CIA Reading Room cia rdp82m00591r000200080013 9: LETTER pdf

CIA Reading Room cia rdp82m00591r000200080013 9: LETTER

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Approved For lea 4 1 I Ullb 21 05 00200080013-9 DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE Security Committee 20 May 1980 Honorable George L. Hart, Jr. Presiding Judge United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Washington, D.C. t)car Judge Hart: The “Security Procedures Established Pursuant to Pub. L. No. 95-511, 92 Stat. 1.783, by the Chief Justice of the United States for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review” state in section 5 that the court’s security officer “shall arrange, at a minimum, for an annual security audit of court quarters and facilities and shall submit a report to the curt.” The “United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillanceourt Security Regulations”, approved by you to supplement the ab cited procedures, state in section 4.b that “in reporting annual security audits to the court the security officer shall account for all documents covered by…[the court’s records accountability] control system”; in section 3.d that he shall.

change the combination of court safes “at least once a year”; and in section l.e that he “shall arrange periodic security briefings for court members and staff…”. For the annual audit, arrangements are being made for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct a complete technical survey of the secure conference room used for court hearings and of the court chambers. This should take place the last week in May or the first week in June. The security alarm system in court chambers and hearing room was recently checked. by the alarm company and found to be in proper order. These checks are conducted routinely every four months. 25X1 25X1 25X1 Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP82M00591 R000200080013-9 Approved For4Wease2004/12/22 : t;lA-RDP82M00594O00200080013-9 25X1 25X1 25X1 25X1A 25X1 With respect to accounting for court documents, I propose to check the court’s “document control cards” against the docket book to ensure that we picked.

up in our system all classified documents presented to the court or generated by it in response to an application. Upon completion of that process, I propose to check court records to determine that we do in fact possess those documents the control cards say we hold. concurs that an approach along these :Lines is necessar thorough accountability. Unless you instruct me otherwise, I will assume that these proposals meet with your satisfaction. I will change the combinations on court safes and on the door to chambers before the end of this month. New combinations the door to chambers for emergency access purposes. will be provided to E_ j I will also provide the Department of Justice security officer the combination With respect to security briefings for court members, I propose to prepare a note for them advising of risks to Americans of traveling in certain areas of the world and re- minding them of the need for and desirability of obtaining advance defensive security briefings and summarizing for them recent security problems (e.g., the unauthorized entry by security procedures and regulations.

members to government offices and safes to obtain official documents). For staff members, I propose to conduct as brief refersher on the reasons for and content of the court’s undertaken in connection with this audit. L will provide you a written report of all. security measures [lease advise me of any changes or additions you wish to sce in connection with this first annual security audit for the court Court Security Officer Distribution: Orig – Adse – SECOM Subj SECOM Chrono 25X1A SECOM/DlI: es (20 May 80) 25X1 25X1A 25X1 25X1 25X1A Approved For Release 2004/12/22 : CIA-RDP82M00591 R000200080013-9

• Creator/s: CIA Reading Room
• Date: 5/20/1980
• Book Topics/Themes: CIA Reading Room

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