NEW DEVELOPMENTS ON NSSM 229

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000600060002-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 19, 2006
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 24, 1975
• Content Type: MF

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24 October 1975
SUBJECT : New Developments on NSSM 229
1. A NSC Staff representative advises that the NSC hopes now to launch
the NSSM 229 work, formally, next week or the following. It was indicated
that the hope is to have an initial meeting at the "top level" of NSSM 229
delegates and thereafter to proceed with representatives at the so-called working
level.
2. At the ICRC Meeting there was some discussion, initiated by the DOD
representative, of problems caused by the use of control markings on classified
documents other than those prescribed by the regulation and the NSC directive.
For example, DOD receives from other agencies documents marked "Secret/
Sensitive." DOD does not know the intention of the originating departments in
using the word "Sensitive. " DOD is preparing for ICRC consideration a paper,
possibly an ICRC letter to member agencies enjoining against the use of markings
controlling classifying documents other than those prescribed by the Executive
order. It is likely that the paper will also deal with such terms as "Eyes Only"
and perhaps others. It was specifically recognized at the ICRC Meeting that
compartmentation systems and specific control words for documents within such
systems are authorized and DOD has no problem with those.
3. The CIA group on NSSM 229 may want to consider this item, in
anticipation that ICRC may make a suggestion to the Scowcroft group. I am
inclined to think that it is well worth looking at the question generally. What
markings other than those prescribed by the Executive order and NSC directive
and for compartmentation systems should be used in conjunction with markings
required for a classified document? If any such markings are desirable, should
they not be prescribed by the Executive order for use by all departments?
MORI/CDF
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