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Honorable Charles U. Duncan, Jr. The Secretary of Energy
Dear Charles:
The changes you have suggestedour Memorandum of Understanding on Agency work to be performed at Los Alamos are fine with me. We look forward now to tha implementation of this arrangement and to our work with the Los Alamos scientists.
I amopy of the Memorandum for your retention.
Yours,
/o/ Stanaf ield Turner
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STAHSPIELD TURNER
Memorandum of Understanding Between the DoE and the CIA
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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OP ENERGY AND THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CONCERNING WORK TO BE PERFORMED AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY
The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to set forth agreements reached by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in connection with certain research, development and technical analysis, and design and development activities to be performed by the Los Alamos National Scientific Laboratory (herinafter designated Laboratory) under It is anticipated that this Memorandum willaseline agreement and will be extended to cover subsequent fiscal years, and this extension will be effected each yearenewal memorandum which obligates the funds for that year's work. In the event that either party finds part of this Memorandum unworkable for whatever reason, then, uponays written notice by either party, the conditions herein may be renegotiated, (u)
A. For intelligence purposes, the DOE and CIA are mutually interested in making greater use of the capabilities of the Laboratory's facilities and personnel ,inanner as not to impede the Laboratory's effort on other ongoing work. By mutual agreement, such purposes will include the technical analysis of intelligence data that leads to conclusions on the significance of foreign scientific and technical developments, such as foreign nuclear weapon development, and that leads to research andon projects of significance to the national intelligence effort, such as new devices for the collection of intelligence information. These activities may stem from mutual interests of both the CIA and the DOE or may be of sole interest to the CIA. Although the work performed under this Memorandum is classified, the fact that the Laboratory is performing intelligence work in which the CIAajor interest is unclassified; nevertheless, this fact should be handledeed-to-know basis. (S)
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the terms of this Memorandum, the CIALaboratory will maintain direct liaison andon day-to-day matters, and the doe will be informedsubstance of significant intelligence andcommunicated between the CIA and the
Laboratory performs work for members ofcommunity other than CIA and thecontinue to do so. In the performance of itsfor other members of the intelligenceecure facility, the InternationalOffice (ITO). Security cognizance for thisheld by the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) andcontinue to be the case. (UJ
III. Responsibilities
A. The DoE will be responsible for:
1. Arranging for programs such as those listed below to be carried out by the Laboratory. In carrying out these programs, particular emphasis is to be given to those areas for which the Laboratory isosition to suggest and augment new, unique, imaginative approaches to the solution of problems.
a. Analysis andof foreign intelligence 'Information:
Technology and other developments in foreign nuclear weapons states that could affect the national security of the United States or its allies through increases in the quality, quantity, reliability and maintainability of the nuclear arsenal of the foreign states. (S)
Technology and other developments in non-nuclear weapons states that could lead to the development of nuclear weapons or the acquisition of special nuclear materials. (S)
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3) As mutually agreed upon, such other
analytical tasks within the competence of the Laboratory as requested by the CIA. (u)
b. Systems design and development activities to explore new methods of intelligence data collection. The work will include not only research, exploratory development, and feasibility investigations of sensory, instrumentation and data handling systems, but also the interactions with andfor emplacement, delivery and support systems. (s)
roject manager who will furnish the necessary management and technical direction to the project. (u)
Providing external security for the project facility andecurity liaison office to coordinate with the CIA. (U)
Providing an adequate number of personnel, including those for management and technical direction, who are expected, in general, to participate in the work of the project for at least one year. In,addition, arranging for the assignment of ,others to be utilized by the project on an ad hoc basis. (UJ
Providing special working and storage facilities at the Laboratory as necessary for the conduct of work to be performed under this Memorandum
of Understanding. Such facilities will beto as the "Project Facilities" andworking within the Project Facilities on the project will be referred to as "Project Personnel". To the extent that existing DoE facilities and DoE equipment can be madewithout requiring replacement in the future, they will be made available by the DoE without reimbursement and will remain the property of the DoE. (U)
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The CIA will be responsible for:
Reimbursing the DoE for such costs incurred in accordance with the terms ofn performance of the work under this Memorandum as is within the agreed level of effort and as is in direct response to tasking by the CIA. (U)
Ascertaining that CIA security requirements, not in conflict with DIA security requirements, are met. (The CIA recognizes that the ITO is under the security cognizance of the DIA.) (U)
Providing at its expense any necessary special communication equipmentWXperation of this equipment will be theof the Laboratory, subject to security policies of CIA. This will include, if necessary, providing funds for remodeling facilities to CIA specifications. It is recognized that thenow has communications facilities,by DIA and DoE, for the categories of information pertinent to this understanding.
