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Target Exploitation Classification Guide
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NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE
(U) CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR
THE TARGET EXPLOITATION (TAREX) PROGRAM
2-52
Effective Date: 6 February 2012
Revised Date(s): 7 February 2012, 25 April 2012
CLASSIFIED BY:
REASON FOR CLASSIFICATION: 1.4
DECLASSIF ON: 25 years*
ENDORSED BY:

(U) Change Register
Date Made By
(mange No. Change In,
1 TO USA, AUS, CAN. can. NZL) A1, Remarks: 02mm -
Changed from ?The fact that TAREX conducts covert HUMINT
to The fact that TAREX conducts clandestine
HUMINT collection" Only CIA can conduct ?covert.? Pet POC in
835093.
2 (U) 0.6.: Included an on the end of?Chin" so that it reads as 02/07/12 -
"Quinn."
3 (U) Changed the value in the Declass column in items 3.1m: 8.4. 04125112 -
from MA to 25 yws'.

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CLASSIFICATION GUIDE (U) Target Exploitation
(TAREX) Program, 2-52
PUBLICATION DATE: (U) 2 February 2012
OFFICE OF ORIGIN: 835093, Target Exploitation Program
POC: 835093, Target Exploitation Program,?
ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY: Teresa H. Shea, Signals
Intelligence Director
The Target Exploitation (TAREX) Program conducts worldwide clandestine
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) close-access operations and overt and clandestine Human
Intelligence (HUMINT) operations in direct support of the United States System
(U SCS). TAREX Program activities are executed under dual SIGINT authority and
US. Army HUMINT authority. establishes, funds, and directs TAREX activities, and
these activities are only conducted in response to validated requirements. The
HUMINT community is responsible for executing TAREX operations.
This classi?cation guide only addresses the SIGINT portion of the TAREX
Program. Refer to the US. Army HUMINT Classi?cation Guide, dated 8 February 2008, for
guidance on TAREX HUMINT activities. Contact this guide?s POC for a copy of the US. Army
HUMINT Classi?cation Guide.
Description ofInforImtlon MW Ramon Declam Remarks
A. (U) Program Information - General
A. 1. (U) The association of UNCLASSIFIED (U) Details may require
with the term Target Exploitation, its protection or
abbreviation TAREX, and/or the US. classi?cation, and may
Army Intelligence and Security Command be compartmented.
(IN SCOM) Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
A.2. (U) The fact that TAREX is an UNCLASSIFIED (U) Details may require
program that provides direct protection or
support to the United States classi?cation, and may
System (USCS) be compartmented.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
A.3. The fact that TAREX TO USA, AUS,
conducts intelligence operations to provide
unique collection of telecommunication-
and information and
material in direct support of
and/or the USCS
FOR OFFICIAL USE
ONLY
CAN, GBR, NZL)
Details may require
classi?cation and may be
compartmented. For
example, in accordance
with the US. Army
HUMINT Classi?cation
Guide, the fact that
TAREX conducts overt
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HUMINT collection on
behalf of is
protected as
FOR OFFICIAL USE
ONLY. The ?tct tint
TAREX conducts
clandestine HUMINT
collection on behalf of
is classi?ed
SEC TO
USA.
Contact
guide POC for further
guidance.
AA. (U) The fact that INSCOM is the UNCLASSIFIED (U) Details may require
executive agent for TAREX protection or
classi?cation, and may
be compartmented.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
A.5. The fact that TAREX UNCLASSIFIEDI.I NA NA The
only responds to collection requirements FOR OFFICIAL USE Global Access
validated and tasked by ONLY Operatioru organization
(535) provides mission
tasking and reporting
instructions to the
TAREX Proyam in
accordance with
SE5350.
A.6. (U) The fact that TAREX obtaim UNCLASSIFIED NA NA (U) Details of funding
Consolidated Program (CCP) should be handled in
funding from NSAICSS accordance with the
Finance Classi?cation
Guide, 07-01.
A.7. (U) The fact that TAREX traces its UNCLASSIFIED NIA NIA (U) This fact has been
historical roots to the WWII Target revealed in multiple
Intelligence Committee (TICOM) Freedom of Infomution
Act FOIA disclosures.
8.1. (UIIFOUO) The speci?c SIGINT SECRET 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
operational methodologies used in a at a minimum higher classi?cation
speci?c TAREX Program operation andfor compartmentation
depending on
methodology. Foreign
releasability will be
determined by TAREX
on a case-by-case basis.
Inforrmtion
concerning a speci?c
TAREX operation may
not be releasable to

