Communications I n t e U g e x e Boa-rd USCIB This d i r e c t i v e K i l l reylace t h e National S e c u r i t y Council I n t e l l i g e n c e D i r e c t i v e No _ ' - y - 9 and s h a l l prescribe USCIi3's nev couqositioa r e q o n s i b i l i t i e s v and p r o c e d u r e s i n t h e COMNT f i e l d s T h i s d i r e c t i v e shall inclu6e the following provisions ' _ - _ a USCIB shell be r e c o n s t i t u t e d as a'body a c t i n g for znd under the S e c i aC l a m i t t e e and s h a l l o o w a t e i n accordance with the pro- v i s i o n s of t h e new d i r e c t i v e - - 7 - __ -- ' r I s e n t e d in USCB e r e authorized Security Downgraded perhrY Inforination' c Office 28 J a n 1 9 8 1 - -- __ I Only those departments o r agencies repre- - r _ '_ A_ - I _ - ' - _ b r The Board s h a l l be conposed of t h e following members - - 1 The Directar of Central I n t e l l i g e n c e who s h a l l be t h e L' A Chairman of t h e Board - - _ % 2 A representative of t h e S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e - 3 A representative of t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense 4 A representative of t h e Director of t h e Federal Bureau of Investigation 5 The Director of the National S e c u r i t y Agency 6 A representative of t h e Department of t h e Army 7 A representative of t h e Deprtment of t h e N a v y 8 A representative of t h e Depztment of the Air Force 9 A representztive of t h e Central I n t e l l i g e n c e Agency c The Boerd s h a l l have a steff headed by an executive s e c r e t z r y who shall be appointed by t h e Chairman with the approval of t h e majority - of t h e B o n d d I t s h a l l be the duty of the B o x d t o advise and make recom- mendations t o t h e Secretary of Defense i n accordance with t h e following procedure with r e s p e c t t o any matter r e l a t i n g t o communications i n t e l l i g e n c e which f a l l s w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of t h e Director of NSA - 1 The Bozrd s h a l l reach i t s decision by a majority vote - _ Each member of t h e Board s h a l l have one vote except t h e regres e n t a t i v e s of t h e Secretary of S t a t e and of t h e Central I n t e l l i g e n c e - - - _ Agency who s h a l l each have two votes The Director of C e p t r a l I n t e l l i g e n c e as Chairman w i l l have no vote I n t h e event t h a t t h e Board votes 'and reaches a decision any d i s s e n t i n g m e m b e r of _- a - - -- _ i _I _ _ _ _ S p e c i a l Committee I n t h e event t h a t t h e Bozrd Tot-es b u t f a i l s 1 - '_ t o r e a c h a d e c i s i o n any member 'of t h e Board may a p p e a l w i t h i n 7 days t o t h e S p e c i a l Committee I n e i t h e r e v e n t the S p e a i a l 1 _ Committee s h a l l review t h e matter and its d e t e r m i n a t i o n t h e r e o n s h a l l be f i n a l Appeals by t h e D i r e c t o r of NSA znd or the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of t h e M i l i t a r y Departments s h a l l only be f i l e d w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense 2 I f any matter i s voted on by t h e Board but - a no d e c i s i o n i s reached and any member f i l e s an appeal b a d e c i s i o n i s reached i n which t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense does n c t concur and f i l e s En a s g e a l n o a c t i o n s h a l l be taken with r e s e c t t o t h e s u b j e c t matter u n t i l __ t h e a p p e a l i s decided provided that i f t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense determines a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h t h e S e c r e t a r y of S t a t e t h a t the s u b j e c t m a t t e r p r e s e n t s a p r o b k a of an emergency nature and r e q u i r e s immediate action h i s d e c i s i o n s h a l l govern pending t h e r e s u l t of t h e appeal I n such an emergency s i t u a t i o n t h e appeal may be t a k e n d i