‘. . . vets ceo . a a eee ’ °- a l i 4 D-30 “oe < ty ~ ts . ATTENTION . - THE ENCLOSED TOP SECRET CONTROL j tome FORM MUST BE COMPLETED BY EACH |-- ~~: INDIVIDUAL (1) WHO READS THIS DOCUMENT WHOLLY OF. IN PART OR | (2) WHO PERSONALLY HANDLES IT AND HAS ACCESS TO ITS CONTENTS DecLASSIFIZD Auth: EL HIGH 2- Ly: a ALETIOLE YE Deostxr HATIOUAL SECURITY COUNCIL oe en ee pe et _
tem ty me rR eee Oe ee Oe ee 2 OI Ail “~N\ wha . ad Sue w - WARE MCAT Opry an aate ~ Le ane Ue SNe itm SU tee al on _ COVERT OFERATICIS References: A. lemo ?er the Statutory Members of She N50 fren ecutive Secretary, Sudfiect: "Tne HSc 10 Series”, : Gated Merch 3, 1954 - sO "3B. NSc 10/2 oo C. NSC 10/5 Tae President has this dete exproved the enclosed Netioxnel Security Council directive on the subject, es subaitted br the refer- ence memorendum end edopted ty the other stecntory mecbers of the ne- ‘ionei Security Council, and directs its implementetion oy all execu- tive Cecartments and esencies of the U. S. Goverment concerned, es indiczted tharein. ry . Accorcingis, es set fcrth in rarsgerk 7 of the encissure, :. msc 10/2, MSc 10/5 ead certein provisions releting thereto of —tresident's manorandm to the Executive Secretarr, NSC, sapriesent- tng Executive Crder 10433, are hereby surerseded. “= a ae Vata . . It is recnested thet sceciel security precautions be ot- sesved in the nandling of the entlcsed directive end thet eccess to it ts very strictly lirit:2 on an cosslute need-to-lmow basis. ._ ov ww Ofte It is Surther requested thet all cories of the re7erence memorendim be returned to this ciffice for cGestzruction upon reseips pxecaivive Secretery . “Wane s a2 ont 267 s et; The Cosirman, Joint Chiezs of aa q : ~~ on “ 5 “+s ‘ The Director of Cencral tell cence ie Executive Officer, Cperetions Cocordinstinz Ecard.
Aas “” a . COVERT Orn SATICUS —— ee +n eticone=. Security Council, teking cognizance of tn wicilous covert activities cf tne USSR and Commmist Chine anc the goverrments, parties and groups acminsted ty them (hereinafter col- Jectively referred to es "Internsticnel Camurism™} to discredit an@ derest the eims esd ectivities c? the United States and otner powers of whe free world, determined, 25 set forth in Sc cirect- ives 10/2 and 10/5, thet, in the interests of world pesce and U. S. natiorel: security, the overt foreigm activities of the U. S. Gov- erzmment should be surplementad ty covert operetions. q ry st. —* ewe tee i 2. ‘the Central Intelii zerce Agency hed elready been cherged by - the Ketiozal Security Council with conducting espionage and counter- estion2s® operetions e>road. It therefore seemed desiraole, for op- erntional reasons, not to creete e new asency fer covert operetions, but, subject to directives fran the NSC, to plece tae responsibility for thar om the Central Inteli gence Agency acd correlete than bce espionsse and counterespioncge orerations under the over-sll cont tre 2 the Director of ' Centret Intvelli sence. 3. The KSC aes deterz red that such covert operstioss sn2il to. the srestest extent practicetle, ir the lisht of _U. S. ana Soviet ae -eserebilities and tak ints account the risk of War, te Cesigned to Creete end exploit troutlesome proclexs for Internationsl Comataten, ‘mpair reletions “bets seen the USSR end Commurist Chine and betweer. them ana their sa otellites, complicsts control within the USSR, ‘exmzanise Cains and their satellites, and retard the Grewth of ‘he militery and economic potentiel of the Soviet biocc. db. Diseredit the rrestige and ideology of International Cea- muniss, ené reduce the strensth cf its perties ent other elecents. baer oom 2 c. Counter env threat cf a carty or individuveis Urectly or indirectly responsive to Ceomminist control to echieve dominsnt power in & Pree world country. oo uo 4 ad. Redice Internetiozmal Coemmnist control over any ereas of the world. ‘ ; “ . e. Strensthen the orientetion toware the Unitec Stetes of the reorles ard nations of the free world, eccentuste, wherever possicle, the icsatlty of interest between sach peotles ané na- ticzrs esd the United States es welt es fevoring, where efrrerri- eve, those grours gemiinely ecvocatirs or telsevins im the sa- vancemert cf such matvel interests, and increase the carecity a8 vill of sack secries ini nations to reiise Invernetional
