SECURITY CLASSIFICATION MARKINGS OF PARAGRAPHS AND TITLES

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00674R000100050002-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 2, 1977
• Content Type: REPORT

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Security Classification Markings of Paragraphs and Titles (U)
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with STS
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and Executive Order 11652,
we propose to distribute the
attached Field Notice to
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overseas OC components. ,You
concurrence is requesized.
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SUBJECT: Security Classification Markings of
Paragraphs and Titles
1. (Appearance of security classification markings
on paragraphs and titles of recent dispatches and cables was
the result of our compliance with provisions of rters
Notice da ed 24 May 1977. The intent of was 25_X1
to bring into compliance with Executive r er 11652. 25X1
The body of all paragraphs of which are unclassified, 25X1
"1. The National Security Council Directive imple-
menting Executive Order 11652 and Headquarters Regulation
require that documents be classified by 25X1
paragraph to the extent practicable. Effective immediately,
all Organization classified documents will be prepared with
tY}s requirement in mind. In addition, titles or subjects of
documents will be marked to show their classification, independent
of the content of the document.
"2. Classification of paragraphs and titles .will
be indicated by (TS) for Top Secret, (S) for Secret, (C) for
Confidential or (U) for unclassified. The marking will be
placed after the paragraph number, or before the first word
of the paragraph in the absence of paragraph numbers. The
classification of titles or subjects will be marked separately.
Subjects or titles should be worded in such a way as to reduce
the need for their classification to the minimum to facilitate
indexing and bibliographic notation. The classified or
unclassified nature of a subject or title standing alone shall
be shown by the classification symbol in parentheses after
the last word of the title.
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"3. The entire document will bear the classification
of the most highly classified paragraph or other item of
information therein. Even though all the paragraphs of a
document are unclassified, if some other item(s) such as
subject, addressee or signature line, or distribution listing
reveals classified information (e.g.,,organizational structure,
the existence of a particular overseas installation, or identi-
fication with the Organization of an employee who is under cover)
the entire document will be appropriately classified.
"4. An unclassified paragraph containing information
that warrants either of the control markings ADMINISTRATIVE -
INTERNAL USE ONLY or FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY, as prescribed in
should be marked (U/AIUO) or (U/FOLIO), as appropriate. 25X1
"5. It is recognized that there are some categories
of documents for which paragraph classification would be
impracticable. Deputy Directors and Heads of Independent
Offices are authorized to exempt from this requirement such
categories of documents produced by their components."
2. ~OC Notice~~ 20 June 1977, was issued to provide 25X1
follow-o dance to OC Headquarters elements. The substance
of OC Notice ~~ is quoted for your guidance: 25X1
"1. The following guidelines are provided for .5X1
OC compliance wit E. 11652 and 25X1
"2. ~ For format uniformity, two spaces will precede 25X1
the parenthetical classification with one space following the
closed paren before paragraphs (see attached example). One
space will be inserted between the parenthetical classification
and the end of the title or subject line. Narrative entries
to forms will be treated for classification, paragraph by
paragraph.
"3. ~In dispatches between Headquarters and the 25X1
field in whic e subject and individual paragraphs are un- .
classified, organizational titles, locations and pseudonyms may
appear in the heading as well as in the signature line. The
overall document is to be classified because of the appearance
of these items and classification markings are to be applied at
the top and bottom of each page. No class~,fcation marking
is required for these items when they occur'in the heading or
signature line. The subject line and all paragraphs of each
dispatch will be marked with abbreviated classification or
control markings or with (U) to indicate that no classification
or control marking is warranted by content of the subject or
the individual paragraph. ,
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"5. (Unclassified documents which warrant control
marking as prescribed in require judgment as to
whether the subject and graph also warrant control
marking. If the control marking is not warranted for the
subject or a particular paragraph, the marking (U) will be
used to so indicate."
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Distribution: A, A1, B, B1
Attachment:
Example of Classified Dispatch
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Securit Classification Markin s of Paragraphs and Titles
ACTION REQUIRED ? REFERENCES
1. ^ We have the following questions on subject: 25X1
a. Is there any..... (etc)
b. We believe that..... (etc)
c. .....etc.
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2. Your guidance on the above would be appreciated.
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I agree with the content of the draft OC Notice. ~~ Pa~15
fit would seem more a ro riate~~ to issue
an FN version of rather than having
various Agency offices provide quotations to thier
overseas elements. DDO, for example, could then
cite the FN when informing their Stations and Bases
of just what is (and is not) to be considered
"operational correspondence" for purposes of their
blanket exemption.
Incidentally, regarding paragraphs 1."3.", 2."3.",
and 2."4." of the OC Notice, I suggest we come up
with a marking to indicate on each classified
document whose text is unclassified just why it
is classified. This should facilitate declassification
review. The marking instructions would be
incorporated in our classification guides under
the new EO.
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