Memorandum, President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Director of Central Intelligence

TOP SEGRET TCS 7882-60-HH HANDT KEYHODE CHANNELS ONLY cy' of ined DECLASSIFIED THE WHITE HOUSE E.O. 12950, SEC. 3.0(b) WASHINGTON MR 95-26-00 His 9/9/99 August 26, 1960 MEMORANDUM FOR CDR The Secretary of State C.A.H, The Secretary of Defense* L/D The Attorney General* WIR The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Jam The Director of Central Intelligence I hereby direct that the products of satellite reconnaissance, and in- Heary formation of the fact of such reconnaissance revealed by the product, shall be given strict security handling under the provisions of a JW special security control system approved by me. I hereby approve the TALENT-KEYHOLE Security Control System for this purpose. RtH Within your agency, you shall be personally responsible for the selec- JAIN tion of those personnel who will have access to the foregoing information and for determining the scope of that access. Access is to be on a "must know" basis related to major national security needs. A list of RGB those selected shall be furnished to the Director of Central Intelligence, D.B.C who will maintain and review the control roster. When they are in- doctrinated, they shall be informed of my specific direction to them 3th that the provisions of the special Security Control System I have approved be strictly complied with, including the prohibition upon them ROL of imparting any information within this system to any person not spe- cifically known to them to be on the list of those authorized to receive this material. The responsibility for the selection of personnel may gas be delegated only to the senior intelligence chief or chiefs within the Kiss agencies serving as members of the U. S. Intelligence Board. The Director of Central Intelligence, in consultation with the U. S. Intelligence Board, will be responsible to me for determining all ques- central tions involved in the continued protection and control of the foregoing material and information, including the development of a common understanding as to the meaning of the term " 'must know basis re- , lated to major national security needs, and a broad consensus as to the numbers of personnel in each agency comprehended by this term. FoLL. *For Department of Defense WMB. Dright Niver have including OSD, JCS, Army, Navy, Air Force, and NSA For Director, FBI HANDI KEVHOTE S ONLY CAM if no. L. they et TOP SECREI