UNCLASSIFIED DCID No. 1/7 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 1/7° CONTROL OF DISSEMINATION OF FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE "  (Elfective 5 October 1975) es ppt Pd ad at H ane se 74 wate many . ee hd .. Pursuant to provisions of Subsection 102(d) of the ‘National Security” Act of 1947, as amended, and other authorities vested in the Director of Central In- ' telligence by the National Security Council, certain controls on dissemination of foreign intelligence and related material? (hereafter referred to as foreign: in- - telligence) are hereby established and promulgated.’ 1. Purpose This directive establishes certain common controls and procedures for the use and dissemination of foreign intelligence to ensure that, while facilitating the interchange of information for intelligence purposes, there will be adequate protection of foreign intelligence sources and methods. This directive restates applicable portions of National Security Council Directive of 17 May 1972 im- plementing Executive Order 11652, and prescribes additional controls applicable to the U. S. foreign intelligence mission. 2. Applicability The controls and procedures set forth in this Directive shall be uniformly applied by all member departments and agencies of the intelligence community in the handling of all materials containing foreign intelligence originated by the Central Intelligence Agency or by the intelligence components of other USIB departments or agencies. 3. National Security Council Directive a. National Security Council Directive of 17 May 1972 implementing Execu- tive Order 11652 stipulates that, except as otherwise provided by Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947, classified information or material. origi-.... nating in one department shall not be disseminated outside any other depart- - ment to which it has been made available without the consent of the originat- ing department. This restriction on dissemination is commonly described as the “third agency rule.” b. The NSC Directive stipulates that the dissemination of classified infor- mation, including intelligence and intelligence information, orally, in writing or by any other means, shall be limited to those persons whose official duties or contractual obligations require knowledge or possession thereof. This is commonly referred to as the “necd-to-know” principle. 1 Supersedes DCID 1/7, effective 5 October 1970. = For purposes of this directive, “related material” includes: infonnation describing U. S. foreign intelligence sources and methods, equipment and methodology unique to the acquisi- tion or exploitation of foreign intelligence, foreign inilitary hardware cbtained for exploitation, and photography or recordings resulting from U. S. foreign intelligence collection efforts. ° 1 UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED c. The NSC Directive also states that documents or portions of documents containing TOP SECRET information shall not be reproduced without the consent of the originating office. All other classified material shall be repro- duced sparingly and any stated prohibition against reproduction shall be strictly adhered to. d. The NSC Directive further requires that the marking, “WARNING NOTICE—SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED,” be prominently displayed on all information and materials re- lating to sensitive intelligence sources and methods; and, that materials so marked will not be disseminated in any manner outside authorized channels without. the permission of the originating department and an assessment by the senior intelligence official in the disseminating department as to the po- tential risk to the national security and to the intelligence sources and methods involved. For special purposes, primarily bibliographic notation, communica- tions, or automatic data processing, this marking may be abbreviated WNINTEL. 4. Advance authorization . a. To facilitate the dissemination and different uses made of classified foreign intelligence within and among USIB departments and agencies, to assure the timely provision of intelligence to consumers and to handle the volume of such materials in a practical way, it is necessary to provide con- trolled relief to the “third agency rule” within the intelligence community in addition to that provided by Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947. Accordingly, USIB departments and agencies have been given advance au- thorization to use each other's classified foreign intelligence in their respective intelligence documents, publications or other information media, and to dis- seminate their products to third agencies or foreign governments,‘ subject to limitations and procedures prescribed in this Directive. b. Classified foreign intelligence documents, even though they bear no con- trol markings, will not be released in their original form to third agencies or foreign governments without permission of the originator. Information con- tained in classified forcign intelligence documents of another department or agency may be extracted or paraphrased and used by the recipient USIB Agency in classified foreign intelligence reports and released to third agencics, except as specifically restricted by control markings prescribed in this direc- tive. For purposes of this authorization, “WARNING NOTICE—SENSITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METIIODS INVOLVED” shall not be considered a restrictive marking. 