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(a.)     DoD  Directive  C-5105.  32;  '"Defense  Attache 
System",   November  23,    1970  (hereby 
cancelled)  _;  ^'^l^-.^r.v^-    , ■—,..* -     •        --        ,   -r- 
(b)  DoD  Directive  50l6.JlG," --'Intelligence  Career 
Development  Program",   August  9,    1972" 
(c)  DoD  Directive  4000.19,    "Basic  Policies  and 
Principles  for.  Inter  service,    Interdepart- 
mental and  Interagency  Support",    March  2  7,    1972 
(d)  DoD  Directive.  5 1^05^21,    "Defense  Intelligence 
Agency",   August' 1,'    1961    -r\' ■ 
(e)  DoD  Directive  5105.25,    "Defense  Intelligence.  ± 
School",' November  2,    1962  -     -  :",•'. 
(f)  DoD  Directive.5025; 10,-  "Defense  Intelligence 
Agency  Publications  System",    February  3f    1972' 
(g)  DoD  Directive  5132.3,   "Department  of  Defense 
■•'-'.--  .  Policy  and  Responsibilities  Relating  to  Security 
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This  Directive  provides  general'policy  and  guidance 
with"  respect  to  the  maintenance  and  direction  of  a 
single  Defense  Attache  "System  (DAS). 
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This  page  is.  Unclassified
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Subject* to" the  direction  of  the  Secretary  o^Defense^or  ^  ?- '*_ 
the  Joint' Chi eff  of  Staff  acting  under  the'  direction  "and  ;-£:: .-;'; 
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authority 'of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,    the  DAS  will  'be !,.-!  ■';,'":.--■.' 
maintained  ii  an  organizational  function  of  the  Defense *J/*l.^'.^-.. 
Intelligence  Agency  (DIA)  and  shall  consist  cfrC^r^/A^ij^v1:' 
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'4;r'.V'  To'teAe  U^  AmbAiitdori  by  providing 
1  •,    'W  armed  forces  attaches  on  Embassy  staffs.- :;; 
The'ird«8ionvof  the^DASli :  accomplished  through  • 
"established  Defense  Attache  Offices  which  ire 
.organic  parts  of  tJhe  JJ,S.   diplomatic  mission  and. 
to  wHch^may  be  attached  or  tsiigned  such  ether    ■ 
millta ry  de Uchrnec't i 
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U)    The  DAS  will  be  responsive  to  the  requirements  -:> 
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(U)    The  DAS  will  be  responsive  totne  requi 
of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  the  Secretaries  of  the 
Military  Departments, 'the- Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff,;..    _ 
'    the  Chiefs. ci  the  Services  'and^the  Cornmanders  of-'-;;', 
"  '   Unified  and"' Specified  CSmmandi". 
(U)    Within  the"  limit  5,/of  "Qualified  manpower  re  source  sj-V;^ 
;  -''-^,n^nre^f>r^nn(r»cSft  5010.10.    (Ref.    fb)l^vJ-^ 
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MiliUry  Services,   for  the  'conduct ;  of  rep  re  sentational 
responsibilities  for  all  components  of  PoD.       v  '     -,■..': 
3.'.   Administer  the  DAS;  program;   fund,-,  and  finance  DAS 
and  all  materiel  requirement! for  its  operation  except 
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4.       Determine  the  organi rational/ command, ^  and ^admini .stra- 
tive  arra-.zementf  for  each  Defense  Attache  Office.* 
6.       Conduct  negotiations  with'  the"  Department  ."of ;  St  ate":  lor  YY  ; 
the  assignment  of  armed  forces  attaches  at  oversea! 
locations,   and  for  the  administration  of  Defense"  Attache 
Offices  under  existing  procedure!  for  Shared  Administra- 
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nominated  by  the  Military  Departxnents«-V%-~YYY,YY 
~  \e  requirements,  for  acquisition  and  'modi- ;--.--. 
