1-12-96. WashP: "Agencies Debate Value of Being Out in the Cold. Spies Under 'Nonofficial Cover' Are Among Most Sensitive Operations." Today, as the roles and missions of American spying are being reviewed, one of the most sensitive debates in the U.S. intelligence community is whether to step up the overseas use of NOCs, not only by the CIA but also by the Pentagon's Defense Humint Service and the FBI, both of which also can work abroad under cover. Because they operate alone and outside embassies, NOCs need their own secure communications and a safe way to keep their highly classified files. 1-11-96. WashP: "Israeli Media Break Censorship Rules to Name New Security Service Head." The man who will take the reins of Israel's Shin Bet security service, Rear Adm. Ami Ayalon, was named today in Israeli news accounts for the first time in the history of the secretive organization. Israeli media have yet to name Ayalon's predecessor, Karmi Gilon, who was still referred to today as "Kaf." 1-11-96. FinTim: "Yeltsin's New Spy Master to Play by the Rules." Mr Trubnikov will be the first spymaster to work under new legislation which says the intelligence services must use "a combination of open and secret methods and tactics and in accordance with the principle of legality and respect for human rights and freedoms". Separately, Mr Yeltsin signed a decree limiting phone taps and the unauthorised collection of information on firms and individuals. But Tass, which reported the decree, gave no details of how it would work. SPO_oks