CLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS SAFEGUARDING OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN THE INTERESTS OF THE DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP70-00211R000900030038-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 18
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 31, 2006
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: November 27, 1953
• Content Type: REGULATION

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SAFEGUARDING OFFICIAL INFORMATION IN T'FIE INTERESTS OF THE
DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES
1. The President on 5 November 1953 signed Executive Order No. 10501
with title as given above. This Executive Order becomes effective 15 Decem-
ber 1953-
2. CIA Regulations are currently being rewritten to incorporate as
necessary the provisions of this Executive Order. In the interim, however,
it is considered desirable that all employees become familiar with this
Executive Order and that guidance be given concerning those provisions not
covered in existing Agency Regulations.
3.' ?he following advice and instructions are given for CIA imple-
mentation on 15 December of those provisions of the Executive Order not
currently in CIA Regulations:
a. The words "Security Information" which previously followed
a security classification will no longer be used. Rubber stamps
presently in use which show a security classification and the words
"Security Information" can be changed by removal of the latter words
with a sharp knife or razor blade.
or if this is not practicable, the words will be deleted by drawing
a pen line through them. Present stocks of forms will only be over-
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motion" will not be released outside of CIA. Either these printed
r forms will be overprinted to strike out the words "Security Information"
printed, or destroyed and reprinted, upon the recommendation or with
the-concurrence of the Printing Advisory Staff, General Services Office.
Material which is presently classified RESTRICTED "Security Informa-
tion" need not be reviewed at this time for the purpose of downgrading
or upgrading except when such material is to be transmitted outside
of the Agency*
d. The language of definitions of TOP SECRET, SECRET, and CONFI-
DENTIAL in the Executive Order differs in some respects from that used
in current CIA Regulations. However, in substantive intent, the defini-
tions are not dissimilar.
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SECURITY
27 November 1953
e. There will be established in the Office of the Assistant
Director for Collection and Dissemination the position of CIA Classi-
fication Control Officer who will provide general guidance to Office,
Division and Staff Chiefs in carrying out the requirements of Executive
Order 10501. Each Chief of Office under the Deputy Director (Intelli-
gence) and the Deputy,Director (Administration), each Chief of Area
Division and Senior Staff under the Deputy Director (Plans), and the
Director of Training and the Assistant Director for Communications will:
(1) Designate sufficient persons by name or position as
having authority to classify original documents to insure the
orderly and expeditious transaction of business.
(2) Designate persons to be responsible for the continuing
review of classified material for the purpose of declassifying
or downgrading.
(3) Designate Assistant Classification Control Officers
who in consultation with the CIA Classification Control Officer
will assist responsible component heads in the continuing review
of the implementation of this Order.
f. The Director of Security will assist the CIA Classification
Control Officer with advice and guidance and in the conduct of training
and orientation programs. The Director of Security, together with the
CIA Classification Control Officer, will establish an active inspection
program to insure that the provisions of this Executive Order are being
carried out.
g. The use of an automatic downgrading paragraph or statement
will be used in correspondence and on documents whenever practicable;
e.g., after a specified event or date, or upon removal of classified
enclosures, the material will be downgraded or declassified. For
example:
(1) Regraded UNCLASSIFIED (or appropriate classification)
when separated from classified enclosure.
(2) After 30 June (or appropriate date), this mem-
orandum is downgraded to
(3) When subject project becomes operational, these planning
papers are downgraded to
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SECURITY
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h. The present accountability system of logs, courier receipts,
and intra-office routing sheets used in the transmission of TOP SECRET,
SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL documents within CIA is considered to offer an
equivalent degree of security to that required by the Executive Order
for transmission outside an agency.
i. TOP SERET, SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL and Registered documents
of all classifications will continue to be stored in safes, safe files,
or vaults. RESTRICTED documents not registered, until such time as
they may be declassified, will be stored in metal file cabinets with
key locks or in safes.
'L.K.WHITE
Acting Deputy Director
(Administration)
Encl.