r e c t l y t o t h e P r e s i d e n t 3 Recommsndations of t h e Board adopted i n accordance w i t h t h e f o r e g o i n g procedures s h a l l be binding on t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense Except on matters which have been voted on by t h e Board t h e D i r e c t o r of NSA s h a l l dischzrge his r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s - i n accordance w i t h h i s own judgment s u b j e c t t o the d i r e c t i o n of t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense - -_ 4 The D i r e c t o r d NSA s h a l l make such r e p o r t s and f u r n i s h Such i n f o r m a t i o n from t i m e t o time t o t h e Board e i t h e r o r a l l y 1 J - - _ - ' C o r i n w r i t i n g 2s t h e Bozrd may r e q u e s t m d s h a l l b r i n g t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of t h e Board e i t h e r i n such r e p o r t s o r o t h e r w i s e zny - 1 new m j o r p o l i c i e s or programs i n advance of t h e i r a d o p t i o n by him ' e It s h a l l a l s o be t h e d u t y of t h e Board as t o matters n o t f a l l i n g w i t h i n t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of NSA 1 To c o o r d i n a t e t h e communicztions i n t e l l i g e n c e a c t i v i t i e s among all departments and agencies authorized by t h e P r e s i d e n t t o p a r t i c i p a t e therein 2 To i n i t i a t e t o formulate p o l i c i e s concerning and s u b j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of NSCII No 5 t o suDervise a l l mrangements w i t h f o r e i g n g o v e r m e n t s i n t h e f i e l d of communications i n t e l l i g e n c e end 3 t o consider -6 be recommendations concerning p o l i c i e s r e l a t i n g t o c o m u n i c a t i o n s i n t e l l i g e n c e of common i n t e r e s t t o t h e depzrtments znd egencies including s e c u r i t y standards end p r a c t i c e s and f o r t h i s purpose t o i n v e s t i g a t e 2nd-study t h e s t a n d a r d s a3d p r a c t i c e s of such departments and agencies i n u t i l i z i n g and 1 p r o t e c t i n g COMINT i n f o r m t i o n I f i Any recommendation of t h e Board K i t h r e s p e c t t o t h e mztters or d e s c r i b e d i n pzragraph e above shall be binding on a l l departments ax a g e n c i e s of the Government i f it i s adopted by t h e unanimous v o t e of t h e members of t h e Board Recommendations approved by a m a j o r i t y b u t Ii n o t a l l of t h e mmbers of t h e Board s h a l l be t r a n s m i t t e d by it t o t h e S p e c i e 1 Connnittee f o r such a c t i o n as t h e S p e c i a l C o d t t e e may see f i t t o take g The Board W i l l meet monthly o r o f t e n e r a t t h e c a l l of t h e Chairman o r any member and s h a l l determine i t s o m procedures 1 i i f' r I __' -- - - -- II - I_ _ 1 -1 a Y - -a - 2 A d i r e c t i v e t o t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense This directive s h a l l - i n c l u d e the f o l l o w i n g provisions S u b j e c t t o t h e s p e c i f i c provisions of this d i r e c t i v e t h e a S e c r e t a r y of Defense may delegate i n whole o r i n p a r t a u t h o r i t y o v e r t h e D i r e c t o r of NSA w i t h i n his department as he s e e s f i t The COMMT mission of t h e National S e c u r i t y Agency NSA s h a l l b be t o p r o v i d e an e f f e c t i v e u n i f i e d o r g a n i z a t i o n and c o n t r o l of t h e communications i n t e l l i g e n c e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e United S t a t e s conducted a g a i n s t f o r e i g n governments t o provide f o r i n t e g r a t e d o p e r a t i o n a l p o l i c i e s and procedures p e r t a i n i n g t h e r e t o A s used i n t h i s d i r e c t i v e t h e terms c o m u n i c t i o n si n t e l l i g e n c e or COMINT s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d t o mean a l l procedures and methods used i n t h e i n t e r c e p t