Tes . ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY SUBJECT: Proposal for Dealing with Employees' Names corer ‘~ « C. Identifiable names for employees that retired “covertly: a. We will make a reasonable attempt to locate a current address and contact the person. If the person objects to the release of his or her name for reasons associated with current life style issues, we will object to the release of the name. If the person does not have objections based upon personal circumstances we will review the name for organizational issues. (See para C. c.) b. If reasonable efforts fail to locate the current address, but it can be determined that the individual is still receiving a pension, insurance or other benefit based upon cover legend, we will need to continue to protect the name since source of income or benefits can not be altered without prior notification to the individual. If we fail to identify a pension or other. active benefit, we will review the name for organizational issues. (See para C. c.) c. We will make a reasonable attempt to review the name to look for identifiable harm to the person’s safety, family, ongoing operational activities, national security or foreign relations. Assuming that none of the previous concerns are identified, we will review the potential damage to the cover mechanism or cover provider by the specific occurrence of the name if released. * 2. Because families of deceased employees could be the beneficiary of pensions or insurance provided under the employees cover legend, we must review them the same as we would the employee. We also have second and third generation officers following in the footsteps of their parents that could be negatively impacted by the revelation. 3. Our efforts to locate current addresses will include all internal record systems maintained by Office of Personnel Security, Retirement Branch and Insurance Branch. We will include a checklist reflecting completion of these searches a 2 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY HW 53217 Docld: 32404242 Page 3
HW 53217 é -ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY SUBJECT: Proposal for Dealing with Employees' Names momastercee withsn -the documentation when requesting continued protection of the name. 4. We considered options of contacting IRS. or. OPM during our attempts to locate current addressing information, but based upon the fact that these offices would be unwitting of the cover arrangement for the individual, it was determined to be an unreasonable risk to the cover of these officers. LDA ll oak on Wickham, sf 3 ADMINISTRATIVE - INTERNAL USE ONLY DoclId: 32404742 Page 4
¢ « MEMORANDUM March 20, 1996 To: _-Review Board | — cc: David Marwell CIA Team From: T. Jeremy G { Subject: Board Guidelines on Rele re : XN -. _ The Staff understands the Review Board to accept the following general guidelines on the release of true names of CIA officers: When the true name of a CIA officer (i.e. past or present employee of CIA) appears ina document, the Board, will bring to its review a presumption that the true name will be released. In order.to overcome this presumption of release, CIA must provide evidence demonstrating that release of the name would be harmful. In order to meet its burden of proving harm, CIA must tailor the evidence to satisfy one of the three categories identified in Part I (below). However, when the name of an Officerisofsuch —__ importance that the public interest would not be served in postponing a name, the ' Board may release the true name consistent with the principles identified in Part II (below). . Part I. Categories of Officers. 1.-Living officers. For living (present or former) officers, CIA must prove that: _ (a) the officer is living outside the United States (or reasonably is expected to reside or travel outside the United States in the foreseeable future); (b) the officer is either working or is retired under cover; and (c) the officer objects to the release of his or her true name. If CIA satisfies this burden, the Board presumptively (see Part II below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the officer’s true name until the year 2010. co 2. Where current status of former officer is unknown. Where CIA has been unable to contact the former officer because his or her location is unknown, CIA must present a good faith showing that reasonable attempts have been made to locate the officer. If the Board is convinced that CIA has made a good faith shgwing that it was unable to locate the former officer, the Board will postpone the true name until June 1, 1997. However, the Board may postpone the true HW 53217 Docld:32404742? Page 5
name beyond June 1, 1997, if CIA provides to the Board, prior to May 1, 1997, additional evidence that satisfies the criteria of either category 1 (above) or category 3 (below). — 3. Names having effect on current intelligence interests. If CIA believes that © the release of a true name may compromise currently existing intelligence operations or might otherwise cause an identifiable harm, it must provide evidence that: (a) the officer currently is engaged in clandestine activities; (b) the release of the true name would compromise ongoing intelligence operations or - would compromise operations with current intelligence value; (c) the release of the true name would reasonably be expected to cause significant harm to a living. person (including family members), or (d) the release of the true name would cause a significant harm to the national security or the foreign relations of the United States. If CIA satisfies this burden, the Board presumptively (see Part II below) will release a pseudonym and postpone the true name until 2010 or until such other date as CIA reasonably shows to be a date on which the release could | be made without causing harm. Part II. Names of Officers Who Are Important to the Assassination Story. HW 53217 The Board presumptively will postpone the release.of names consistent with _ categories 1-3 of Part I. However, for certain persons whose names appear ina context that is important to the assassination story, the Board may nevertheless vote to release the true name. In all such instances, the Board will notify CIA of the importance of such a person and provide CIA with the opportunity to provide additional information in support of postponing the release of the . _ names. .These names shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, with due consideration being given to the importance of the person to the assassination story and such evidence of harm as CIA may provide. DoclId: 3274042742 Page 6