Det danske Fredsakademi
Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 18 januar 1985 / Time Line January 18, 1985
Version 3.517. Januar 1985, 19. Januar 1985
01/18/1985
US National Security Decision Directive 159 on "Covert Action
Policy Approval and Coordination Procedures" , January 18,
1985. - 7 s.
- http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/nsdd/nsdd-159.pdf
'Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this NSDD is to establish procedures for the
planning, approval, and coordination of covert action (intelligence
"special activities" under Executive Order 12333) and for the
review and evaluation of these activities in order to ensure that
they continuously derive from and support us national security
objectives and are integrated fully into overall US policy.
Knowledge of covert action policies, decisions, and programs shall
be strictly limited to the absolute minimum number of senior
officials and their immediate staff focal points. To the extent
possible, knowledge of policies, deliberations, and programs;
knowledge of operations; and knowledge of supporting information or
activities will be strictly compartmented from each other'.
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