CIA CLASSIFICATION CONTROL PROGRAM

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78-05597A000200040094-8
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RIFPUB
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K
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1
Document Creation Date: 
December 22, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 8, 2009
Sequence Number: 
94
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Publication Date: 
June 30, 1955
Content Type: 
MEMO
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Approved For Release 2009/07/08: CIA-RDP78-05597A000200040094-8 CIA Classification Control Officer Chief, a/B/RR CIA Classification Control Program 30 June 1955 I. The following comments are submitted in response to your memorandum for all Assistant Classification Control Officers dated 15 June 1955, subject as above. 2. My responsibilities as Assistant Classification Control Officer, RR, are for the NIS Program only, and the different character of the classification control procedures in thiw prugrwn makes the iuebtions which you have listed in paragraph 2 of your memorandum largely inapplicable to my functions in the classification control program. 3. NIS elements are classified by the producers of these elements in accordance with the security regulations of their parent agency, and 0/B assures that they carry the :security classification applied by the contributors, and such dissemination control as may be indicated when they are published by CIA. Only the producing office may change the classification, or control on an NIS element, and notice of any change made is issued by D/B to all recipients of the NIS. 4. Any over-all problems arising on classification, or controls on NIS materials are resolved by the inter-departmental NIS Committee, on which the Chieef. D/B, serves as the permanent chairman. D /B /RR : KAK:nh 25 YEAR RE-REVIEW K. A. KNOWLES FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Approved For Release 2009/07/08: CIA-RDP78-05597A000200040094-8