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by    ]46321. 
DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.   1/71 
CONTROLS  FOR  DISSEMINATION  AND  USE  OF 
INTELLIGENCE  AND  INTELLIGENCE  INFORMATION 
(Approved  5  October  1970) 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  NSCID  No.  1  (New  Series,  revised  4 
March  1964),  paragraph  2.a.(5),  and  paragraph  5,  and  for  the  pur- 
pose of  protecting  intelligence,  intelligence  information,  and  intelligence 
sources  and  methods  from  unauthorized  disclosure,  the  following  pro- 
cedures are  established  to  control  uniformly  the  dissemination  and  use 
of  intelligence  and  intelligence  information. 
1.  The  basic  control  for  the  safeguarding  of  classified  information  is 
established  by  Executive  Order  No.  10501,  as  amended.  Section  7  (c)  of 
Executive  Order  No.  10501  stipulates  that  classified  defense  information 
originating  in  a  department  or  agency  will  not  be  disseminated  outside 
another  receiving  agency  without  permission  of  the  originating  agency, 
except  as  provided  in  Section  102  of  the  National  Security  Act  of  1947, 
as  amended.  Accordingly,  in  order  to  increase  the  effectiveness  of  their 
operations,  the  USIB  members  are  agreed  that  intelligence  components 
of  USIB  member  departments  and  agencies  may: 
(    '  a.  through  authorized  processing  facilities,  reproduce  intelligence 
documents  originally  issued  by  another,  unless  these  have  been  other- 
wise excepted;  and, 
b.  disclose  to  the  intelligence  components  of  other  USIB  agencies 
information  from  documents  originally  issued  by  another  unless  the 
original  dissemination  of  the  document  was  specifically  limited. 
The  control  markings  and  procedures  set  forth  below  shall  be  utilized 
by  an  originating  agency  to  restrict  the  internal  dissemination  and  use 
of  intelligence  and  intelligence  information  by  a  receiving  agency,  or  to 
permit  the  dissemination  of  such  information  outside  of  the  receiving 
agency.  Such  restrictive  or  permissive  action  is  to  be  consonant  with 
the  protection  of  intelligence,  intelligence  information  and  of  the  intel- 
ligence sources  and  methods  involved. 
2.  The  standardized  control  markings  and  procedures  set  forth  in  this 
Directive  are  to  be  employed  uniformly  by  all  departments  and  agencies 
in  the  intelligence  community  thereby  assuring  like  control  and  restric- 
tions on  the  use  of  intelligence  and  intelligence  information  dissemi- 
nated within  the  departments  and  agencies  represented  on  the  United 
States  Intelligence  Board.  The  substance  of  this  Directive  shall  be  pub- 
lished in  the  appropriate  regulatory  or  notice  media  of  each  agency  or 
department. 
1  This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  1/7,  2  February  1967,  which  In  turn  had 
superseded  DCID  No.  1/7  of  21  February  1062. 
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3.  Whenever  an  originating  department  or  agency  deems  it  necessary  v 
to  provide  special  controls  for  intelligence  or  intelligence  information, 
either  by  virtue  of  the  substance  of  the  information  itself  or  to  provide  ' 
additional  protection  of  intelligence  sources  and  methods,  the  appro-  j 
priate  control  marking  or  markings  shall  be  placed  upon  the  document. 
Any  document  disseminated  or  used  within  or  outside  the  intelligence 
community  and  bearing  any  of  the  control  markings  set  forth  in  this 
Directive  shall  be  controlled  carefully  by  all  recipients  in  strict  con- 
formity with  the  requirements  and  restrictions  of  this  Directive.  Oral 
and  visual  disclosures  of  information  are  to  be  in  conformity  with  the 
intent  and  requirements  of  this  Directive. 