i o n of communic a t i o n s o t h e r t h v l f o r e i g n p r e s s and propaganda b r o a d s a s t s and t h e o b t a i n i n g of i n f o r m a t i o n from such communications b y o t h e r than t h e i n t e n d e d r e c i p i e n t s b u t s h a l l exclude censorship end t h e p r o d u c t i o n and d i s s e m i n a t i o n of f i n i s h e d i n t e l l i g e n c e c N U s h a l l be administered by a D i r e c t o r designated by t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense a f t e r consultation with t h e J o i n t C h i e f s of S t a f f who s h a l l s e r v e f o r a minimum term of f o r reappointment 4 years and who s h a l l be e l i g i b l e The D i r e c t o r s h a l l be a c a r e e r commissioned o f f i c e r of t h e armed services on a c t i v e or r e a c t i v a t e d s t a t u s and s h a l l e n j o y at least 3-star rank d u r i n g t h e period of h i s incumbancy Under t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense and i n accordance w i t h approved d p o l i c i e s of USCIB t h e D i r e c t o r of NSA shall be r e s p o n s i b l e f o r accomplishing -- S e e P u b l i c Law 513 81st Congress 1950 - - - - - __- - - -r - - - _--- - I - - 7- I_- d t h e m i s s i o n of NSA For t h i s purpose a l l COMINT c o l l e c t i o n and p r o d u c t i o n r e s o u r c e s of t h e United S t a t e s are p l a c e d under his o p e r a t i o n a l and t e c h n i c a l control When a c t i o n by the Chiefs of I t h e o p e r a t i n g a g e n c i e s of t h e S e r v i c e s or c i v i l i a n departments o r a g e n c i e s i s r e q u i r e d t h e D i r e c t o r s h a l l normally i s s u e i n s t r u c t i o n s p e r t a i n i n g t o COMINT o p e r a t i o n s through them However due t o t h e unique t e c h n i c a l c h a r a c t e r of COMINT operations t h e D i r e c t o r i s a u t h o r i z e d t o i s s u e d i r e c t t o any o p e r a t i n g elements under h i s o p e r a t i o n z l c o n t r o l t a s k assignments and D e r t i n e n t i n s t r u c t i o n s which z r e w i t h i n t h e c a p a c i t y of such elements t o a c c o q l i s h He s h z l l a l s o have d i r e c t a c c e s s t o and d i r e c t c o m u n i c a t i m with any elements of t h e S e r v i c e o r c i v i l i a n COMNT agencies on any o t h e r matters of o p e r a t i o n z l and t e c h n i c a l c o n t r o l as may be necessary 2nd he i s a u t h o r i z e d t o o b t a i n such information and i n t e l l i g e n c e m a t e r i a l from -_ them as he may r e q u i r e A l l i n s t r u c t i o n s i s s u e d by t h e D i r e c t o r under t h e a u t h o r i t y provided i n t h i s parapagh s h a l l be nzndatory s u b j e c t o n l y t o aDpeal t o t h e S e c r e t a r y of Defense by t h e Chief of S e r v i c e o r hezd of c i v i l i a n department o r agency concerned e S p e c i f i c r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s of t h e D i r e c t o r of NSA i n c l u d e t h e following 1 Formulating necessary o p e r a t i o n a l plans and p o l i c i e s f o r t h e conduct of t h e U S COMINT a c t i v i t i e s 1 _ 2 Conducting COMINT a c t i v i t i e s i n c l u d i n g r e e e a r c h and development as r e q u i r e d t o meet t h e needs of t h e departments _ - and a g e n c i e s w h i - i 3 Determining and submitting t o a p p r o p r i a t e a u t h o r i t i e s r e q u i r e m e n t s for l o g i s t i c support f o r t h e conduct of COMINT A ' a c t i v i t i e s t o g e t h e r Kith s p e c i f i c recommendations as to what each of t h e r e s p o n s i b l e departments and agencies of the - _ Government should supply - 4 Within NSA's f i e l d of authorized operations p r e s c r i b i n g r e q u i s i t e s e c u r i t y r e g u l a t i o n s covering operating p r a c t i c e s I i n c l u d i n g t h e transmission handling and d i s t r i b u t i o n of COMINT material w i t h i n and vnong t