NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO, 5° U.S. ESPIOMAGE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES ABROAD (Effective 21 April 1958) Pursuant fo the provisions of Section 102(d) of the National Sccurity Act of 1947, as amended, the National Security Council hereby authorizes and directs that: 1. For the purposes of this directive: ' a. Espionage is detued as that intelligence activity which is directed toward ihe acquisition of information through clandestine operations. b. Couniéeriniciligence is defined as that intelligence activity, with its resultant product, which is devoted to destreying the effectiveness of inibnical foreign infehigence activilies aid which is undertaken to protect the security of the nation, and ifs personnel, information and installations abroad, against cspienase, sabotage, and subversion. Counterintehigence incluces the nroecss of procuring, developing, re- cording, and disseminating information cencerning hostile clandestine activity and of penctrating, manipulating, ex repressing individuals, groups, or organizations conducting or capabie of conducting such activity. ; 2.:To ensure centralized direction Chrough prior, comprehensive and continuins coordinatie:: of all clarsicctine activitics authorized nerein, the Divector cf Centret Intcligence shail: nation; b. Coordinate all clandestine activilics authorized herein and con- ducted ouiside the U.S. and its possessions, including Maison which concerns clandestine activities or which involves foreign clandestine services, excepl when the provisions ef paragraph & anply; also coordi- nate clandestine activitics with overt collection abroad: c. Invite departinents and azencics not permanent memvers of the Intelligence Advisery Committee which have clandestine counter- inftcNisenee- responsibillies ayroad to participate in the hatchigence Advisory Committee celberations when clandestine countorintcli- gence maticrs aliccling such responsibilities are under considiersfion; d. Make mutually agreeable arrangements with other departments and agencies for such cover support as may ke needed by the Central Intelligenee Ageney and ceerdinate the arrangements for cover sup- port required by any other department or agency to carry out the 'This Directive supersedes NSCID No. 5, revised 8/23/51.
clandestine activitics autherized in paragraph 4 below, except when such cover is ta be provided vnilaterally and without utiisine the facilitics of, or becoming identificd with, oUer departments or agencies of the government or non-governmental organizations, 3. The Central Intcligcnee Agency has primary respensibility for U.S elandcstinc activities abroad. Subject to the provisions of puragrabh s, it is responsible for the {cllowing services of common concern: a. The conduct of espionage outside the United Stutes and ifs pos- sessions in order to meat Che inteigence needs of all departinents and agencics eencerned, in connecticn with the national security; b. The conduct of clandestine counterint{cHigence outside the United States and its possessions; c. The conduct of liniscn with fercian clanecstine services or cein- cerning fhe above clandestine activilics with forcign intolhgenee er securily serviccs; d. The maintenance for the benchit of the intellizence community of central indexes and records of forcign counterinteligence informa- tion. All departments and “sencies shall contribute fo this index, cn a continuing basis, such material collccited by them as is appropriace asus, ales ee for acentral file; this material snall be collated and enalyzed ror 2ppro- priate dissernination. e. Upon reariest and to the extent practicable, assisting other de- partme.uts and agencies in connection wilh their cover support neods. 4. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 above, other ceparunents and agencies with comriands or installations located outside the U.S. and its possessions may: a. Conduct supplementary espionage in orcer to sauisly Copart- mental intallic sence ? ces: b.. Conduct clsadesting counterinicligence ach the security of their parsoinel, commands, ectivilics c. Conduet Haisen with foreign clandestine serviccs or cencermng bon. ! - the above clandcstine activities with foreign intelligence or scecurity serviccs. 5. The departments and agencies concerned shall ¢ as ist the Centrai roing ey ‘ance in Intelligence Agency in its conduct of espionaye hy pro the form of continuous, timely and specific colcetion reqs as require, assessments of tne information coliected. Such cepnrt- ments and agencies shail provide simiia support to each other as required, 6. In a forcign area, except where paragrapi 8 applies, the Director of Central Intelligence shall, after consuliation with the Seeretary of State, insure that the senior U.S. represcniative, or his designated repre- sentative, is appropriately advised of U.S. espionage and clandestine countcrinieiligence activities conducted in or from the area. 7. In a forcign arca where mejor U. S. military commands are sta- tioned the designated representative of the Director of Central Intehi- gence shall keep the senior U.S. military cor umianders, or their desic- - TSC 55007 -
nated representatives, appropriately informed of the espicnare and clandestine counterintcHigenee activilics and operuions, conducted by tie Central Inteligenee Aeency in or from such areas, including Haicon between CIA and foreign military establis.nents. 8. In active theaters of war wheie U.S. forces are engaged, or when {he President so directs: _ a Except as provided in sub-paragraph b. below, the entire Central Intelligence Agency orpnuication conducting espionage and clardes- finc countcrintchigence cnerations in or from a theater shall as a component force Le under the direct cammand of the U. S. Theater Commander jn accordance with agreements separately reached be- tween the Director of Central Inteilisence and the Joint Chiefs of Stafi, and shall provice espionage and countorintelligence support to mili- tary operations; j b. Espionage and cumnflorintcligence operations which, because of some execptional political, dipicmetic or other implication, are con- ducted indepencentiy by the Central Infelligenee Agency, shall be coordinated by the Dizecior of Central Intelligence with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and, as appropriate, with the Seerctary of State; c. The Joint Chicis of Staff and the Director of Central Intcilisence shall cstablish feneral precedures for the coordination of HNaison on clandestine activities between U.S. military comimanders and foreign services that engase in such activilics. 9. In addition to the above, the Direcfer of Central Intelligence, in wiisence Advisory Coinmitiee and other inter- A 1. rencics snall: consultation with the In ested departments and «2 a. Develop appropriate policy rceemmoendations for National Secu rity Council consiccration with respect fo tho over-all U.S. countevin- fellizence chore cuicducted outlsiue the U.S. and ius possessicns: b. To the extent new secry fo qisure coufonnmity With policies sr- wovite for the ccerdinaiio: ane fies conducticd abreadc an fall types of U.S. counterinielligcnce & for the ccordination of such activities with these canducted by the departments and agencies respensible for domestic ccunterintelligence. Lo] So proved by the National Sceuriy Counc, :