DEFENSE  INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
REGULATION  NO.  59-5 
HEADQUARTERS,  DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
WASHINGTON,  DC  20301 
27  February  1980 
INTELLIGENCE  DISSEMINATION/REFERENCE  SERVICES 
CIA  CENTRAL  REFERENCE  SUPPORT  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  DEFENSE 
1.  PURPOSE:  To  establish  guidance  and  proce- 
dures for  Department  of  Defense  (DoD)  activities 
for  obtaining  reference  service  from  the  Central  In- 
telligence Agency  (CIA). 
2.  REFERENCE:  DIAM  59-3,  "DIA  Reference  Li- 
brary." 
3.  APPLICABILITY:  This  regulation  applies  to  all 
DoD  intelligence  activities  which  utilize  the  Office 
of  Central  Reference  (OCR),  CIA.  It  concerns  only 
requests  for  reference  service. 
4.  AUTHORITY:  This  publication  provides  in- 
telligence guidance  to  all  DoD  components  and  is 
issued  under  the  authority  delegated  in  DoD  Di- 
rective 5105.21,  "Defense  Intelligence  Agency,"  by 
the  Secretary  of  Defense  to  the  Director,  Defense  In- 
telligence Agency. 
5.  DEFINITION:  In  this  regulation,  reference  ser- 
vice is  defined  as  a  request  for  a  subject  search  as 
opposed  to  a  request  for  loan  of  a  specific  document. 
6.  SUPERSESSION:  This  regulation  supersedes 
DIAR  59-5, 5  April  1978,  as  amended. 
7.  POLICY: 
a.  As  a  service  of  common  concern  the  OCR  pro- 
vides, on  an  "as  able"  basis,  reference  service  for 
nonmilitary  information  of  any  date  and  for  military 
information  dated  prior  to  1964. 
b.  All  DoD  requests  for  loan  or  reproduction  of 
CIA  documents  will  be  submitted  in  writing  to  the 
Defense  Intelligence  Agency,  Central  Reference 
Division.  Library  Branch  (RTS-2A),  in  accordance 
with  DIAM  59-3. 
c.  CIA  will  accredit  DoD  personnel  for  the  pur- 
pose of  visiting  OCR  facilities. 
d.  DoD  components  will  insure  that  requests  for 
OCR  service  conform  to  the  guidelines  furnished. 
8.  PROCEDURES: 
a.  Requests  for  Reference  Service. 
(1)  All  DoD  requests  for  reference  service,  other 
than  biographic,  must  be  submitted  in  writing  di- 
rectly to: 
Central  Intelligence  Agency 
Office  of  Central  Reference 
ATTN:  Chief,  Information  Services  Group 
Washington,  D.C.  20505 
(2)  DoD  components  may  submit  requests  for  bio- 
graphic information  on  nonmilitary  personalities  to 
OCR  orally. 
b.  Personal  Visits  for  Reference  Services. 
(1)  In  addition  to  the  reference  service  requests 
(paragraph  8.a),  the  security  officers  of  the  appro- 
priate DoD  components  will  forward  an  official 
certification  of  security  clearances  to: 
Central  Intelligence  Agency 
Office  of  Central  Reference 
ATTN:  Security  Officer 
Room  2E61 
Washington.  DC  20505 
(2)  The  certification  will  include  the  full  name  of 
the  proposed  visitor,  his  date  and  place  of  birth,  his 
grade  and  assignment,  clearances  held,  and  a  brief 
statement  of  the  purpose  of  the  proposed  visit(s). 
OPR:  RTS-2A
DIAR  59-5 
(3)  OCR  will  notify  the  visitor  when  his  security 
clearances  have  been  established.  These  will  remain 
in  force  for  a  period  of  6  months,  and  must  then  be 
renewed. 
(4)  Although  security  clearances  are  granted  for 
6-month  periods,  cleared  individuals  desiring  to 
make  visits  to  OCR  will  make  prior  arrangements 
for  each  visit  with  the  person  they  wish  to  see  or 
with  the  Office  of  Chief,  Information  Services 
Group. 
FOR  THE  DIRECTOR: 
OFFICIAL: 
RICHARD  X.  LARKIN 
Major  General,  USA 
Chief  of  Staff 
MANLE  Y  S.  SULLIVAN 
Act&gChief,  Publication 
and  Presentation  Division 
DISTRIBUTION  C 
A310A  JCS/J-3(SP  OPDIV) 
B486A  RTS-2A3  ANAC 
C750A  HQDA  DAMI-RMA-AD 
D150A  CMC  (INT) 
D922A  NIO00A1B 
E010A  AFIS/INDOC 
E030A  AFPDC 
F005A  CINCMAC 
G005A  CINCAD 
H005A  USCINCEUR 
J005A  CINCLANT 
K005A  CINCPAC 
K007A  COMUSJAPAN 
K300A  IPAC  (LIBRARY) 
L040A  SAC  544  SIW/DAA 
M005A  USCINCSO 
N005A  USREDCOM 
P005A  CIA/OCR/ADD/SD 
S030A  FRD  LIB  OF  CONG 
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