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.AFSA-ll 

DEPAR'l\mNT OF DEFENSE 

ARUED FORCES SECURITY AGENCY 

Washington 2;, D. C • 

AFSA '·iEMORANWV NQ,o 10-l.l 

SUBJECT: special sateguerds tor JO~ papers 

12 February 1951 

l.. The inclosure is published :for information and canpliance. 

FOO. THE DIRECTCR, AFSA: 

DISTRIBUTION I 

INC: Copy of JCS polic7 

}.!el!lo,, Noo 39 (directive only) 

2nd Revision, 7 ~ab 1951 

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eclassifi ed and approved for release by 

SA on 05-08-2014 ursuantto E.O. 1352 
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DIRECTIVE 

TO ALL COMKITTEES AND AGENCIES OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF 

SUBJECT: special Safeguards tor J 0 Co s D papers Containing 

Highl.7 secret Inform.ationo 

la 'l'O avoid infringement upon or abridgement of the statutory 

reeporusibilities ot the Joint Chiefs ot stat! as the principal 14Uitary 

advisol'B to the President, the National security Cowicil, and the secretary ot oetense, and aa a matter ot insuring the securit1 ot J. Co So 

papers, the distribution ot such papere will not be made to eny agency 

not under the jurisdiction ot the Joint Chiefs or staft or or the service .ciember11 thereof, except aa ma7 be specil'ically agreed by the Joint 

Chiefs or Starr. The J. c. s. committee and agency papers, including 

supporting data in preparation thereor, prepared ror consideration or 

or intended !or action by the Joint Ohiefa of Stat! will also be handled 

in accordance with the above procedureo 

2. The aecurity of the J. c. s. papers containing highly secret 

in!on!l.ation is a matter of concern. Agencies o! the Joint Chie!s of 

Stai't within their respective organizations are charged with the safeguarding of and shall emplo,- ev~r,y suitable measure to insure the security or such papars. Special care &hall be taken in the distribution 

within the J. c. s. agencies or papers of this type which &hall be 

limited to officers and clerks who must know the contents thereof a 

Whenever possibl.e such papera shall be separated into sections or extracts or lower classification for use as necessary by lower echelone 

in the Departments of the Al'fll1'1 the Navy, and the Air Force, and authorized agencies requiring access to limited portion& or the papers. 

Distribution to agencies outside the Military r>epartm.ents will be only 

as provided for in the approved recommendations ot the paper concernedo 

The distribution of sections or extracts ot such papers within the 

Military Depart.~ente is a responsibility of the individual Chief a of 

Serviceso 

3. When in!ormation from J. c. s. papers in addition to that 

specified above is required by activiti~s ot the Military Departments 

other than the offices ot the Chie!s of Services and the Coauuanders 

under the Joint Chief's of start, such information will normally be recast into the ordinary correspondence !orm of the service concerneda 

It will be so phrased that the recipients will clearly understand it 

without reference to J. c. s. papers ae such. The actions of the Joint 

Chief& or Staff should be referred to by such phrases as "On 20 October 

1950 the Joint Chiefs of Staff approved (requested) (directed) o eo" 

4o Distribution by the Services ot joint i•ar plans and joint outline ll&r plans will be made in a registered document status on a nneed 

to know11 basis in accordance with Policy Memorandu.n Noo 74. Distribution or these plans to comm.ands and agenciee outside the o!!ices of the 

Chiefs of Services and the Joint St.aft will be 111ade only as Bpeci.t:ically 

approved by the Joint Chiefs ot Sta.Clo 

Enc~osure with AFSA 

Ue::iorandu.u No a 10-37 

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JCS policy Mem.o :39 

2nd Revision 
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a REST Rf~ 'C :μ+:~66sM I C: LJ ,._, 

5. J. c. 5 0 messages are conl!lidered to be personal comm.uniques 

between the Joint Chiefs of starr and caumanders and heade or agencies 

under the Joint Chiei's ot Staf!t; and, as the context oi' such .ue11sagee 

cannot be evaluated properly without knowledge of the existing relatio11-

ships and personal understandings. distribution of such .aiessages will 

be limited within the J. c. s. organization and the three services to 

a strictly "need to know" basis aa may be determined by the Joint Chie!s 

or staff or the individual :uem.bera thereof 0 

6. The intent ot this policy ia t.o maintain t,he eecurity ot our 

!D.oat. highly classU'ied :nilitary policy and planning papers, and also 

to avoid the tendency to develop a supra-departmental type ot military 

correspondence other t.han that originated by t.he Secretary o! oetense. 

Enclosure with AFSA 

)lemorandum Noo 10-37 

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JCS Policy U.emo 39 

2nd Revision