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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  1/20 « 
SECURITY  POLICY  CONCERNING  TRAVEL  AND  ASSIGNMENT 
OF  PERSONNEL  WITH  ACCESS  TO  SENSJTIVE 
COMPARTMENTED  INFORMATION  (SCI) 
(Effective  20  julv   I9ST> 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  Section  102  of  the  National  Secuntv  Act  of  1947  and 
Executive  Order  12333.  minimum  secuntv  polio  is  herewith  established  for  assignment  and 
travel  of  L'.S  Government  civilian  and  militarv  personnel,  government  consultants,  and 
employees  of  government  contractors  "ho  have  access  to  SCI 
/.  Purpose 
This  policy  is  based  on  the  need  to  protect  SCI  from  possible  compromise  resulting 
from  the  capture,  interrogation,  exploitation,  or  entrapment  of  SCI-knowledgeable  personnel 
by  hostile  nations  or  groups  or  as  a  resul*  of  terrorist  actions 
2.  Definitions 
a.  Defensive  Security  Briefings — formal  advisories  that  alert  traveling  personnel 
to  the  potential  for  harassment,  exploitation,  provocation,  or  entrapment.  These 
briefings,  based  on  actual  experience  when  available,  include  information  on 
courses  of  action  helpful  in  mitigating  adverse  security  and  personal  consequences, 
and  advise  of  passive  and  active  measures  that  personnel  should  take  to  avoid 
becoming  targets  or  inadvertent  victims  of  terrorism 
b.  Hazardous  Activities — assignments  or  visits  to.  and  travel  through,  countries 
listed  in  the  annex  to  this  directive.  Hazardous  activities  also  include  assignment  or 
travel  in  combat  zones  or  other  areas  in  which  the  threat  to  US  personnel  from  op- 
position intelligence  services,  terrorism,  or  insurgency  is  such  that  the  physical 
safety  and  security  of  personnel  cannot  be  reasonably  ensured.  The  use  of 
transportation  carriers  owned  or  controlled  by  a  country  named  in  the  annex  is 
also  included  in  this  definition  ** 
c.  Terrorism — premeditated,  politically  motivated  violence  perpetrated  against 
noncombatant  iargets  by  subnational  groups  or  clandestine  state  agents. 
d  Risk  of  Capture  Briefings — advisories  that  alert  personnel  as  to  what  may  be 
expected  in  the  way  of  attempts  to  force  or  trick  them  to  divulge  classified 
information  if  captured  or  detained  and  that  offer  suggested  courses  of  action  the\ 
should .  follow-  to  avoid  or  limit  such  divulgence  These  advisories  include 
instructions 'advice  for  advance  preparation  of  innocuous,  alternate  explanations 
of  duties  and  background 
e  Senior  Officials  of  the  Intelligence  Community  (SOICs) — for  the  purposes  of 
this  polio  statement.  SOICs  are  defined  as  the  heads  of  organizations 
within  the  Intelligence  Community,  as  defined  by  Executive  Order  12333.  or  their 
designated  representatives 
f  Sensitive  Comvartmented  Information  (SCI) — is  classified  information  con- 
cerning or  derived  from  intelligence  sources,  methods,  or  analytical  processes  that 
is  required  to  be  handled  exclusively  within  forma!  access  control  systems 
established  bv  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence.  Amoved  f^T  Re  lea  5  8 
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a  Official  Travel.  No  ivrsou  with  access  to  SCI  will  In-  assigned  or  direi  led  to 
participate  in  a  hazardous  activitv,  as  defined  herein,  until  he  or  she  has 
been  afforded  a  defensive  secuntv  briefing  and  or  risk  of  capture  brteurur  h\  an 
official  specibed  bv  the  cognizant  SOIC  (Consideration  will  be  civen  to  the 
relative  protection  enioved  b\  IS  personnel  having  diplomatic  status  except  for 
circumstances  in  which  there  is  a  substantial  risk  of  terrorist  acts  ' 
b    Unofficial  Travel.   \Ii  persons  having  access  to  SCI  who  plan  unorf.^ial  travel  to 
through,  or  within  countries  listed  in  the  annex  must 
(1)  give  prior  notihcation  of  all  such  planned  travel. 