4.  Intelligence  Information 
a.  Use  in  Finished  Intelligence 
(1)  In  order  to  facilitate  the  maximum  use  of  intelligence  infor- 
mation, the  intelligence  components  of  the  USIB  give  advance  con- 
sent that  classified  intelligence  information  not  bearing  any  control 
markings  may  be  used  in  a  classified  finished  intelligence  docu- 
ment and  disseminated  as  the  producer  of  the  finished  intelligence 
deems  appropriate  and  necessary,  which  may  include  release  to 
foreign  governments. 
(2)  The  information,  however,  must  be  paraphrased  and  used 
in  the  text  in  a  manner  which  effectively  conceals  the  originating 
agency,  the  source,  the  place  and  date  acquired  and  the  manner 
of  acquisition;  in  addition,  if  disclosed  to  a  foreign  government,  no  / 
reference  shall  be  made  to  documents  upon  which  the  finished  intel- 
ligence is  based. 
(3)  Exceptions  to  paragraph  4.a.(2)  above  may  be  arranged  be- 
tween interested  agencies. 
b.  Other  Uses 
Intelligence  information  when  quoted  or  extracted,  unless  other- 
wise excepted,  may  be  used  in  digests,  other  documents  and  ma- 
chine documents  storage  systems  provided  control  markings  of  the 
information,  if  any,  and  identification  of  source  documents  are 
reproduced  with  the  information.  Intelligence  information  so  used 
shall  not  be  released  to  foreign  governments  without  the  permis- 
sion of  the  agency  originating  the  information. 
5.  Under  the  conditions  of  paragraph  4.a.(2)  of  this  Directive,  NSA 
has  the  advance  consent  of  the  intelligence  components  of  USIB  to  use 
in  its  product,  as  deemed  necessary,  classified  intelligence  information 
not  bearing  any  control  markings,  except  certain  CIA  designated  docu- 
ments, and  include  it  in  release  to  foreign  governments. 
6.  In  accordance  with  paragraph  3.  above,  the  following  markings 
shall  be  used  for  the  control  of  intelligence  and  intelligence  information 
within  the  U.S.  Government  and  to  foreign  nationals. 
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a.  DISSEMINATION  WITHIN  THE  U.S.  GOVERNMENT 
(1)  WARNING  NOTICE  — SENSITIVE  SOURCES  AND  METH- 
ODS INVOLVED 
This  marking  shall  be  employed  in  the  absence  of  any  other 
suitable  marking  to  inform  all  recipients  that  the  information 
is  sensitive  and  requires  special  controls  and  a  severely  limited 
distribution.  For  the  purpose  of  this  marking,  such  intelligence 
is  identified  as  that  classified  intelligence,  the  unauthorized  dis- 
closure of  which  could  lead  to  counteraction  (a)  jeopardizing 
the  continued  productivity  of  intelligence  sources  or  methods 
which  provide  intelligence  vital  to  the  national  security  or  (o) 
offsetting  the  value  of  intelligence  vital  to  the  national  security. 
Document:  The  dissemination  of  the  document  shall  be 
severely  limited  to  those  who  have  a  clear  need- 
to-know. 
Use  :      The  control  marking  must  carry  over  onto  any 
other  document  or  publication  in  which  the 
information  is  incorporated.  All  recipients, 
whether  the  information  is  furnished  to  them 
orally,  visually  or  in  writing,  must  be  advised 
of  the  sensitivity  of  the  information  and  the 
damaging  effect  to  the  national  security  if  dis- 
closed without  authorization.  The  informa- 
f  tion  shall  not  be  disseminated  outside  of  au- 
thorized channels  or  released  publicly  in  any 
manner  without  the  permission  of  the  originat- 
ing agency  and  an  assessment  by  the  appro- 
priate Intelligence  Chief  as  to  the  risks  to 
the  national  security  and  to  the  intelligence 
sources  and  methods  involved. 
(2)  CONTROLLED  DISSEM 
This  marking  shall  be  utilized  where  source  protection,  in- 
cluding the  proprietary  interests  of  commercial  sources,  would 
warrant  limiting  the  dissemination  of  the  document.  This  mark- 
ing may  also  be  applied  for  dissemination  control  purposes  to 
assist  in  identifying  that  intelligence  material  which  by  category 
or  classification  is  by  USIB-approved  policy  and  other  directives 
prohibited  from  dissemination  to  contractors. 
