Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: SULLIVAN, W. C.
To: DELOACH, C. D.
Document date: 3/7/70
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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STATES DEPARTMENT OF J0

FEDEMAL DUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

In Reply, Plouse Refer lo

File No.

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NASHINGTON, D.C. 20535

February 7, 1956

JFK (1)(B)

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGRICY

OPERATIONS IN T UNIT STATES

(1) CiA will not initiate an investigation of any

foreign official in the United States without the Concurrence

and cooicination of the rBI.

In this context, the ter

"investigation" means systematic and direct inquiries or

procedures (such as physical or tochnical surveillances

or neighborhood inquiries aiming at developing information

concerning an individual's activities or background;

"investigation" does not include the acceptance or the

development of information through social contacts or conticis

normally made by CIA agents in discharging their cover

functions.

(2)

CIA will senk concurrence and coordination of

the

FBI before approaching for recruitment any foreign

official or communist-bloc visitor in the United States.

The IBI will concur and coordinaio if the proposed action

does not conflict with any operation, current or planned,

including active investigation of the FBI.

(3) CIA will advise the FBI prior to any planned

meeting between a CIA asset and a toreign official. or

communist-bloc visitor of known or presumed interest to

the FBI (this would include all communist-bloc ofiicials

and visitors) for purposes of assessment and social

developnent.

(1) Clandestine CIA staff operatives,

and foreign agents

of CIA recruites

wrong we come te waited states will bandentified to

the FBI by name or appropriate desciiption depending on

the national security interest involved.

(5) Pursuant to paragraph & above, when a CIs agent

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arrives in the United States for a visit or for an

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JFK(.) (B)

Central Intelligence Agency

Operations in the United States

assignnent,

the Burenu will be advised and the two agencies

vill conter regarding the handling of the agent in the

United States.

It is recognized

that cach case will have

its individual peculiarities.

The governing principle will

be positive intelligence interest as woighed against

internal security factors,

CIA will continue its

contractual relationship for the purpose of handling

the training, the procurement of

positive foreign

intelligence:

the fulfillment of CIA Commitments to

the agent, and the preparation of the agent for

next assignment abroad.

(G)

In those cases there CIA will be handling its.

agent.

in the United Staies, CIA will. scrvice IBI security

or counterintelligence Icquirements and will provide the

FBI all ajent information bearing on countorintelligence

or internal security mattars,

including the scope and

nature of the ageut's access

to infornation and the

identities of the agent's significant contacts, particularly

in the communist-bloc field.

In such cases where CIA

servicing has been inadequate to FBI internal security

interests, the FBI will have direct access to the agent.

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