MINUTES OF MARKINGS TASK FORCE - 17 AUGUST 1978

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00674R000300080040-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 30, 2006
• Sequence Number: 40
• Publication Date: August 21, 1978
• Content Type: NOTES

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21 August 1978
SUBJECT: MINUTES OF MARKINGS TASK FORCE - 17 August 1973
The meeting was opened by the Chairman passing out copies of a now
draft of the implementing directive for E.O. 12065. ICRC was to meet
17 August on a final draft to be sent to NSC for approval by the end
of the month.
Status reports were then given by the Directorate representatives.
The DDA representative has been working closely with the DDA/RMO
primarily on planning the approach to be taken in the DDA. Representatives
from each DDA component have been requested to act as focal points. Time
was also spent reviewing applicable regulations that will need to be
revised. It was brought up that some of this task force's work will
depend on requirements decided by the Classification/Declassification!
Mandatory Review Task Force.
The main question raised by offices contacted by the NFAC representative
to date has been whether the portion marking requirement would include=
control. markings as well as national security classification markings.
Also, they would prefer to put portion markings at the end of paragraphs.
The OS representative indicated that the NFIB Security Committee will
address portion markings for compartmented information, and he will keep
the task force informed of their actions. We should also think of other
alternatives besides placing the markings directly before or after a
paragraph, such as a statement at the end of a document indicating what
parts require special controls.
The DDO representative asked if our task force will address
distribution pattern indicators. After some discussion it was decided
that the task force will take no action in this area.
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The Chairman passed out work sheets on proposed standard classification
markings and formats. These will be discussed at future meetings. She
also passed out a chart of forms for which the DDA is responsible showing
the various markings used on these forms. RAB is preparing charts for
each directorate and these charts will be sent to the directorate repre-
sentatives as they are completed.
Most of .the discussion at this meeting was devoted to forms, Each
i`orm presently bearing a classification or control marking will have tc
be looked at In view of the new executive order to determine if these
markings are still valid. One problem brought up was forms preprinted as
classified "when filled in" on the basis that names of employees under
over will be entered. These forms are also used by employees not under
cover and no classified information is included on the form. The question
of the classification of names of employees under cover should be addressed
by the Classification/Declassification Task Force.
Other markings such as "Administrative -- Internal Use Only", "For
Official Use Only", "Medically Privileged", etc., were discussed. It was
felt that the approach to be taken on these non-national security markings
is to eliminate them as they are not well defined or applied in a standard
fashion within the Agency and serve no useful purpose,
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