In order to minimize duplication of facilities, existing communication equipment will be used wherever operationally feasible. (U)
From time to time providing one or moreanalysts to the projectemporary duty basis to furnish intelligence guidance and support or to receive on-the-job technical These analysts will not be in lieu of fiscal support, but the technical training willroject expense. (U)
Supporting the programs to the fullest extent possible with intelligence information specific to the assigned tasks. (U)
Providing materials, supplies, and equipment required for performance of the programs, not otherwise available to the project (see Section. Items provided by the CIA will remain the property of the CIA (see Section VIII). (U)
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7. roject monitor to serve as liaison between CIA and the Laboratory. This project monitor will serve as the administrative point of contact at CIA for day-to-day interactions between CIA and the Laboratory. (U>
and Information Control
Procedures for control of visitors to the CIA's project facilities and related briefings presented by project personnel will be established by the project manaaer with the approval of CIA. (U)
The parties to this Memorandum will keep each otherof significant developments in the performance of the work hereunder. The CIA will provide the DoE with copies of program directives, and the DoE will have access to CIA records relating to the project and to instruments, devices, models and processes that may be developed. Underhe DoE now has access to all reports generated under it and the DoE will authorize the Laboratory to report the results of technical analyses and of research and development performed pursuant to this Memorandum directly to the CIA. The DoE will limit access to information and reports developed under this Memorandum as directed by the CIA. Dissemination of report! to other elements of the Government will be the responsibility of the CIA. The reports would be: (s)
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reports, memoranda, and wire reports:
Will present, as appropriate, the results of in-depth analysis, research and development work, or ad hoc studies by the Laboratoryesult of CIA ad hoc requirements, or will present brief reports oranswers related to incomplete studies. (U)
reports: Will be submittedwill summarize the progress made on theand will report fiscal, security andagreed upon items. (U)
Security
The CIA will be responsible for processing and granting, as necessary, required intelligence clearances for project personnel. Personnel to be cleared and the clearance levels required will be established by CIA in coordination with the
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project manager. In addition, nominees for work on the CIA project will be subject to preliminary security screening criteria by CIA. The assignment of individuals toegular or ad hoc basis will be dependent upon final security approval by CIA. Historically, the ITO has utilized, within security limits, the broad expertisewithin the Laboratory. Many of the people in the Laboratory will be working on non-CIA projects, and some of these people may have intelligence accesses granted by other agencies of the intelligence community, such as DIA and DoE. With the concurrence of the CIA project monitor, those members of the Laboratory who have appropriate intelligence accesses granted by other National Foreign Intelligence Board agencies will be allowed to participate in collective analysis sessions on the CIA programs at the Laboratory. (U)
request for rights in an invention or for apatent rights in an invention made or conceived
in the performance of CIA-funded work within the scope of this Memorandum of Understanding shall be granted by DoE without the concurrence of the CIA. (u)
agrees to furnish the CIAopy ofreport submitted by the Laboratory oron an invention made or conceivedperformance of CIA-funded work within thethis Memorandum of Understanding. (U)
of Property
Title to any removable property furnished by the CIA shall remain with the CIA. Title to any removable property including materials, equipment and supplies, the cost of which has been borne by the CIA, including deliverable items, shall pass directly to the CIA. Title to all other property shall be in the DoE. (U)
A. It is recognized that appropriate arrangements will have to be made for such matters as audits of the project and safety inspections of the work areas utilized by the Laboratory. (U)
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B. With respect to administration of this Memorandum, the point of contact in the CIA is the National ForeignCenter, and in the DOE is the Office of International Security Affairs, in coordination with the DOE Senior Intelligence Officer. (U)
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