SURVEY ON CLASSIFICATION/DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00593R000100100004-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 23
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: March 4, 1974
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Acting Inspector General
THROUGH : Executive Officer to the DMI&S,
SUBJECT Survey on Classification/Declassification
of Information
REFERENCE : Memorandum to DDM$S from Acting Inspector
General, dated 11 February 1974,
Subject: Classification/Declassification
of Information
In compliance with referent memorandum, attached
are survey forms on classification/declassification of
information for all components of the Office of Finance.
Attachments
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OJCS 242-74
MEMORANDUM FOR: Inspector General
VIA . Executive Officer, Deputy Director
for Management and Services
SUBJECT
Classification/Declassification of
Information
REFERENCE Inspector General memorandum, sate
subject, dated 11 February 1974
Attached is }JCS' reply to the questionnaire
forwarded by reference memorandum. The attached
answers are keyed to they questionnaire. In conductin
the survey, OJCS did not include codeword information.
or computer output generated for our customers.
HARRY E. FITZWATER
Director of Joint Computer Support
Attachment:
Distribution:
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OJCS Registry
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OFFICE OF JOINT COMPUTER SUPPORT
CLASSIFICATION/DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION
1. There are 32 officers in OJCS who have classification
authority for SECRET and 4 for TOP SECRET.
2. The 4 officers who have TOP SECRET classifying
authority also have the authority to exempt.
3. Selection of OJCS Classification Officers is based on
the requirements of the position currently occupied.
4. Based on a review of OJCS chrono files for the three
month period, 1 Nov. 1973 - 31 January 1974, 30
officers did not utilize their classifying authority.
One classified six documents; one classified two
documents and four classified one document.
5. OJCS Classification Officers are designated by official
Personnel Actions.
OJCS secretaries know which officers in their component
have classifying authority and the level of that
authority.
7. OJCS has no formal training course for Classification
Officers. Officers who held classifying authority as
of 30 June 1972 and OJCS secretaries were briefed on the
new classification system by the OJCS Security Officer
and the Chief, Information Systems Analysis Staff.
8. NA
9. Not as such; as questions arise appropriate guidance
is provided.
10. As indicated in item seven above, OJCS has no formal
training program. OJCS Notice 10-6-72 provides guidance;
the OJCS Security Officer provides additional guidance
on specific questions.
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11. OJCS Notice 10-6-72 outlines the provisions of
12. Yes, OJCS Notice 10-6-72 provides guidelines.
13. None, other than supervisory review of correspondence
for contents and indirectly for classification.
14. The OJCS Security Officer in accordance with OJCS
Notice 1.0-6-72.
15. No.
16. All of OJCS originated classified information was
exempted from declassification.
17. Category 2 - 100%.
18. OJCS use is based on customer use in prior related
correspondence.
19. OJCS is the office of record for one pre-classified
form. Classification of OJCS forms is reviewed upon
revision of the form and whenever it is necessary
to reprint the form.
20. A review of OJCS chrono files for the periods 1 March
- 30 April 1972 and 1 March - 30 April 1973 indicates
a 9% reduction in 1973 in the number of classified.
documents compared to the total of documents originated
within OJCS. Of the classified documents, 83% were
SECRET and 16.3% CONFIDENTIAL in 1972 as compared to
91% SECRET and 9% CONFIDENTIAL in 1973. There were
no TS documents in the sample.
21. Although the Director, OJCS does.not necessarily
review each document prior to its preparation and
routing in final form, he and all members of his
staff review each document subsequently as it appears
on.a reading board. During this review an inappropriately
classified document would be identified and corrective
action taken.
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