3 Unless otherwise specified by the Director of Central Intelligence in consultation with USIB or as agreed to between originating and recipicat agencies, authorized channels include the intelligence components of USIB departments and agencies and within each department and agency (including their contractors and consultants) as determined by the recipient senior intelligence official. 4 Excepting RESTRICTED DATA and formerly RESTRICTED DATA, which is prohibited from foreign dissemination under Sections 123 and 144 of Public Law 585, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended. 2 UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED c. Information contained in classified foreign intelligence documents of another department or agency not bearing any control markings may be ex- tracted or paraphrased and used by the recipient USIB Agency in reports disseminated to foreign governments provided.‘ (1) No reference is made to the source documents upon which the re-- leased product is based. (2) The source and manner of acquisition of the information are not revealed. (3) Foreign release is made through established foreign disclosure chan- nels and procedures. : d. Any department or agency disseminating foreign intelligence beyond the departments and agencies of the USIB shall be responsible for ensuring that recipient departments and agencies understand and agree to observe the restrictions prescribed by this directive and maintain adequate safeguards. e. No release of a classified foreign intelligence document, whether or not bearing a contro! marking, shall be made’to foreign nationals and immigrant aliens, including U. S. Government employed, utilized or integrated foreign nationals and immigrant aliens, without the permission of the originating agency. 5. Additional authorized control markings a. In addition to the WARNING NOTICE prescribed by NSC Directive any of the following additional markings may be used on foreign intelligence whenever, in the opinion of the originating department or agency, extraordi- nary circumstances related to the intelligence source or methods require more specific dissemination restrictions. Use of these markings shall be limited to foreign intelligence, the disclosure of which, could: compromise the status of collaborating foreign governments or officials or otherwise seriously damage U. S. relations with foreign governments; subject U. S. citizens or others to the possibility of personal danger or incarceration; se-iously impair the con- tinuing cooperation of private individuals providing foreign intelligence; se- riously affect the continuing viability of vital technical collection programs: :- or, result in the possible compromise or loss of some unique foreign intelli- gence source or method. These control markings will be individually assigned at the time of preparation of the completed document and used in conjunc- tion with classification and other markings required by Executive Order 11652 and the implementing NSC dircctive and, unless otherwise indicated in 6a below, carried forward to any new format in which that information is in- corporated, including oral and visual presentations. (1) “DISSEMINATION AND EXTRACTION OF INFORMATION CON- TROLLED BY ORIGINATOR” This marking shall be used when unique source sensitivity factors, known to the originator, require strict compliance with third agency rule procedures, in addition to a continuing knowledge and supervision on the part of the originator as to the extent to which the original document and information 3 UNCLASSIFIED U
UNCLASSIFIED contained therein is disseminated. Documents and information bearing this marking will not be disseminated beyond the Headquarters elements of the recipient organizations and the information contained therein shall not be extracted and incorporated into other reports without the permission of and under conditions prescribed by the originator. ( For special purposcs, primarily bibliographic notation, communications and automatic data processing, this marking may be abbreviated ORCON.) ° (2) “USIB DEPARTMENTS ONLY” Foreign intelligence so marked will not be disseminated to departments and agencies not represented on the U.S. Intelligence Board without the permission of the originating agency. Within each USIB department and agency dissemination shall be as determined by the recipient senior intel- ligence official, and may include department or agency contractors and consultants unless specifically prohibited by addition of the “NOT RELEAS- ABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS” mark- ing described below. (For special purposes, primarily bibliographic notation, communications and automatic data processing, this marking may be abbre- viated USIBONLY.) (3) “NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONTRACTOR/ CONSULTANTS” Foreign intelligence so marked shall not be disseminated to contractors or contractor consultants without the permission of the originating agency. Examples of when this marking may be uscd include National Intelligence Estimates and similar national intelligence reports, and other foreign intel- ligence, which, if disseminated to consultants or contractors, might seriously impair the continuing cooperation of contributing private individuals. This