C U F O N™ The Computer UFO Network http://www.cufon.org/ email@cufon.org Dale Goudie - Information Director, Jim Klotz - SYSOP, Chris Lambright - Webmaster Adobe Portable Document Format Version of US Air Force Regulation No. 205-1 (AFR 205-1) SECURITY : Safeguarding Military Information Dated 15 December 1953 PART ONE OFTWO 28 December 2000 Originally posted on the CUFON web site. This Air Force Regulation is one of several referenced in the Unit History of the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron (AISS), UFO-related extracts of which are available here on CUFON. 4602D AISS was the Air Force unit assigned to do UFO field investigations in the continental United States during part of the 1950’s. This regulation is pertinent as an aid to understanding terminology and procedures in Air Force units in the early 1950’s. Another reason we have posted this and other related USAF security regulations is to make the proper (Air Force) procedures for handling Top Secret material available. It seems clear from discussion on the email lists and elsewhere that few people are aware of the actual procedures which were used in the production and handling of Top Secret material. Top Secret document production and control procedures were prescribed by Executive Order and other laws (See AFR 205-2) . Because of this, each Department or Agency was essentially bound by the same rules, but had their own implementation, so there were some differences. This regulation is dated 1953, but the procedures listed are little changed from World War II. Since many of the documents running around the UFO community that do not have proper provenance were produced in the 1940’s and 1950’s, this Regulation will be of interest because of its content and date. - Jim Klotz - CUFON SYSOP - Dale Goudie - Information Director v.1.0 - 18-DEC-OO Adobe Acrobat ® Software underwritten by: Roderick Dyke Archives for UFO Research, News and Information Services DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE HISTORICAL RESEARCH AGENCY MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, ALABAMA 19 February 1999 Ref: 099-263. db FOIA 99-044 HQ AFHRA/RSA 600 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6424 Dale Goudie DeUETEb Mr Goudie, Thank you for your inquiry. As I said in my response to your previous FOIA, we do not maintain a regulation archive here, and did not have the regulation for which you asked. The enclosed copy is from the Air University library. Since both FOIAs were dated 23 January, I have provided you the document rather than referred the request to AU. Nevertheless, for subsequent obsolete AF regulation requests, please be aware that the Air University is a separate government agency entirely, and therefore any correspondence requesting documents under its control should be addressed to them. Good luck with your research. Sincerely, DAVID A. BYRD, MSgt, USAF Inquiries Branch Atch: AFR 205-1, “Security,” 15 Dec 53 S~ 3 6 S~ SECURITY Safeguarding Military Information SECTION I— GENERAL PROVISIONS Paragraph Purpose and Scope 1 Defimdons 2 Need fm- Classification 3 Responsibility .. .. — 4 Accountability and Dissemination of Classified Information 5 Limitationa'on Authority To Disseminate 6 Preparation, Reproduction, and Photographing of Classified Matter 7 Storage of Classified Matter 8 Destruction of Classified Matter 9 Removal of Classified Matter 10 Return of Classifieds Matter 11 Commercial and Service Publications 12 Legal Instruments ___T. 13 Telephone Conversations 14 Precautions Necessary foKSafeguarding 15 Loss or Subjection to Compromise- 16 Violations Not Involving Compromise 17 Reports Control Symbol and Supply of Forms 18 SECTION II — CLASSIFYING, CHANGES IN CLASSIFICATION, AND MARKING Authority To Classify _ X- 19 Responsibility for Classifying _ — X 20 Use of Lowest Consistent Classification. A- 21 Top Secret Matter X 22 Secret Matter Ar £3 Confidential Matter X 24 Rules for Classifying- A- 25 Changes in Classification \ 2<5 Marking of Classified Matter \ — r 27 Information Originated by a Foreign Government or. Organization 28 SECTION III— HANDLING ANdVRANSMISSTON OF CLASSIFIED MATTER Handling and Transmission of Top Secret Matter — _v 29 Handling and Transmission of Secret and Confidential Matter. 30 Messages ; — -V-- 31 Special Procedure for Safeguarding From Disclosure to Foreign Nationals 32 Designation and Instruction of Couriers and Messengers 33 Transmission and Receipt of Cryptomaterial — A-- 34 Protection of Shipments (Except Cryptomaterial) via Commercial Carriers Within United States or Its Possessions.— A- 35 Protection of Shipments Outside the United States X — 30 Transmission of Classified Files 37 SECTION IV— REGISTERED DOCUMENTS Definition, Identification, and Appointment of Custodian X 38 Authority To Register X 39 Office of Origin and Office of Record 40 Preparation -ty — 41 Revision and Reproduction \- 42 Inventory and Report of Possession (RCS 1— AF— G4) A 43 Report of Transfer '\44 Prescribed Forms *5 Interdepartmental Transfer of Registered Documents 4A^ Disposition or Destruction 47 s Tliis Regulation supersedes AFR 205—1, 24 July 1953. AFR 205-1 1-2 SECTION V— COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY Authorization of Cryptosystems Registered Cryptomaterial Responsibility for Security Drafting; of Messages Classifying Messages Paraphrasing Messages Handling and 'Transmitting Copies of Classified Messages Paragraph 4S 49 50 51 52 53 54 SECTION VI— ATOMIC ENERGY “RESTRICTED DATA” General Provisions Designation Classifying, Downgrading and Marking Dissemination Transmission AEC Top Secret "Restricted Data” Documents Violations 55 56 57 5 $ 59 60 61 SECTION VII— VISITORS General Provisions 62 Visits to Air Force Installations 63 Visits to Atomic Energy Commission Installations or Facilities 64 Control of Visitors 65 Reports 66 SECTION VIII— UNIT MOVEMENTS, INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL, AND MOVEMENTS OF SUPPLIES Applicability 67 Periods of Peace or Following Termination of Hostilities 6S Classification Requirements During Time of War 69 Reason for Classification in Time of War 70 Responsibility 71 Rail and Motor Movements 72 In Staging Areas 73 Embarkation 74 At Sea 75 Movements by Air During Time of War 76 Theater of Operations in Continental United States 77 SECTION TX — AIR SPACE RESERVATIONS, RESTRICTED AREAS. AND RESERVED AREAS Air Space Reservations. - . - Restricted Areas ... .... - SECTION I— GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. Purpose and Scope: a. This Regulation proscribes policies and procedures for identifying, classifying, and pro- tecting official information which requires safe- guarding in the interests of the defense of the United States. It applies throughout, the Air Force. The requirements of this Regulation are in accord with the provisions of Executive Order 10501, “Safeguarding Official Information in t-lie Interests of the Defense of the United States," dated 5 November 1953, contained in AFBul 23. 1953. b. This Regulation applies to classified in- formation as defined in paragraph 2b, and the terms “classified defense information,” “classi- fied information,” “classified matter,” “classified material,” “defense classification,” “defense cate- gory,” “'classify,” “declassify,” “upgrade,” and “downgrade” as used in this Regulation apply or relate only to official information which require? safeguarding in the interests of the defense of the United States. 2. Definitions. For the purpose of this Regu- lation the following definitions will apply: a. Atomic Energy “Restricted Data ” — As defined by Public Law 585, 79th Congress (Atomic Energy Act of 1946), means all data concerning the manufacture or utilization of atomic weapons, the production of fissionable material, or the use of fissionable material in the production of power, but shall not include any data which the Atomic Energy Commission from time to time determines may be published witb- 2 AFR 205-1 2 out adversely affecting the common defense and security. b. Classified Defense Information—- Official information the safeguarding of which is neces- sary in the interests of national defense, and which is classified for such purpose by appropri- ate classifying authority. c. Classify — To assign information to one of the three classification categories after deter- mination has been made that the information re- quires the protection provided by this Regula- tion. d. Communications Security — The protec- tion resulting from all measures designed to deny to unauthorized persons information of value which might be derived from communications. e. Declassify — To remove the classification. f. Document — Any recorded information re- gardless of its physical form or characteristics. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: All written material, whether handwritten, printed, or typed; all painted, drawn, or engraved mate- rial; all sound or voice recordings; all printed photographs and exposed or printed film, still or motion picture; and all reproductions of the fore- going, by whatever process reproduced. g. Downgrade — To assign _ a lower classifi- cation than that previously assigned. h. Foreign Nationals — All persons not citi- zens of the United States, and all citizens of the United States who are acting either in the United States or in a foreign country as representatives, officials, or employees of a foreign government, firm, corporation, or individual. i. Information — Knowledge which can be communicated, either orally or by means of ma- terial. j. Material — Any document, product, or substance on or in which information may be recorded or embodied. k. Materiel — Any article, product, sub- stance. or apparatus irom which information nia\ be obtained. It comprises military arms, arma- ment, 'and equipment! both complete and in proc- ess of research, development, experimentation, and construction, and includes elements, com- ponents, accessories, models, fixtures, mockups, jigs, and dies associated therewith. l. Munitions of TTar — Any and all items re- quired for war, including food and all other supplies and equipment, but excluding man- power. m. Numbered Document— Any nonregistered document to which, for administrative reasons, a number is assigned for bookkeeping or refer- ence purposes only. n. Primary Interest — Primary interest in any military information is in the headquarters or agency which originated or originally classi- fied it, or which within any chain of command is charged with control or jurisdiction over the information or current types of information simi- lar thereto. o. Registered Matter— Any material t-o which a copy number is assigned and which is accounted for at prescribed intervals and upon specified occasions. It does not, however, include documents to which, for administrative reasons, a number is assigned for bookkeeping or refer- ence purposes only. p. Research and Development — Applies, as far as a particular project is concerned, to an item in the process of being created for use by the Department of the Air Force. Research and development ceases with the creation of an item that has passed service tests, is adaptable to production, and is adopted by the Department of the Air Force in accordance with applicable regu- lations. q. Security — The protected condition of clas- sified matter which prevents unauthorized per- sons from obtaining information of direct or in- direct military value. It is a condition resulting from the establishment and maintenance of pro- tective measures which insure a state of inviola- bility from hostile acts or influences. r. Short Title — A designation applied to a classified document, project, materiel, or device for purposes of security and brevity. It consists of figures, letters, words, or combinations thereof, without giving any information relative to classi- fication or content of the document, project, ma- teriel. or device. It may include, for example, the first letter of each word of the subject of a document. s. Technical Information — That which ap- plies to data concerning munitions and equip- ment, engineering performance, instructions on maintenance and operation, and any descriptive matter or components thereof. This includes means of operation, manufacture, use, techniques, and processes. Information pertaining to the various sciences which may be employed directly or indirectly in warfare is also so classed. Data of a strategic or tactical nature are specifically excluded from the meaning of this term. t. Theater of Operations — A term used to designate that portion of a theater of war neces- sary for military operations, either offensive or defensive, pursuant to an assigned mission, and for the administration incident to such military operations. Theater limits are usually desig- nated by competent authority. An inactive the- ater of operations is one in which organized 3 AFR 205-1 2-4 enemy resistance has ceased. Normally, com- petent authority will announce when a theater of operations becomes inactive. u. Travel — The movement of an individual who is not part of a unit or troop movement. v. Unit — An organized group of personnel with its authorized organizational impedimenta. Organized detachments, even though temporarily organized as such for the purpose of the move- ment, are considered units when organizational impedimenta are authorized for them. When a code designation such as a shipment number is assigned to a troop movement, each unit therein is normally designated by shipment number and letter. w. United States — In a geographical sense, includes the Canal Zone and all territory and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. When used in this Regulation, the term “continental United States” means the 48 States and the District of Columbia. x. Upgrade — To assign a higher classifica- tion than that previously assigned. 