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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE 

25 Feb 54 

MEMO FOR Mr• Wesley Reynolds 

Na ti on al Secur:i. ty Council 

3001 Nr.braska Avenue 

Washington, D. C. 

/oe4. 

The attached is per our telephone 

conversation. We are revising the Directive on "For Official Use Only", which 

w:i.11 relate to information requirj ng 

protection not within the purview of 

Executive Order lC/itFJ, A copy will be 

furnished to you when complete, 

Incl 

~ RUBEllSTEIN 

Colonel, USAF 

Assistant for Administrative 

Security Coordination 

Draft Direc on 

11Confiden ti aJ/Modified" 

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ASCO-OSD 

17 February 1954 

DRAFT DRAFT 

PiiOPOSED DEPARI'KENT OF D~'ENSE filRECTIVE 

SUBJECT Policy Governing the Transmission and Safekeeping of Defense 

Info nnation Classified Confidential/Modified 

References: (a) 

(b) 

(c) 

I. PURPOSE 

Executive Order 105011 Section 14, 5 November 195.3 

Department of Defense Directive $200.l,, 19 llfovember 

1953, subject: "Safeguarding Official Informati.on 

in the Interests of the Defense of the United States" 

Departm.enc of Defense Directive 5200.3, 21 December 

1953, subjectz "Department of Defense Policy for 

Assignment of Classification Categories to Official 

Di:ifense Information" 

A. Pursuant. to authoJ:i ty contained in Section 14 o:f Executive Order 

10501, to pi·escribe regulations for the transmission and safekeeping of defense infonnation cla.ssified Con:fidential in connection llith combat or combat-related operations. 

B. To identify the above type of Confidential defense information 

by establishing the term 11Confidential/i.fodified11 • 

II• BACKGROUND 

A considerable volume of defense information classified Confidential 

co:ooe:ms military operations related to planning, operations, training, communications, and the logistical support thereof• This 

information is connected ui. th combat or combat-related operations,, 

am requires the means for transmission and safelceeping compatible 

'td th the proper and effective accomplishment of the mission of the 

Department of Defense. The procedures for transmission and safekeeping of Confidential defense in.formation as set forth in 

Executive Order 10501 need modification to meet the above requirement. Section 14 of the Executive Order recognizes the possible 

neoessi ty for modification ar.d authorizes the Secretary of Defense 

to prescr:ibe auch regulations as he may consider necessary. 
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POLICY 

The prnvision::; of l~xecutive Ord.er 10501 regarcil ng f.he transmission 

and saf'ekoopin~ of def'ense information classified Confidential are 

mod:if'ied in Dcrnrdn.nce uj th tho follou.l..nr, defini ti.ans and procedures. 

A. Defirrl. tions 

Combat or combat-rolatod oper..:.tlons, :ictual or simulated, 

rolntc lo mili ta1y planninr;, ope J.HLlous, trainl n5, 

connnun.i.c:i.t,:ions ~md tho logis"!..lcal support thereof,. 

2. Con.fidunt,j al/Iiodified (Nolie DOD Jiructl ve 5'200.l-Sec. III 

and DOD Directive 5200.J-App. Para, 

2a) 

Confident.i al/riodifiod defense infrnmatl.on is that. (1) 1&lch 

pertains to combat or combat-related operations, actual or 

simulated, and (2) l7hich ·uill be adoqu::i.tely protected by 

t.hi::i procedures for transmission ancl snfel-:eeping set forth · 

in Section III B 1 1.mcl 2 belou. Such information includes, 

but is not limited to, the follouin~: 

a. TraininP" 1 F'ield and Technical IJamals and rolnted 

mnteital. 

b. Fhotogrcipho, negatives, photostc:::.ts, diagrams or materials. 

c. Defense procuroment plans, .i ncJ uc1inr; procurement. contracts 

and rolated matters. 

d. Conirmrrications matelial and mo::::sages. 

(DOD Directlve 520P.l-Sec. Vl amended accordingly) 

e. Certain documents regardinG onV.neer:ing plans and design 

details, computation, method of processing or assemblini, 

which are essential to tlio functioning or use of an 

article of mc:.teriel. 

f. 11ilitary maps and aerial photography, and rclatod 

material, uhich require ·nicle dissemination for milita:i.:y 

purposes. 

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g. Informti.on recclvcrl fn>m or furnished to foreign 

nations q.nder exl.sLlng lntornational exchange of 

ini'ormatl.on agreemElnts and policies. 

B • Procedures 

1. Transmission (E.o. 10501, Sec. 8(d) amended accordingly) 

Documents and mateJ:ial designated Confidential/Nodif:l..ed 

uill nonnally be transmi ~ted by ordi.nary mail ui.thin the 

UnLted Statos, but lrl thovt p1·ecludins a more so~u't'o 

moans if desi j•od~ OuttJiclo ti1e Continem:. al United States, 

Confidontial/riodifiEd defenso material tli.11 be transmitted 

by ordinary mail lhich is under tho control of the Uni.tad 

States and Canadian Governments, or transntl:lited by unaccompanied State Department oir or surface pouch. The 

abova does not preclude a more secure moans if desired. 

2. Safekeepi~ (E.o. 10501, Soc. 6(b) am.ended accordingly) 

Docwnents 'and material dosignntod Confidenti.al/Modified 

will ordinar.i.ly be stored in a container equipped with 

a reasonably secure locldng doVice or in any other manner 

determined by proper authori t.y ulrl.ch llill afford adequate 

protection. This does not preclude a more secure means 

of storage if desired. 

3. NATO and Other Foreign Orlg!natod Hatter 

Information received from NA'.l'O or other friendly foreign 

nations may be desigmted Confidontial/Hodified if the 

degree of protection ts equivalent to or greater than 

that required by the foreign source of such infonnatton, 

as prescribed in Section J(e) of Executive Order 10501. 

(DOD Directive 5200.1 - Sec, V amended accordingly} · 

IV. ACTION 

'Authority is hereby delegated to the Secretaries of the Military 

Department;a to prescribe such regulations as may bo necessary to 

implanont this policy lT.I.. th regard to the transmission and safekeeping of Confiderrtial/llodified defense information. 

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V • INPLEMENTATION 

It is requested that copies of !;he implementing h1stiuctio11s or 

revised regulatl.ons be fu.rtti.shed t11ls of fioo uh en issued, 

VI• EFFEC'l'IVE DATE 

This Directive is effective immedl.atcly.