Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5210.60
December 4, 2005
USD(P)
SUBJECT: Security Clearance Program for U.S. Citizens Employed Directly By the North
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
References: (a) DoD Directive 5210.60, "Security Clearance Program for United States Citizens
Employed Directly by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),"
January 30, 1990 (hereby canceled)
(b) Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum, “DoD Directives Review –
Phase II,” July 13, 2005
(c) Executive Order 11633, “Security Clearance Program for United States Citizens
Employed Directly by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the South-East
Asia Treaty Organization, and the Central Treaty Organization,”
December 3, 1971
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(d) DoD Directive 5220.22, "National Industrial Security Program,"
September 27, 2004
(e) through (h), see enclosure 1
1. REISSUANCE AND PURPOSE
This Instruction reissues reference (a) as a DoD Instruction according to the guidance in
reference (b). Under the authority of references (c) and (d), it provides the policies, standards,
criteria, and procedure for U.S. citizens who require a NATO Security Clearance Certificate
(NSCC) for direct employment by NATO civil or military organizations in positions involving
access to NATO classified information. Such U.S. citizens are hereafter referred to as
"applicants."
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This reference is available from http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1971.html