3. Need for Classification: a. Examination. Military information is of varying degrees of value to foreign governments and enemy forces and therefore requires corre- sponding degrees of protection. Official informa- tion must be examined, evaluated, and, if safe- guarding is necessary in the interests of national defense, classified in accordance with the degree of protection necessary for its safeguarding. Since the value of military information is subject to change, it must be examined from time to time and classified, upgraded, downgraded, declassi- fied, or retained in its existing category in accord- ance with current conditions. b. Classification Categories. Official infor- mation which requires protection in the interests of national defense will be limited to three cate- gories of classification, which in descending order of importance, cany one of the following desig- nations: “TOP SECRET,” “SECRET,” or “CONFIDENTIAL.” No other designation wall be used to classify defense information, including military information, as requiring protection in the interests of national defense, except as ex- pressly provided by statute. The provisions of section II of this Regulation constitute rules for classifying items or types of information by cate- gory. 4. Responsibility : a. Command: (1) Under the direction of the Secret a rv oi the Air Force, the Chief of Staff, USAF, exercises control over all poli- cies relating to the safeguarding of classified information. (2) The Inspector General, USAF, is re- sponsible for supervision of security training and orientation programs within the Air Force, and for estab- lishing adequate and active inspection programs to the end that the provi- sions of this Regulation are admin- istered effectively. (3) The Director of Intelligence, Head- quarters USAF, is responsible for the development, promulgation, and im- plementation of Air Force policy re- lating to the disclosure of classified military information to foreign gov- ernments and their officially sponsored representatives. (4) Each commander (and other person exercising similar authority) is re- sponsible for the preparation and ex- ecution of detailed programs for safe- guarding classified information, docu- ments, and materiel within his control or jurisdiction. This responsibility includes such accountability proce- dures as are necessary to control effectively the dissemination of clas- sified defense information, with par- ticularly severe control on material classified TOP SECRET under this Regulation, consistent with the poli- cies and specific requirements pre- scribed in this Regulation. The com- mander will issue such supplementary directives or instructions concerning the preparation, classifying, declassi- fying, dissemination, reproduction, and safeguarding of classified infor- mation and material as requirements of his headquarters, command, unit, or other activity may dictate, includ- ing the necessary assignment of ap- propriate responsibility to subordi- nates for specific staff actions. He will also require that timely consider- ation be given the provisions of this Regulation, in connection with the ini- tiation, development, or implementa- tion of all plans, programs, or projects regardless of type, scope, or priority. (5) Responsible staff officers will be re- quired to prepare a security annex in the form of a separate paragraph, sec- tion, or appendix, or an annex for inclusion in all documents containing exceptionally important plans, pro- •grams, or projects. The security an- 4 nex will include, as appropriate, specific guidance concerning, but not necessarily limited to, dissemination of the information in its entirety and the various elements thereof, classify- ing documents based upon selected portions of the information if prep- aration of such documents is author- ized, and future downgrading or declassification of the elements of the plan, program, or project involved. (6) Commanders and other persons exer- cising similar authority will maintain active training and orientation _ pro- grams within their command or juris- diction for all concerned with classi- fied defense information, to impress each such person with his individual responsibility for exercising vigilance and care in complying with the pro- visions of this Regulation. (7) Commanders and other persons^ exer- cising similar authority will insure that military and civilian personnel under their command or jurisdiction are properly indoctrinated regarding their responsibility for the safeguard- ing of classified information, and, also, upon separation from the service or termination of employment, regard- ing their continuing responsibility in this connection. Specific debriefing will be accomplished, upon separation from the service or termination of employment, for those military and civilian personnel who have had ac- cess to war plans, Atomic Energy “re- stricted data,” important research and development projects, or other par- ticularlv sensitive areas of informa- tion as determined by the commander concerned or as prescribed by higher authority. As a minimum _ require- ment, ail personnel will be informed of the contents of the attachment to this Regulation, “Notice to All Per- sonnel.” The attachment may be re- produced locally for this purpose and should be modified and expanded as necessary to apply to local conditions and to selected groups of persons ac- cording to duty assignment. (8) A commander may delegate within his headquarters the performance of security control functions charged to him in this Regulation, but responsi- bilitv for the safeguarding of classi- fied reformation within his command control or jurisdiction remains with and rests upon him. b. Individual: (1) The responsibility for the protection and accountability of classified infor- mation rests upon each individual in the Department of the Air Force hav- ing such information or knowledge thereof, no matter how that informa- tion or knowledge was obtained or developed. (2) All military and civilian personnel 'will familiarize themselves with and adhere to the provisions of this Regu- lation and all other regulations which apply to them in the performance of their duties and which are issued to protect classified information. It is the sum total of all elements of secur- ity policy applied by every person to his individual and official actions, re- gardless of position or grade, which results in adequate security of classi- fied information and the military operations and other activities to which that information pertains. (3) Every person who signs or otherwise approves any document will insure prior to signature or other approval action, that: (a) The correct classification is as- signed to it, if protection is nec- essary. (b) All applicable provisions of this Regulation have been complied with regarding the preparation, handling, and proposed distribu- tion of the document if it con- tains classified information. (c) Any instructions contained in the document do not require or au-’ thorize an action which will result in a violation of the provisions of this Regulation. 5. Accountability and Dissemination of Classified Information: a. General. No person is entitled to knowl- edge or possession of, or access to, classified in- formation solely by virtue of his office or position. Knowledge or possession of classified defense information will be permitted only to persons whose official duties require such access in the interest of promoting national defense and only if they have been determined to be trustworthy. Possession or use of classified defense information will be limited to locations where prescribed AFR 205-1 5-6 facilities for secure storage or protection thereof are available. _b. Discussion and Access. Classified infor- mation will not be discussed either in public or in private with or in the presence or hearing of unauthorized persons, and the latter will not be permitted to inspect or have access to such information. c. Determination of Requirement for Access. Responsibility for determining whether a person’s official military or other governmental duties re- quire that he possess or have access to any ele- ment or item of classified information and whether he is authorized to receive it rests upon the individual who has possession, knowledge, or command control of the information involved and not upon the prospective recipient. How- ever, the individual who has possession, knowl- edge, or command control of the information will not disclose it or permit access thereto unless he is authorized to do so pursuant to the provisions of this Regulation. These principles apply equally if the prospective recipient is an organi- zational entity. d. Command Control. A commander will prescribe the dissemination to be made of classi- fied information originated or developed within his headquarters or unit or received within his control, subject to all of the applicable provisions of this Regulation and such separate instructions a . s ? a y issued by higher authority concerning limitations on, or requirements for, the dissemi- nation or distribution of specific items of material or information. Proper control of dissemination of classified defense information shall be main- tained at ail times, including good accountability records of classified defense information docu- ments, and severe limitation on the number of such documents originated as well as the number of copies thereof reproduced. The number of copies of classified defense information docu- ments will be kept to a minimum to decrease the risk of compromise of the information contained in such documents and the financial burden on the Government in protecting such documents. Whenever specific limitations, additional to those prescribed in this Regulation, regarding the re- production in whole or in part or further distri- bution or dissemination of classified matter by recipients are considered necessary by originat- ing authorities, appropriate instructions will be included thereon or in the text. The registered documents system prescribed in section IV should be utilized, where practicable, to insure security control of documents of continuing importance.' e. Automatic Distribution and Dissemina- tion. Regulations and other directives which are intended to provide for or authorize auto- matic distribution of documents or dissemination of information will not be made applicable to classified information unless it is determined that the proposed distribution or dissemination of such classified information as may be involved is necessary and is authorized in accordance with all applicable provisions of this Regulation. Normally, automatic distribution of classified information outside the Department of Defense will not be authorized. f. Information Originating in an Agency Other Than Department of Defense. Classified defense information originating in an agency outside the Department of Defense will not be disseminated outside the Department of the Air Force without the consent of the originating agency, except as otherwise provided by Section 102 of the National Security Act of July 26, 1947, c. 343, 61 Stat. 498, as amended, 50 U. S. C. sec. 403. (See paragraph 7c for instructions concerning reproduction of TOP SECRET and SECRET documents originated by an agency other than the Air Force.) g. Special Subjects and Categories. Addi- tional specific instructions regarding the dis- semination of the following types and categories of information are contained in the paragraphs indicated: (1) TOP SECRET information — para- graph 29. (2) Cryptomaterial— paragraph 50d. (3) Atomic Energy “restricted data” — paragraph 58. h. Requests. In accordance with the princi- ples of instructions promulgated by the Secre- tary of Defense, a request for classified material will not be made bv any individual unless he has a dear, official requirement for knowledge or possession of such material, and no request will be honored by any commander or other person, regardless of the grade or position of the re- questor, unless the validity of the request has been fully established on the basis of policy prescribed in this Regulation. 