rcraft  and  boat si'^Y,  -.%—.-  >-" :/-Y'£ --Y  /~rW  '.-.-? — '- 
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March  23,  1973 
NUMBER  C-5105.3  2 
ASD(I) 
Department  of  Defense  Directive 
SUBJECT        Defense  Attache  System  (U) 
Refs.:     (a)   DoD  Directive  C-5105.32,  "Defense  Attache 
System",  November  23,  1970  (hereby 
cancelled) 
(b)  DoD  Directive  5010.10,  "Intelligence  Career 
Development  Program",  August  9,  1972 
(c)  DoD  Directive  4000.19,  "Basic  Policies  and 
Principles  for  Interservice,  Interdepart- 
mental and  Interagency  Support",  March  27,  1972 
(d)  DoD  Directive  5105.21,  "Defense  Intelligence 
Agency",  August  1,  1961 
(e)  DoD  Directive  5105.25,  "Defense  Intelligence 
School",  November  2,  1962 
(f)  DoD  Directive  5025.10,  "Defense  Intelligence 
Agency  Publications  System",  February  3,  1972 
(g)  DoD  Directive  5132.3,  "Department  of  Defense 
Policy  and  Responsibilities  Relating  to  Security 
Assistance",  December  :N0,  1972 
I.  (U)   PURPOSE 
This  Directive  provides  general  policy  guidance 
with  respect  to  the  maintenance  and  direction  of  a 
single  Defense  Attache  System  (DAS) . 
II.  (U)   CANCELLATION 
Reference  (a)  is  hereby  superseded  and  cancelled. 
[Excised] 
This  page  is  Unclassified
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III.  (U)   ORGANIZATION  AND  DIRECTION 
Subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  or 
the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff  acting  under  the  direction  and 
authority  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  the  DAS  will  be 
maintained  as  an  organizational  function  of  the  Defense 
Intelligence  Agency  (DIA)  and  shall  consist  of: 
A.  All  military  personnel  accredited  as  attaches  or 
assistant  attaches  to  foreign  governments  and 
other  DoD  personnel  assigned  to  attache  posts. 
B.  Such  headquarters,  subordinate  units,  facilities, 
and  administrative  functions  as  are  specifically 
established  by  the  DIA  for  accomplishing  the 
functions  and  responsibilities  assigned  herein. 
IV.  MISSION 
A.    The  DAS  is  directed,  operated  and  maintained  by 
the  Director,  DIA,  and  is  specifically  tasked  to 
perform  four  primary  missions: 
1. 
[Excised] 
2.  To  perform  representational  functions  on 
behalf  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  the 
Secretaries  of  the  Military  Departments, 
the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff,  the  Chiefs  of  the 
Services  and  the  Commanders  of  Unified 
and  Specified  Commands. 
3.  To  perform  security  assistance  functions 
(see  II. G,  DoD  Directive  5132.3  Ref(g) 
and  V.E.9.  below)  where  assigned  by  the 
Secretary  of  Defense.
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C-5105.32 
4.    To  serve  U.S.  Ambassadors  by  providing 
armed  forces  attaches  on  Embassy  staffs. 
B.    The  mission  of  the  DAS  is  accomplished  through 
established  Defense  Attache  Offices  which  are 
organic  parts  of  the  U.S.  diplomatic  mission  and 
to  which  may  be  attached  or  assigned  such  other 
military  detachments  or  elements  as  the  Secretary 
of  Defense  may  from  time  to  time  direct. 
V.  POLICY  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES 
Maintenance  and  direction  of  the  DAS  will  be  governed 
by  the  following: 
A     (U)   The  DAS  will  be  responsive  to  the  requirements 
of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  the  Secretaries  of  the 
Military  Departments,  the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff, 
the  Chiefs  of  the  Services  and  the  Commanders  of 
Unified  and  Specified  Commands. 
B.    (U)   Within  the  limits  of  qualified  manpower  resources, 
provisions  of  DOD  Directive  5010.10,  (Ref.  (b) ) 
will  be  applied  to  the  selection,  training  and  career 
development  of  personnel  assigned  to  the  DAS. 
C.    (C) 
[Excised] 
D.    (U)   Attaches  and  assistant  attaches  accredited  to  foreign 
governments  shall  be  selected  from  commissioned 
officers,  on  active  duty,  of  the  Army,  Navy,  Air 
Force  and  Marine  Corps. 
