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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGBETWEENDEPARTMENT

OF STATE/DIPLOMATIC

SECURITY

SERVICEAND

THE

FEDERAL BUREAU

OF

INVESTIGATION

PREAMBLE:

Presidential

Decision Directive

39

(FDD

39) states "it is the

policy

of the

United

States

to

deter,

defeat,

and

respondvigorously

to all

terrorist attacks

on our

territory

and

againstour citizens, or

facilities..."

Within the United States, the

Department of

Justice, acting

through

the

Federal Bureau

of

Investigation

(FBI),is the

designated lead agency

forIn

order

to

ensure that there

is a

robust capability

to

deter,

defeat,

and

respond vigorously

to

terrorism

in the

United States,

the FBI

recognizes

the

need

to

utilize

the

resources

of

other

federal law

enforcement agencies

to

exploit their manyspecialitiesinfighting terrorism. This approach

ensures

that

the

U.S. Government is combating

terrorism

In

a coordinated and

comprenensive

manner.To that end, the FBI believes that the creation of

Joint

Terrorism Task Forces (JTTFs) embodies

the

objectives

of the

U.S.policy

on

counterrorism

as

set

forth

in

FDD

39.

This Memorandum

of

Understanding (MOU) shall serve

to

establish

the

parameters

for the

detailing/assigning

of

employees fromDepartment of State/Diplomatic Security Service (DOS/DSS) to the

FBI led

JTTFs

in

selected cities across

the

U.S.PURPOSE:

The

purpose

of

this Memorandum

of

Understanding (MOU)

is to

outline the mission of the Joint Terrorism

Task

Force (JTTF), and

to

formalize

the

relationship between

the FBI and

DOS/DSS

in

order

to

maximize cooperation

and to

create

a

cohesive unitcapable of addressing the most

complex

terrorist

investigations

within

theU.S.

This MOU specifically recresencs the agreement between the FBIsnd

the

DO'S

DSS

w'^ich

will

cover"

che

crocsss

ov

w~~ich

DCS-DSS

employees are

detailed

or ocnerwise

assigned

to

work

at the

FBI

as

oar"

"

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MISSION

The

mission

of the

JTTF

will be to

utilize

the collectiveresourcesof the

participating agencies

for the

prevention,

preemption,

deterrence

and investigation of terrorism and

activities

related

to terrorism,

both

actual andpotential,

occurring

in or

affecting

the

U.S. carried

out by

terroristgroups and/or individuals,

as

well

as

apprehending

individuals

committing such

violations.

CONTROLLING DOCUMENTS

Because the

JTTF

will operate under Attorney General authority,

it

will

be

necessary

for the

JTTF

to

adhere

to

Attorney GeneralGuidelines that have been

tested

for

legal sufficiency.Therefore, all parties agree to abide by the following

guidelines:

1)

Attorney General Guidelines on General Crimes, RacketeeringEnterprise

and

Domestic Security/Terrorism Investigations,

2)

Attorney General Guidelines for Foreign Intelligence

Collection and

Foreign

Counterintelligence

Investigations,

3)

Attorney General Guidelines on Federal Bureau of Investigation

Undercover

Operations,

4) Attorney

General

Procedure for

Reporting

and Use ofInformation

Concerning Violations

of Law and

Authorization

for

Participation in otherwise Illegal Activity in FBI Foreign

Intelligence,

Counterintelligence

or

International TerrorismIntelligence

Investigations,

5)

Attorney General Memorandum dated July

19,

1995, entitled"Procedures

for

Contacts Between

the FBI and the

CriminalDivision

Concerning

Foreign

Intelligence

and

ForeignCounterintelligence

Investigations,"

6)

Attorney General's Guidelines

on the FBI Use of

Informants

and

Confidential

Sources,

7)

Attorney General Guidelines

on

.the

Development

and

Operation

of

FBI

Criminal

Informants

and Cooperative

witnesses

inEx~ra

terr

-Eor

i_al

Junscic~ions

.

TUrdanceissued

bv

nhe

FBI.

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