6. Limitations on Authority To Dissemi- nate: a. To Department of Defense and Inter- departmental Activities. Subject to the policy set forth in paragraph 5 and all other applicable provisions of this Regulation, originating head- quarters or offices, or higher authority in the same chain of command as the originator, are authorized to release Air Force classified infor- mation to other activities and agencies within the Department of Defense and to officially con- stituted interdepartmental activities with Air Force membership in accordance with established 6 AFR 205-1 6 military channels with respect to correspondence with such agencies or activities. (For additional instructions relating to the Armed Services Tech- nical Information Agency, see AFE 205-43.) b. To Civilian Activities: (1) General. Subject to all other limita- tions prescribed in this Regulation, classified information of primary in- terest to the Air Force, including that originated by an Air Force contractor, may be released as set forth herein- after, to private individuals, firms, corporations, organizations, and State or Federal agencies (other than De- partment of Defense) provided that possession of the information by these persons or agencies is required in the interest of promoting national defense and they have been determined to be trustworthy. (2) Special Provisions : (a) Classified information will not be released to any individual, activ- ity, or agency outside the Execu- tive Branch of the Government prior to obtaining adequate as- surance from the prospective re- cipient that the information or material will be handled and safeguarded in a manner at least equivalent to all pertinent re- quirements prescribed in this Regulation. (See also (f) below.) (b) Particular care must be taken to release only such individual items of classified information or portions of classified documents, as the case may be, as are nec- essary to accomplish the purpose for which release is made. (c) Information will not be released if such release would violate any commitment made by the Air Force in obtaining it. (d) Individual or corporate rights originating in the information, whether patented or not, will be respected. Privately owned in- formation will not be released without the consent of the owner. (e) A receipt will be obtained when documents classified TOP SE- CRET or SECRET are released to persons or activities referred to in (1) above. A receipt may also be obtained for CONFI- DENTIAL documents released to such persons or activities whenever the sender deems it necessary. (f) When TOP SECRET informa- tion is released to any person, activity, or agency outside the Department of Defense, the re- cipient will be advised that, as a condition of release, all persons who have access to the material shall be identifiable at all times and that reproduction of such matter shall be made or approved only as indicated thereon. (g) The authority that releases TOP SECRET matter to any person, activity, or agency outside the Department of Defense will promptly notify the office of origin. (3) Military and Reserve Personnel. For the purpose of this Regulation, mili- tary personnel on active duty, mili- tary personnel in retired status, and members of the Reserve Forces who request access to classified informa- tion for personal or commercial pur- poses will be considered “private indi- viduals” in accordance with policy promulgated by the Department of Defense. c. Action on Requests. All requests for classified information from persons or agencies referred to in b above and all proposals originat- ing within the Air Force to release classified information to such persons or agencies will be forwarded for necessary action to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters USAF, Washington 25, D. C., except as otherwise hereinafter set forth: (1) Congressional Requests. All requests by the Congress, its committees, or members for classified information will be referred to the Director, Office of Legislative Liaison, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force. Washing- ton 25, D. C. (See also AFR 11-7.) (2) Testimony Before Committees of the Government. Whenever a person under the jurisdiction of the Depart- ment of the Air Force appears before a committee of the Congress or execu- tive commission, board, committee, or similar group in either executive or public session, and is called upon to give testimony which includes infor- mation classified TOP SECRET, SE- CRET, or CONFIDENTIAL, he will not divulge the information unless he has been authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force to do so. The Secre- 7 tary of the Air Force may, from time to time, authorize certain officers or other persons to disclose such infor- mation without his specific prior ap- proval. Any person, when called upon to testify, will immediately en- deavor to obtain necessary authority from the Secretary of the Air Force to divulge information which he antici- pates will be desired. If he does not have the authority to give such infor- mation, he will respectfully state to the committee that he is not author- ized to disclose the information de- sired and that he will endeavor to ob- tain the necessary authority. When a person is requested to give testimony, including information classified TOP SECRET, SECRET, or CONFIDEN- TIAL which he has been authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force to give, he will respectfully request that the testimony be given in executive session only and not appear in the record of hearings, the Congressional Record , or other document open to public inspection. (3) Litigation. Requests or subpoenas for classified information, including documentary material, to be used in connection with pending or prospec- tive litigation are governed by the provisions of AFR 110-5, subject to the provisions of policy prescribed in b above. (4) Activities Involving Industrial Mo- bilization. Applications for informa- tion or records originated at the re- quest of the Department of the Air Force for its use in connection with the mobilization of materiel and in- dustrial organizations essential to wartime needs will be referred for necessary action to the Under Secre- tary of the Air Force. The service of any process or subpoena for the production of any such record will be reported immediately by the person on whom it is served to the United States Attorney for the district in which the service is made, and, at the same time, directly to the Under Sec- retary of the Air Force. Pending instructions from the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the requested infor- mation will not be furnished. (5) Contractors and Prospective Con- tractors: (a) The release of classified infor- mation to contractors or prospec- tive contractors is the responsi- bility of the commander of the major air command who has supervision or control over the contractor or responsibility for procurement of the materiel, sup- plies, or services that will he produced, supplied, or furnished by the prospective contractor. Only such classified information as is required by a contractor or prospective contractor for the performance of specific contracts or the preparation of specific bids or quotations will be released, subject to (b) below and all other applicable provisions of this Reg- ulation. (b) Classified information will not be released or disclosed to a con- tractor or prospective contractor until after a security agreement is signed by the individual or by a responsible officer on behalf of the firm or corporation concerned, an appropriate security survey . is made of the facility, and a facil- ity security clearance is granted. (See AFR 205-9 for detailed in- structions.) (6) General Authority of Commanders, Major Air Commands. Subject to b above, (3), (4), and (5) above, and all other applicable provisions of this Regulation, commanders of major air commands may release or authorize the release of 'classified information, except TOP SECRET informatiomjo departments and agencies of the Ex- ecutive branch of the Federal Gov- ernment and to manufacturers and their representatives, engineers, in- ventors, and other persons actually cooperating in Department of the Air Force work and having a legitimate Government interest therein, pro- vided : (a) The information originated within and is of primary interest to the major air command concerned. (b) Coordination or cooperation with the Federal agency involved is necessary to accomplish the mis- sion of the major air command concerned. (c) The following categories and types of information are not re- leased: War plans, proposed poli- AFR 205—1 6i cies under consideration by the Air Force, intelligence, Atomic Energy “restricted data,” crypto- graphic information, and infor- mation received from or of joint interest to an agency or activity, outside the Department of the Air Force unless the release is approved by such agency or ac- tivity. (d) Documents originated by higher authority are not released with- out approval of the higher au- thority. d. To Foreign Nationals: (1) General. The release or disclosure of classified information to foreign na- tionals (other than immigrant aliens referred to in (5) below) or to foreign governments and their officially spon- sored representatives will be made only in accordance with policy and procedures promulgated in separate instructions by the Chief of Staff. USAF, to commands and offices con- cerned. Except as otherwise specifi- cally authorized in writing to inter- ested commands and offices, all re- quests received from foreign nationals or from foreign governments or their officially sponsored representatives for classified information and all pro- posals originating within the Depart- ment of the Air Force to disclose such information to them will be forwarded for necessary action through military channels to the Chief of Staff. USAF. Requests so forwarded will include the detailed comments and recom- mendations by each commander as to whether the information should be disclosed. (2) Additional Requirements. In addition to the provisions of separate instruc- tions referred to in (1) above, the provisions of paragraph 5 and those set forth in b (2) above are equally applicable and will be complied with strictly if classified information is released to a foreign government or foreign national. (3) Attachment arid Official Visits. Only the Chief of Staff, USAF (Director of Intelligence), is authorized to make commitments to receive foreign na- tionals at Air Force installations, facilities, or other activities as visitors for official purposes, as observers or students, or for training or liaison purposes. The Chief of Staff, USAF, will issue the necessary letter orders or other instructions in writing to the commander concerned, attaching