Department of Defense
DIRECTIVE
NUMBER 5530.3
June 11, 1987
Certified Current as of November 21, 2003
Incorporating Change 1, February 18, 1991
GC, DoD
SUBJECT: International Agreements
References: (a) DoD Directive 5530.3, subject as above, December 6, 1979 (hereby
canceled)
(b) DoD Instruction 2050.1, "Delegated Approval Authority to Negotiate
and Conclude International Agreements," July 6, 1977 (hereby canceled)
(c) DoD Directive 3310.1, "International Intelligence Agreements," October
22, 1982, (hereby canceled)
(d) through (m), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Directive:
1.1. Supersedes and consolidates references (a), (b), and (c) to take into account
regulations published by the Department of State (enclosure 3) to implement the Case
Act (enclosure 4), and to accommodate organizational changes within the Office of the
Secretary of Defense (OSD).
1.2. Revises DoD procedures to implement the Case Act (enclosure 4) as
interpreted by the Department of State (DoS) (enclosure 3).
1.3. Assigns responsibilities for central repositories of international agreements
within the Department of Defense.
1.4. Assigns responsibility for controlling the negotiation and the conclusion of
agreements with foreign governments and international organizations by personnel of the
Department of Defense, its components, commands, or other organizational elements.
