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SECURITY  COMMITTEE 
(Effective  24  March  1959) 
Pursuant  to  NSCID  No.  1  (New  Series,  revised  15  September  1958) ,  as 
concerns  paragraph  2,  sub-paragraph  a.  (5)  there  is  hereby  established 
a  standing  Security  Committee  of  the  U.  S.  Intelligence  Board  for  the 
purpose  of  advising,  assisting  and  making  recommendations  to  the  Board 
for  the  development  and  review  of  security  standards  and  practices  as 
they  relate  to  the  protection  of  intelligence  and  of  intelligence  sources 
and  methods  from  unauthorized  disclosure;  and  as  concerns  paragraph 
5  thereof,  for  the  further  purpose  of  advising  and  assisting  the  Director 
of  Central  Intelligence  in  the  exercise  of  his  responsibilities  thereunder. 
1.  Mission 
The  mission  of  the  Committee  shall  be  to  promote  means  by  which 
the  intelligence  community  may  prevent  the  unauthorized  disclosure 
of  intelligence,  intelligence  information  and  intelligence  sources  and 
methods. 
2.  Functions 
a.  To  make  recommendations  to  the  Intelligence  Board  concerning 
security  standards,  practices  and  procedures  as  they  relate  to  the 
protection  of  intelligence,  intelligence  information  and  intelligence 
sources  and  methods  from  unauthorized  disclosure. 
b.  To  recommend  security  policy  to  the  Intelligence  Board,  as  it 
pertains  to  the  intelligence  community.  Such  policy  recommenda- 
tions shall  be  consonant,  however,  with  the  responsibility  of  each  de- 
partment and  agency  for  the  protection  of  intelligence,  intelligence 
information  and  intelligence  sources  and  methods  within  its  own 
organization  and  for  the  establishment  of  appropriate  internal  poli- 
cies and  procedures  to  prevent  the  unauthorized  disclosure  from  with- 
in that  department  or  agency  of  intelligence  information  or  activity. 
c.  To  consider  the  problems,  including  to  the  extent  feasible  the 
degree  of  harm  to  the  national  interest,  arising  out  of  unauthorized 
disclosure  of  intelligence,  intelligence  information,  as  well  as  intelli- 
gence sources  and  methods  and  to  make  reports  and  recommendations 
for  corrective  action  as  appropriate. 
d.  The  Committee  shall  coordinate  closely  with  other  Committees 
of  the  Intelligence  Board  having  related  security  responsibilities,  and 
with  other  Committees  of  the  Government  having  jurisdictional  re- 
sponsibilities as  may  concern  Committee  recommendations.  In  sub- 
mitting its  recommendations  to  the  Board,  the  Committee  will  specify 
any  unresolved  question  as  between  this  Committee  and  related  Com- 
mittees which  under  other  DCID's  continue  to  have  primary  responsi- 
bilities for  security  matters  within  their  respective  jurisdictions. 
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e.  To  assist,  as  requested,  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  in  the 
exercise  of  his  responsibilities  pursuant  to  paragraph  5,  NSCID  No.  1. 
f.  The  Committee  shall  make  such  other  reports  and  recommen- 
dations to  the  Intelligence  Board  as  may  be  appropriate  or  requested. 
3.  Organization  and  Procedures 
a.  The  Security  Committee  shall  be  composed  of  security  repre- 
sentatives from  the  departments  and  agencies  represented  on  the  In- 
telligence Board,  to  be  designated  by  their  respective  board  members. 
Other  departments  and  agencies  of  the  Government  may  be  invited 
by  the  Committee  to  participate  as  appropriate.  The  Chairman  of  the 
Committee  shall  be  designated  by  the  Director  of  Central  Intelligence, 
in  consultation  with  and  with  the  concurrence  of  the  U.  S.  Intelligence 
Board. 
b.  The  Committee  shall  meet  upon  the  call  of  the  Chairman  or  at 
the  request  of  any  of  its  members. 
c.  Items  may  be  placed  upon  the  agenda  of  the  Committee  by  the 
Board,  by  the  Chairman  or  by  any  member  of  the  Committee. 
d.  The  Committee  shall  reach  its  decisions  by  agreement.  When 
the  Chairman  determines  that  a  given  position  on  a  matter  under  con- 
sideration represents  the  consensus  of  the  Committee,  it  shall  be  con- 
sidered agreed  unless  a  member  requests  the  issue  be  referred  to  the 
Board.  Upon  such  a  request,  the  Chairman  shall  refer  the  matter  to 
the  Board  together  with  a  statement  of  the  views  and  recommenda- 
tions of  the  Committee  members. 
e.  The  Committee  may  establish  subcommittees  as  approved  by  the 
Intelligence  Board,  and  ad  hoc  working  groups  as  appropriate. 
ALLEN  W.  DULLES 
Director  of  Central  Intelligence 
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