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SECURlTY lNFOR~1ATH)N 

CENTRAL INTT'~LIGENCE ~GE~CY 

~ealizing that the field of foreigtJ communications 1s a most sensitive 

source of intelligence, in wnich t,~ security of our cperations is of 

utmost importance to the United States, a~~ having reaa Public law 513, 

8lst Congress, on the subject of Communications Intelligence, the 

significance of which and its relationship to Ilq' duties in the Central 

Intelligence AgPncy were e:irolainea to me, r DO HEREBY DECLARE !ND 

SflI FMNLY SWEAR AS F0UOWS 

I vlll l"lOt dis<-uss vith or disclose to any person, regardless 

of his official oosition or status, any information relating 

directly or indirectly to Co~~..m.icat_ons Intelligence, an..v information deMved therefrom, or the nature of tne sources or 

such intelligence, unless su~~ person has been authorized to 

discuss and handle Commun! !aJ..1ons Int..elligence, and his a1...-

tnorization has not been revo~ed. 

I clearly understand that r.b.e responsibility for affirmatively ascertaining whether a person is currently authorlved and ~leared for 

Communications Intelligence restq •mon me. 

I am informed t~at a change in rrry- assignrr~nt or office, or other removal of my name from the list of aut..hor1zed per~ons, automatically 

bars me from further hRndling of 01 acce~q to Communications IntelJ igence or entry to restricted are~s vheze such materJal is located. 

I am avare that no change in my a. .. '3ignmeut. or e:mploymen-c; or ot,her remOVAJ of my name from the list of authorized persons will 1n any way 

'W'h.a.tsoever relieve me of in;.v ob11€"'ltiona under t.o.e above oath, and that. 

its oroTis:tons remain as fully bin.ding i'l time -;f peace as in time or 

war. 

I liaVP taken the above oa.tn freel), w:i. thcut an~ mental rt=>servation or 

ourpose of evasion; with comoletf unaerstanding of its imoorta.nce to 

the security of my country; and with fu..tl realization of the criminal 

penalties which WiY be imoosed frr violation of oert1nent laws. 

Signahr :: 

Subscribea L~d sworn to before me 

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(PU.BLIC LAV 51'\-. Q~at Colaf!re:r) ------

(Chaptet' 18~2d. Beeai~n\ 

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!o elUl.a.nce ~tb.er the eeaur1t7 of the l.TJ•!ted Stet.e• b1 p.reTr.nt11Jf' r11a-

"loaurea ot il:!formatton concern1nc the crntocrapl-.ic a-~t•• r 'la th111 comJ11UDic~t1on intellicbDCe actiT1tiea ot +~• Unttea 'tPte1 

!e . ..ti enacted b:v -=w.. Spte ~ House o! l,eprPsPnt•t1TJt!...o" tbP Um tei\ 

,tates oi Jr•r1("a in ~O'IJGF88B &•t4mbled, ~~t w~ONT~r ~!l.•ll ~!lOWl'JG~ ~~d 

,ollfully • 'DlllUDicate, f1Jl"ni9h 1 t.ra1111111:1t, ~r :)\'l8r¥1tl~ J""ti"8 ~Ta::i.l'lt>l-. to 

1~ unaut~o~1zed person, or puhlien, ~r 118e .n "L.'V ~·n~~r ,~e .. ud.iciQ~ io 

t!ie aatet7 or "ntereat \lf the IJ!'i t.-4 Ctat"'" ).r fn ·he- ".enef1 t •1 .. ~D7 

torei~ c-overnment to the detr1~ent ot t!• Un1te<1 3t~\-e ~n.• 1Asatf1trd 

Snt"r'Vlti,,n (1) concerning thf' nature-, !>J"&Mrahon, ?r ulP nt an't' <"'>•'•• 

ciprier, or ("r;ntoG!'&'Dhic •1st11111 .,t tne "1:3 ... teA .StfttPa 1r '\4"' .,:o~·r-1.r;r 

fOTernment, 01 (;>\ .. oneerni"lg tne nes1cn~ .. n'tcstr'\1t"Ul)r•, ue~, J1PU.nte11anc:e, 

:>r rf't>air :;,f "''!..,,. :!ni.ce, N>'Daratue. ""' a. nl:l •WM?• 111ed rir prepared "Ir 

1>.1annt-'l for uae b7 'thll!I um. tea. SiRtes nr .. .,:"' :!"o,.e1tna ,:o'Yer'll:lent !o.,.. 

Cl"7Ptocraph1c- or cnmnnmication ~ntelligPDee purpoaea ':>r ,,) GoJncerntng 

the col'll'IU.llication intelltgPnce a tivit1es ot the Un1ted ~tetAe or an.,v 

foreign f'OVermnent, or (4) o~teined. by 'tL· proceaaea o~ n"Ullllt1cPtlnn in~ 

tell1gence !ro~ the colllllllJlicat1one nt an) :oreicn &OvernmPnt •"1\0v1ne- the 

same to naTe been obtained b7 aurh ~roceaDea, anall be f1~ed ~ot •ore tlMul 

$10,000 or 1J11Pnsoned not more than ten Tf'l\!'B, or bOi-11. 

DC. 2 (a) !he term •claseitied intonation• aa uat'd herein smll oe 

construed to mesa 1n:f'ol'll8.tion which, at t ~ ti111e of~ v~~1ation una.er in1a 

Act, ie, for reason• of aatio~al aeMn"it7 apecitlcall.• deeignatPd '!)y a U~ited St~t•• GoYer11118nt acenc7 for l1111taJ. or reatr1etfld. oisaPmtnation or 

0.1 •t'l'i 'bution. 

(h) 9.'he terma •aode•. •cipher•, and •cr-'fltograpbiro ayet;em• aa ueed .neretn. 

enall • e construed to 1nclud.a in tlielr meanings, ::.n llda.1 non to t.n•ir 11aual 

me!lJ'liDC•, an:r method of eec:ret vr1 tine 8llC 07 •cnanical or e.i.•ctrical ~•Tice or method used for the purpose ot diaguiatnc 01 c~noeallnc the co~tenta, a1gnificance 1 ~r m~t:nca of co.11Uuicat1ona. 

(c) '!he t8l'lll •toreip. goYenmen.t• aa uae4 herein shall be c.,natl"llPd. to 

include in its mean.inc &111' perSl'n or persona act1nc '3r purporting to ac1i 

!or or on. behalf ot 8D7 tac'fiion, part7, department, agenc7, bareau, or milt• 

tar7 force ot or within a tore:l.ca country or tor or on bebalt at 'Ul1' 

aoTernment or &D1' person OJ' persona purportinc '\o acii a• a &0Yernment "1 tm.n 

c- tore1p countr7, vhe1oher or not such IO'teruen1i ta recognised rJI' the 

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(Pub. Law .51'.3) -2-

(d) The term •communication intelligence• as used herein shall be construed to mean all procedures and methods used in the interception of 

communications and the obtaining of information from such communications 

by other than the intended recipients. 

(e) The term •unauthorized person" as used herein shall be construed to 

mean any person who, or agency wlu.ch, is not authorized tu receive information of the categories set forth in section l of this Act, by the 

President, or by the head of a department or agency of the United States 

Government which is expressly desigr.~~ed by the President to engage in 

comriunication intelligence activities for the United States. 

SEC. 3. Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the furnish1"16. upon lawful 

demand, of information to any regularly constituted committee of the 

Senate or House of Representatives of the United States of .America, or 

joint committee thereof. 

Approved May lJ, 1950. 

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