Copy EO 10501
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EYECLITiE ORDER
SA"MARDING OFFIC TAL f TOl fATION TN THE
IN S OF THE
DEFFISE OF THE LINTrED STOW
WHEREAS it is essential that the oit4,ze.ns of thq.-kited States be
informed concerning the activities of theS._-.governmept and
WHEREAS the interests of national defense require the preservation
of the ability of the United States to protect and defend itself against
all hostile or destructive action by oovert or overt means, including
espionage as well as military action; and
WHEREAS it is essential that certain offic:ia,l. information affecting
the national defense be protected uniformly against unauthorized
disclosure:
SOW, THEREFORE:, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the
Constitution and statutes, and as Preeidenb.:of the United States., and
deeming each action necessary in the beet interests of the national
security, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Classification Categoriess Official information which
requires protection in the interests of national defense shall be limited
to three categories of classification, which in descending order of
importance shall carry one of the following designations: Top Secret.,
Secret, or Confidential. No other designation shall be used to classify
defense information, including military information$ as requiring
protection in the interests of national defense, except as expressly
provided by statute. These categories are defined as follows:
(a) T Secret: Except as may be expressly provided by
statute, the use of the. classification Top Secret .shat]. be
authorized, by appropriate authority, only for defense information
or material which requires the highest degree of protection. The
Top Secret classification shall be applied only to that information
or material the defense as of of which is paramount, and the
unauthorized disclosure ofich could result in exceptionally
grave damage to the Nation such as leading to a definite break in
diplomatic relations affecting the defense of the United States,
an armed attack against the United States or its allies, a war,
or the compromise of military or defense plans., or intelligence
operations, or scientific or technological developments vital to
the national defense.
(b) Secrets Except as may be expressly provided by statute,
the use of the classification Secret shall be authorized, by
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appropriate authority, only for defense information or material
the unauthorized disclosure of which could result in serious
damage to the Nation, such as by jeopardizing the international
relations of the United States, endangering the effectiveness of
a program or policy of vital importance to the national defense,
or compromising important military or defense plans, scientific
or technological developments important to national defense, or
information revealing important intelligence operations.
(o) Confidential: kept as maybe expressly provided by
statute, the use of the classification Confidential shall be
authorized, by appropriate authority, only for defense information
or material the unauthorized disclosure of which could be
prejudicial to the defense interests of the nation.
Section 2 Limitation of Authority to Classify: The authority
to classify defense information or material under this order shall be
limited in the departments and agencies of the executive branch as
hereinafter specified. Departments and agencies subject to the
specified limitations shall be designated by the President:
(a) In those departments and agencies having no direct
responsibility for national defense there shall be no authority
for original classification of information or material under
tbie .orders
(b) In those departments and agencies having partial but
not primary responsibility for matters pertaining to national
defense the authority for original dlassification of information
or material under this order shall be exercised only by the head
of the department or agency, without delegation.
(c) In those departments and agencies not affected by the
provisions of subsections (a) and (b), above, the authority for
original classification of information or material under this
order shall be exercised only by responsible officers or
employees, who shall be specifically designated for this purpose.
Heads of such departments and agencies shall limit the delegation
of authority to classify as severely as is consistent with the
orderly and expeditious transaction of Government business.
Section 30 Classification: Persons designated to have authority
for original classification of information or material which requires,
protection in the interests of national defense under this order ahhll
be held responsible for its proper classification in accordance with
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the definitions of the three categories in section 1, hereof, Unnecessary
classification and over-classification shall be scrupulously avoided.
the-following special;roles shall be observed in classification of
defense information or materials
(a) Documents in General-. Documents shall be classified
according toown co and not necessarily. according to
their relationship to other documents. References to classified
material which do not reveal classified defense information shall
not be classified,
(b) Physically Connected Documents.- The classification of
a file or `. _~
group of physically connected documents shall be at
least as high as that of the most highly classified document
therein. Documents separated from the file or group shall be
handled in accordance with their individual defense classification.
(c) P ult.iple Classification-. A document, product, or
substance shall bear a 'classification at least as high as that
of its highest classified components. The document, product, or
substance shall bear only one over-all classification,
notwithstanding that pages, paragraphs, sections, or components
thereof bear different classifications.
(d) Transmittal Letters: A letter transmitting defense
information shall be classified at least as high as its highest
classified enclosure.
