SPli!CUL REGULATIONS } 

No. 380-ll0-10 

Am FoncE Ri::GULATION 

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DEPARTMENTS OF THE ARMY AND 

THE AIR FORCE 

W ABHil'IJGTON 25, D. C., :84 F6bnlat°1/ 1950 

MILITARY SECURITY 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DESIGNATED OFFICER COURIERS TO CONVEY 

ARMY-AIR FORCE SECURITY COURIER SERVICE MATERIAL 

Paragraph Applicability_______________________________________________________ 1 

Personal custody---------------------------------------------------- 2 

Personal verification of security material------------------------------ 3 

Safeguards at stop-overs en route----------------------------------- 4 

Grounding or docking of traneportatlon under foreign jurlsdlctlon________ 5 

Delivery of security materiaL-------------------------------- 6 

Command responslbllitiee-------------------------------------------- 7 

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1. Applicability.-Commissioned or warrant officers designated as 

officer couriers under the authority contained in SR 380-110-5-AFR 

36--26, and chapter 15, Navy Regulations, for the transmission of 

Army-Air Force Security Courier Service (classified) material (hereinafter referred to as "security material") \Vill be governed by the 

instructions in these regulations. It is incumbent upon each designated officer courier to read and become thoroughly familiar with the 

instructions contained herein and in letter, Departments of the Army 

and the Air Force (AGAO-S 311.4 (3 Jan 50) AAFPS-C-M-AAG 

311.4), 10 February 1950. In the absence of specific instructions, designated officer couriers will use prudent judgment as necessitated by 

circumstances. 

2. Personal custody.-Security material will be retained in the personal custody of the designated courier until relinquished to the 

courier transfer officer at destination or the addressee, when so directed 

by tl1e originating courier transfer officer, except when the volume of 

μiaterial warrants protective storage en route as outlined below. 

a. Via air.-Such security material conveyed by airplane will be 

placed in the cargo compartment of the airplane, which will be locked 

in the presence of the designated courier. He will be present each 

•T11ese regulmtions supersede WD letter (AGAA.-C 311..4 (30 J"un '7)), 10 .June 1947, subjeet: 

Instructions to Ofilcer Couriers. 

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thne this compartment is opened to insure that the security material is 

not off-loaded en route without his knowledge. 

b. Via rail.-Such security material conveyed by train will be 

placed in inclosed bedroom accommodations which will be kept under 

the immediate protection and custody of the designated courier at all 

times except when suitable armed guard is available for relief purposes. 

(See par. 4b(l).) 

o. Via water.-Such security material conveyed by-

(1) Military Sea Transport Service transports operated by 

United States Government personnel will be placed in a 

locked stateroom or compartment, which will be kept \lilder-

( a) Personal protection and custody of the designated courier, 

or 

{ b) Armed guard (see par. 4b (1)) furnished by the transport 

commander or commanding officer _<:!f t:a:_oops. 

(2) Vessels of United States registry, other than indicated above, 

and :foreign registry will be placed in a locked stateroom or 

compartment, which will be kept under the personal protection and custody of the designated courier at all times, except when suitable armed guard if! available for relief 

purposes. {See par. 4b ( 1).) 

3. Personal verification of security material.-The designated 

courier personally will check and verify each security courier article 

by .A.PS rotary lock number or article number when loaded on or 

unloaded from any type conveyance or transport. " 

4. Safeguards at stop-overs en route.-a. W11en stop-overs en 

route are necessary, security material will be placed in custody of the 

courier transfer officer thereat. 

b. When no courier transfer officer is available, it will be protected 

in the following manner w1til travel to destination is resumed: 

{l) Placed under armed guard of the United States Government 

who will be instructed to permit no one to withdraw, dispatch, 

or otherwise have access to the matter until personally relieved 

by the designated courier; or 

{2) Placed temporarily in the custody of the security officer oi 

.Army, Navy, or Air Force commands, or United States Embassy, Legation, or Consulate. 

o. When circumstances prevent resumption of travel with the material, the designated courier will notiiy the courier transfer officer 

at either point of origin or destination, whichever is nearest, as to the 

reason, and request disposition instructions. 

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, tl. Under no circumstances will custody of the material be relinquished to any person for forwarding to de&.ination except to a courier 

transfer officer, unless other disposition instructions as indfoated abOve 

:are received. 

5. Grounding or docking of transportation under foreign jurls· 

diction.-a. Where seizure or probable compromise appears imminent, 

the designated courier will-

. (1) Destroy the pouches or their ~ntents by burning. 

(2) If not subject to burning, mutilate beyond recognition; .or 

( 3} Weight and sink such security material by the most practical 

method. 

b. Detailed instructions on destruction of security material are contained in directives issued to Army-Air Force security courier officers. 

6. Delivery of security material.-a. Positive identity of the 

courier transfer officer, the addressee, or the individuals indicated in 

paragraph 4b (2) will be established before the courier material is 

surrendered. 

b. Receipt will be obtained from the courier transfer officer, the 

addressee, or the individuals indicated in paragraph 4b (2), and a copy 

retained by the designated courier for his records. 

7. Command responsibilities.-In accordance with current regulations, any Army or Air Force commander upori whom request is made 

by the designated courier will, to the maximum extent possiblea. Furnish proper storage and armed guards when necessary for 

safeguarding security material. 

o. Provide adequate transportatj.on for the proper transmission of 

security material. 

8. Espionage laws.-Attention is directed to the following extract 

of Title 18, U. S. C., Section 793: 

Whoever, lawfully or unlawfully having possession of, access to, control over, 

or being lntrusted with any documents, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, 

photograph, photographic negative, blue print, plan, map, model, instrument, 

appliance, or note relating to the national defense, willfully communicates or 

transmits or attempts to communicate or transmit the same to any person not 

entitled to receive it, or willfully retains the same and fails to deliver it on demand 

to the officer or employee of the United States entitled to receive it; or 

Whoever, being intrusted with or having lawful possession or control of any 

document, writing, code book, signal book, sketch, photograph, photographic 

negative, blue print, plan, map, model, note, or information, relating to the 

national defense, through gross negligence permits the same to be removed from 

its proper place of custody or delivered to anyone in violation of his trust, or to 

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Shall be 0ftned not more than $10,000 or Imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. 

[AG 311,4 (8 J'an 50)] 

BY ORDER OF THE SEOBETABmS OF THE Ama AND THE Am FoBCl!I: 

0Fll'IOIAL: 

EDWARD F. WITSELL 

M aior GeMrol, US.A 

The .Adjutant GeMIYiJ 

0nICU.L: 

L.L.JUDGE 

Colonel, USAF 

Air Adjutant GeMrq}, 

DurrnmuT:roN: 

Army: 

s 

J. LAWTON COLLINS 

Ohisf of Staff, Unitstl States .Af"mSI 

HOYT S. VANDENBERG 

OM.ef of Staff, United, Stat68 Air 

Force 

For explanation of distribution formula, see SR 310-90-1. 

Air Force: 

C (less subordinate Air Commands) 

For explanation of distribation formula., see AFR 5-4. 

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