OKFEXSE  INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
REGULATION  NO.  54-3 
HEADQUARTERS,  DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
WASHINGTON,  DC  20301 
29  April  1980 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 
FOREIGN  INTELLIGENCE  COLLECTION  EFFORTS 
1.  PURPOSE:  To  provide  guidance  and  establish 
procedures  for  prompt  recognition,  reporting,  and 
disposition  of  incidents  of  attempted  subversion 
and  espionage  directed  against  DIA  personnel  and 
the  deliberate  unauthorized  disclosure  of  classified 
information. 
2.  APPLICABILITY:  This  regulation  applies  to 
all  elements  of  the  DIA. 
3.  SUPERSESSION:  This  regulation  supersedes 
DIAR  54-3.  3  March  1977. 
4.  GENERAL:  The  DIA.  with  installations  and 
personnel  located  worldwide,  is  a  prime  target  for 
foreign  intelligence,  sympathizers  of  foreign  gov- 
ernments or  ideologies,  and  subversion  both  in 
continental  United  States  (CONUS)'and  overseas. 
Defensive  security  measures  are  designed  to  pre- 
clude the  subversion  of  personnel,  the  sabotage  of 
installations,  and  the  compromise  of  classified  De- 
fense information.  However,  personnel  at  all  eche- 
lons must  be  cognizant  of  methods  and  goals  of 
foreign  intelligence  and  subversive  elements  and 
understand  the  methodology  applied  to  subvert  or 
entrap  personnel.  All  DIA  personnel  are  consider- 
ed a  potential  source  of  information  and.  therefore, 
must  be  ever  aware  of  this  situation.  The  most 
common  approach  follows  the  pattern  of  develop- 
ing an  acquaintance  and  assessing  the  target  indi- 
vidual for  possible  weaknesses  which  can  be  ex- 
ploited. Exploitation  of  an  individual  may  take  the 
form  of  any  of  the  following:  .Through  the  pay- 
ment of  money;  the  use  of  trickery;  as  a  result  of 
carelessness,  ignorance  or  gullibility;  through  the 
use  of  coercion;  or  as  a  result  of  disaffection. 
5.  RESPONSIBILITY:  DIA  personnel,  with 
knowledge  of  any  of  the  following,  are  required  to 
immediately  notify'  their  supervisor  who  will  re- 
port the  information  to  the  Policy,  Plans  and  Pro- 
duction Branch  (RSS-1A)  of  the  Counterintelli- 
gence Division  (RSS-1). 
a.  Any  attempt  to  induce  an  individual  to  rewal 
information  contrary  to  the  security  and  best  in- 
terests of  the  United  States. 
b.  Any  offer  to  provide  services  or  information 
of  intelligence  value. to  persons  or  groups  believed 
to  be  in  contact  with  foreign  intelligence  opera- 
tions or  whose  activities  and  interests  are  consid- 
ered to  be  inimical  to  the  best  interests  of  the  U.S. 
Government. 
c.  Any  attempt  to  cultivate,  socially  or  other- 
wise, DIA  personnel  by  representatives  of  foreign 
governments  or  groups  whose  interests  are  cur- 
rently considered  to  be  inimical  to  the  U.S.  Gov- 
ernment. 
d.  Any  receipt  of  favors  or  gifts  from  any  repre- 
sentative of  a  foreign  government  which  might  be 
construed  as  placing  the  recipient  under  obligation 
for  the  purpose  of  providing  information  or  other 
assistance. 
e.  Any  act  which  might  cause  the  individual  to 
be  subject  to  possible  exploitation. 
f.  Any  actions  by  individuals  to  pass  classified 
Defense  information  to  others  who  are  unauthoriz- 
ed to  receive  that  information. 
g.  Any  telephonic  contacts  that  attempt  to  so- 
licit official  information  from  DIA  personnel.  Tele- 
phonic requests  may  be  made  through  use  of  a 
pretext  that  it  is  an  official  request,  from  a  mem- 
ber of  a  legitimate  organization,  or  from  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  news  media. 
6.  PROCEDURES:  Supervisors  with  knowledge  or 
upon  notification,  will  report  these  matters  to  RSS-1  A 
directly  and  without  delay.  Appropriate  security 
measures  will  be  used  to  protect  both  the  individ- 
ual^) concerned  and  the  information.  RSS-1A,  as 
the  office  having  primary  interest  in  these  counter- 
intelligence matters,  will  be  responsible  for  internal 
OPR:  RSS-1A
DIAR  54-3 
coordination  nnd,  as  circumstances  require,  coordi- 
nate appropriate  investigative  action. 
a.  Personnel  concerned,  in  the  absence  of  any 
overriding  circumstances,  will  not  disturb  the  exist- 
ing relationship  between  the  parties  involved  with- 
out direction  from  RSS-1  A. 
b.  Discussions  of  the  incident  or  report  wili  be 
held  to  the  absolute  minimum. 
c.  The  conscious  or  deliberate  failure  of  any  DIA 
FOR  THE  DIRECTOR: 
OFFICIAL: 
MAN>£Y  S.  SULLIVAN 
Acting  Chief,  Publication  and 
Presentation  Division 
DISTRIBUTION  D&G 
member,  either  civilian  or  military,  to  report  situa- 
tions described  in  paragraph  5  may  be  grounds  for 
appropriate  disciplinary  action  under  the  provisions 
of  DIAR  22-6  and  22-7  and  appropriate  Military  De- 
partment regulations. 
7.  ORIENTATION:  Supervisors  at  all  echelons  will 
insure  that  the  provisions  of  this  regulation  are  un- 
derstood by  all  personnel  under  their  supervision. 
Of  utmost  importance  is  the  requirement  for  the  ear- 
ly reporting  of  all  related  incidents  or  suspected  inci- 
dents by  members  of  the  DIA. 
RICHARD  X.  LARKIN 
Major  General.  USA 
Chief  of  Staff 
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