(e) Information Originated , a Eplai a Government or
Organizations Defense information of a classified nature
furnished to the United States by a foreign government or
international organization shall be assigned a classification
which will assure a degree of protection equivalent to or
.greater than that required by the government or international
organization which furnished the informations
Section 4. Deolassifioation, Downgrading, or pgrdings Reads of
departments or agencies originating classified material shall designate
..persona to be responsible for continuing review of such classified
.material for the purpose of declassifying or downgrading.it whenever
national defense considerations permit, and for receiving requests for
such review from all sources. Formal procedures shall be established to
provide specific means'for prompt review of classified material and its
declassification or downgrading in order to preserve the effectiveness
and integrity of the classification system and to eliminate accumulation
of classified material which no longer requires protection in the
defense interest. The following special rules shall be observed with
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respect to changes of classification of defense material:
(a) Automatic Chan es: To the fullest extent practicable,
the classifying authority shall indicate on the material (except
telegrams) at the time of original classification that after a
.specified evA3At or date, or upon removal of classified enclosures,
the material will be downgraded or declassified.
(b) Non-Automatic Changes: The persons designated to receive
requests for review of classified material may downgrade or
declassify each material when circumstances no longer warrant its
retention in its original classification provided the consent of
the appropriate classifying authority has been obtained. The
downgrading or declassification of extracts from or paraphrases
of classified documents shall also require the consent of the
appropriate classifying authority unless the agency making such
-extracts knave positively that they warrant a classification
lower than that of the document from which extracted, or that they
are not classified.
(c) Material Officially Transferred: In the case of material
transferred by.or pursuant to statute or Executive order from one
department or agency to another for the latter's use and an part
of its official files or property, as distinguished from transfers
merely for purposes of storage, the receiving department or agency
shall be deemed to be the classifying authority for all purposes
under this order, including declassification and downgrading.
(d) Material Not Officially Transferred: When any department
or agency has in its posses possession any classified material which has
become five years old, and it appears (1) that each material
originated in an agency which has since become defunct and whose
files and other property have not been officially transferred to
another department or agency within the meaning of subsection (o),
above, or (2) that it is impossible for the possessing department
or agency to identify the originating agency, and (3) a review of
the material indicates that it should be downgraded or declassified,
the said possessing department or agency shall have power to
declassify or downgrade such material. If it appears probable
that another department or agency may have a substantial interest
in whether the classification of any particular information should
be-maintained, the possessing department or agency shall not
exercise the power conferred upon it by this subsection, except
with the consent of the other department or agency, until thirty
days after it has notified such other department or agency of the
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nature of the material and of its iaitenti-ors to declassify or
downgrade the same. During such thirty day .period the other
department. or agency may, if it so desires, express its objections
to declassifying or downgrading the particular material, but the
power to make the ultimate decision shall reside in the possessing
department or agency,
(e) Classified Te9.ejrama: Such telegrams shall not be
referred to, extracted from, paaraphrased, downgraded, declassified,
or disseminated, except in accordance with special regulations
issued by the head of the originating department or agency.
Classified telegrams transmitted over cryptographic systems shall
be handled in accordance with the regulations of the transmitting
department or agency,
(f) Downgrading: If the recipient of classified material
believes that it has been classified too highly, he may make a
request to the reviewing official who may downgrade or declassify
the material after obtaining the consent of the appropriate
classifying authority.
(g) adin : If the recipient of unclassified material
believes that it should be classified, or if the recipient of
classified material believes that its elaseification is not
sufficiently protective, it shall be safeguarded in accordance
with the classification deemed appropriate and a request made to
the reviewing official, who may classify the material or upgrade
the classification after obtaining the consent of the appropriate
classifying authority,
(h) Notification of Changes in Classification: The reviewing
official taking action to declassify, downgrade, or upgrade classified
material shall notify all addressees to whom the material was originally
transmitted.
Section 5, Marking of Classified Mat : After a determination
of the proper defense classification to be assigned has been made in
accordance with the provisions of this order, the classified material
shall be marked as follows:
(a) Bow Dock: The assigned defense classification on
bound documents, such as books or pamphlets, the pages of which
are permanently and securely fastened together, shall be conspicuously
marked or stamped on the outside of the front cover, on the title
page, on the first page, on the back page and on the outside of the
back cover. In each case the markings shall be applied to the top
and bottom of the page or cover,
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(b) Unbo=d Documents: The assigned defense classification
on unbound docuaents, such an letters, memoranda, reports., telegrams,
and other'similar documents, the pages of which are not permanently
and securely fastened together, shall be,conspicuously marked or
stamped at the top and bottom of each page, in such manner that.-,thy
marking will be clearly visible when the pages are clipped or
stapled together.
