Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5210.84
January 22, 1992,
Administrative Reissuance Incorporating Change 1, October 15, 1996
ASD(C3I)
SUBJECT: Security of DoD Personnel at U.S. Missions Abroad
References: (a) Public Law 99-399, "Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986"
(b) DoD Instruction 5105.57, "Procedures for the U.S. Defense
Representavive (USDR) in Foreign Countries," December 26,1995
(c) DoD 7750.5-M, "DoD Procedures for Management of Information
Requirements," November 1986
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction:
1.1. Disseminates the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the
Department of Defense and the Department of State on diplomatic security at United
States missions abroad (enclosure E1.), and the Attorney General memorandum for the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) supervision and conduct of espionage
investigations of all U.S. personnel assigned to these missions (enclosure E2.).
1.2. Designates the Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), as the DoD
Executive Agent for diplomatic security matters addressed in this Instruction for all
noncombatant DoD elements operating under the authority of the Chief of Mission
(examples include, but are not limited to, Defense Attache' Offices and Security
Assistance Organizations).
2. APPLICABILITY
2.1. This Instruction applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the
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