404-t0117-10272 Chief, REA Division, fe attn 3 Security Officer " | Aeting cntor, Prystoat, Seourkty 2 Division - ‘peonrticy Violation Report oO : eae - a ZOPPASTORE, AGE coe ae on, : 1. The attached report 4a forvarded ves you for your information» and for such adninistrative action as you. deem the | Cireunstsnces warranthe s 26. ‘Tour ‘attention is ‘tavited. ‘to ‘paragraph 3 indteates chat 2 this is the third security violation charged te Hr, the previous’. violatioas having eccurred on 1 December 1950 and. amuary 1951. “However, == since more than two years have elapsed since these vislations, any “s¢udalatret: ection should be bared on one official Violation. — a oe 3. In comlisnce with CIA Security Regulation Bo. 10-7, cectton Be (6), 4t 18 requested that this office be inforsed of actian taken as a result: of the security violation. It would be appreciated if such report eould be furnished in nae aera Lo We eR Ey ee OS FOR THR + BIRETOR oF y sonar, cue eee , John D. Salb Attachment: a) . Violation Report | “ oe 5)s.An/ab Be oe ns Pstributioar | | Orle. & 1 = Add reseee an 3 =~ Subjects! Security Files~ Se oe ae “ ReTURNTD ¢ cia ) _ Background yee a /
14-00000 Pd Nia2, hiss Am L, Goodpasture, Intelligence Of | | Intellicence Officer, NE/SP, and Hr. 6 Branch utes s. and that they ora responsible for check tag” all floor surfeces under ceskse Acting Chief, Physical Seourity Piviston . 23 December 1954 Acting cater, Pupsioel survey Branch Security Violation  aport ~ Expored Classitied raterlal MARKHAM, John Fe oo ; | GOODPASTURS, Ann Le 1. Gn % Rovenber 1954 at 8:20 F. Mey Mra. Pinkie Ee baker, a a member ~ of the *BS Char Force, found a SECRSF cable dated 10 dune 1952 on the flear under a desk in Room 1810, *I® Building, Night Security Officer responded to the telerhons eall fron the Guard Office and secured the materia in his safe at Erh0 Po Bey after leaving a an explanitory note on the desk.” “e . On , Sovember 1954, ier. of. this Branch, accospanied by “r.[Chadles &. Plick,) Security Officer, DO/P/MEA, investigated the violation. During the course of the investigation Mr. John F. Markhan, intelligence Officer, . Ke-2, all of OD/P/ WEL, were interviewed. 3. Hr. Harkhan advised that he was responsible for the soourity vio 5 He stated that on 24 November 1954 he was cleaning out old files as @ part of €==. eeneral security clean up, and that apparently the cable in questioa hed fallen ~==e- under the desk at which he wee working, He stated also that he had left the =~" room at about $109 FP. H., but that apparently he had overlooked the material. Lh, Nise Goodpasture advised that she had been assigned ‘pesponstbility for. conducting the Steff Duty Officer inspection of Room. 1310 on the date in question, - the stated that she had conducted her inspection of the room at ebout $120 P. He but that apparently she had overlooked the cable cue to its. position © under the" desk, . oY 03. 5. nes pert thst he had elso been assigned responsibility’ for conducting the Staff Duty Officer inspection of loom 1310 on the date in question. He stated that he conducted his inspection of the room at about 5920 FP. Me but that ap parently he had overlooked the cable. . & Fre advised that, in his opinion a couprontse of the cable would | jeopardize no persénnel, plans or operatiorzs of the Azency, because the subject matter was oaurc inal and the cable was dated is June 19526 7. Mre (22k Jecrtsea tha: by Taternal NEA Divieion Security hegutatdone, two people are aselgned responsibility for conducting the Staff Duty Officer check
14-00000 ta ~2- - ‘@s The ef ecs in this case indicate that Er. Markham, Kies Good~ pasture: and Bre are Seumiy reeponsible § for the iced wielation, __ SECURITY HISTORY? ae 9. Mr. previously hes been charged sath an . inproper tronsatenton of classifisd ts security violation which occurred on 1 Decamber 1950 anil: an unlocked eafe security violation which occurred on Z7 January 1951. In adcition, he lest a Sallding #1, Badge on lL August 1949. However, in conne with Section 10-7, B (7) of CIA Security Regulations, it fe noted that such wiolatio:s securred more than two ysares prior te the "date of the iustent viek ; In connection with the sare section, it is to be noted that Eies Goodpaetur _— and Mp. Xarkham have been emplayed by the Agency for wore than six years ands”: three years, respsctively, without + previously having, beea charged with | & poegrity Violation,