National Security Council Intelligence Directive 9

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Cold War–era policy document U.S. national security directive intelligence directive

National Security Council Intelligence Directive 9 is a Cold War–era U.S. policy directive that established and governed the centralized coordination of signals intelligence activities, forming a key part of the legal framework for the National Security Agency’s operations.

Aliases (1)

National Security Council Intelligence Directives ×1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War–era policy document → U.S. national security directive → intelligence directive →
appliesTo	U.S. military intelligence components engaged in signals intelligence → civilian intelligence agencies engaged in signals intelligence →
approvedBy	President of the United States →
classificationStatus	classified at time of issuance →
country	United States →
definesRoleOf	Department of Defense in signals intelligence → National Security Agency → United States intelligence community in signals intelligence →
era	Cold War →
establishes	centralized control of U.S. signals intelligence → coordination mechanisms among U.S. SIGINT agencies →
governs	collection of foreign signals intelligence → dissemination of signals intelligence → processing of signals intelligence →
governsTypeOfActivity	signals intelligence analysis → signals intelligence collection → signals intelligence reporting →
hasConsequence	standardization of U.S. signals intelligence procedures → strengthened centralization of U.S. SIGINT under NSA →
historicalSignificance	foundational element of U.S. Cold War signals intelligence policy → key document in institutional development of the National Security Agency →
issuedBy	United States National Security Council →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalBasisFor	centralized coordination of U.S. signals intelligence → operations of the National Security Agency →
partOf	U.S. Cold War intelligence framework → legal framework for National Security Agency operations → legal framework for U.S. signals intelligence →
policyType	executive branch directive →
purpose	to define responsibilities and authorities for U.S. signals intelligence agencies → to establish centralized coordination of U.S. signals intelligence activities →
regulates	signals intelligence activities →
relatedTo	National Security Agency → National Security Council Intelligence Directives → United States intelligence community →
subjectMatter	communications intelligence → electronic intelligence → signals intelligence →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
National Security Agency →	legalBasis
National Security Council Intelligence Directive 9 ("National Security Council Intelligence Directives") →	relatedTo