Document:  The  dissemination  of  the  document  shall  be 
limited  to  civilian  employees  and  active  duty 
military  personnel  within  the  intelligence 
components  of  the  USIB  member  agencies,  and 
to  those  senior  officials  of  the  member  agencies 
who  must  act  upon  the  information.  How- 
ever, unless  specifically  controlled  in  accord- 
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ance  with  paragraph  8  hereof,  the  document  \ 
may  be  released  to  those  components  of  the 
departments  and  agencies  of  the  U.S.  Govern- 
ment directly  participating  in  the  production 
of  National  Intelligence.  IT  SHALL  NOT  BE 
DISSEMINATED  TO  CONTRACTORS.  It  shall 
not  be  disseminated  to  organizations  or  person- 
nel, including  consultants,  under  a  contractual 
relationship  to  the  U.S.  Government  without 
the  written  permission  of  the  originator. 
Use  :      The  information  may  be  used  in  classified 
finished  intelligence  without  carrying  over  the 
control  marking  provided  the  requirements  of 
paragraph  4.a.  (2)  above  are  followed. 
(3)  NO  DISSEM  ABROAD 
This  marking  shall  be  employed  to  preclude  the  dissemina- 
tion of  a  document  outside  the  States  of  the  United  States  ex- 
cept as  determined  by  the  originator  in  order  to  satisfy  special 
conditions. 
Document:      The  document  shall  not  be  disseminated  out- 
side the  States  of  the  United  States. 
Use  :      The  information  may  be  used  in  classified  fin- 
ished intelligence  without  carrying  over  the 
control  marking  provided  the  requirements  of  ( 
paragraph  4.a.  (2)  above  are  followed. 
(4)  BACKGROUND  USE  ONLY 
This  marking  shall  be  employed  to  preclude  the  inclusion 
of  the  information  in  any  other  document  or  publication.  This 
marking  is  intended  solely  to  control  the  use  of  .the  information. 
Document:      This  marking  does  not  affect  the  dissemination 
of  the  document. 
Use  :      The  information  is  not  to*  be  included  in  any 
other  document  or  publication. 
b.  RELEASE  TO  FOREIGN  GOVERNMENTS2 
The  policy  and  procedures  for  the  release  of  classified  defense 
information  to  foreign  governments  are  established  by  the  Presi- 
dential Directive  of  23  September  1958,  "Basic  Policy  Governing 
the  Release  of  Classified  Defense  Information  to  Foreign  Govern- 
ments," as  revised  23  April  1960. 
*For  the  purposes  of  this  Directive,  no  release  of  a  classified  intelligence  docu- 
ment, whether  or  not  bearing  a  control  marking,  shall  be  made  to  foreign  na- 
tionals and  immigrant  aliens,  including  U.S.  Government  employed,  utilized  or 
integrated  foreign  nationals  and  immigrant  aliens,  without  the  permission  of 
the  originating  agency. 
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Markings 
Document: 
Classified  intelligence  documents  even  though 
they  bear  no  control  markings  shall  not  be 
released  to  foreign  governments  without  the 
prior  permission,  of  the  originating  agency. 
Use  :      Information  contained  in  classified  intelligence 
documents  not  bearing  any  control  markings 
may  be  used  in  classified  finished  intelligence 
and  released  to  foreign  governments  in  accord- 
ance with  paragraph  4.a.  of  this  Directive. 
(2)  When  the  originating  agency  predetermines  that  intelligence 
information  must  not  be  released  in  any  form  to  foreign  govern- 
ments, the  following  marking  shall  be  employed: 
NO  FOREIGN  DISSEP/I 
Document:  The  document  must  not  be  released  to  a  foreign 
governments,  foreign  nationals,  immigrant 
aliens  and  U.S.  Government  employed,  utilized 
or  integrated  foreign  nationals  and  immigrant 
aliens  without  permission  of  the  originating 
agency. 
