DF.H  NSE   INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
REGULATION  NO.  50-1 
HEADQUARTERS.  DEFENSE 
INTELLIGENCE  AGENCY 
WASHINGTON.  D.C.     20301 
24  August    1976 
SECURITY 
RELEASE  OF  CLASSIFIED  INTELLIGENCE  MATERIAL  TO  U.S.  CONTRACTORS 
I.  FURPOSE:   To  establish   Department  of  Defense 
(fVD)    policy    and    procedures    for    the    release    of 
j    non-Sensiiive      Comparimcnicd      Intelligence      (SCI) 
material  to  US.  contractors. 
2       REFERENCES: 
a.  DCID  No  1/7,  "Control  of  Dii^cminanon  of 
Foreign  Intelligence."  S  August    J975. 
b.  Director  of  Central  Intelligence  Policy  on 
Release  of  Foreign  Intelligence  to  Contractors. 
12  March    1976. 
c.  DIAR  50-20.  "Visits  of  Contractor  Personnel 
to  DIA. 
d  DoD  5220.22R.  "DoD  Industrial  Security 
Regulation  (DOD1SR)."  April    J975. 
e.  Ck>D  52O0.22M.  "DoD  Industrial  Security 
Mania)  (DODISM}."  Aptil   I97S. 
J.  APPLICABILITY:  This  regulation  applies  to  the 
Military  Departments,  the  Unified  and  Specified 
Commands,  the  DIA  and  other  DoD  components. 
4.  AUTHORITY:  Tins  publication  provides  guidance 
(o  ail  DoD  components  and  ii  issued  under  the 
authority  delegated  in  DoD  Directive  5105.21. 
"Defense  Intelligence  Agency."  and  amplified  in  the 
Defense  Intelligence  Plan  by  the  Secretary  of  Defense 
to  the  Director.  Defense  Intelligence  Agency. 
5.  DEFINITIONS  Terms  defined  herein  which  are 
followed  by  (JCS)  have  been  approved  for  United* 
Stales  Joint  Service  usage. 
a.  Eligible  Contractor.  Any  industrial. 
cducatie?"aL  commercial,  or  other  entity  which  has 
executed  &  DD  Form  441  (Department  of  Defense 
Szcuiily  Agjeenirnt)  with  a  DoD  agency  or  activity 
in  accordance  with  lefcicnce  2d  and  which  requires 
access  to  classified  intelligence  material  in  connection 
v.i(h  classified  procurement  needs  of  a  DoD  clement 
or  agency. 
b.  Kc-J-toKns*-    See  JCS  Pub.   1. 
c.  Office  of  Primary  interest  fOPI). 
(1)  The  designated  office  of  the  Military  Service 
or  National  Foreign  Intelligence  Board  (NFIB)  member 
which  pioducti  the  document. 
(2)  Within  the  DIA.  each  Deputy  Director  or 
equivalent  office  under  the  Command  Element  of  the 
DIA  whose  organisational  entity  originated  the 
intelligence  material  tn  question,  or.  the  DIA  entity 
which  assumed  the  pertinent  functions  of  an  Arm>. 
Navy,  or  Air  Force  cntitv  which  onpnatcd  the 
document;  or  the  Deputy  Director  or  equi\alent  office 
whose  assigned  functions  most  clcarh  correspond  t<> 
the  maters}  in  question. 
d.  Release.  The  oral,  visual,  or  physical  disclosure 
of  classified  intelligence. 
e.  Releasing  Agencies  The  DoD  offices  and 
agencies  to  which  the  Director,  DIA.  has  delegated 
authority  to  release  classified  intelligence  material  to 
their  contractors,  as  well  as  those  Military  Service 
offices  and  agencies  to  which  authority  to  release  has 
been  delegated  by  the  Assistant  Chiefs  of  Staff  for 
Intelligence.  Army,  and  Ah  Force,  and  the  Duectot 
of  Naval  Intelligence 
6.  SUPERSESSION.  This  regulation  supersedes  DIAR 
50-1.  8  December  1975.  Black  lines  in  the  margin 
indicate  changes. 
1.  POLICY: 
a.  Nothing  in  this  regulation  will  supersede  or 
augment  the  requirements  pertaining  to  the  control, 
use,  and  dissemination  of  Restricted  Data.  Formerly 
OPR:   RCI-3
DIAR  50-1 
Restricted  Data,  or  Sensitive  Compattmentcd 
Information  (SCI)  nude  by  or  under  existing  statutes, 
directives,  or  Presidential  pc'icy. 
b.  The  Assistant  Chiefs  of  Staff  for  Intelligence. 
Army  and  Air  Force,  and  the  Director  of  Naval. 
