AARO records on attempts to engage with Grusch (FOIA 24-F-0266)

UNCLASSIFIED
OFFICE
OF THE
DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE
WASHINGTON,
DC
CAPC0-23-003
SUBJECT:
Authorization to Provide Information to Personnel Representing the
All-Domain
Anomaly Resolution Office
(AARO),
Office
of
the Under Secretary
of
Defense
for
Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S))
REFERENCE: Section 1673
of
the National
Defense Authorization Act
for
Fiscal
Year
2023
Representatives
of
the All.Domain Anomaly
Resolution
Office (AARO) are authorized
to
speak
to persons
and/or
conduct interviews
of
persons
that
currently have,
or
previously
had, access
to
sensitive U.S.
Government
(USG)
information, activities,
and/or
materials.
Individuals with current
or
previous access
to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
(LJAP)-related
orpresumed relevant information which
is
subject
to a
USG
Nondisclosure Agreement are
authorized
to
provide
this
otherwise protected information
to AARO representatives. AARO
personnel
are
authorized
to
receive this
information
pursuant
to Section
1673
of
the
National
Defense Authorization Act
(NDAA) for
Fiscal
Year (FY) 2023. The
provision
of
-
OAP-related
information which
is
subject to a Nondisclosure Agreement to AARO personnel constitutes an
authorized disclosure if the
information
is
provided
and received for
the limited
purpose
of
conducting AARO's
assigned mission
as
specified
in
Section 1683
of
the
NDAA for FY2022,
as
amended
by
Section 6802
of
the NDAA for FY2023.
AARO representatives will conduct any conversation, interview, or disclosure
of
USG sensitive
information by an
individual only within appropriate secure spaces and handled in accordance
with the regulations applicable
to
the alleged classification level
of
the potentially sensitive
information discussed, (e.g., if
the individual providing the information indicates that he/she
believes the
information
to
be
shared is
classifiedZOMAGiarioTp440:i.or
CAA,
the AARO
representatives will handle
the
information in accordance with such
level
at intake and
until the
classification can
be determined).
Persons in contact with,
or interviewed by. AARO representatives
are
advised that they are to
continue safeguarding classified and sensitive information in accordance
with.
U.S. law and the
terms
of
any applicable Nondisclosure Agreement.
An
individual's
authorized disclosure
ofsensitive information to
AARO representatives are outlined in
this memorandum
in no way
impacts
that
individual's responsibility to protect and safeguard classified information from
unauthorized disclosure
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(b)(6)
Director, Controlled Access Programs Central Office
UNCLASSIFIED