Use  :      The  information  must  not  be  released  in  any 
(  form   to   foreign   governments.    The   control 
marking  must  carry  over  on  all  documents  and 
publications  in  which  the  information  is  in- 
corporated. 
(3)  When  the  originating  agency  predetermines  that  intelligence 
information  contained  in  an  intelligence  document  must  not  be 
released  in  any  form  except  to  certain  specified  foreign  governments, 
the  following  marking  shall  be  employed: 
NO  FOREIGN  DISSEM.  CONTENT  RELEASABLE  TO 
[SPECIFIED  COUNTRY  (S)],  ONLY  IN  ACCORDANCE 
WITH  PROVISIONS  OF  DCID  1/7  (APPLICABLE  AGENCY 
OR  DEPARTMENT  DIRECTIVE  MAY  FOLLOW). 
Document:  Pursuant  to  paragraph  6.b.  (2)  above,  the  docu- 
ment must  not  be  released  even  to  the  coun- 
try (s)  specified  in  the  control  marking  without 
permission  of  the  originating  agency. 
Use  :      The  information  contained  in  the  document 
may  be  used  in  classified  intelligence  documents 
released  to  the  foreign  government  (s)  specified 
provided  (a)  the  document  contents  are  para- 
phrased and  used  in  a  manner  which  effectively 
conceals  the  originating  agency,  the  source,  the 
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place  and  date  acquired,  and  the  manner  of  \ 
acquisition,  and  (b)  no  reference  is  made  to 
documents  upon  which  the  information  is 
based.  The  control  marking  in  paragraph  (4) 
below  may  be  applied  to  these  paraphrased 
versions.  When  information  is  paraphrased 
and  incorporated  in  other  documents  and  pub- 
lications, the  control  marking  does  not  have 
to  be  earned  over  so  long  as  measures  are  taken, 
in  accordance  with  this  Directive,  to  ensure 
that  the  distribution  of  these  documents  and 
publications  is  as  restrictive  as  originally  speci- 
fied. An  abbreviated  version  of  this  control 
marking  may  be  used  as  follows:  NO  FOR- 
EIGN DISSEM.  CONTENT  RELEASABLE  TO 
[SPECIFIED  COUNTRY(S)],  ONLY  IAW 
DCID  1/7  (APPLICABLE  AGENCY  OR  DE- 
PARTMENT DIRECTIVE  MAY  FOLLOW). 
(4)  When  the  originating  agency  predetermines  that  a  docu- 
ment can  be  released  to  a  foreign  government  (s) ,  the  following 
marking  may  be  used: 
THIS   DOCUMENT   HAS   BEEN  AUTHORIZED   FOR   RE- 
LEASE TO  [SPECIFIED  COUNTRY (S)  J. 
Document:  The  document  may  be  released  to  authorized 
representatives  of  that  (those)  country  (s)  spec- 
ified in  the  control  marking  without  further 
permission  of  the  originating  agency. 
Use  :      The  information  contained  in  the  document  can 
be  released  to  that  (those)  country  (s)  specified 
in  the  control  marking.  The  originator  of  a 
document  bearing  this  marking,  however,  may 
indicate  that  deletion  of  such  administrative 
items  as  prefaces,  group  markings,  warning 
notices,  and  distribution  lists  is  required  prior 
to  release.  This  control  marking  may  be  ap- 
plied to  paraphrased  versions  of  original  docu- 
ments as  provided  for  in  paragraph  6.b.(3) 
above.  When  information  is  incorporated  or 
paraphrased  in  other  documents  and  publica- 
tions the  control  marking  does  not  have  to  be 
carried  over  so  long  as  measures  are  taken,  in 
accordance  with,  this  Directive,  to  ensure  that 
the  distribution  of  these  documents  and  pub- 
lications is  as  restrictive  as  originally  specified. 
