Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23
LLOYD WRIGHT

LUxD WRIGHT SENA
MEMBERS OF SECURIT
Commission on Governm
lie today.
of uniform forms for applicants
for clearance, and the provision
for hearing officers to preside
over hearings afforded applicants
whose clearance has been denied
or revoked.
To insure uniformity within
the armed services with respect
to the Department Of Defense
industrial security programs, the
commission recommends estab-
lishment Of an office of security
within the Office Of the Secre-
tary Of Defense. This office would
integrate. control and supervise
the industrial security programs
of the three services. thus elm
mating duplicate clearances. in
designations, fingerprinting and
Irepetitious execution Of clear
|ance applicant and related forms,
and accomplishing q streamlinedI
administrative pattern eliminat-
ing delay resulting from use Of
chain of command communica-
Itions regarding security matters.
Classification guides would be
ISSUED by such ONCE. and close
scrutiny maintained on the clas-
sification Of materials contract,
led for by the services. Down.
grading and declassification pro-
grams would be monitored from
this ONCE, as well as disposition
Of classified material upon COM
Ipletion Of contracts.
CONFORMATION and subpoena
powers are recommended as dis
cussed In the commissions gen.
eral recommendations on that
subject.
Replacement Of the present Sc
curity standard by q more prac-
teal and positively worded one
is recommended, namely, that
clearance for access TO classified
material should. be denied or
revoked II 1t is determined on
the basis Of all available infor-
nation that access to classified
information and materials will
endanger the common defense
and security" Also. ambiguous
Ecriteria relative to associations
are omitted in the commits
sion's recommendation, and the
test Of refusal to testify at
an authorized inquiry has been
added.
PORT SECURITY-The COM
missions study revealed defects
In the regulations and the opera
ton Of the port security program.
The commission therefore rec
ommends that the commandant
of the Coast Guard be vested
with full jurisdiction to admin
lister the program with the excep-
ton that designated Army and
Navy installations continue to be
administered by the cognizant
military authority. The commits
sion further recommends that
clearances for port workers by
the Coast Guard. Army and Navy
be interchangeable.
The commission emphasizes
the Importance Of administration
by recommending that personnel
of the Coast Guard assigned to
duties In the security program
be thoroughly trained in security
matters and be assigned to duty
in the program on a full-time
basis.
One Of the problems which has
arisen in the administration Of
the security program by the
Coast Guard has been the failure
to give an applicant for clearance
adequate notice OF the reasons
for a denial Of clearance. The
commission recommends that In
the future the applicant be given
specific and detailed notice to
the extent that the interests Of
national security permit.
The commission recommends
that standards and criteria for
clearance in the Coast Guard
be uniform with the standards
in other major security pro-
grams. The commission also rec
ommends that hearings hereto
fore conducted by the Coast
Guard be the responsibility in
the future Of the Central Secur-
lily ONCE. Compliance with this
Recommendation will promote
uniformity in standards and pro-
cedure throughout the Govern
ment.
AIR TRANSPORT SECURITY
The commission recommended
tons for a security program in
civil air transport recognizes the
need for initial Federal action
at the industry-wide level in this
important field. At present, only
the employees Of CAA. CAB. or
other Federal agencies involved
in air transport are subject TO
the formal program. required
under Executive Order 10450.
The commission has recommend
ed. however. that only those en-
Iployes actually In . position To-