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DIRECTOR  OF  CENTRAL  INTELLIGENCE  DIRECTIVE  NO.  2/3 x 
DOMESTIC  EXPLOITATION  OF  NONGOVERNMENTAL 
ORGANIZATIONS  AND  INDIVIDUALS 
(Effective  26  June  1959)  *      . 
Pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  paragraph  7  of  NSCID  No.  2,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  assuring  effective  and  secure  exploitation  of  nongovernmental 
Individuals  and  organizations  for  foreign  intelligence  information-. 
1.  The  Central  Intelligence  Agency  shall: 
a.  Determine  the  foreign  intelligence  potential  of  nongovernmental 
organizations  and  individuals,  and  maintain  a  central  index  of  such 
sources  in  the  United  States.  • 
b.  Establish  procedures  to  insure  that  the  interests  of  organizations 
and  individuals  contacted  will  not  be  jeopardized. 
a  Establish  standards  and  procedures  for  security  clearance  of  all 
such  contacts. 
,This  Directive  supersedes  DCID  No.  2/3  (New  Series),  dated  5  May  1958,#  which 
previously  had  superseded  DCID  No-  7/1  of  10/1/53. 
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e.  Obtain  the  agreement  of  responsible  policy-making  officials  of 
U.S.  domestic  organizations  having  a  foreign  intelligence  potential  be- 
fore establishing  and  maintaining  contacts  within  that  organisation. 
f.  Inform  the  Intelligence  Board  departments  and  agencies  of  the 
prospective  departure  from,  return  to  or  availability  within  the  United 
States  of  selected  individuals  having  a  high  foreign  intelligence  poten- 
tial, so  that  the  departments  and  agencies  may  furnish  requirements 
or  provide  specialists  for  briefing  or  interrogation.  ■  " 
.    g.  Arrange  for  direct  contact  between  representatives  of  other  In- 
•telligence  Board  departments  and  agencies  and  nongovernmental 
sources  .within  the  United  States  whenever  conditions  require  such 
action  or  upon  the  request  of  an  Intelligence  Board  department  or 
agency. 
h.  Disseminate  to  the  Intelligence  Board  departments  and  agencies 
"all  foreign  intelligence  information  obtained  through  this  program. 
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2.  Further  to  implement  this  undertaking,  the  Intelligence  Board 
departments  and  agencies  shall: 
a.  Assign  to  duty  in  the  Central  Intelligence  Agency  field  offices, 
if  they  so  desire  and  within  their  capabilities,  representatives  to  serve 
•  their  interests  under  the  direction  of  the  appropriate  field  office  chiefs 
Member  departments  and  agencies  may  also,  at  their  discretion,  estab- 
lish active  working  liaison  between  their  field  elements  and  Central 
Intelligence  Agency  field  offices. 
b.  Send  to  the  Central  Intelligence  Agency  requirements  for  foreign 
intelligence  information  to  be  obtained  from .  non-governmental 
sources  within  the  United  States. 
a  Transmit  to  the  Central  Intelligence  Agency  for  appropriate  dis- 
semination f  uH  information  and  reports  resulting  from  approved  direct 
.  contacts  by  their  representatives  with  non-governmental  sources,  un- 
less direct  dissemination  is  authorized,  identifying  such  sources,  where 
•   possible,  for  central  index  purposes.  ...';.  \ 
*  3.  Each  Intelligence  Board  department  and  agency  will  establish  pro- 
cedures in  its  Washington,  D.  C.  headquarters  for  receiving  nongovern- 
mental visitors  and  for  the  receipt  of  any  intelligence  information  which. 
such  visitors  may  offer.  When  it  is  determined  that  such  a  nongovernr 
mental  individual  is  offering,  or  has  provided,  foreign  positive  intelli- 
gence information,  that  intelligence  agency  will  advise  the  Contact 
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Division,  Office  of  Operations,  Central  Intelligence  Agency,  which:  will  be 
responsible  for  the  visitor's  exploitation,  in  accordance  with,  paragraph. 
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5.  Further  to  implement  this  undertaking,  the  departments  and  agen- 
cies represented  on  the  Intelligence  Board  shall  furnish  to  the- 
Central  Intelligence  Agency,  to  the  maximum  extent  possible,  and 
as  appropriate,  all  foreign  intelligence  information  and  source  leads 
which  are  received  as  a  result  of  their  normal  relationship  with  nongov- 
ernmental organizations  and  individuals,  / 
6.  Under  the  chairmanship  of  the  Central  Intelligence-  Agency,  a  com* 
mitfcee  composed  of  interested  representatives  of  the  Intelligence  Board 
departments  and  agencies  will  meet  periodically  to  consider  mutual 
problems  and  interests  in  connection  with  this  program.  - 
7*  Nothing  in  this  program  shall  he  interpreted  to  affect  the  estab- 
lished relationship  of  the  departments  and  agencies  with  nongovern- 
mental organizations  and  individuals  in  the  United  States  for  purposes 
other  than  the  procurement  of  foreign  intelligence  information*  Nor 
shall  it  afiect  the  nomal  interchange  of  documents  between  libraries  of 
the  departments  and  agencies  and  other  libraries,  or  the  development  of! 
academic  research  information  or  research  projects  with  individuals  or 
nongovernmental  institutions.  -.-..* 
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ALLEN  W.  DULLES       •''■/ 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence  . 
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