SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION ABUSES REPORTED TO ICRC JANUARY 1 - MARCH 31, 1973

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77-00389R000100060009-1
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 29, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: May 8, 1973
• Content Type: SUMMARY

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SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION ABUSES REPORTED TO ICRC
January 1 - March 31, 1973
1. CIA - 4 instances of overclassification - oral reprimands
2. AID - 3 classified without authority - letters of caution issued
2 exempted from GDS without authority - letters of caution
issued
1 omitted declassification marking - letter of caution issued
3. USIA - 2 instances of overclassification -warning notices issued
1 instance of no declassification marking - warning notice
1 instance without identity of classifier or declassification
marking - warning notice issued
4. Transportation - 1 instance of improper identity of classifier
5. Justice - 1 instance of overclassification, improper page and para-
graph marking, lack of identity of classifier -
appropriate corrective action taken
Negative reports of classification abuses were received from all other
reporting departments and agencies.
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