foreign nationals to specific courses or units or authorizing official visits as may be appropriate. Personnel at- tached to an installation may visit another installation whenever neces- sary in the authorized course of in- struction or performance of assigned duty upon approval of the commander of the installation to be visited. (4) Disclosure of Information by Com- manders. Authority to disclose mili- tary information to accomplish the purpose of the attachment or visit of each foreign national will be included in detail in the orders or other written instructions to commanders con- cerned. Such instructions wdll be as specific as possible concerning defense classification category and subject matter. Commanders will take posi- tive measures to restrict access to military information by foreign na- tionals to that specifically authorized. (5) Immigrant Aliens. Except as may be otherwise limited in separate direc- tives, an alien who is in the United States under an immigration visa for permanent residence may be permit- ted to receive, or have access to, clas- sified information in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation and other regulations relating to person- nel security clearances on Die same basis as citizens of the United States. e. Restrictions on Release of Certain Infor- mation or Sale of Material: (T) General. The domestic sale, the di- vulging of information in connection with negotiations for foreign sale, and the foreign manufacture of items of Air Force, Army, and Navy materiel and equipment are not permitted un- less Die Departments of the Air Force (Deputy Chief of Staff, (Materiel, Headquarters USAF), Army, and Navy are agreed that military secrecy is not compromised thereby. ( 2 ) International Traffic in Arms: (a) The State Department adminis- ters international traffic in arms and military materiel coming within the scope of the Regula- tions Governing the International 9 AFR 205-1 6—8 Traffic in Arms, Ammunitions, and Implements of War and Other Munitions of War. (b) The State Department will not release for foreign sale any item coming within the scope of the above mentioned Regulations until the Departments of the Air Force (Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel, Headquarters USAF), Army, and Navy have stated that there is no objection to the release on grounds of secrecy af- fecting the national defense. 7. Preparation, Reproduction, and Photo- graphing of Classified Matter: a. General. Subject to the specific limita- tions set forth and referred to below, classified matter will be prepared initially, copied, photo- graphed, or otherwise reproduced only when nec- essary to satisfy actual military or other official governmental requirements. The number of such documents originated as well as the number of copies thereof reproduced will be severely lim- ited. b. Registered Documents. For specific in- structions regarding preparation and limitations on authority to reproduce registered noncrypto- graphic or registered cryptographic document? of any classification, or parts thereof, see para- graphs 42 and 49, respectively. c. TOP SECRET and SECRET Informa- tion Originating in an Agency Other Than the Air Force. Documents originated within a de- partment or agency of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government, other than the Air Force, which contain information classified TOP SECRET or SECRET, will not be reproduced without the consent of the originating department or agency. This restriction applies to nonregis- tered documents as well as registered documents. Documents originated bv a contractor to a de- partment or agency will be considered as having been originated within the contracting depart- ment or agencyr d. TOP SECRET Information Originating in the Air Force. For additional instructions regarding preparation and limitations on repro- duction, see paragraph 29. e. Effect of Limitations Imposed by Origi- nators. In addition to the limitations referred to above, when the originator of any document includes instructions therein or issues instruc- tions pertaining thereto which require approval of the originator before the document may be reproduced, the document will not be copied, pho- tographed, or otherwise reproduced in whole or in part without approval of the originator or higher authority in the same chain of command as the originator. f. Procedures: (1) The preparation and reproduction of classified matter will be performed under careful control and strict super- vision at all times. The person re- sponsible for directing or supervising the work will insure that all persons concerned are informed as to their responsibility for safeguarding the in- formation involved and for the proper handling of copies of the material produced, manuscripts, notes, type, carbon, plates, stencils, exposed film (developed or undeveloped), and waste incident to the preparation or reproduction. (2) Photographs or similar reproduction of classified equipment, documents, or any other classified information is prohibited, except as may be made by persons specifically directed or au- thorized by proper authority. Limi- tations prescribed in this Regulation on authority to make copies of classi- fied matter apply' equally to the pho- tographing of such material and to the reproduction of classified photo- graphs. (3) Subject to the applicable provisions of paragraph 6 concerning the release of classified information, classified matter, except TOP SECRET, may be printed, developed, or otherwise processed or reproduced in commer- cial facilities if adequate Government facilities arc not available. 8. Storage of Classified Matter: a. General. The possession or use of classi- fied defense information or material will be lim- ited to locations where facilities for secure stor- age or protection thereof are available by means of which unauthorized persons are prevented from gaining access thereto. Classified informa- tion, including classified materiel, not in actual use by or under direct observation of an author- ized person located in the same room or enclosure will be stored in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. b. TOP SECRET and Registered Matter. Except as specifically provided in g below for registered cryptomaterial, TOP SECRET and all registered matter will be protected in storage by the most secure facilities possible as herein- after set forth: 10 AFR 205-1 8 &V “ s " (1) Normally, such matter will be stored in a safe, steel file cabinet, or other safe-type steel file container having a three-position, dial-type combina- tion lock, and being of such weight, size, construction, or installation as to minimize the possibility of surrep- titious entry, physical theft, damage by fire, or tampering. (2) In lieu of such a container the matter may be stored in a secure vault-type room or vault which affords compar- able or better protection and is ap- proved for such use by the commander of the installation, provided that the room or vault is kept securely locked when not in use. Such approval will not be construed to relieve the custo- dian of any responsibility for the se- curity of the classified matter. (3) If the foregoing safeguards are not available, matter so classified will be kept under close surveillance of an armed guard. SECRET and CONFIDEXTIAL Mat - t JaJ) j^Cjter . . In addition to the means prescribed above, W ****) 4 including protection bv armed Guards, informa- tion classified SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL, and not registered, may also be stored in steel file cabinets equipped with a steel iockbar and an approved three-position combination dial- type padlock from which the manufacturer’s identification numbers have been obliterated. d. Other Classified Material. Material orig- inating under statutory provisions requiring pro- tection of certain information will be protected in storage by means prescribed above, as appro- priate. e. Access to Storage Containers. Unauthor- ized persons will not be permitted access to clas- sified information in storage, Sams and other containers in which classified information is stored will habitually be kept locked when not under the direct observation of a person located in the same room who is officially entrusted with the combination or the contents. f. Safe Combinations: (1) Safe combinations and combination padlocks used to lock containers hold- ing classified information will be changed (only by persons having ap- propriate security clearance) at least once every year; whenever a person knowing the combination is relieved, transferred, or discharged; when a safe is first brought into an office; when the combination Las been sub- jected to compromise; and at such other times as is deemed necessary. 1 (2) Only a minimum number of author- 1 ized persons, consistent with operating requirements, will possess the com- | bination to storage containers. Com- | manders may, however, provide for f the recording of safe combinations in sealed envelopes or other sealed i wrappers and the central filing thereof in the custody of specifically desig- !■ nated persons so that authorized indi- viduals may have access to the j) storage containers in emergencies. | (3) Safe combinations will be given a f classification equivalent to the classi- j fication of material normally stored f in the safe. f f! g. Special Measures for Storage of Registered Cryptomaterial: j (1) Certain registered cryptomaterial j must be kept under armed guard at , all times as prescribed in separate di- rectives. All other registered crvpto- material will he stored in a vault with a three-position dial-type combina- j tion lock door or in an equally secure steel safe or safe file cabinet of a weight sufficient to minimize the pos- sibility of its physical removal; other- wise, the material must be kept con- j stantly under armed guard. j (2) Except in emergencies referred to in f (2) above, only the custodian of registered cryptomaterial or other ap- propriately cleared persons specif- ically designated by him will be per- mitted to have knowledge of the com- bination to the storage space or will have access to the cryptomaterial therein. (3) The storage space containing regis- tered cryptomaterial will be kept locked with the full combination when not under the direct supervision' of appropriately cleared personnel. (4) As far as practicable, classified keying materials will not be stored in the same safe as the instructions, classi- fied cipher machines, or devices to which they apply. This restriction does not apply to a vault used exclu- sively for the storage of registered • cryptomaterial. h. Combat or Combat-Related Operations. In combat or combat-related operations, actual or simulated, the commander of the unit con- cerned will insure that all classified documents 11 rj g gS8BB S8 AFR 205-1 8-9 are given the maximum security possible under the circumstances. Classified documents will not be taken farther forward in combat areas, by surface means or by air, than is absolutely neces- sary. i. Daily Inspection: (1) All persons who hold or otherwise have custody of classified material will accomplish the necessary inspec- tions within their respective areas to insure that all procedural safeguards prescribed by this Regulation are taken to protect such material at all times. Persons who hold or other- wise have custody of registered docu- ments or material will also make an inspection at least once each day to determine whether all such documents and devices are properly accounted for. (2) In each headquarters or unit, indi- viduals will be designated specifically to make inspections on a room or area basis at the end of, or after, normal duty hours each day to insure that all classified material has been prop- erly stored and that all locking de- vices are secure. 