For  those  countries  excluded  from  the  marking 
the  document  will  be  handled  as  a  "NO  FOR- 
EIGN DISSEM"  document  pursuant  to  para- 
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graph  6.  b.  (2)  above.  An  abbreviated  version 
of  this  control  marking  may  be  used  as  follows: 
RELEASABLE  TO  [SPECIFIED  COUNTRY(S)]. 
(5)  Control  markings  authorized  in  paragraphs  6.b.(2)  and 
6.b.(3)  above  which  appear  on  a  document  approved  for  release 
to  a  foreign  government  (s)  will  be  removed  or  obliterated,  where 
practical  to  do  so,  before  the  document  is  released.  Administrative 
items  such  as  distribution  lists,  prefaces,  group  markings,  and 
"warning  notices  will  be  removed  as  required  by  the  originator. 
(6)  Markings  in  6.b.(3)  and  6.b.(4)  above  may  be  applied  only 
by  persons  or  organizations  which  have  been  officially  granted, 
authority  to  disclose  classified  information  to  foreign  governments 
or  their  representatives. 
7.  Any  recipient  agency  or  department  desiring  to  use,  quote,  extract, 
summarize,  disseminate  or  release  a  document  marked  with  a  control 
in  a  manner  contrary  to  the  limitation  of  that  control  marking,  must 
obtain  the  permission  of  the  originating  agency.  Permission  from  the 
originating  agency  to  utilize,  in  whole  or  part,  any  intellgence  or  intel- 
ligence information  in  a  manner  other  than  specified  by  the  control 
markings  applies  only  to  the  specific  purpose  of  the  requester  and  does 
not  automatically  apply  to  all  recipients  of  the  information  as  originally 
disseminated,  unless  the  originating  agency  removes  the  control  mark- 
ings for  the  benefit  of  all  recipients. 
/     *  8.  Nothing  in  this  Directive  shall  supersede  or  augment  the  require- 
ments on  the  control,  use  and  dissemination  of  Restricted  Data,  Formerly 
Restricted  Data,  or  COMINT,  including  information  related  to  COMINT 
and  COMINT  activities,  made  by  or  under  existing  statutes,  directives 
and  Presidential  policy.  The  control  markings  and  procedures  set  forth 
in  this  Directive  will  not  apply  to  information  originated  by  the  Federal 
Bureau  of  Investigation  as  that  Bureau  has  established  controls  over 
the  dissemination  and  use  of  its  information.  Further,  the  markings 
of  this  Directive  do  not  supersede  special  indicators  or  project  designa- 
tors utilized  by  the  various  departments  and  agencies  for  established 
distribution  of  material.  Therefore,  the  special  designator,  "NOFORN," 
which  equates  to  NO  FOREIGN  DISSEM  [see  paragraph  6.  b.  (2)],  may 
be  used  for  special  purposes,  primarily  for  electrical  transmission  and 
automatic  data  processing  of  intelligence  and  intelligence  information. 
In  addition,  these  markings  and  procedures  do  not  affect  other  control 
measures  or  markings  such  as  FOR  OFFICIAL  USE  ONLY,  established 
by  the  various  departments  and  agencies  for  information  subject  to 
laws  concerning  copyright,  libel,  slander,  and  communications,  nor  other 
information  which  for  moral,  ethical  or  legal  reasons  must  be  protected 
by  other  control  measures. 
9.  The  publication  of  this  Directive  shall  not  abrogate  the  control 
markings  applied  to  documents  prior  to  21  August  1962  under  authority 
of  DCID  No.  11/2  (approved  11/15/54).  These  markings  are:  NOT 
RELEASABLE  TO  FOREIGN  NATIONALS,  NO  DISSEM  ABROAD,  NSC 
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PARTICIPATING  AGENCIES  ONLY,  INTELL  COMPONENTS  ONLY, 
LIMITED,  CONTINUED  CONTROL,  BACKGROUND  USE  ONLY,  and 
FOR  OFFICIAL  USE  ONLY.  Any  question  concerning  these  markings 
shall,  in  conformance  with  paragraph  7,  be  referred  to  the  originating 
agency. 
C. 
Richard  Helms 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence