RETIREMENT OF TOP SECRET DOCUMENTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A002200130007-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 1999
• Sequence Number: 7
• Publication Date: April 7, 1955
• Content Type: MF

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Retirement of Ton Secret Documents
I. Several questions have been raised concerning the retirement of
Ton Secret records, As the result of discussions with Records Management
and Security, the following information is passed to you for your use..
2 Inactive ToD Secret material may be retired in one of two ways,
either directly to the Records Center or to the Central Ton Secret Control
Ton Secret documents which have been integrated with material of other
classifications in a file series may be retired in file with the material
of lower classification in order to retain the integrity or continuity of
the files, and sent to the Records Centero Top Secret documents which are
separated from material of other classifications or held as individual
files may be retired to Central Top Secret Control
3;. The following procedures will govern the retirement of inactive
'l'oo Secret documents:
a, Top Secret integrated in file series,
The material will be prepared in accordance with records
ent procedures except that when the Form 60-52A (renumbered
140a , Records Shelf List, is prepared, a .,.iet or manifest showing
the Job No. , Box No.. of Boxes, and each Ton
Secret document $y (1) Top cret~:ontrof number, and (2) Cony
number, shall be prepared in quadruplicate, signed and dated by
the retiring official
The Ton Secret manifest shall be pre-oared for each contnin?r.
One cony shell be fastened to the outside of the first file jacket
in the container, one copy is given to the Area. Records Officer,
attached to the apnrooriete forms 6O=52A, two conies are given to
the Area Too Secret Control Officer (one of which is for the
Assi.stnnt TS Control Officer, if eppronriate)n The Area Records
Officer will coordinate with the Area. Ton Secret Control Officer
and the Ton Secret material in the container shall be inventoried
against the Ton Secret manifest, Upon completion the Area Too
Secret Control Officer shall seal the container, by using brown
gummed paper tape, and signing acrass the tame with a grease
pencil, and shall arrange with the Area Records Officer for the
pickup of the container, obtaining a memorandum receipt from the
Records Center for the sealed container, The Area Top Secret Control
Officer will. make the necessary entry an the TS Log to reflect the
transfer of the TS documents as "Retired to Records Center", "Job
tvo r, Box No, of Boxes"
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b. Ton Secret documents not rote rated with other material.
The material will be prepared in accordance with Top Secret
Control procedures and sent to Central Ton Secret Control for
retirement. Mark in red on the Signature Record and Cover Sheet
"Retired". Enter on the Top Secret Log "Retired to CTSC"O
Obtain the necessary document receipts,,
4~ It is requested that the necessary action be taken within your
Areas including coordination with the avpronriete Area Records Officer
to permit the retirement of inactive Top Secret material,
25X1A9a
CIA Top Secret Control Officer
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