9. Destruction of Classified Matter: a. Authority. Competent authority to au- thorize or direct destruction is set forth in AFM 181-5. b. Pulping as a Method of Destruction. Sub- ject to standardization, authorization, and avail- ability of a pulping machine, the commander of a headquarters or unit may authorize pulp- ing as a method of destroying classified docu- ments within his jurisdiction or control. Com- manders who authorize the destruction of classi- fied documents by reduction to pulp will issue detailed instructions for the proper safeguarding of the material prior to and during destruction and for the inspection of the pulping process to insure that destruction of all classified informa- tion is complete. c. TOP SECRET, SECRET, and All Regis- tered Documents Except Cryptographic. Docu- ments whose destruction is authorized or directed will be burned, or, subject to the provisions of b above, completely reduced to pulp by their cus- todian or by an officer designated by the com- mander responsible for their custody. They will be burned or reduced to pulp in the presence of a -witnessing officer. A certificate indicating date of destruction and identifying the documents will be executed and signed by both the destroying and witnessing officers and forwarded to the of- ficer authorizing or directing the destruction. Copies of certificates of destruction will be re- tained by the headquarters or office having cus- todial responsibility for the documents. d. CONFIDENTIAL Nonregistered Docu- ments. When destruction is authorized or di- rected, CONFIDENTIAL nonregistered docu- ments will be burned or, subject to the provi- sions of b above, completely reduced to pulp by the custodian thereof or by an officer desig- nated by the commander responsible for their custody. Certificates of destruction and witness- ing are not required unless so directed by the authority directing the destruction. e. Accountability Records. Appropriate ac- countability records maintained by the head- quarters or office having custodial responsibility will reflect the destruction of classified defense material, except for classified waste referred to in f below. f. Classified Waste. Preliminary drafts, car- bon sheets, plates, stencils, stenographic notes, work sheets, and similar items containing TOP SECRET, SECRET, or CONFIDENTIAL mat- ter will he destroyed by the person responsible for their production immediately after they have served their purpose, or will be given the same classification and safeguarded in the same man- ner as the material produced from them. Such matter will be destroyed in accordance with the above provisions, except that certificates of de- struction and witnesses are not required. g. Classified Materiel. When competent au- thority directs the destruction of a classified ar- ticle of materiel or a component thereof, the fol- lowing procedures will apply: (1) The custodian thereof will remove all classified components and destroy them by burning or by mutilation in the presence of a witnessing officer. The balance of the materiel will then be processed in accordance with exist- ing regulations for the disposition of serviceable property, or for salvage. (2) If the. above is not practicable, the custodian will destroy the entire ar- ticle of materiel by burning or by mu- tilation in the presence of a witnessing officer. (3) In either case, the certificate of de-' struction will be signed by both the custodian and the witnessing officer and submitted to the officer directing the destruction. h. Special Measures for Destruction of Reg- is iered Cryp to mate ria l : 12 (1) Regularly superseded cryptomaterial carries instructions for its destruction on a specified date. Other cryptoma- terial will be destroyed upon notifica- tion by the office of origin. (2) Cryptographic documents will be de- stroyed by burning or, subject to b above, by reduction to pulp. (3) Routine destruction will be performed by the custodian and one other wit- nessing officer. They will be present during destruction and will sign the destruction report upon completion of the destruction. The witnessing of- ficer need not be cleared for crypto- graphic duties, provided that his in- spection of the cryptomaterial is con- fined to the cover page of documents. Extreme caution will be taken to pre- vent any current or reserve materials from being included and inadvertently destroyed. Care will be taken to pre- vent legible scraps or recognizable parts remaining in the incinerator, the pulping machine, or at the site of the destruction. i. Emergency Destruction: (1) Within Areas. Commanders will make and maintain current plans for the emergency destruction or safe re- moval of all classified material under their jurisdiction, custody, or control should civil disturbances, disaster, or enemy action require such action. Field commanders will include specific instructions in standing operating pro- cedures for the cmorgenev destruction of all TOP SECRET, SECRET, and CONFIDENTIAL matter. Detailed instructions relating to emergency de- struction of registered crept omaierial arc contained in USAF Security Serv- ice Publication SSG-61 . (2) In Transit. Persons carrying or ac- companying classified matter in tran- sit will destroy the material by burn- ing if forced down in an aircraft, shipwrecked, or stranded for any other reason, including vehicular and railway accidents, and it appears un- likely that the material can be prop- erly protected. If not subject to burn- ing, the material will be destroyed by such other means as are necessary to render recognition impossible. If the emergency occurs at sea and no better method of destruction can be found, the material may be sunk hr the most AFR 205-1 H 9-11 . T practical method. In time of war, if the emergency occurs in enemy or neutral territory, the material will be destroyed in every instance as soon as practicable after the emergency occurs. j* j 10. Removal of Classified Matter: } a. Classified documents or other material I will not be removed from the headquarters or I unit having custodial -reepoPstbPity TFerefor by I any person, regardless of grade or position, with- | j out the express permission of the commander I j or the individual designated by name or office I j to act for him. Such permission will be with- s j held in every instance unless the commander or other responsible individual determines that [ the proposed removal is necessary and that the j classified material can be accorded the security handling and storage prescribed in this Regula'- j- tion by the person concerned. This restriction i is applicable under all circumstances without ex- f cepti on, including, but not limited to, the per- f formance of work by an individual at his place of residence, the carrying of documents by in- dividuals for use during official visits to other ■ ! stations, and the transmission of material from one headquarters to another by an individual. b. Whenever an individual removes classi- fied material from the headquarters or unit hav- ,, . ing custodial responsibility for purposes other than transmission under the provisions of section 1 III, a record will be made and retained on file showing the name of the individual taking the material, the date and title or other appropriate description, of cadi document or other item, and its assigned classification, purpose of removal, and the name and position of the person authoriz- ing the removal. The classified material will be returned to the headquarters or unit imme- diately after accomplishment of the purpose E above, or 21 AFR 205-1 26-27 (b) It appears that it is impossible for the Air Force to identify the originating agency, and (c) A review of the material indi- cates that it should be down- , ' graded or declassified, Air Force activities having primary interest in the material are authorized to declassify or downgrade such ma- terial. If it appears probable that another department or agency may have a substantial interest in whether the classification of any particular in- formation should be maintained, the Air Force will not exercise the author- ity conferred by this subparagraph, except with the consent of the other department or agency, until thirty (30) days after it has notified such other department or agency of the nature of the material and its inten- tion to declassify or downgrade the same. During such thirty-day period the other department or agency may, if it so desires, express its objections to declassifying or downgrading the particular material, but the authority to make the ultimate decision will re- side in the Air Force activity having primary interest in the material. (6) Cryptographer! Messages: (a) Paraphrase Not Required. Mes- * sages so marked may be down- graded to CONFIDENTIAL, without paraphrasing, by the proper authority when the sub- ject matter permits. Such mes- sages may be declassified, when appropriate, by removing the ex- ternal date-time group (DTG) and all internal references to other messages by DTG. For identification purposes, the day, month, and year may be affixed and the internal reference or cite number retained. (b) Paraphrase Required. Messages so marked may be downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL without paraphrasing; however, declas- sification, when appropriate, will necessitate proper paraphrasing of the text in addition to the re- moval of the DTG and all in- ternal references to other mes- sages by DTG. Identification nrocedures mav be utilized as in- dicated above. e. Notice of Change or Cancellation of Clas- sification: (1) The authority that changes or cancels the classification of a document or other item will notify all addressees to whom the material was originally transmitted. If the document or other item is widely held within the De- partment of the Air Force or other departments, a request will be for- warded by the authority making the change to the Chief of Staff, USAF, through military channels, for an- nouncement of the action taken in an appropriate publication. (2) When a nonregistered classified docu- ment bearing a restriction on repro- duction is downgraded or declassified, the notification or announcement of downgrading or declassification will include instructions as to whether such restrictions are modified, re- moved, or remain in force. (3) Authorities who cancel the classifica- tion of information and simultane- ously approve the release thereof to the public will notify all concerned as soon as practicable so that confusion will not exist as to whether a com- promise has occurred. 27. Marking of Classified Matter: a. General. After determination of the clas- sification required thereon, classified matter will be marked in accordance with the procedures herein set forth. Fersons who act as appro\ing authorities with respect to the issuance of cor- respondence, publications, plans, reports, mes- sages, or other material which contains classified information, are responsible for insuring that the assigned classification is the proper one and that the "'document or other material is correctly marked. b. Documents: (l'i Bound Documents. The assigned classification on bound documents, such as books or pamphlets, the pages of which are permanently and se- curely fastened together, will be con- spicuously marked or stamped on the outside of the front cover, on the title page, on the first page, on the back page, and on the outside of the back cover. In each case the markings will be applied to the top and bottom of such pages and covers. (2) Unbound Documents. The assigned Maes’ fmsticn on unbound documents, 22 AFR 205-1 27 such as letters, memoranda, reports, messages, and other similar docu- ments, the pages of which arc not permanently and securely fastened to- gether, will be conspicuously marked or stamped at the top and bottom of each page, in such manner that the marking will be clearly visible when the pages are clipped or stapled to- gether. (3) Charts, Maps, and Drawings. Clas- sified charts, maps, and drawings, in- cluding tracings and photomaps, will carry the classification marking under the legend, title block, or scale in such manner that it will be reproduced on all copies made therefrom. Such clas- sification will also be marked at the top and bottom in each instance. (4) Photographs, Films, and Recordings. Classified photographs, films, and re- cordings, and their containers, will be conspicuously and appropriately marked with the assigned classifica- tion. Whenever practicable, classi- fied photographic negatives will be marked in the same manner as docu- ments referred to in (3) above. Con- tinuous cover aerial reconnaissance and mapping negatives in roll form will be marked with the assigned clas- sification at the beginning and