racilitate covert end guerrille cp aoility of these wherever precticeble provisicns cf a base upon whica aod oo military =m|y exver ive theeters of operations as well es provision for assets end escape and evasion fecitlities. denindg “he Under Security Act of 2 saat the Inrector lv Tis, _ ef Cc a. = Eesuring, Secretary oF Stete the autas eolini 2Vorcee nad with est2:lisned < areas dominated cr reat » aevelos unsereoune i a awe eS ayrats a forces in the event of wer, “tneks nd these time of 2erces in tine wer rity of Section 102(¢)(5) of <he Na the Rationa? Security Council hereby ex srel Intelligence snall be respons =die +7 ore S4 designated representatives of £ the Secretery of Defense, that through . Cnet T2086 fe 4 the co- vert operations are slanned an2 conductecé in 2 manner consist- ent with’ n United Sts overs ec ctivities, rem the Orerey tons Coorcineatirg Eeare & and otner cerer or agencies | es  SEETOpriste. be “intorcizs, to-kasw ‘vesis, apencies of the U. S. Goverment, ‘ana abroed (inesluding ae 3 of such opers*ions | es will efrect then. . - 5. In sdcitic: to the srovieions eo? paragrark 4, the follow- Ine ‘ maT — rt eatin 0 r+ 2Ss3 ing rreovi tsions Shel. APEhy. te, Wes vane cover operetio ~. si Be ‘Plans’ fox covert: ‘operations to ve conduct ed in active theaters of wer sod eny other arees ta which U0. &. forces cre ene ged 40 combs: operations will be drawn up with the essistanc OT the Department of Defense and will Se fn consorance witn ené ..¢ -uplementery <s areroves woa> Fisns ef the Joint Cetefs oP Start ~ ‘ee mn w= militery policies enc 4th end osteinine ecvi (vase tes foreign sane ena consulting wi . - , t throwsh expropriste : channels and on tot ie end military represen Ste ...c tron! Rian air with ce art aw ae > Covert cperetions in ective theeters of war end exy SV gothar erees in ubich U. S. forces ere exoeced in combat oper- '. *ettons will. be contucted under such commend end control rela- “ -' s:onships es heve veen ur my in the. future se spproved bY . the Depertmest o2 Defens : tei ty 6: “hs sea in tats directive, "covert operations" sacll be * ect: unders 00a to te ell ectivities consn + -~ cle 2 porsuent:to ~o tzis cirect- ‘ 4ve-whick sre so plennes ené executed thet eny U. S. Gcvernmant respersibilicy for then is mst evicent to unsuthosise persons and thet if eo) ‘meovered the <8 ae etaat hana &. Gover: cin pisusitis aiscioin 4 dae we ww oe Ss > ~ + ion 3 ? vespersloility for then. Specificeiiy, suct operevions sneli ire ‘ a — - om nd s sins: any covert ecstivities reletead to: premesenis, politiczi es- ~ as . — +s Birr | * sien; ecoromic warfare; preventive direct ection, including saco- tare, enti-cobctace, demolition: essere and evesion ane evacusticn
sions; | ee - = -- a a -s* —_— . - a 5 - - ~ m2isures: sulversicon 27einst nestile states or srours i:clséins as- sistance to underground resistence moverents, cuerrilias ant refugee 77% a*e - . syne > + = ~ o - ~~ Rew ane _ - 2222P20i5n grours: support oF indicenoaus and anti-somunist ¢clementc =“ -—— . eo - Tf. ia -~ de = a -_- 45 Uarentened ccountr ies OS the free world; deception rians ani crer- ~= yD) . % = ~ = + - = -—= avions; end ell activities ccmpetiblie with this directive nzecersery ; we ; os ; 2 to secomlish tre foregoing. Such omreavions shail not incluce a 2 ermec conflict oy. recognized militery forces, esplonese end esvioness, nor ccver and deception for militery operstions. 7. ‘Tais éizectiy @ supersedes ond resefads NSC 10/2 and NSC 10/5. Supparegrarks “a” end "b" under the needing Nagai tisrad Fenctions of the Crerations Cooréinetins Boerd”" on rase l of the President's meno- rangan for the Executive Sscreterv, Teticnel Security Council, surrie- menting Executive oder 10433, ere surersede.. by the Pollowins provi- we me -we te ts ae Except. es the Presi ient ctherwise directs, the members ef the Creretions Ccordinstinsg Soerda sheli, under ’ aerrosriste oe  Sedurity exrengements, be edrised in cévence of mejor rresgrecs Lovolving covert Opereticns releted to Netional Securivy Coun- 0&1 policies. ~ a oo. ; tives of the Secretarles of > perecreph hee ebove sh2ii : of their respective deportments Bivised es to metters on which they are consulted ty t2@ Invector of Central Intellisente, end which heve beer cr ere to be. re- Zezread to the Operations Coordicetins a "4 1°) nA ‘y oe 102) qd 9 a tt 4 a i ® c. The Operetions Cooraissting Doard will be tre nerwel “Shennel Zor securing coordination of susport among cae Dera>t- ments of Stete end Defense ena the Central Intelligence Asency-