DEFENSE  INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
REGULATION  NO.  60-17 
HEADQUARTERS,  DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
WASHINGTON,  DC  20301 
7  May  1982 
POLICY 
DIA  RELATIONSHIPS  WITH  EXTERNAL  AGENCIES  AND  DEPARTMENTS 
1.  PURPOSE:  To  establish  policy  and  procedures 
for  the  development,  coordination  and  promulga- 
tion of  memoranda  of  understanding,  agreements 
or  working  relationships  (hereinafter  referred  to  as 
agreements)  with  organizations  external  to  the 
DIA.  This  regulation  also  establishes  a  reference 
file  of  agreements  falling  within  the  scope  of  the 
regulation  which  have  been  approved  or  in  the  pro- 
cess of  negotiation. 
2.  REFERENCES: 
a.  DIAM  49-1.  "Organization  and  Functions 
(U)."  CONFIDENTIAL. 
b.  DIAR  45-15,  "Interservice  Support." 
c.  DIAR  60-28,  "DoD  Relationships  with  Foreign 
Intelligence  Services  (U)."  CONFIDENTIAL/NOT 
RELEASABLE  TO  FOREIGN  NATIONALS. 
3.  APPLICABILITY:  This  regulation  applies  to 
all  components  of  the  DIA.  It  does  not  apply  to  ser- 
vice and  support  agreements  under  the  aegis  of  the 
Assistant  Director  for  Resources  and  Systems 
(RSI  (reference  b),  intelligence  relationships  with 
foreign  intelligence  services/governments  or  inter- 
national organizations  (reference  c)  or  agreements 
involving  the  Defense  Attache  System  retained 
under  the  cognizance  of  the  Assistant  Vice  Direc- 
tor for  Attaches  and  Training  (AT)  (reference  b). 
4.  DEFINITION:  Relationship  with  an  external 
agency  or  department,  as  used  in  this  regulation,  is 
any  understanding  or  arrangement  which  creates 
an  obligation  on  the  part  of  the  DIA  or  which  re- 
sults in  a  benefit  or  service  to  the  DIA  not  other- 
wise included  within  the  purview  of  references  b 
and  c. 
5.  SUPERSESSION:  This  regulation  supersedes 
DIAR  60-17.  3  April  1981.  Black  lines  in  the 
margins  indicate  changes. 
6.  POLICY:  Agreements  within  the  scope  of  this 
regulation  entered  into  with  any  external  agency 
or  department  will  be  implemented  with  an  of- 
ficially executed  document.  To  insure  that  all  such 
agreements  conform  with  Agency  policy  and  legal 
requirements,  documentation  must  be  coordinated 
with  the  General  Counsel  {GC)  and  Deputy  Direc- 
tor for  Intelligence  and  External  Affairs  (DI)  at 
commencement  of  initial  negotiation  efforts  and 
again  prior  to  official  DIA  approval.  As  a  corollary 
to  the  development  and  revision  of  agreements,  a 
central  file  of  all  approved  documentation  will  be 
maintained  within  the  Agency.  Establishment  of 
the  file  will  assure  the  capability  for  an  immediate 
and  accurate  response  to  inquiries  emanating  from 
senior  level  officials  both  internal  and  external  to 
the  Agency.  Availability  and  currency  of  this 
agreement  repository  will  minimize  such  problems 
as: 
a.  Overlapping  or   redundant   agreements   with 
external  agencies  or  departments. 
b.  Duplicate  requests  to  organizations  for  the 
same  information  or  support. 
c.  Adverse  impact  on  fulfillment  of  statutory 
commitments. 
d.  Inaccurate  responses  vis-a-vis  total  external 
assistance  rendered  to  or  by  the  DIA. 