end of each roll. Photographs and reproduc- tions made from classified negatives which do not carry a legend will be marked on the front and back with the assigned classification. (5) Reproductions. All copies or repro- ductions of classified material will be appropriately marked or stamped in the same manner as the original thereof. (6) Group or File of Documents. The classification of the highest classified document in a file or physically con- nected group of documents will be marked on covers, file folders, or other similar covering, or on communica- tions of transmittal, including indorse- ments, in accordance with paragraph 25f. A previously assigned classifica- tion on a document will not be changed to indicate that a higher classified document has been attached in the same group or file. c. Materiel. Classified materiel, including products and substances, will be properly marked ■whenever possible, to indicate the classification, as will their containers, if possible. Items which do not lend themselves to marking will have securely affixed or attached a tag, sticker, or similar device bearing the appropriate classifi- cation marking, or the marking will be placed on their containers. If neither method is prac- ticable, recipients will be specifically notified in writing of the classification of such items. d. Unclassified Material. Normally, unclas- sified material will not be marked or stamped “Unclassified” unless it is essential to convey to a recipient of such material that it has been ex- amined specifically with a view to imposing a defense classification and has been determined not to require such classification. e. Limitations on Reproduction. Each copy of a documnet containing TOP SECRET infor- mation will include a notation thereon or in the text concerning limitations on reproduction as prescribed in paragraph 29b. f. Additional Marking of Classified Matter. Documents containing classified information furnished authorized persons, in or out of Fed- eral service, other than those of or in the employ of departments and agencies of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government will, in addi- tion to being marked TOP SECRET, SECRET, or CONFIDENTIAL, bear the following nota- tion: “This material contains information af- fecting the national defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espio- nage Laws, Title 18, U. S. C., Sections 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.” When classified items of materiel or other mate- rial which do not lend themselves to marking are furnished to such persons, the latter will be spe- cifically notified in writing of the above nota- tion. g. Marking of Downgraded, Upgraded, and Declassified Documents. (1) Classification Markin gs. Down- graded and upgraded documents and material will be marked or stamped with the new appropriate classifica- tion in the same manner as originally classified documents or material, and the old classification markings will be lined through. If the classification is canceled, the classification markings will be lined through. In cases where recipients have been notified in writ- ing of the classification of items, they will be notified of downgrading, up- grading, or declassification action in the same manner. Prints of motion picture film will show downgrading, 23 AFR 205-1 27-29 upgrading, or declassification action on leaders attached between the plain leader and the first title frame. (2) Copies of Downgraded and Upgraded Documents. All activities and indi- viduals holding copies of downgraded, upgraded, or declassified documents will promptly mark them as appro- priate, to include the authority cited, upon receipt of the notices, except as authorized in (3) below. (3) Bulk Files. When a document has been downgraded, upgraded, or de- classified, bulk files or supplies thereof need not be marked as provided in (2) above, until copies are charged out for use. The change or cancella- tion of classification will be indicated inside the file drawer or other storage container. n 28. Information Originated by a Foreign Government or Organization: a. Classifying. Defense information of a classified nature furnished to the United states by a foreign government or international organ- ization will be assigned a classification which will assure a degree of protection equivalent to or greater than that required by the government or international organization which furnished the information. RESTRICTED mulu tion for handling and transmitting information in the TOP SECRET category are based upon the fact that the defense aspect of TOP SECRET information is paramount and takes precedence over operational considerations and administrative convenience. (2) At the time of signing or otherwise approving any document bearing a TOP SECRET classification, the responsible officer or civilian official will: (b) JIHU1 lUrtbiUii. 1 /-W'\-XTT'T M ftgw- wi i h A u ur c ea^B-be- gssisne d a ION * * - ' . -r 1 ■ n J* 1 X - -1 on. DENTIAL claosifi v ati o n and ’ pro t ected in ac- cordance wi th the provisi o n s of this - -R oaufattotr a pplicable — to the CONFID ENTIAL yr ran'r^ESTRTCTED'-mttRUa 1 so fur nished muy^be-mai-lced-br UrSr Tcdpienlrto- slmw thft TT. R-^nd-thc-f orcign Or intrmntional classification, suelWas -f TE"S7T30KFt^ENTiAfj XJ. E. R GDNMDE-N- filAE- — NATO Ib . M! Ic t c d d’ C b Changes in Classification. Matter which has been classified by a friendly foreign gov- ernment or international body or winch has been classified bv a United States authority solely to accord with conditions imposed by such a gov- ernment or body may be downgraded or declas- sified with the consent of the foreign government or international body concerned. SECTION III— HANDLING AND TRANS- MISSION OF CLASSIFIED MATTER /( 29 } Handling and Transmission of TOP (SECRET Matter: a. General: (1) The rules established in this Regula- (a) Direct the assignment of a lower classification if defense consid- erations do not support fully the classification of TOP SECRET. Insure that properly classified TOP SECRET information, wherever severable from lower classified portions, is accorded separate dissemination or dis- tribution on a considerably more selective and limited basis than the balance of the document. (c) Insure compliance with all ap- plicable provisions of b, c, and ri below if the document qualifies for assignment to the TOP SECRET category. Preparation : (1) Each copy of a document which contains information classified TOP SECRET will be numbered in series for accounting purposes and will in- clude. a notation or statement sub- stantially in one of the following forms, as appropriate (messages pre- pared for electrical transmission need not. include a statement within the text) : (a) Reproduction of this document in whole or in part is prohibited except with the permission of the office of origin. (b) Reproduction of paragraph (s) of this document is prohibited except with the per- mission of the office of origin. (c) Reproduction of this message in whole or in part is prohibited without approval of (insert designated officer;- nor- mally the head of the action office). (For incoming messages.) Normally no more than two carbon copies will be made of correspondence (2) 24 X 5 « r \ \ ‘ Vx 1 ; . F AFR 205-1 29 which contains information classified TOP SECRET. One courtesy copy will accompany the original and one record copy will be retained for file. If the correspondence is intended to pass through more than one office or headquarters, additional courtesy copies as necessary will be prepared, numbered, and forwarded with the original. (3) No more than three clear-text copies should be made within a headquarters of incoming TOP SECRET messages. (An incoming message received in encrypted form becomes a document prepared by the recipient headquar- ters upon production by such head- quarters of a literal plain-text copy of the message.) The commander of each headquarters will determine the number of copies of outgoing TOP SECRET messages that must be made to satisfy internal requirements of his headquarters. (4) At the time of issuance of a TOP SECRET document, the signature authority will insure that all formal papers of a classified nature relating to the coordination of the document or other aspects of its preparation which require retention will be item- ized by the office of origin, assembled into a single file, and forwarded for custody to the official office of record; and that all preliminary drafts, stenographic notes, and other work- ing papers not required for record purposes arc destroyed in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 9. Reproduction : (]) TOP SECRET information may be reproduced or copied only when ab- solutely necessary for planning or operational purposes. (2) The authority that originates a docu- ment which contains information classified TOP SECRET will deter- mine the number of copies required initially and whether recipients may reproduce or copy such documents in whole or in part except as otherwise indicated in (3) below. *. (3) Nonrcgistered TOP SECRET docu- ments will not be copied, photo- graphed, or otherwise reproduced in whole or in part without the consent of the originator or higher authority in the same chain of command as the originator. (For instructions j concerning registered documents, see section IV.) 1 (4) When authorized, reproductions of | TOP SECRET documents, or parts thereof which are classified TOP SECRET, will show the reproducing office, authority for reproduction, and the number of copies reproduced. In addition the office of origin will be notified of such reproduction and the disposition of each copy. j d. Dissemination: j (1) Special measures -will be employed | within each headquarters to limit the dissemination of TOP SECRET in- formation, originated, or received, to the absolute minimum. No dissemi- nation or disclosure of TOP SECRET information will be made or author- ized by any person without determin- ing beforehand that possession or knowledge of the information by the prospective recipients is absolutely nccessarv. The number of persons who work on TOP SECRET matters j will be kept to a minimum and these persons will be warned individually against disclosing such matters to persons whose official duties do not clearly require knowledge thereof. (2) Only that portion of TOP SECRET matter necessary to the proper plan- ning and appropriate action of any headquarters or individual will be released to such activity or individual. Items of information intended to be extracted from TOP SECRET docu- ments for further dissemination will be carefully reviewed to determine whether such items may be assigned a classification lower than TOP SECRET. (3) The dissemination of TOP SECRET information will he effected by direct contact whenever practicable, with- out transmission of documents. (4) The authority who receives a TOP SECRET document and determines that information based thereon must be transmitted to subordinates, in- cluding subordinate commanders, will prepare separate directives or other appropriate documents, without di- rect quotation from the original document, for the purpose of furnish- ing the required information when reproduction or additional distribu- tion of the original document or the AFR 205-1 29 pertinent portions thereof is not authorized. (5) It is mandatory that all persons who have knowledge of TOP SECRET information be identifiable at all times. Originators and recipients of TOP SECRET documents will initi- ate and maintain a list of every per- son by name, date, and document title who is afforded access to infor- mation contained in each document. Upon transfer of the document from custody of the office concerned, the list will be filed within the office or centrally within the headquarters for a period of at least one year for pur- poses of future reference. e. Receipt System and Courier Require- ment: (1) The transmission and custody of each TOP SECRET document or other item must be covered by a receipt system, between headquarters and between offices and individuals within a headquarters. The trans- mitting office or headquarters will take action as necessary to obtain a receipt signed within the receiving office or headquarters in addition to a receipt signed by the person