DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REGULATION NO. 55-8 HEADQUARTERS, DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WASHINGTON, DC 20301 6 August 1982 INTELLIGENCE INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY 1. PURPOSE: To establish DIA policy and proce- dures for processing Arms Control and Disarma- ment Agency (ACDA) requests for foreign intelli- gence or other support. 2. REFERENCES: a. Memorandum of Understanding Between the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency and the Di- rector, United States Arms Control and Disarma- ment Agency, 25 April 1972. b. Working Relationships Between the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency and the Director, United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, il June 1976. c. DJSM 1319.64, ‘‘Release of Sino-Soviet Bloc Military Target Information to the U.S. Arms Con- trol and Disarmament Agency," 3 August 1964. d. DJSM 130-72, ‘‘Release of Classified Intelli- gence Documents to the Arms Control and Disarm- ament Agency (ACDA),"’ 25 January 1972. e. USIB-D-26.2/2, Memo for the USIB, ‘‘ACDA Relationships with the Intelligence Community," 26 September 1974. 3. APPLICABILITY: This regulation applies tc ali DIA elements receiving requests for intelli- gence support from ACDA. 4. AUTHORITY: This publication provides intel- ligence guidance to all DoD components and is is- sued under the authority delegated in DoD Direc- tive 5105.21, ‘‘Defense Intelligence Agency,'’ by the Secretary of Defense to the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency. &. SUPERSESSION: This regulation supersedes DIAR 55-8, 10 July 1980. Biack lines in the mar- gins indicate changes. OPR: DI-5 6. BACKGROUND: ACDA was established by Act of Congress approved 26 September 1961. The Act stipulates that ACDA is the primary agency responsible for conducting studies and providing advice relating to arms control and disarmament. The Director of ACDA functions as the principal acvisor to the President and Secretary of State on arms control and disarmament matters and, under the direction of the Secretary, has primary respon- sibility within the Government on such matters. 7. POLICY: a. Intelligence support will be provided to ACDA in accordance with the references in paragraph 2. b. The International Negotiations Support Divi- sion (DI-5} is designated as the single point of con- tact for ACDA requirements levied upon the DIA. c. ACDA requests for use of intelligence infor- mation for war gaming or similar studies will be re- viewed in accordance with references c and d. d. This regulation applies to intelligence infor- mation or other support provided to ACDA by DIA elements on a self-initated basis, as well as re- sponses to specific ACDA requests for assistance. 8 RESPONSIRiLITIES: a. General. (1) ACDA requests for intelligence support, written or oral, received by DIA elements will be referred to DI-5 for control purposes. (2) BIA responses to ACDA will be routed through DI1-5. (a) When addressed to the Director, ACDA, re- sponse will be prepared by DI-5 for Command Ele- ments signature.
=. ri 55:8 (b) Routine response to ACDA addressed to the ACDA Intelligence Office may be transmitted py Chief, DI-5. for the Director. (3, Visits of ACDA-sponsored contractors will be in eccordance with DIAR 50-20, ‘‘Visita of Con- tractor Personnel to DIA." (4) Release of documents to ACDA contractors will be in accordance with the procedures of DIAR 50-1, ‘‘Release of Classified Intelligence Material to U.S. Contractors,"' except that this regulation takes precedence over paragraphs 8.d.(iNc) and 8.d{1}(e) of DIAR 50-1. db. DIA Staff Elements. (1) DI-5 will assign ACDA requests to DIA ele- ments for action and, when appropriate, will con- duct preliminary liaisen on such requests with other DoD and external agencies. (2) RSS-1 will provide security guidance to des- ignated OPR's as required. FOR THE DIRECTOR: OFFICIAL: SULLIVAN lication and Presentation Division DISTRIBUTION B A097A DIA GRP ANMCC A200A DMAHQ A210A DMAAC/PRP €C200A USAAG PUBCTR 13 C750A HQDA DAMI-RMA-AD DISOA CMCIUINT) 5 D922A NIC-O0AI1B 5 EO!0A AFIS/INDOC EG30A AFPDC 49 E421A FTD/DAPL 2 FO05A CINCMAC HOOSA USCINCEUR JOOSA CINCLANT LO40A SAC 544 SIW/DAA 2 POS5A CIA/OCR/ADD/SD PO&SA STATE POSO0A NSA (3) RTS-2 will provide reference, biblicgraphic, and documentation services to ACDA, as approv- ed by DI-5, and furnish requested documents es di- rected on DI-5 tasking sheet DIA Form 311. $. PROCEDURES: The DIA element assigned pri- mary action on ACDA requests will: a. Determine appropriate action to fulfiil or deny requests in accordance with the references and cther applicable directives. b. Prepare the response to ACDA and forward a copy to DI-5 following coordination with OS and other elements, as appropriete. if response re- quires coordination with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, JS will be included in the coordination. c. Provide recurring publications to ACDA, without further coordination, in accordance with previously approved distribution lists. 10. CONTACTS WITH ACDA: Contacts with ACDA wiil be coordinated with Di-5. DONALD. W. GOODMAN Brigadier General, USAF Chief of Staff