(c) Charts, Mns., and Drawings: Classified charts, maps,
and drawings shall carry the defense classification marking under
the legend, title block, or scale in such manner that it will be
reproduced on all copies made therefrom. Such classification
shall'also be marked at the top and bottom in each instance.
(d) Photoraphs, Films and Recordings: Classified photographs.,
films, and recordings, and their containers, shall be conspicuously
and appropriately marked with the assigned defense classification.
(e) Products or Substances: The assigned defense classification
shall be conspicuously marked on classified products or substances,
if possible, and on their containers, if possible, or, if the article
or container cannot be marked, written notification of such classifica-
tion shall be furnished to recipients of such products or substances.
(f) Reproduction: All copies or reproductions of classified
material shall be appropriately marked or stamped in the same
manner as the original thereof.
(g) Unclassified Material: Rormlly, unclassified material
shall not be marked or stamped Unclassified unless it is essential
to convey to a recipient of such material that it has been examined
specifically with a view to imposing a defense classification and
has been determined not to require such classsification.
(h) Cann ? or Rem of Classific o whenever classified
material is declassified, downgraded, or upgraded, the material
shall be marked or stamped in a prominent place to reflect the
change inn classification, the authority for the action, the date of
action, and the identity of the person or unit taking the action.
In addition, the old classification marking shall be cancelled and
the new classification (if any) substituted therefor. Automatic
change in classification shall be indicated by the appropriate
classifying authority through marking or stamping in a prominent
place to reflect information specified in subsection 4 (a) hereof.
(I) Material Furnished Persons not in the Executive Branch of
the Governments when classified material affecting the national
defense is furnished authorized persons, in or out of Federal service,
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other than those in the executive branch, the following notation, in
addition to the assigned classification marking, shall whenever
practicable be placed on the material, on its container, or on the
written notification of its assigned classifications
"This material contains information affecting the national
defense of the United States within the meaning of the
f`" i I espionage laws, Title i8, U0S0Co, gate. 793 and 791 , the
transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an
fJ~ unauthorized person is prohibited by law".
Use of alternative ?ki,og concerning "Restricted Data" as defined by
the Atomic Energy Act is authorized when appropriates
Section 6. Custod and Safekeepiaag2 The possession or use of
classified defense information or material shall be limited to locations
where facilities for secure storage or protection thereof are available
by means of which unauthorized persons are prevented from gaining access
thereto. Whenever each information or material is not under the personal
supervision of its oustodian, whether during or outside of working hours,
the following physical or mechanical means shall be taken to protect its
(a) Stores of Tok Secret Material: Top Secret defense
material shall be protected in storage by the most secure facilities
possible. Normally it will be stored in a safe or a safe-type steel
file container having a three-position, dial-type, combination look,
and being of each weight, size, construction, or installation as to
minimize the possibility of surreptitious entry, physical theft,
damage by fire, or tampering. The head of a department or agency may
approve other storage facilities for this material which offer
comparable or better protection, such as an alarmed area, a vault,
a Necure vault-type room, or an area under close surveillance of An
armed guard o
(b) Secret a,Confidential Material: These categories of
defense material may be stored in a 'manner authorized for Top Secret
material, or in me a e ca beets equ had with steal lockbar and
an *pproved three combination dial-At a padlock from which the
aanufactarer?s identification numbers have been obliterated, or in
comparably secure facilities approved by the head of the department
or agency.
(c) Other Classified Materials Heads of departments and
agencies shat proscribe such protective facilities as may be
.necessary in their departments or agencies for material originating
under statutory provisions requiring protection of certain information.
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(d) Changes of Lock Combinations Combinations on locks of
safekeeping equipment shah e change ,''only by `persons having
appropriate security clearance, whenever sud equipment is placed
in use after procurement from the manufacturer-or-other sources.,
whenever a person knowing the combination-is''transferred from the
office to which the equipment- is - assigned., or whenever the
combination has been- subjected_to'comprom se, and at least once
every year. Knowledge-of combinations-shall be limited to`the
minimum number of persons necessary for operating purposes,.