Intelligence  have  final  authority  for  release  to 
contractors  of  intelligence  material  originated  by  their 
Services.  Further,  ihey  have  final  authority  within  their 
Departments  for  release  of  intelligence  onpnated  by 
other  NF1B  members  as  lone  as  such  information  docs 
not  bear  the  markings  "DISSEMINATION  AND 
EXTRACTION  OF  INFORMATION  CONTROLLED 
BY  ORIGINATOR  (ORCON)/;  "NOT  RELEASABLE 
TO  C6.NTRACTORS   _JR 
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS  (NOCbNTRACrf.'* 
or  "CAUTION--  PROPRIETARY  INFORMATION 
INVOLVED  (PRQPiN)"/and  they  insure  that  such 
releases   are   in   accordance   with   thus  regulation  and 
I   references  in  paragraph  2. 
c.  The  officials  listed  below  are  authorized  to 
release  intelligence  information  not  bearing  the 
markings  ORCON.  NOCONTRACT  or  PROPIN  to 
thctr  contractors  and  will  insure  such  release  is  in 
accordance  with  (his  regulation  and  the  references  in 
paragraph  2. 
Director  of  Defense   Research  and   Engineering 
Assistant   Secretary  of  Defense  (Comptroller) 
Assistant    Secretary   of  Defense  (Installations  <£. 
Logistics) 
Director  of  Defense   Intelligence 
Assistant     Secretary    of    Defense    (Internationa! 
Security   Affairs) 
Chairman,  Joint  Chief  of  Staff 
Director.    Defense    Advanced    Research   Projects 
Agency 
Director,  Weapons  Systems  Evaluation  Croup 
Director,  Defense  Communications  Agency 
Director,  Defense  Nuclear  Agency 
Director,  Defense  Mapping  Agency 
Director,  Defense  Supply  Agency 
Director,  Defense  Contract  Audit  Agency 
The  CINC's  (as  listed  in  distribution) 
d.  Any  release  of  information  bearing  ihs 
ORCON.  NOCONTRACT  or  PROPiN  markings  must 
be  effected  in  accordance  wtih  paragraph  8. 
e.  Within  D1A.  each  Deputy  Director  ot 
equivalent  office  is  authorized  to  release  to  its 
contractors  any  information  (except  that  information 
specified  in  paragraph  7j.)  for  v,hich  it  is  the  OP1. 
f.  Release  of  intelligence  material  to  contractors 
of  the  Arms  Control  and  Disarmament  Agency  will  be 
in  accordance  with  DIAR  55-8,  "Intelligence  Support 
for  the  Arms  Control  and  Disarmament  Agency." 
g.  Contractor  personnel  will  not  be  authorized 
access  to  the  DIA  Library  (RDS-3). 
h.  The  following  documents  will  not  be  released 
to  contractors: 
(1)  National  In'elligence  Estimates 
(2)  Special  National  Intelligence  Estimates 
(3)  National  Intelligence  Analytical  Memoranda 
(4)  Interagency  Intelligence  Memoranda 
(5)  The  DIA  Fact  Book 
8.  PROCEDURES: 
a.  All  releases  will  be  m  accordance  w>th  the  DoD 
Industrial  Security  Regulation,  the  DoD  Industrial 
Security  Manual,  and  the  following  additional 
requirements: 
(1)  The  releasing  agency  wuJ  maintain  a  record 
of  all   intelligence  materials  provided  a  contractor. 
(2)  The  releasing  agency  must  insure  thai,  in  any 
case  involving  the  release  of  CIA-originated 
information,  the  CIA  seal,  the  phrase  "Directorate  of 
Operations/'  the  place  acquued,  the  field  number,  and 
the  source  description  have  been  deleted  from  all  CIA 
Directorate  of  Operations  reports  released  to 
contractors,  unless  prior  approval  to  release  such 
information  was  obtained  from  the  CIA. 
b.  The    contracting    officer    will    include    the
DIAR  50-1 
following  requirements  in  any  contract  involving  the 
release  of  intelligence  information: 
(1)  The  contractor  will  maintain  accountability 
for  all  intelligence  material  released  to  his  custody  (to 
include  CONFIDENTIAL  information).' 
(2)  The  contractor  may  not  reproduce 
intelligence  material  without  written  permission  from 
the  releasing  agency  and,  if  permission  is  granted,  all 
copies  will  be  controlled  in  ihe  same  manner  as  the 
originals. 
(3)  The  contractor  V.-U1  not  destroy  any 
intelligence  information  (to  include  CONFIDENTIAL 
information)  without  the  approval  of  the  releasing 
acency. 
(4)  The  contractor  must  restrict  access  to  only 
those  individuals  who  possess  the  necessary  security 
clearance  and  who  are  actually  providing  services  under 
the  contract.  Further  dissemination,  to  include 
subcontractors  or  other  Government  agencies,  is 
prohibited  unless  authorised  in  writing  by  the  releasing 
agency. 
