THE READER WRITES NEED TO KNOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100040002-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 17, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Content Type: NSPR

development ib . 1 ?
rittr,:tggulatio~zns this
{ is having a disastrous effect an .the pie.
change of scientific #nlon atIon eau
behind this' situation if 'ltd catchy but
inane phrase "Need to Know," This phrase
u'as initially Interggeted as a"q t
that a person. rigst, despite hii t ty+
cieara eltaallzh,a "Need Jo Know"' be-
fore being givens , clessifled'. L0orfuuat1c x
security oitlolas have became, g1
ao intrigued wi this phrase that It"is now
necessary, td eit,bliah a' "Need l""+ w".
for any information! that is generite4 by
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m
itary or private flrnns engaged 1ny"de.
fetse re.earch, clas41fled or unc$esltled,
The insidious nature of this w6ocype.
tlon with I "Need to Know". lies: rot. Only'
in the tLhnq , fleet of eontrgl~ ,pit t}
classified f.fQrtru;ian tu'.l ltl1a a 1
VeQdlred and atli;t~t*ia
tk' fywan nent> ssotutrl4aU p
feivlnE } ,,
clearance. erjag 4 ins, , tlea- ~' $ ;
velopment in a A4e14. 'Mai
"Ientifc value to ttie tmtry byt then[
government cbntrac't finds it. Iianpaslb1e
Ito obtain necessary unclesal$ed Iplbrm. .
lion' from government &ntracf4Ts . ,
ikged in, similar work. Where ~-
tbere was an average of three gldflt $
Ling effort. requi re,d to: o '
ecessary classified document ..I ,
tole; in many. cases,, connple
Ole to obtain. needed tincla
uments. ?.~
If we are at all tort rned
vdnceizterst .ot 9tnltEw1edge. the dissgtttine.
tion of )nfor'matlon Is fuutdam*t ", OS*
Approved r
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a of ,tbe seSBurlit,
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nent omi,tflclasslfied ed
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