who carries the material. (2) Distribution records and receipts will show the copy number of each docu- ment transmitted to recipients. (3) In no circumstances will TOP SECRET matter be transmitted by mail channels. Classified information required by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for operational use by that agency will normally be deemed not to qualify for assignment to the TOP SECRET category, and will be transmitted to that agency in a se- curin' catecorv of CONFIDENTIAL or SECRET. ‘ When classified infor- mation in the TOP SECRET cate- gory is transmitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for planning purposes, that agency will be advised in writing that in no circumstances will the material be transmitted by mail channels. f. TOP SECRET Control Officers: (1) Commanders of headquarters that initiate or receive TOP SECRET in- formation will appoint certain officials ( commissioned officers, warrant of- oct or ho-' civilian ■f c. be known as TOP SECRET control officers to receive, maintain account- ability register of, and dispatch all TOP SECRET material. (2) TOP SECRET control officers will open and deliver TOP SECRET ma- terial to the individuals who must see and work on it. TOP SECRET matter which is addressed on the inner envelope to an individual by name will be delivered unopened to such addressee. Prior to being opened, each cover will be carefully inspected and any evidence of tampering will be reported promptly to the dispatch- ing activity, which will initiate an investigation. When the inner cover is opened, the receipt found therein will be dated, signed, and returned to the sender. Any discrepancy be- tween the receipt and the contents will be reported promptly to the dis- patching activity, which will accom- plish necessary corrective action. g. Preparation for Transmission: (1) Within a Headquarters. Subject to the applicable provisions of a through f above, the commander of each head- quarters will provide for the security of TOP SECRET matter prepared for transmission between offices within a headquarters in such manner as to insure a degree of security equivalent to that outlined for preparation for transmission outside a headquarters. (2) Outside a Headquarters. TOP SE- CRET material to be transmitted out- side a headquarters will be enclosed in opaque inner and outer covers. Written material will be protected from direct contact with the inner cover by a cover sheet or by folding inward. The inner cover will he a scaled wrapper or envelope plainly marked with the assigned classifica- tion and address. It will contain a receipt form which identifies the a I- dressor, the addressee, and the con- tents by unclassified or short title. The outer cover will be addressed, re- turn-addressed, and carefully sealed with no markings or notations to indicate the classification of its con- tents. If the outer cover is not suffi- ciently opaque to prevent the classi- fication markings on the inner cover from becoming visible, the inner cover will be wrapped with sufficient paper to conceal the markings. 2fi AFR 205-1 29-30 h. Transmission: (1) Within a Headquarters. Subject to the provisions of a through f above, the commander of each headquarters will provide for the security of TOP SECRET matter transmitted between offices within a headquarters in such a manner as to insure a degree of se- curity equivalent to that outlined for transmission outside a headquarters. (2) Outside a Headquarters: (a) TOP SECRET matter will be transmitted outside a headquar- ters by a courier transfer officer of the Armed Forces Courier Service; by designated couriers of the Armed Forces Courier Service only when travel is by U. S. military aircraft; by cleared commissioned officers, warrant officers or key civilian employees specifically designated by the originating activity (normally, a pilot or co-pilot will not be desig- nated as a courier since the op- eration of the aircraft and action in the event of an emergency make such assignment imprac- ticable) ; by specifically desig- nated civilian couriers, i.e., State Department or other high Gov- ernment officials, etc.; or by ac- companied State Department diplomatic pouch. (b) Accompanied State Department diplomatic pouch will be used ex- clusively for transmission of TOP SECRET matter through or within a neutral country and any other foreign country where the material would be subject to cus- toms inspection or other exami- nation or inspection. (c) In all cases where TOP SECRET matter is to be transmitted via State Department channels, the originating office will place in the lower left-hand portion of the front of the outer cover the fol- lowing routing certificate, which will be typewritten and pasted on or applied by rubber stamp or other legible means, and marked for transmission “By Courier” and “Transmission via officially designated military officer courier is authorized provided exemption from examination in frnrrit js assured” : ROUTING CERTIFICATE It is certified that contents re- quire transmission indicated be- low: BY COURIER (Hand treatment and registra- tion to destination.) Transmission via officially * designated mil- itary officer courier is au- thorized pro- vided exemp- tion from ex- amination in transit is as- sured. Eligible for transmission as United States registered mail via U. S. Post Office, includ- ing Army, Navy, or Air Force postal facilities. AIR POUCH (May be unaccompanied. Speed primary.) SURFACE POUCH (May be unaccompa- nied.) Office or phone Name and grade 30. Handling and Transmission of SE- CRET and CONFIDENTIAL Matter: a. General: (1) The rules established in this Regula- tion for handling and transmitting in- formation in the SECRET category arc based on the fact that it is defense information the unauthorized disclo- sure of which could result in serious damage to the Nation. At the time of issuance of any document bearing a SECRET classification, the respon- sible officer or civilian official (signa- ture authority) will: (a) Direct the assignment of a lower classification if defense consid- erations do not support fully the classification of SECRET. (b) Insure that all formal papers of a classified nature relating to the AFR 205-1 30 coordination of the document or other aspects of its preparation which require retention are item- ized, assembled into a single file, and forwarded for custody to the official office of record; and that all preliminary drafts, steno- graphic notes, and other working papers not required for record purposes are destroyed in accord- ance with the provisions of para- graph 9. (2) The rules established in this Regula- tion for handling and transmitting in- formation in the CONFIDENTIAL category are based on the fact that it is defense information the unau- thorized disclosure of which could be prejudicial to the defense interests of the Nation. At the time of signing or otherwise approving any document bearing a CONFIDENTIAL classi- fication, the responsible officer or ci- vilian official will direct the cancella- tion of the classification if defense considerations do not support the classification of CONFIDENTIAL. (3) The number of SECRET and CON- FIDENTIAL documents originated as well as the number of copies thereof produced will be severely limited and kept to a minimum to decrease the risk of compromise of the information contained in such documents. (4) Measures will be employed within each headquarters to limit the dis- semination of SECRET and CON- FIDENTIAL information, originated, or received, to a minimum. No dis- semination or disclosure of SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL information will be made or authorized by any person without determining before- hand that possession or knowledge of the information by the prospective recipient is necessary. The number of persons who work on SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL matters will be kept to a minimum and these persons will be w r arned against disclosing such matters to persons whose official du- ties do not require knowledge thereof. (5) The transmission and custody of each SECRET document or other item must be covered by a receipt system between headquarters. The trans- mitting office or headquarters will take action as necessary to obtain a receipt signed within the receiving headquarters. DD Form 646, “Clas- sified Document Receipt” (replacing WDAGO Form 996, which may be used), is available for this purpose when SECRET material is trans- mitted outside a headquarters, but use of a similar form is authorized to satisfy requirements in special cir- cumstances. A receipt is required for CONFIDENTIAL registered mate- rial. Other CONFIDENTIAL mate- rial will require a receipt only if the sender deems it necessary. b. Preparation jor Transmission: (1) Within a Headquarters. Subject to the applicable provisions of a above, the commander of each headquarters will provide for the securitv of SE- CRET and CONFIDENTIAL matter prepared for transmission between of- fices within a headquarters in such manner as to insure a degree of secu- rity equivalent to that outlined for preparation for transmission outside a headquarters. /f2|) Outside a Headquarters. SECRET y-S and CONFIDENTIAL material to be '* transmitted outside a headquarters (JL will be enclosed in opaque inner and 0 outer covers. Written material will be protected from direct contact with the inner cover by a cover sheet or by folding inward. The inner cover wull be a sealed wrapper or envelope plainly marked with the assigned classification and address. When re- quired, it will contain a receipt, form which identifies the addressor. the ad- dressee, and the contents by unclas- sified or short title. The outer cover will be addressed, return-addressed, and carefully sealed with no markings or notations to indicate the classifi- cation of its contents. If the outer cover is not sufficiently opaque to prevent the classification markings on the inner cover from becoming visible, the inner cover will be wrapped with sufficient paper to conceal the mark- ings. Particular care will be exer- cised, however, to insure that wrapped or packaged mail matter is sufficiently secure to prevent damage and possible exposure of classified information v-hile in transit. c. Receipt Within a Headquarters: ('ll Only the addressee nr an especially selected representative specifically 28 AFR 205-1 30 designated by him will open inner covers or envelopes marked SECRET or CONFIDENTIAL. The receipt form will be dated, signed by the ad- dressee or his authorized representa- tive, and promptly returned to the sender. ( 2 ) Before a sealed package or envelope containing SECRET or CONFIDEN- TIAL matter is opened, the seals and wrappers will be carefully inspected to determine whether there has been any tampering. If evidence of tam- pering is noted, the facts will be ic- ported immediately to the dispatching activity, which will initiate an inves- tigation. d. Transmission Within a. Headquarters. Subject to the provisions of a above, the com- mander of each headquarters will provide for the security of interoffice transmission of SE- CRET and CONFIDENTIAL matter in such manner as to insure a degree of security equiva- lent, to that outlined for transmission outside a headquarters. c. Transmission Outside a Headquarters: Within Continental United States. SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL matter, except cryptomaterial, will be transmitted within the continental United States by one of the following means (sec paragraph 34 regarding cryptomatcrial) : (a) United States registered mail, in- cluding registered air mail. (b) Railway Express Agency, Inc., under armed surveillance protec- tive service; or by protected commercial air express under killing which assures the highest degree of protective handling. (c) Specifically designated and cleared military personnel or ci- vilian employees. (d) Specifically designated officials or couriers of other United States Government agencies. (e) Military aircraft of the United States, provided that the mate- rial is entrusted to an officer or other reliable member of the crew on such aircraft with instructions regarding its security and deliv- ery. (Normally a pilot or co- pilot will not (^designated in act as a courier.) (f) A