(5)  Intelligence  information  will  not  be  released 
to  foreign  nationals  or  to  immigrant  aliens,  regardless 
of  their  level  of  security  clearance,  without  written 
permission  from  the  originator. 
(6)  The  -^contractor  will  insure  that  each 
individual  having  access  to  intelligence  information  is 
fully  aware  of  the  special  security  requirements 
involved  and  will  maintain  records  of  the  names  of 
each  individual  who  has  had  such  access. 
c.  The  contracting  office  will  furnish  the 
cognizant  Defense  Contract  Administration  Services 
Region  a  copy  of  the  contract  security  requirements 
in  order  that   they  may  inspect  for  compliance. 
d.  Any  information  marked  "DISSEMINATION 
AND  EXTRACTION  OF  INFORMATION 
CONTROLLED  BY  ORIGINATOR  (ORCON)."  "NOT 
RELEASABLE  TO  CONTRACTORS  OR 
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS  (NOCONTRACT).'* 
or  "CAUTION  .  PROPRIETARY  INFORMATION 
INVOLVED  (PROPIN)"  requires  written  permission  of 
the  originator  prior  to  release  to  a  contractor.  The 
following    procedures    apply    to    requests    for    such 
permission: 
(1)  For  DIA  documents:    . 
(a)  Military  Department  requests  will  be 
processed  in  accordance  with  directives  issued  by  the 
appropriate  Service  Intelligence  Chief  and  signed  by 
him  or  by  his  designee. 
(b)  Requests  from  officials  listed  in 
paragraph  7.c.  vvill  be  signed  by  or  for  the  designated 
official.  For  the  CINC's.  requests  will  be  signed  by  or 
for  the  J -2. 
(c)  Requests  from  NFIB 
agcnocs'deparimcnis  will  be  processed  in  the  same 
manner  as  requests  from  DoD  agencies. 
(d)  Requests  will  be  addressed  to  Director, 
DIA.  ATTN:  CS,  and  will  contain  as  a  minimum: 
1_  Identification  by  title  and  product 
number  of  the  classified  intelligence  material  required 
and  a  statement  as  to  whether  the  material  is  locally 
available  to  the  requesting  agenc) . 
_2  Name  and  address  of  the  contractor, 
certification  of  the  contractor's  level  of  facility 
clearance,  and  the  safeguarding  capability  of  the 
facility.  The  certification  will  be  obtained  from  the 
cognizant  security  office  having  jurisdiction  over  the 
contractor. 
_3  Contract  number  under  which  the  study 
or  project  is  being  accomplished. 
_4_  Sufficient  description  of  the  study  or 
project  to  be  accomplished  by  the  contractor  to  enable 
the  OP1  to  determine  the  need  for  the  intelligence 
material  requested.  Explanation  should  include 
sufficient  detail  to  confirm  the  contractor's 
need  lo-know. 
(e)  The  DIA  OPi  will  analyze  such  requests 
and  prepare  replies  for  the  signature  of  the  Deputy 
Director  or  equivalent  office  concerned. 
(0  Release  of  ORCON,  NOCONTRACT.  or 
PROPIN  publications  are  one-time  actions.  Revised     !
DIAR  50-1 
editions  of  publications  with  these  control  markings 
require  similar  release  requests.  The  DIA  does  not 
include  contractors  on  distribution  Lists  for  inteliience 
products,  whether  or  nil  those  products  bear 
restrictive  caveats. 
(2)  For  non-DIA  documents: 
(a)  The  intelligence  components  of  the 
Military  Departments  process  requests  directly  to  the 
N'FIB  member  concerned  for  release  authorization  for 
classified  intelligence  material  produced  by  those 
members. 
(b)  DoD  officials  listed  ir.  pzizpzph  l.c,  will 
process  requests  through  DIA  (RDS-3).  Such  requests 
will  contain  the  Information  required  by  paiapaph 
S.d{!Xd). 
(c)  Documents  bearing  the  superseded 
marking  CONTROLLED  D1SSEM  will  be  handled  in 
accordance  with  the  procedures  for  "NOT 
RELEASABLE  TO  CONTRACTORS  OR 
CONTRACTOR/CONSULTANTS  (NOCONTRACT)." 
Documents  bearing  the  marking  WARNING 
NOTICE  -  SENSITIVE  SOURCES  AND  METHODS 
INVOLVED  and  dated  prior  to  5  October  1975  will 
be  processed  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 
paragraphs  7.b  and  c. 
BY  ORDER  OF  THE  DIRECTOR: 
OFFICIAL: 
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WILLI A-M  R.  HUGClNS 
Colonel.  USA 
Chief.  Services  Division 
BOBBY  J.  BERRY 
Colonel.  USAF 
Chief,  Coordination  Staff 
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