Records of combinations shall. be classified no lower than the
highest category of classified defense- material authorized for
storage in the safekeeping equipment concerned,
(e) Custodianps Responsibilities; 'Custodians of classified
defense material shall be responsible for providing the best
possible protection and idc6uht4 ility-for"such-matdrial'at all
times and particularly for securely locking classified material
in approved safekeeping 'equipment whenever it ?? not ' 1n user or
under direct supervision 'of -autliori'zed employees.' Custodians
shall follow procedures which insure that unauthorized persons-
do-not gain access to classified defense information or material
by sight or sounds and classified infoiiaation-shall not be
discussed with or in the presence of unauthorized persons,
(f) Tee hone Conversations& Defense information classified
in the three categories under the provisions of this order shall
not be revealed in telephone conversations., except as may be
authorized under section -8 hereof ' with `i^espect -to the transmission
of Secret and-Confidential material over certain military
communications circuits,
(g) Loss or: Subjection to Compromise., Any person in the
executive Bch who has knowledge _ of -'the- loss or possible
subjection to compromise _ of classified defeiise' infoizaation shall
promptly report the circiuastances to - a designated official of his
agency',, and the latter shall-take dpprbpftatb' action- forthwith.,
including advice to the originating department or agency.
Section 7. Accountability and Disseminations Knowledge or
possession of classified defense information =1 be-'permitted only
to persons whose official duties require-such acce'ss'-in the- interest
of promoting national defense and only if-they have been determined
to be trustworthy. Proper control of dissemination- of classified
defense information shall be maintained at all-times, including good
accountability records of classified defense information documents,
and severe limitation on the number of such documents., originated as
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well as the number of copies thereof reproduced. The number of copies
of classified defense information-d6cuirients` shall beu kept to a
minimum to decrease the risk- of -ceanproiriise of the information contained
in such documents and the financial burden_6n`the Governrneiit in
protecting such documents. The following special rules-shall be
observed in connectio-n with accountability for and dissemination of
defense informatiop or materials
(a) Accountability Procedures", Heads of-'de-partments and
agencies shall prescribe such accountability procedures as are
necessary to control effectively the dissemination'of classified
defense information, with -particiilarly severe- control on
material classified Top Secret"iiiider'this 'ordero- -Top Secret
Control Officers-shall-be-designated, as-required, to receive,
maintain' accountability registers of, and dispatch Top Secret
material.
(b) Dissemination Outside the Executive Branchs Classified
defense information shall-no be disseminated outside the-executive
branch except under cOnditiOns slid through channels authorized by
the head of the disseminating department .. or agency. even--though
the person or agency to irhich'disseninat on of such information
is proposed to be made may have been solely or partly responsible
for its production.
(c) Information Originating"'-in- AnotherJDartment-or Agencys
Except as otherwise provided -a'6tio" n- -1O2 of the National
Security Act of July 26, 191 7,. _C_&-343.0' 61. Stato- 98,, as amended
50' U.S.C? secs. ).O3, - classified defense inforanat :on originating in"
another department'or agency`shall'.not be'disseminated outside the
receiving departanerit or agency without -the consent _ of -the- . -
originating departmennt-er a g-enoye-DO tints and-i~iterial containing
defense information which are classified Top Secret or Secret shall
not be reproduced without the consent of the originating department
or agency.
Section 8,. TransmissionT or"ti?an .ss oii outside a department
or agency, classified defense material of 'the three categories originated
under the provisions of this order shall, be prepared and transmitted as
followsg
(a:)_ Preparation for Transmission. SSuch-material shall be
enclosed in opaque inner and-outer-covers, The inner cover shall
be a sealed wrapper or envelope 'plainly marked with the assigned
classification and address. The outer cover shall be sealed and
more
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addressed with no indication of the classification of its contents,
A receipt form shall be attached to or enclosed in the inner cover:
except that Confidential material-shall require a receipt only if
the sender deans it necessary. The receipt form shall identify
the addressor,, addressee, and the documents but shall contain no
classified information. It shall be signed by the proper recipient
and returned to the sender,
(b) Transmitting Top Secret'Material: The transmission of
Top Secret materia s bee e6t-e-E re erably by direct contact
of officials concerned, or, alternatively, by specifically designated
personnel, by State -Department-'diplomatic pouch, b y a messenger-
courier system especially created for that purpose,-or by electric
means in encrypted form; or in _'the .. case of -inforiiiation transmitted
by the Federal Bureau'of Investigation, such means' of--transmission
may be used as are currently approved by-the- Director, Federal
Bureau of Investigation, unless express reservation to-the contrary
is made in exceptional cases by the originating agency
(c) Transmitting Secret Material: Secret material shall be
transmitted within the co-'n-flen awl United-States by one of the
means established for Top Secret -material,'by__ an authorized courier,
by United States registered mail, or by protected commercial express,
air or surface..- Secret 'material may be transmitted outside the
continental limits of the. United States by one of the means
established for Top Secret material- by commanders-or-masters of
vessels of United States registry, or-by United-States Post Office-
registered mail 'through Army- Na'; yor Air Force- postal' facilities,.