designated courier of the Armed Forces Courier Service for transmission of registered mate- rial; and communication matter incapable of electronic transmis- sion because of circuit outage, certified by commanders con- cerned as official business and requiring urgency of the highest priority with respect to trans- mission. (2) Outside the Continental Uniied States. SECRET and CONFIDEN- / TIAL matter, except cryptomaterial ,Lv^(see paragraph 34), -will be trans- mitted from points inside the con- tinental United States to points out- side the continental United States and vice versa, and between points outside the continental United States, in the same manner as prescribed for transmission of TOP SECRET mat- ter (including the Armed Forces Courier Service only as hereinafter cot fnrtM or bv anv of the following means: (a) United States Post Office, regis- tered mail, including registered air mail, through Army, Navy, or Air Force postal facilities, pro- vided that the material does not at any time pass out of United States Government control and does not pass through a foreign postal svstem. (SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL matter may, however, be transmitted between United States Government and/ or Canadian Government, instal- lations in the continental United States. Canada, and Alaska by United States and Canadian reg- istered mail, with registered mail receipt.) (b) State. Department diplomatic pouch. The routing certificate referred to in paragraph 29h(2) (c) is required. It will be marked “By Courier” and “Eligible for transmission as United States reg- istered mail * * except that accompanied diplomatic pouch (courier) will be used exclusively for transmission through or within neutral countries and any other foreign country where the mate- rial would be subject to customs inspection or other examination or inspection. 29 AFR 205-1 30-33 (c) Specifically designated and cleared noncommissioned officers, for transmission within areas of commands located outside the continental United States. (d) Commanders or masters of ves- sels of United States registry. (e) Military aircraft of the United States, as authorized in (1) (e) above. (f) A designated courier of the Armed Forces Courier Service for trans- mission of registered material; and communication matter in- capable of electronic transmission because of circuit outage, cer- tified by commanders concerned as official business and requiring urgency of the highest priority with respect to transmission. 31. Messages: a. All classified messages to be transmitted by electrical means will be encrypted except that SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL messages may be transmitted as permitted in b below, or over communications circuits which have been approved for such transmission by a specifically designated commander or his representative. In no circumstances will TOP SECRET messages be transmitted in the clear by electrical means. b. In combat or combat-related operations, simulated or actual, upon authorization by the commander or his authorized representative, messages of any classification except TOP SECRET may be transmitted in the clear over any nonapprovod wire circuit or any radio chan- nel, when time cannot be spared for encryption and the information to be transmitted cannot be acted upon by the enemy in time to influence the situation in question. Such messages will be marked “SEND IN CLEAR” over the signa- ture of the commander or his authorized repre- sentative. 32. Special Procedure for Safeguarding From Disclosure to Foreign Nationals: a. Whenever originators or recipients of classified documents determine that information is contained therein which should be withheld from foreign nationals, and the anticipated dis- tribution, transmission, or handling is such that the documents will be liable to inadvertent dis- closure to foreign nationals, originators or recipi- ents should attach special handling notices to the documents, or incorporate special instructions Hi & conspicuous manner tiicrcon ns ioiiowsz SPECIAL HANDLING REQUIRED NOT RELEASABLE TO FOREIGN NATIONALS The information contained in this docu- ment will not be disclosed to foreign na- tionals or their representatives. b. The abbreviation “NOFORN” is author- ized for insertion in the text of classified messages to warn addressees that the information con- tained in the message requires the special han- dling referred to in a above. c. All classified documents and messages addressed to a United States authority stationed at an allied headquarters or similar office under international control and staffed with represent- atives from the United States and one or more other governments will bear the appropriate special handling notice, or will include or have attached thereto specific instructions providing for the disclosure to foreign nationals of the in- formation involved when such disclosure is au- •> thorized in accordance with paragraph 6d. d. Documents and messages requiring spe- cial handling may also contain instructions pro- viding for the release to foreign nationals of indicated elements of information, or all of the information upon the passage of a named event or date, when such release is authorized in ac- cordance with paragraph 6d. e. In no circumstances will matter not bear- ing special handling instructions be released or disclosed to an)*- foreign national without proper authorization in accordance with policies pre- scribed by the Department of the Air Force. (See paragraph 6d.) Special handling instruc- licns will be used solely to indicate to holders and other handling personnel that the documents involved already have been reviewed by the office of origin or other responsible authority, and that disclosure to foreign nationals is not authorized. 33. Designation and Instruction of Cour- iers and Messengers: a. Designation. The selection and desig- nation of persons to act as couriers or messengers for the transmission of classified information in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation will be limited to persons known to be reliable and who can be depended upon to accord the material involved the proper degree of protection. b. Instruction. Commanders who direct or authorize the transmission of classified matter by individuals "will insure that such individuals are properly instructed concerning its safeguard- ing and delivery. (For instructions regarding emergency destruction in transit, see paragraph 9i (2 ) .) AFR 205-1 33-35 c. Exemption from U. S. Customs Inspec- tion. For instructions concerning the designation of couriers and exemption of official matter from U. S. customs inspection, see AFR 205-75. /^2S) Transmission and Receipt of Crypto- material: a. Preparation for Transmission. All classi- fied cryptomaterial will be double-wrapped. The inner wrapper will be sealed, addressed to the attention of the cryptosecurity officer or the custodian of cryptomaterial, and marked with the appropriate classification. The outer wrap- per will be sealed and addressed but not marked w r ith any classification; it wall not indicate the contents of the package nor the fact that the package is for the attention of the cryptosccurity officer or the custodian of cryptomaterial. A serial number will be placed on each package or envelope to facilitate handling, identification, f and receipting. b. Receipt System. Packages containing cryptomaterial will be covered by a receipt sys- tem during transmission. The receipt will iden- tify the package by package number and will not give any indication of the contents. c. Means of Transmission: (1) Between points within the continental United States, SECRET or CONFI- DENTIAL cryptomaterial will be transmitted by the Armed Forces Courier Service, officially designated and cleared officer couriers (commis- sioned or warrant) . or registered mail, including registered air mail. When transmitted by registered mail, mail pouches with special rotary locks will be used whenever possible. (2) Transmission of SECRET or CON- FIDENTIAL cryptomaterial from points within the continental United States to points outside the conti- nental United States and vice versa, and between points outside the con- tinental United States will be only by the Armed Forces Courier Service, officially designated and cleared of- ficer couriers (commissioned or war- rant), or by accompanied (courier) State Department diplomatic pouch. (See paragraph 29h(2)(b) and (c) .) The routing certificate will not be marked “Eligible for transmission as United States registered mail ***.”) (a) The Armed Forces Courier Serv- ice will be used whenever prac- ticable except for transmission through or within neutral coun- tries or any other foreign country where the material would be subject to customs or other in- spection or examination. (b) Officers designated as official couriers w r ill not be assigned other duties during the trip and will deliver the cryptomaterial before resuming any other duties. They will be instructed by the trans- mitting officer in the proper method of destroying the mate- rial in an emergency, and advised that the material must be con- tinuously guarded until delivered. (3) Registered cipher machines will be transmitted only in the custody of an armed officer guard (commissioned or warrant) or by accompanied State Department diplomatic pouch (cour- ier) regardless of the type of trans- portation used, and will be handled in accordance with special instruc- tions issued by the Department of the Air Force. d. Action Upon Receipt of Cryptomaterial: (1) Inner covers or envelopes will be de- livered to the addressee unopened. The cryptosecurity officer or the cus- todian of cryptomaterial will date and sign the receipt form and return it promptly to the sender. (2) Packages of registered cryptomaterial will be opened, checked, and the ma- terial placed in storage immediately upon arrival at a headquarters. Be- fore each package is opened, it will be inspected carefully for any evi- dence of tampering. If any evidence of tampering is noted, the facts will be reported immediately to the issuing office which will initiate an investi- gation without delay. Pending action by the investigating authority, the package will remain in the exact state as when the evidence of tampering was discovered, and any handling will be held to the absolute minimum con- sistent with providing for the safe- guarding of the package. 35. Protection of Shipments (Except Cryp- tomaterial) via Commercial Carriers Within United States or Its Possessions: a. Selection of Shipping Method. Disclo- sure of information pertaining to classified ma- teriel will be prevented during transportation within the United States or its possessions by one 31 AFR 205-1 35-36 of the iollowing methods of shipment, to be de- termined by the commander authorizing its move- ment. Commanders responsible for authorizing the shipment of classified materiel by one of the methods set forth below will insure that the con- signee is notified sufficiently in advance of arrival of the shipment at its destination so that proper protection may be accorded the materiel upon delivery. b. Protection oj Shipments. If size and quantity permit, classified materiel may be handled and transmitted in the same manner as provided in this Regulation for similarly classi- fied documents. However, in cases where ma- teriel is of such size or quantity as to create sus- picion of its character and entail additional se- curity risk when transported in the same manner as documents, one of the methods set forth be- low will be used. Wh e neve r jH ' ircticable, ola - ui - - fic.d - 1 r n.-r t r ri cl will hr> HmilUo Railway Express Service Protected by Carrier’s Guards. SECRET or CONFIDEN- TIAL shipments may be shipped as set forth be- low via Railway Express Agency, Incorporated, after advance arrangements have been made in accordance with the provisions of AFR 75-2 for carrier to guard the materiel from the time it leaves the hands of consignor until delivered to consignee. The protective service to be chosen for SECRET and CONFIDENTIAL shipments will be the armed surveillance service described in paragraph 20a(l)(b), AFR 75-2, 23 June 3952 - _ d. - f-irdmar-y Raihoa-y-Erpre s s-.Se.rvice - Pr o- t ected bn Mrh tary Gu