Sad NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE. DIRECTIVE No. 11 SECURITY OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE SOURCE ' AND METHODS (Approved 1/6/50; SECRIES) . 1 Pursuant to the provisions of Seciions 101 (b) (2) and 102 (d) (3) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, providing thas the National Security Council shall consider volicy an matters of cominon interest to the departments and aseneies of the Government concerns with national sccurity and shall make recommendations to tae Presi- dent in connection there: ith, and that the Director of Central Inteili- gence shal! be responsible for protecting iniclivence sources and methods from unauthcrized disclosure, the National Security Council hereby authicrizes and directs that: 1. The departments and agenzies of the Government engaged in intelligence activities shall take steps to prevent unauthorise “di dis- closure of information on Uniled States intellisonce sources and methods. Each agency vill determine its own channel for authorize- tion to release any such infornition. The delimiting phrase “intelli- 252 sent gence sourccs and methcds” includes infermation cstonsikly overt Which requires security prote wtion because of its specific menns ef pro- curement or specie place of proecurcment, revelation of which would endanger infeliigence sources and methods, hui the phrase docs not include inteligence as such, the dissemination of which is already covered by appropriate departmental and agency security regulations. 2. The Director of Central Intelligence shall coordinate policies con- cen. cerning the proicction of itebig Tenee Sourecs ana mevicds, within the limits established by Scetion 162 07 the National Cccurity Act of va except Where proviswn cs aiveady bec unde by the National Security Council. 3. In profecting inicllisence sourecs and methods, the Dirtctor of Central Mnteligonce and tiie clner intchigence dircclors shaii ba guided by the priacipie that covert or sensilive information, dither unoveluated whose ofMficiai cuties or as an intcliecice product, shall go oniy to those require such cnowledec. : - 4. In order to proiect intelligence sourees aud methods further, any reference to the Central Inteiligence Agency should emphasize its duties as the ccordinator of intellizence, rather (aan ifs secret intcli- fence activities. No reference will be made to this ageney whafsecver unless jLis unavoidalile, of course _
(Page 1) NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTIVE NO. 11 SECURITY OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS (Approved 1/6/50; SECRET) Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 101 (b) (2) and 103 (da) (3) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, providing that the National Security Council shall consider policy on matters of common interest to the departments and agencies of the Government concerned with national security and shall make recommendations to the Presi- dent in connection therewith, and that the Director of Central Intelli- gence shall be responsible for protecting intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure, the National Security Council hereby authorizes and directs that: 1. The departments and agencies of the Government engaged in intelligence activities shall take steps to prevent unauthorized dis- closure of information on United States sources and methods. Each agency will determine its own channel for authoriza- tion to release any such information. The delimiting phrase "intelli- gence sources and methods" includes information ostensibly overt which requires security protection because of its specific means of pro- curement or specific place of procurement, revelation of which would endanger intelligence sources and methods, but the phrase does not include intelligence as such, the disseminaton of which is already covered by appropriate departmental and agency security regulations. 2. The Director of Central Intelligence shall coordinate policies con- cerning the protection of intelligence sources and methods, within the limits established by section 102 of the National Secur’ty Act of 1947, except where provision has already been made by the National Security Council. 3. In protecting intelligence sources and methods, the Director of Central Intelligence and the other intelligence directors shall be guided by the principle that covert or sensitive information, either unevaluated or as an intelligence product, shall go only to those whose official duties require such knowledge. 4. In order to protect intelligence sources and methods further, any reference to the Central Intelligence Agency should emphasize its duties as the coordinator of intelligence, rather than its secret intelli- gence activities. No reference will be made to this agency whatsoever unless it is unavoidable, of course.