E     (U)   Under  the  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  or 
the  Joint  Chiefs  of  Staff  acting  under  the  direction 
and  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  Defense,  the 
Director,  DIA  shall: 
[Excised]
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2.  Establish  procedures,  in  collaboration  with  the 
Military  Services,  for  the  conduct  of  represent- 
ational responsibilities  for  all  components  of 
DOD. 
3.  Administer  the  DAS;  program,  fund,  and  finance 
DAS  and  all  materiel  requirements  for  its  opera- 
tion except  as  outlined  as  VI.  below. 
4.  Determine  the  organizational,  command,  and  ad- 
ministrative arrangements  fo*r  each  Defense 
Attache  Office. 
5.  Determine  the  total  attache  administrative  man- 
power requirements,  and  the  military  and  civil- 
ian composition  thereof,  at  each  attache  post  or 
complex. 
6.  Conduct  negotiations  with  the  Department  of 
State  for  the  assignment  of  armed  forces 
attaches  at  overseas  locations,  and  for  the 
administration  of  Defense  Attache  Offices  under 
existing  procedures  for  Shared  Administrative 
Support. 
7.  Select  and  train  attache  personnel  from  indiv- 
iduals nominated  by  the  Military  Departments. 
8.  Determine  the  requirements  for  acquisition  and 
modification  of  aircraft  and  boats. 
9.  In  collaboration  with  the  Assistant  Secretary  of 
Defense  (International  Security  Affairs) ,  dev- 
elop arrangements  to  accomplish  the  security 
assistance  functions  where  such  responsibilities 
are  assigned  to  the  attaches. 
10.  Establish  a  central  DoD  contact  point  for  the 
armed  forces'  attaches  maintained  by  foreign 
governments  in  Washington. 
The  Chiefs  of  the  Military  Services  representing  the 
Secretaries  of  the  Military  Departments  and,  when 
appropriate,  the  heads  of  other  DoD  components  shall: 
1.    Provide  the  Director,  DIA,  with  logistic  and  ad- 
ministrative support,  specialized  training  requ- 
ired to  maintain  and  administer  the  DAS,  and 
other  assistance  as  required.
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Nominate  to  the  Director,  DIA,  qualified 
personnel  for  assignment  to  the  DAS  in 
order  to  maintain  an  approximately  equal 
number  of  DAS  personnel  from  each 
Military  Department. 
Finance  DIA's  established  requirements  for 
aircraft  or  modification  of  aircraft  on  the 
basis  of  model  or  aircraft  involved;  the 
Department  of  the  Navy  will  be  financially 
responsible  for  boats  and  modification  of 
boat  requirements. 
VI. 
(U)   ADMINISTRATION 
A. 
B. 
C. 
The  pay,  allowances  (including  subsistence)  of 
military  personnel  assigned  to  DIA  for  the 
DAS  will  be  borne  by  the  parent  Military  Department. 
Administrative,  logistic,  and  training  support 
furnished  by  the  Military  Departments  will  be  in 
accordance  with  the  basic  policies  and  principles 
established  by  DoD  Directive  4000.19,  reference  (c) . 
The  materiel  and  services  required  for  the  operation, 
maintenance  and  modification  of  aircraft  and  boats 
will  be  obtained  from  or  through  the  Military  Depart- 
ments under  cross-servicing,  contractual  arrange- 
ments, or  by  direct  procurement. 
VII. 
VII. 
(U)   AUTHORITY 
The  appropriate  provisions  of  DoD  Directives  5105.21, 
5105.25,  5025.10  and  5132.3  apply  to  the  discharge  of  the 
functions  and  responsibilities  assigned  by  this  Directive 
(U)   REPORTING  PROCEDURES 
The  reporting  requirements  prescribed  herein  are  exempt 
from  formal  approval  and  licensing  in  accordance  with 
Paragraph  III.D.l.,  DoD  Directive  5000.19.
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IX.        (U)   EFFECTIVE  PATE  AND  IMPLEMENTATION 
This  Directive  is  effective  immediately.  Two  copies  of 
implementing  documents  shall  be  forwarded  by  Director, 
DIA,  and  the  Secretaries  of  the  Military  Departments  to 
the  Assistant  Secretary  of  Defense  (Intelligence)  within 
120  days. 
Deputy  Secretary  of  Defense