h e COMINT elements under his o p e r a t i o n a l o r t e c h n i c a l contro and e x e r c i s i n g tine necessary monitoring and s u p e r v i s o r y c o n t r o l i n c l u n ginspections i f necessary t o e n s u r e compliance w i t h t h e r e g u l a t i o n s __ 5 S u b j e c t t o t h e a u t h o r i t i e s granted t h e D i r e c t o r of C e n t r z l 1 n t e l l i g e n c e under NSCID No 5 conducting a l l l i a i s o n -_ on COMTNT m a t t e r s w i t h f o r e i g n governmental communications i n t e l l i g e n c e agencies f To t h e e x t e n t he deems f e a s i b l e and in consonane K i t h t h e a i m s of maximum o v e r - a l l e f f i c i e n c y economy and e f f e c t i v e n e s s t h e D i r e c t o r s h a l l c e n t r a l i z e o r consolidate t h e performance of COMINT i - - _ f u n c t i o n s f o r which he i s responsible It i s recognized t h z t i n c e r t a i n circumstances elements of t h e Armed Forces and o t h e r a g e n c i e s b e i n g s e r v e d will r e q u i r e close COMINT support Where n e c e s s a r y f o r t h i s c l o s e s u p p o r t direct operdional control of s p e c i f i e d COMINT f a c i l i t i e s and r e s o u r c e s w i l l b e delegated b y t h e D i r e c t o r d u r i n g _ s u c h p e r i o d s and f o r such t a s k s as %re determined by him t o m i l i t a r y commanders ' o r t o t h e Chiefs of o t h e r agen-pb - b b c 7 __ 4 ' r _7 c- L' - __ E --- - - _ - - - - ' _ I --i f g The Director s h z l l exercise such administrative- control over COMINT a c t i v i t i e s as he deems necessary t o t h e e f f e c t i v 9 b e r f m a n c e of h i s mission Otherwise administrative control of personnel and f a c i l i t i e s w i l l remain with t h e departments and agencies providing them h The D i r e c t o r s h a l l make provision f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n by repre- s e n t a t i v e s of each of t h e departments and agencies e l i g i b l e t o r e c e i v e COMINT products i n those o f f i c e s of NSA k%ere p r i o r i t i e s of i n t e r c e p t _ and processing u e f i n a l l y planned i The Director s h a l l have a c i v i l i v l deputy whose primary responsi- b i l i t y s h a l l be t o ensure the mobilization and e f f e c t i v e ewloyment of t h e b e s t a v a i l z b l e human and s c i e n t i f i c resources i n t h e f i e l d of c r y p t o l o g i c r e s e a r c h a n d developnent 3 - Nothing i n t h i s d i r e c t i v e s h a l l contravene t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s - _ -i_ of t h e i n d i v i d u a l departments and agencies f o r the f i n a l evaluation of a _ _ _ _ I CQXINT information i t s synthesis w 3 h information from other sources and t h e dissemination of finished i n t e l l i g e n c e t o users 3 The s p e c i a l nature of COMINT a c t i v i t i e s requires t h a t they be t r e a t e d i n a l l r e s p e c t e s a s being outside t h e framework of other or general i n t e l l i g e n c e _ activities Orders d i r e c t i v e s p o l i c i e s or recommendations of any a u t h o r i t y of t h e Executive Branch r e l a t i n g t o t h e collection production s e c u r i t y handling dissemination o r u t i l i z a t i o n 'of i n t e l l i g e n c e and or c l a s s i f i e d m a t e r i a l s h a l l n o t be a p p l i c a b l e t o COMINT a c t i v i t i e s unless s p e c i f i c a l l y s o s t a t e d and i s s u e d by competent departmentzl or agency a u t h o r i t y represented on t h e Board Other N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y Council Intelligence Directives t o the Director of C e n t r a l I n t e l l i g e n c e and r e l a t e d implementing d i r e c t i v e s issued by t h e D i r e c t o r of C e n t r a l I n t e l l i g e n c e shall be construed as non-applicable t o COMINT a c t i v i t i e s u n l e s s - t h e N a t i o n a l S e c u r i t y Council has made t o COMINT