provided that the material does- not- at anytime pass-out of United
States Government control arid' does-not pass through_ -a foreign
postal system. Secret material' may,- however, be transmitted
between United States Government'and/or Canadian Government
installations in continental United States, Canada-and Alaska by
United States and Canadian registered mail with registered mail
receipt. In an emergency, Secret mater al may also be transmitted
over military communications. circuits in accordance-with- regulations
promulgated for such purpose by the Secretary of Defense.
(d) Transmitting Confidential"Materialg' Confidential defense
material shall be transmitted hin tE-e_Th3ted-States _.by one of -'the
means established for higher'class fications, by-registered mail, or
by express or freight under such'specfic"conditions as'may be
prescribed by the head of_'the'department-or agency concerned. Outside
the continental United States,' Confidential defense material shall be
transmitted in the sane manner as authorized for higher classifications,
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(e) Within-an A_, __genc a Preparation-of classified defense material
for transmission'. antransmission of- it., within a department or
agency shall be governed-by regulations,,issued by the head of the
department or agencyp insuring a degree of security equivalent-to that
outlined above for transmission outside a department or agency.
Section 9. Disposal ~__ and Destructions Documentary record material a made or received byb e arxnen or agency-in--connection with transaction
of public business and preserved as ' eviclexice . of - the --organization,, functions'.
policies... operations'. decisions,,- procedure's -or other activities of any
department or 'agency of the Govermnent;9-'or' because'-of the-informational
value of_the data contained. therein -mar be destroyed only in accordance"
with the'-act - of `July 79 191..39 c. 192. 57 Stat. 380.9 as amended., 14 U.B.C.
366-380. Non-record classified"materiah consisting of-extra copies and
duplicates including shorthand notes, preliminary drafts, used carbon paper.,
and other material of similar teiaporary-nature9'may be-'destroyed., under
procedures established by the head-of_the department or - agency; which meet
the following requirements,, as soon as it has served its purpose
(a) Methods of Destruction; Classified defense material shall
be destroyer by burning in the presence of an -appropriate official or
by other methods authorized by the'head-of any agency provided the
resulting destruction is equally complete.
(b) Records of Destructions Appropriate accountability records
maintained in the department or agency shall reflect the destruction
of: classified defense material.
Section 10. Orientation and Inspections TO promote the basic
purposes of this orer,,,heaa s of those departments' and agencies originating
or handling classified defense__informatiofi shall designate experienced
persons to coordinate and*supervise_the-'activi:tles applicable to their
departments or agencies under this order.' Persons so designated shall
.maintain active training and orientation, pr ograms-for -employees concerned
with ' classified defense informatlor to _ impress _each` siich-'employee with
his individual responsibility for exercising vigilance aiid--care in complying
with the provisions of this orciere Such persons all be' authorized"on
behalf of the heads of'the departments-aiid agencies to establish adequate
and active -inspection programs to the end that the provisions of this order
are administered effectively.
Section 11. Interpretation of Regulations .by the Attorney General.
The Attorney General,, upon request of-the head of a department or agency
or his duly designated representative, Shall personally or through
authorized representatives of the-Departmerityof Justice'render an
interpretation of these regulations in connection with any problems arising
out of their administration.
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Section 12. Statutory Requirements: Nothing in this order shall be
construed,to authorize the disseminations handling or. transmission of
classified information contrary to the provisions of any statute.
Section 13. "Restricted Data"' as Defined in the Atomic Energy Act:
Nothing in this order shall supersede any requirements made by or under
the Atomic Energy Act of August 1, 19I6,-as amended. ttRestricted Data" as
defined by the said act shall be handled, protected, classified, downgraded,
and declassified in conformity with the provisions of-the Atomic Energy Act
of 19116, as amended, and the regulations of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Section Ui.. Combat Operations: -The provisions of this order with
regard to dissemination, transmission, or safekeeping of classified
defense information or material may be so modified in connection with
combat or combat-related operations as the Secretary of Defense may by
regulations prescribe.
