SECURITY VIOLATION REPORT FOR DAVID L. CHRIST.
Originator: CIA
Document date: 04/29/1968
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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SECURITY VIOLATION REPORT

DETAILS OF VIOLATION:

On Monday, 29 April 1968, at 6:50 P.M., USSP W. Sulline reported

finding safe Number 1637 improperly secured in room 6366, Ames

Building. Security Duty Officer C. Robey responded and found that the

safe had been found closed but unlocked, and the char force had not

been through the area prior to this discovery. " Mr. Robey secured

the safe and departed at 9:15 P.M. A notice to effect combination

change was given to the Security Services Section on Tuesday, 30

April.

INVESTIGATIVE FACTS:

Mr. David I. Christ, the custodian of the safe, which contained

material classified through TOP SECRET, acknowledged complete

responsibility for this occurrence when interviewed in his office

on 1 May. He stated that he worked late and apparently failed to

secure the safe before departing at 6:45 P.M., and he had no

reason to believe anyone else would have been subsequently

responsible.

Mr. Christ had accepted the security check responsibility for his

area and is singly charged with this violation.

SECURITY HISTORY:

Mr. Christ has been employed by the Agency since November 1950.

A review of his record indicates that he has been previously charged

with an Open Safe security violation which occurred on 14 June 1952,

and an Exposed Classified Material security violation which occurred

on 27 October 1953.

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CONFIDENTIAL

Don L.R. Carpenter

Investigator

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