(2)  receive  a  defensive  security  briefing  from  their  cognizant  secuntv  officials 
for  travel  to  countries  listed  in  the  annex. 
i -3)  tmmediatelv  contact  the  nearest  L  S  Consul.  Attache,  or  Emiursv  Regional 
Secuntv  Officer  or  Post  Duty  Officer  if  detained  or  subiected  to  significant 
harassment  or  provocation  while  traveling,  and 
(4)  report  to  the  cognizant  securitv  official,  on  return  from  travel   anv  unusual  fl| 
incidents,    including   incidents  of   potential   security    concern   encountered 
during  such  travel 
Failure  to  comply  with  the  above  provisions  mav  result  in  the  withdrawal  ot  approval  for 
continued  access  to  SC! 
c.  Specific  and  Extensive  Knowledge.  Persons  with  specific  and  extensive  knowl- 
edge of  the  follow  ing  aspects  of  foreign  intelligence  shall  be  adv  :sed  that  unofficial 
travel  w  ithout  the  approval  of  the  cognizant  SOIC  may  result  in  the  w  ithdraw  a!  of 
approval  for  continued  access  to  SCI: 
(1)  technological  structure,  function,  and  techniques  of  sensitive  intelligence 
collection  or  exploitation  systems  methods, 
(2)  designated  system  targets  or  sources, 
(.3!  method  and  purpose  of  target  selection. 
(4)  degree  of  success  of  collection  or  exploitation  sv  stems  methods  or 
(5)  collection  of  exploitation  system  method  capabilities  and  vulnerabilities 
d  Previous  Access.  Persons  whose  access  to  SCI  is  being  terminated  will  be 
officially  reminded  of  their  continuing  obligation  to  protect  SCI  and  will  be 
afforded  advisories  on  the  risks  associated  with  participation  in  hazardous 
activities
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4.   Rcsvonsihilitics 
a  The  DCI  will  cause  to  be  prepared  and  disseminated  to  trie  SOICs  a  list  nf 
countries  identified  as  posing  a  secunt\  risk  lx*aring  on  this  po!»c\  (see  annex;  Tlu- 
Community  Counterintelligence  and  Sccuntx  Countermeasurcs  Ofnce.  intelli- 
gence Community  Staff  (CCISCMO  ICSi  shall  coordinate  required  support 
including  source  materia!  concerning  these  risks 
b  SOICs  shall  issue  implementing  directives  concerning  travel  and  assignment  of 
personnel  of  their  departments  or  agencies  Such  directives  shall  include  thv 
overall  policy,  definitions,  and  criteria  set  forth  herein  and  provide  for 
(J)  an  annual  reminder  of  the  policy  set  forth  in  paragraph  3  above, 
(2)  defensive  security  briefings  or  risk  of  capture  briefings  to  personnel  of  their 
departments  or  agencies. 
(3)  institution  of  positive  programs  for  the  collection  of  information  reported 
under  the  provisions  of  paragraph  3b<-4)  above, 
(4)  ensurance  that  new  information  obtained  by  their  departments  or  agencies 
on  incidents  of  security  concern  (e.g  .  harassments.  provocations,  or  terrorist 
actions)  or  on  risk  of  capture  situations,  is  provided  to  CCISCMO/ICS  and  to 
other  interested  NFIB  agencies;  and 
(5)  ensurance  that  recommendations  for  changes  to  the  annex,  are  made  to 
CCISCMO/ICS  with  justification  for  addition  or  deletion  of  countries 
5.  Classification. 
The  identification  of  any  country  in  the  annex  as  having  been  designated  by  the  DCI  as 
potentially  dangerous  for  travelers  in  protection  of  SCI  is  classified  SECRET. 
Annex: 
Countries  and  Areas  in  Which  Visits 
Travel,  and  Assignment  are  Considered 
to  be  a  Hazardous  Activity 
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DCID  1/20-5 
ANNEX 
COUNTRIES  AND  AREAS  IN  WHICH  VISITS,  TRAVEL,  AND 
ASSIGNMENT  ARE  CONSIDERED  TO  BE  A 
HAZARDOUS  ACTIVITY 
(Effective  20  July  1987)