.Section 15. Exceptional Cases: When, in an exceptional case, a
person or agency not authorized to classify defense information
originates information which is believed to require- classification,
such person or agency shall protect that information in the manner
prescribed by this order for that category of'classified defense
information into which'it is believed to fall, Sand shall transmit the
information forwith, under appropriate'safeguards, to the department,
agency, or person having both the authority to classify information and
a direct official interest in the information (preferably, that department,
agency, or person to which the information would be transmitted in the
ordinary course of business)., with'a request that such department, agency,
or person classify the information.
Section 16. Review to Insure That Information is Not Improperly
Withheld Hereunder: The President shalt designate -a member of his staff
who shall receive, consider, and take action upon, suggestions or
complaints from non-Governmental sources relating to the operation of this
order,
Section a7- Review to Insure Safeguarding of Classified Defense
Information: the National Securitycil shall conduct a continuing
review of the implementation of this order to insure that classified
defense information is properly safeguarded, in conformity herewith.
Section 18. Review ZIthin Departments'and Agencies: The head
of each department and agency shall designate a member or members of his
staff who shall conduct a continuing review of the implementation of this
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order within the department or agency ooneOrned to insure that no
information is withheld hereunder Which'the-peoplo Of the United States
have a right to know,, and-to-inmte-that C1a#mified defenee information
is properly safeguarded in conformity herewith.
Section-19d Revocation of.Execiitive-Order No. 10293' Executive
Order No, 10290 of September =., 1951 is revoked as o he effective date
of this order,
Section 20, Effective Dates This order shall become effective
on December 15$ 19 3
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
THE- t ITE HOUSES
November 59 19530
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Memorandum for the - Heads of All DDepartnients
and Agencies of the Government
The following departments-aid agencies of the-executive
pranch.and their" constituent agencies skiall`be subject to the
limitations specified-in section 2 of`the_ xeoutive Order
e6titled "Safeguarding Official 'Information in the Interests
of the Defense of the United State"
Aq Original Classification Authority Eliminated:
10, American? Battle - Montmmient6- Carnmissioh
20 Arlington_'Memorial Aii hitheater Commission
3m Commission-of Finne_Arts
4* Committee of 'Purchases of Blind-Made-Products
5a Committee for Reoiprocity-Infortnation
6; Commodity Fichange Commission'_'
7a Export-Dnport'Bank -of 1shington
8a Federal Deposit"Tnsurance''Corporation
9?1 Fpderel. Mediation-'6h-d--Conci7.iation Service
10. Federal Reserve System
11.0 ?Federal. Trade.-Commission
l2';> Housing and'Ham..Finan.6 Agency
13. In''di an Claims Cc 'th1ss On
14 Interstate Commerce Commission
150 Missouri Basin_Survey_Comm1ssion '
160 National Capitol Housing Authority
1.7a National Capital. Park' and`Planiiing 06mmission
18, National: Forest Reservation Commission
19. National. Labor-Relations Board
220' National Mediation- Board
21 Railroad Retirement - -Board
22a Securities aiid'Ekchange"Commission
23, Selective`-Service_System
21 Smithsopian Institution --`- . , '
25, United States Tariff- Commission
2 d Veterans Admiriist?Dati6ii-
27. Veterans $ducation'Appeals Board
28, War Claims Commission
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Head of enc t
10' Civil Aeronautics Board
20 Defense Transport Administration
3& Department of Agriculture
4a Department of Healthy Education and Welfare
5. Department of the Interior
60 Department of 'Labor
7, Federal Communications'Commissi-on
80 Federal Power Commission _
90, National Science-Foundaton
10; National Security Training Commission
U. Panama Canal Company
12. Post Office Departirierit
130 Reconstruction Finance Corporation
140 Renegotiation Board""
1$' Small Business Administration
160 Subversive Acitivities-Control Board
17 Tennessee Valley Authority
G. Heads of departments and agencies not named herein
shall limit- +,he exercise of classification authority
rn accordance with ectin 2 c of the order.
DWIGHT`D. EISENHOWER
THE WHITE HOUSE
November 5, 1953
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