CIA COMMENTS ON ATTACHMENT TO NFIB-9.1/30

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• Publication Date: July 12, 1977
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Executive Regy
12 JUL 1977
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary, NFIB
FROM E. H. Knoche
CIA Member, NFIB
SUBJECT CIA Comments on Attachment to NFIB-9.1/30
REFERENCE NFIB-9.1/30, 16 June 1977,
Subject: Paragraph Security Markings
Attached are CIA comments on the referenced draft
Attachment:
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CIA Comments on Draft NFIB Memorandum
on Paragraph Security Markings
CIA's basic concerns with the subject NFIB draft are:
- the absence of provisions for granting
exemptions from the requirement for para-
graph security markings,
- the need for shorter abbreviations of
control markings, and
- the placement of classification symbols
at the beginnings of paragraphs.
We also believe that there should be a specific statement
exempting information reports and
operationa correspondence ?rom paragraph markings.
Exemption Authority
We agree that full paragraph markings are both necessary
and feasible for most Intelligence'Community documents.
There will be instances where:marking.s are not practicable
for technical or presentational reasons, and this was recog-
nized in both E.O. 11652 and the NSCD implementing E.O. 11652,
which provide that paragraphs should be marked "to the extent
practicable." NFIB guidance should acknowledge that there
will be exceptions, and NFIB Principals should be granted
the flexibility to authorize them.
Abbreviations
Control marking abbreviations should be limited t
two letters. Those prescribed
an one control is
required or when controls are used in combination with
Classification Symbols
Classification symbols should appear at the end of
the paragraphs along with control markings. The proposed
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separation of classification and control markings is dis-
tracting and confusing to the reader, and unnecessary for
the purpose of complying with E.O. 11652. If others object
to this proposal, NFIB guidance should permit the option
of placing classification symbols at either the beginning
or end of paragraphs.
Other Comments
Comments on other areas of concern to CIA are summarized
below:
Draft Memorandum to NFIB Principals
The subject of the draft memorandum
and guidance paper should read, to be
more precise, "Security Markings of
Paragraphs, Subjects, and Titles."
- In addition to the discussion of the
- Paragraph 2 of the draft memorandum should
of information that has been classified
under the provisions of E.O. 11652
(Section 1), "in the interest of the
national defense or foreign relations
of the United States..."
against the unauthorized disclosure
acknowledgement o the need to protect
make reference to paragraph 8
regardi
authorized by earlier directives.
- The reference in the first sentence of
paragraph 3 to "other finished documents"
would appear to be unnecessary.
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Guidance for Paragraph and Title Markings
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- Paragraph 5 provides only for classifi-
cation symbols to be used in parentheses
after a subject or title. The guidance
paper should recognize that, on occasion,
control mark.ings.also may be required.
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