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SECRET//SUV/NOFORN NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE (U) CLASSIFICATION GUIDE FOR ‘THE NSA/CSS TARGET EXPLOITATION (TAREX) PROGRAM 252 Reve Dates: 7 February 2012, 25 Ape 2012 REASON FOR CLASSIFICATION: 146) DECLASSIPY ON: 25 years SECRET//SUV/NOFORN SECRET//SU/NOFORN (© Change Register so DateMade Change Change vmumayy tas) 1) IRR TOUSA, AUS CAS GRR NAY Re oo Sits tthe YAREX tes co CNT ‘sich Tw fc far PARENocaaes dee itv ction Oxy CA cn eda va Pe POC Son 3 Di a Vwi a Owais | OTD (ope -_ De ie ee a a fomNiAte2s ean" SECRET//SV/NOFORN, SECRET//SUV/NOFORN CLASSIFICATION GUIDE TITLE/NUMBER: (U) NSA/CSS Target Exploitation (TAREX) Program, 2-52 PUBLICATION DATE: (U) 2 February 2012 OFFICE OF ORIGIN: (Wi/FOUO) $35093, Target Exploitation Program POC: (U/P OU) EEE, 835093, Target Exploitation Progra, ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY: (U/FOUO) Teresa H. Shea, Signals Intelligence Director (INF) The NSAICSS Target Exploitation (TAREX) Program conducts worldwide clandestine Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) close-access operations and overt and clandestine Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations in dret support ofthe United States Cryptologic System (USCS). TAREX Program activities are executed under dual NSA/CSS SIGINT authority and US. Army HUMINT authority, NSAICSS establishes, funds, and directs TAREX activities, and these activities are only conducted in response to validated NSA/CSS requirements. The HUMINT community i responsible for executing TAREX operations. (U/OUO) This clasifiaton guide only addresses the SIGINT portion of the TAREX Program. Refer tothe US, Army HUMINT Classification Guid, dated 8 February 2008, for guidance on TAREX HUMINT activities. Contact this guide's POC fora copy ofthe US. Army HUMINT Classification Guide. rw "information = ‘AL. 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[HUMINT operon CIA, DIADaD, Conus guide POC for [andi FL faker sundance, 25 years*: Declassificaton in 25 yeas indicates thatthe information is classified for 2S years from the date a document is eeated or 25 years from the date of this original classification Aecision, whichever is Iter. SECRET//SU//NOFORN