foreign entities i?when
certain HUMINT
methodologies are used.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
8.2. The targets, locations, 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
andfor of planned, future. at a minimum higher classi?cation
or ongoing TAREX Program operatiom and/or
See Remarks compartmentation.
Details may
be downgraded on
completion of an
operation unless such
detaib warrant additional
or continued protection
for up to 25 years'.
(U) Contact guide POC
for further guidance.
8.3. T0 USA. AUS, CAN, (38R, T0 1.4 25 years? T0 USA, AUS.
NZL) The fact that TAREX conducts USA. AUS, CAN. CAN. (58R. NZL)
clandestine SIGINT collection GBR, NZL Details of TAREX
collection should be
classi?ed in accordance
with applicable SIGINT
classi?cation guidance.
Some details on the
execution of clandestine
collection fall
under the purview of
Consult the
guide POC and refer to
the US. Army HUMINT
Classi?cation Guide for
guidance.
(SHREL T0 USA, AUS.
CAN. (38R. N21.) The
TAREX program does
not conduct overt
collection.
8.4. REL T0 USA. AUS, CAN, 1.4 25 years?
GBR. NZL) Identi?cation of
individuals involved in TAREX
clandestine operations
8.5. (SJISWNOFORN) The fact that 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
TAREX performs physical subversion. to NOFORN higher classi?cation
include: and?or
0 Close access-enabling. emanation.
exploitation. or operations; Contact guide POC for
further guidance.

0 Off net-enabling, exploitation, or
operations;
0 Supply chain-enabling,
exploitation, or intervention
operations; andlor
Hardware i lant-enabli
D.I. The fact of a TAREX UNCLASSIFIEDW NA NA (U) A greater degree of
Program presence in a broad geographical FOR OFFICIAL USE geographic speci?city
area Europe or Middle East) ONLY may require
classi?cation and may be
cornpartmented. Contact
guide POC for further
guidance.
0.2. (UIIFOUO) The fact of a TAREX UNCLASSIFIED NA NA (U) Details. unit
Program presence at name, SIGINT Activity
Washington Designator (SIGAD),
etc., are classi?ed and
may require
compartmentation.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
0.3. The fact of a forward- NA NA (U) Details, unit
based TAREX Program presence FOR OFFICIAL USE name, SIGAD. etc., are
collocated with the NSAICSS ONLY classi?ed and may
Centers in Hawaii, Texas, and Georgia require
compartmentation.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
0.4. (CIIREL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, 1.4 25 years? (U) Details, unit
NZL) The fact of a forward-based TAREX REL TO USA, AUS, name, etc., my
presence eollocated in Germany with CAN, GBR, NZL require higher
Europe (NCEUR) classi?cation and/or
compartmentation.
Comm guide POC for
further guidance.
0.5. TO USA. AUS, CAN, GBR, 25 years? (U) Details, unit
NZL) The fact of a forward-based TAREX REL TO USA, AUS, name, SIGAD. etc., may
presence in South Korea CAN, (38R, NZL require higher
classi?cation andfor
compartmentation.
Comact guide POC for
further guidance.
0.6. The fact of a forward-based L4 25 years? (U) Details, unit
TAREX presence in Beijing, China name, SIGAD. etc., may
require higher
classi?cation and/or
compartmentation.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.

D.7. (SUNF) The fact that TAREX 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
personnel are assigned to speci?ed or higher classi?cation
unspeci?ed U.S. embassies andc?or
compartmentation.
Contact guide POC for
further guidance.
(SHNF) TAREX
personnel who are
assigned to U.S.
embassies operate under
cover.
D.8. The fact that 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
TAREX personnel are permanently higher classi?cation.
stationed at other speci?ed or unspecified and/or
overseas locations compartmentation.
Contact guide POC for
further dance.
(UM-DUO) The fact that the UNCLASSIFIEDU NA NA (U) Details may require
TAREX Program collaborates FOR OFFICIAL USE classi?cation and may be
with HUMINT Community collectors ONLY compartmented. Contact
guide POC for further
guidance.
E2. The fact that the TAREX NIA NIA (U) Details may require
Program acts as the FOR OFFICIAL USE protection or
representative to the HUMINT and ONLY classi?cation, and may
Technical Intelligence (TI-XIHINT) be oompartmented.
communities for handling, exploiting. and Contact guide POC for
reporting Foreign Information further guidance.
(FCI) and related material andfor
equipment
8.3. (le REL T0 USA, AUS. CAN. 1.4 25 years? (U) Details may require
(58R, NZL) The fact that has REL TO USA, AUS. higher classi?cation and
TAREX personnel integrated into the CAN. (38R. NZL may be conmartrnented.
HUMINT operations at CIA, Contact guide POC for
andior FBI further guidance.
25 years": Declassi?cation in 25 years indicates that the information is classi?ed for 25 years
from the date a document is created or 25 years from the date of this original classi?cation
decision, whichever is later.