text: Appendix A
  A-24. One technique for facilitating intelligence sharing and collaboration is establishing an information
  exchange cell. Another technique for sharing critical intelligence with multinational partners is having U.S.
  intelligence information written for release at the lowest possible classification level (with the fewest
  dissemination restrictions) within foreign disclosure guidelines.
  Writing for Release
  JP 2-0 describes writing for release as the deliberate process of producing information for
  disclosure to mission partners all levels; any references to sources and methods should only
  be included below a tear line to maximize the ability to share relevant information with
  partners. Intelligence production agencies often use a tear line in classified reports to
  separate compartmented information from intelligence that can be widely disseminated. (The
  J-2 and component intelligence staff officers keep information above the tear line and
  disseminate the intelligence below.) Having intelligence production agencies use such tear
  lines facilitates intelligence sharing.
  Note. Tear line is a visible line on an intelligence message separating categories of information
  that have been approved for foreign disclosure and release (JP 2-0).
  A-25. When information relating to a particular source cannot be shared, the intelligence derived from that
  source should still be provided if the information itself does not potentially compromise the source. The
  Director of National Intelligence must establish procedures for separating intelligence from sources and
  methods. Analysts must balance the accuracy and amount of information written for release with the security
  of classified material. Then, they must properly vet that intelligence through the foreign disclosure officer
  before dissemination. Intelligence production agencies often publish highly classified reports in a format that
  separates compartmented information from intelligence that can be widely disseminated with a tear line. The
  U.S. joint and component intelligence staffs keep information above the tear line for U.S. forces while
  disseminating the intelligence below the tear line to multinational forces.
  DISCLOSURE POLICY AND THE DISCLOSURE OF CLASSIFIED
  INFORMATION
  A-26. The foreign disclosure office may approve the disclosure of classified and controlled unclassified
  military information to foreign representatives. This is based on the policies, directives, and laws that govern
  national disclosure policy and the release of classified information. The foreign disclosure office provides
  this service to the command and staff and to assigned, attached, and supporting agencies, allies, and other
  multinational partners. Each nation must determine what collected information its forces can share, in what
  format, and how information is passed; ideally, this will be discussed coalition-wide during the planning the
  phases of the operation. The U.S. force intelligence staff enforces national disclosure policy and the
  disclosure of classified information to multinational intelligence partners through the foreign disclosure
  office, which has staff proponency for this action.
  A-27. Using the disclosure policy, pertinent laws, regulations and directives, the foreign disclosure office—
  ⚫ Adjudicates disclosure requests by using delegated disclosure authorities and sanitization
  guidelines.
  ⚫ Advises the commander and staff on potential problems when existing disclosure authorities do
  not support current or future requirements to disclose.
  ⚫ Facilitates sharing relevant and pertinent intelligence about the situation and threat between the
  U.S. military and allies and other multinational partners consistent with disclosure policy and
  U.S. joint force guidance.
  ⚫ Pays special attention to intelligence classification and levels of access of multinational
  personnel. However, the office avoids sharing information about intelligence sources and
  methods with allies and other multinational partners until approved by the appropriate national-
  level agency.