7.  GENERAL: 
a.  Various  Directorates  have  established  or  will 
find  the  occasion  to  establish  formal  or  informal 
relationships  with  other  Government  agencies/ 
departments.  Such  agreements  include  but  are  not 
limited  to  the  following  purposes:  cross  utilization 
of  equipment  organic  to  one  of  the  respective  par- 
ties, the  collection,  processing,  exchange  and  safe- 
guarding of  intelligence  information,  or  creation  of 
work  arrangements  to  assist  the  military  intelli- 
gence production  effort.  These  arrangements  are 
primarily  the  result  of  cooperative  efforts  of  Ex- 
ecutive Branch  organizations  required  to  assure 
the  optimum  accomplishment  of  each  party's  func- 
tional responsibilities. 
OPR:   DI-6
DIAR  60-17 
b.  Responsibility  for  preparing,  coordinating, 
implementing,  and  revising  an  agreement  resides 
within  the  Directorate  (hereby  designated  the  Of- 
fice of  Primary  Responsibility  (OPR1)  which  has 
the  need  to  establish  an  understanding  or  arrange- 
ment between  DIA  and  another  signatory  par- 
ty(ies).  The  DIA  component  acting  as  the  OPR  for 
an  external  agreement  will  insure  that  DI  is  pro- 
vided an  annual  certification  as  to  the  continued 
need  for  the  agreement  and  any  anticipated  status 
change. 
c.  Each  DIA  component  recommending  the 
establishment  of  a  new  agreement  will  accomplish 
coordination  to  include,  as  a  minimum,  DI  and  GC 
to  insure  that  there  is  no  duplication  with  existing 
agreements  and  that  the  proposed  agreement  is 
consistent  with  policy  and  legal  consideration. 
Termination  of  an  existing  agreement  will  necessi- 
tate notification  of  the  central  file  custodian  (DI-6 
-  Programs  and  Policy  Division)  to  assure  the  cur- 
rency of  the  file  and  to  insure  timely  notification  of 
the  Office  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense  (OSD)  level 
organization  with  cognizance  of  all  Department  of 
Defense  (DoD)  agreements. 
8.  PROCEDURES: 
a.    D I  will: 
(1)  Provide  guidance  on  policy  and  procedures. 
(2)  Maintain  the  central  file  of  Agency  agree- 
ments (paragraph  6). 
(3)  Coordinate  on  all  actions  relative  to  agree- 
ments. 
(4)  Provide  GC  with  a  current  summary  data  of 
central  file  holdings  and  others,  as  necessary. 
(5)  Act  as  principal  liaison  component  with  ex- 
ternal organizations  and  designate  an  Agency 
agreements  officer  and  repository  custodian. 
b.  GC  will: 
(1)  Act  as  liaison  component  with  the  OSD 
General  Counsel. 
(2)  Coordinate  on  all  actions  relative  to  agree- 
ments. 
(3)  Provide  interpretation  and  advice  relative 
to  legal  aspects  of  agreements. 
c.  Each  Deputy  Director  will: 
(1)  Prepare  agreements  for  signature  by  an  ap- 
propriate Agency  official  when  required  to  estab- 
lish a  relationship  with  an  external  agency  or 
department. 
(2)  Contact  DI  for  policy  guidance,  GC  for 
legal  advice,  and  RS  if  there  are  resource  (finan- 
cial or  manpower)  implications. 
(3)  Insure  coordination  of  proposed  agreements 
is  effected  with  DI  and  GC  prior  to  transmittal 
to  an  appropriate  Agency  official. 
(4)  Forward  a  signed  copy  of  each  agreement 
and  a  summary  statement  as  to  the  subject  there- 
in to  DI  for  retention  in  the  central  file  reposi- 
tory. 
(5)  Advise  DI  on  an  annual  basis  as  to  the  con- 
tinued need  for  the  agreement  and  any  antici- 
pated status  change. 
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FOR  THE  DIRECTOR: 
OFFICIAL: 
MANCEY  S.  SULLiVAN 
Chief,  Publication  and 
Presentation  Division 
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DONALD  W.  GOODMAN 
Brigadier  General,  USAF 
Chief  of  Staff 
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