</s>104-1049-10113 2025 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 re: HCSA Request of 9 March, 1978, item #2: "A statement, including any written regulations, which establishes the criteria utilized by the CIA in classifying its relationships with individuals with whom it has had contact ... " Attached are: 1. DEFINITIONS OF: AGENT, ASSET, SOURCE, COLLABORATOR, 1. WITITING & UNWITTING 2. Hqs Regulations on Management of Nonstaff Personnel 20-53 on Contract Personnel to define Contract Employees and Independent Contractors and 20-54 Agents (& clearly distinguish between Agents & clearly distinguish personnel) 3. DOI 50-10 on Restrictions on Operational Use of Certain Categories of Individuals (a primer on do's & don'ts) 4. DOI (CSI) 10-5 on Covert Approvals and Related Matters (processes required before an individual may be used in any way)

Summary:  
The documents detail CIA procedural guidelines for managing contract personnel, operational restrictions on specific categories of individuals, and security protocols for covert operations. They define terms such as "Agent," "Asset," "Source," and classifications like "Witting" and "Unwitting." Regulatory texts HR 20-53, HR 20,54, HR 20-55 outline distinctions between contract employees and independent contractors, while DOI 50-10 restricts operational use of certain personnel categories. The Directorate of Operations (DDO) policies prohibit or limit operational engagement with entities such as Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie Foundation affiliates, journalists, UN delegates, Vatican officials, and others, requiring prior inter-agency approval for contact. Clandestine Services Security Instruction No. 10-5 specifies investigative procedures, biographical data collection, and coordination between security offices, emphasizing need-to-know principles and formal notification requirements for approval changes.  

Key People:  
- Deputy Director for Operations (William E. Nelson)  
- Chief, Domestic Collection Division  
- FBI officials  
- Directors of Area Divisions  
- Officials of the United Nations  
- Red Cross staff  
- Vatican State officials  
- Counter Intelligence Staff  
- Office of Security  
- Deputy Director (Plans) Richard Helms  

Key Locations:  
- United States  
- Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, West Germany, Netherlands  
- European Union (via European Division)  
- East Asia (via East Asia Division)  

Key Events:  
- Development of CIA regulations for contract personnel management and operational restrictions  
- Implementation of inter-agency coordination requirements with the FBI  
- Establishment of approval processes for restricted groups and covert security clearances  
- Audits of academic community recruitment and liaison officer protocols  

Key Organizations:  
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  
- Directorate of Operations (DDO)  
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)  
- United Nations  
- Red Cross societies  
- Vatican State  
- Ford, Rockefeller, and Carnegie Foundations  
- Fulbright Program  
- International Association for Cultural Freedom  
- Clandestine Services  
- Office of Security  
- Counter Intelligence Staff  
- Records Integration Division

JFK Declassified Files

104-10439-10113.pdf

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