SECURITY VIOLATION - EXPOSED CLASSIFIED MATERIAL.
Originator: CIA
To: CHIEF, SECURITY DIV
Document date: 11/03/1953
Document type: PAPER - TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Chial, security Diralba

Chies, Physical Security Branch

§ Hovember 1959

Security Violation - Exposed Casulfied Materlal

On 27 Ostobar 1953 at 1810 Poros daming a BocurIty InspectIOn Os

Foon 24,26, "Quarters Bye", Ouard T.P. Bryant found & toP SECRI docu

sent on the dosk as: ignod to Ar. Arthur 8. Turner.

The material nas Iden

Biffed as "progress Report, " IS Document 175160. It was on top of several

unclassifled technical magasines and 1ts folder bore no classification

sarking, Might seourity Offloor Ray C. Colton respondod to the tolepbono

call fron the Guard O: Ice and secured the material in his safe at 8115

Polo, after leaving an explanatory noto in the area.

2. On 28 October 1953 Mr. (Edward 1, Saholtz), of this Branch, accou-

pandod by His, Barnard P, Doran, Seourity Officer, DDP/ISS, Investigated

the rolation. During the course of the Investigation Mr. Arthur S.

To ure to do food, bare are a a at Dope, do Coloto a

3. Ar. Turner advisod that he vas custodian of the docanant on the

dato in que: 1100.

he stated that, after placing all classifiod material

In a safe at about 510u P.M., he had occasion to search for another doou-

ment and that apparently he had placed the Instant document as the pile

of magasines while making such sarah. He stated that the room was ta-

cant when he departed at about 5810 P.M.

4o Mr. Christ advised that he was responsible for conducting the

Staff Duty Offlcer Inspection of Roar 2426 on the dato 1s question, Ho

stated that he had condustod his Inspection but that apparently he had

overlosked the Instant docunent, explaining that a considerable anount

of unclassified material was in the rom and on the dask. He stated that

the room was vacant when he departed at about 5:35 P.M.

Ar. Driscoll advised that the document was overclassifiod and

that, In his opinia, 1t8 exposuro would jeopardise no personnel, plans

or operations.

He explained that the material had not been propared

by or for the Agency, but that it was a copy of a privato Industry ro

port containing Information in which CIA was interestod.

CONFIDENTIAL

SECURITY INFORMATION

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