restriction shall not apply to those consultants hired under Civil Service Commission procedures, or comparable procedures derived from authorities vested in heads of departments and agencics by law, and who are normally considered an extension of the office by which they are employed. In apply- ing this contro] marking, originators will give consideration to the need of USIB member Departments and Agencies to iise contractor consultants and --- - contractors to perform services which cannot be adequately performed by U. S. Government personnel. (For special purposes, primarily bibliographic notation, communications, or automatic data processing, this marking may be:abbreviated NOCONTRACT.) (4) “CAUTION—PROPRIETARY INFORMATION INVOLVED” This marking will be used in conjunction with foreign intelligence obtained from various sources in the U.S. private business sector, and as the informa- tion may bear upon proprictary interests of the source, or may otherwise be used to the source’s detriment. Recipients of reports bearing this marking shall take every reasonable precaution to cnsure that the information is not used to the detriment of the source. This marking may be used in conjunction with the “NOT RELEASABLE TO CONTRACTORS OR CONSULTANTS” marking described above. (For special purposes, primarily bibliographic 4 UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED notation, communication and automatic data processing, this marking may be abbreviated PROPIN.} (5) “NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS” Foreign Intelligence so marked involves special considerations requiring that it not be released in any form to forcign governments, foreign nationals or non-U.S. citizens without the permission of the originating agency. Examples of when this control marking may be used include: the possible compromise of the status of relations with collaborating foreign governments, or officials; or jeopardizing the continuing viability of vital technical col- lection programs. (For special purposes, primarily bibliographic notation, communications, or automatic data processing, this marking may be -abbre- viated NOFORN.) When the originating agency predetermines that infor- mation can be released to a specified foreign government(s) the following marking may be used: “THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED FOR RELEASE TO (specified country(s)).” (For special purposes, pri- marily bibliographic notation, communications, or automatic data process- ing, this marking may be abbreviated “REL (specified countries).”) 6. Procedures governing use of control markings a. Any recipient desiring to use foreign intelligence in a manner contrary to the restrictions established by the control markings set forth above shall obtain the permission of the originating agency. Such permission applies only to the specific purpose agreed to by the originator and does not automatically apply to all recipients of the information as originally disseminated unless the originating agericy removes the control markings for the bencfit of the re- cipients. In those cases where dissemination outside the recipient agency is desired utilizing lesser or no control markings, the recipient agency should prepare a sanitized version which may be released with the originator’s permission. b. Control markings authorized in paragraphs 3d and 5 above, shall be displayed prominently on documents, incorporated in the text of communica- tion messages, and associated with data stored or processed in automatic data. processing systems, Unless the entire document justifies the protection of the” * _ control marking(s), each portion requiring the marking(s) shall, to the extent feasible, be marked with the appropriate marking abbreviation authorized by this directive. c. The standardized restrictions and control markings set forth in this directive are to be employed uniformly by all departments and agencies in the intelligence community, thereby assuring like control and restrictions on the use of foreign intelligence disseminated ‘within the departments and. agencies . represented on the USIB. d. The substance of this directive shall be published in appropriate regula- tory or rotice media of each agency or department, together with appropriate procedures permitting rapid interagency consultation concerning utilization of intelligence and information. For this purpose, cach USIB agency will designate a primary referent. 5 UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED 7. Report of unauthorized disclosure Violations of the foregoing restrictions and control markings that result in unauthorized disclosure by one agency of the forcign intelligence of another shall be reported to the Director of Central Intelligence through the USIB. Security Committee. 8. Prior restrictions and markings Questions with respect to the current application of control markings author- ized by carlier directives on the dissemination and control of intelligence and utilized on documents issued prior to the date of this directive should be referred to the originating agency. These markings are: WARNING NOTICE— SENSITIVE SOURCES AND METHODS INVOLVED, CONTROLLED DISSEM, NSC PARTICIPATING AGENCIES ONLY, INTEL COMPONENTS ONLY, LIMITED, CONTINUED CONTROL, NO DISSEM ABROAD, BACKGROUND USE ONLY and NO FOREIGN DISSEM. W. E. Colby Director of Central Intelligence 6 UNCLASSIFIED