COVER UNDERCOVER

Cover Support

Agents in target areas with a primary mission of supporting the cover story.

Combination of True and False Personal Data

Combination of True and False Personal Data

documentation of cover

It is necessary to support the cover story. It includes documents which should be in the personal possession of the undercover investigator and those which should be on file in official and private offices in connection with some phase of the assumed background.

Artificial Cover Story

using biographical data which are invented for the purpose.

GUIDELINES ON ORGANIZATIONAL COVER

Ø Organizational cover must appear producing something as a front. Ø Should so device that not all personnel will work together at the same time. Ø Cover should be devoted to mission Ø Start with small organizational cover and provide room for expansion as it continues to exist.

Cover requirements

Ø Security (status) Ø Mission Accomplishment (Action) Ø Both security and mission accomplishment

COVER STORY

ØA biographical account, true or fictional or a combination of true or fiction which portrays the undercover investigators' past history and current status.

general qualification

ØAbove average mental ability; ØPerceptible senses; ØHave self-confidence; ØGood memory; ØLong physical endurance; ØGood character; ØStrong personality; ØNatural attitude; ØPerseverance;

criteria for cover

ØIt should be simple. One that is easy to remember for the operator; ØIt is adequate. One that provides enough security for status and action; and ØIt is economical. Expenditures are commensurate to the desired information.

Specific Qualifications

ØKnowledge of the language; ØKnowledge of the area background and current events; ØKnowledge about the people's customs and habits; ØPhysical appearance can blend to the area of operation.

ESSENTIAL USES OF COVER

ØMaintains secrecy of operations against enemy intelligence; Ø Maintains secrecy of operations against friendly agencies not having the "need to Know"; Ø Pursues successful accomplishment of the mission.

elements of cover

ØMission Ø Environment Ø Person(s)

PRECAUTIONS/GUIDELINES IN CASE OF COMPROMISE

ØMove out immediately ØStart new facility for operation and develop it ØBuild entirely new cover ØUse circuitous routes and provide careful counter surveillance measures

FACTORS THAT HELP IN THE DETERMINATION OF APPROPRIATE COVER

ØProvides freedom of movement; Ø Protects the investigator in case of compromise; Ø Provides adequate leisure time; Ø It must be flexible to meet changing situations; ØConsistent with the financial resources available to the investigator.

aging the cover

ØThe process of being in an area/ condition/status/cover by an undercover agent for considerable period of time in order to acquire a seemingly true identity for the purpose of gaining root of his accepted and fictitious background.

OBJECTIVES OF ORGANIZATIONAL COVER

ØTo camouflage and protect operational personnel and their activities. Ø To protect installation in which clandestine activities are based

selection of personnel

ØUndercover investigators must have ingenuity, resourcefulness combined with common sense and good judgment.

Cover family

combination of compartmental.

ALIAS

a fictitious name of a person. A pseudonym.

Cell cover

intended for small operating groups, wherein the numbers of the group are not working together.

Cover

is the means by which an individual, group or organization conceals the true nature of its activities, and/ or its existence from the oberver. It is used so that the intelligence unit may operate with minimum interference from the outside elements. By "outside elements", we mean those not having the "Need to Know"

Group cover

provides security for three (3) or more individuals appearing to be working together

BACKSTOP

refers to falsified documents and materials prepared by an undercover to make his cover story credible.

Natural Cover Story

story using actual background data with minor adjustments to fill and/or fit the situation.

nature of cover

ØWitting or unwitting exposure; ØAny cover that is subjected to close scrutiny for an extended period of time will be probably compromised; ØCover selected must not affect the unwelcome attention of the persons, not so to the observer; ØCover might appear plausible to the user, however, it is not so to the observer. ØThe cover must provide undercover identity with the opportunity to get the work done.