Dear General Smith:

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04007A001100040045-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: R
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2000
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: October 9, 1950
• Content Type: LETTER

*DOJ Declassification/Release Decision on File*
Approved For Release 2001/09/07 : CIA-RDP78-04007AO01100040045-7
October 9, 1950
Bt. General Wali-,er B. S li.th
e y
Director, Central IantO11IZOnae A ,on
Waohington, D. C.
Dear General Srnith
In Executive Order 9835, & tod. March 21, 19i7, the President
directed the nov do r ct Soc zrity A t .vj? 0jy Board to draft rule, applicable
to the handling and ta:aas? ie i,oa of ca:.fi.d :nti al. documents and other
documents and Imfor"atioa which should not be publicly disclosed.
A prolit1intary draft. of sninimun stand srcl. for the handling and .
transmtcaio n of classified information vas circulated among various
agencies of the Goves.^ni ent by the Board. I[o v?rr, submission to the
Pre aident of the final and revi ed cIa?L afw s deferred upon the advice
of the Bureau of the BudZot. The r-iintmun stendr.rde continued to be hold
in suspension and the Security .dvioci.?y Board was, dissolved.
On Septonber 27, 1950, the ICIS approved the enclosed draft en-
titled ".for ulations T!"tattibliehing 14-1ytitawu Standard for the ITandling and
Transmission of Cla.osi?fied Iaafora-, tion in xecutive Der rtments and
Agencies of the 1edoral Dove k ~at..oi1t, f dat .c1 ; tcsnber 14, 1950. The draft
was prepared by the l IG Subc~aa.:tc~l.ttea can the Protection of Classified
Government Data which oon:a1$t3 of rop e entutive8 from the Departrten e of
Defense, Justice, State and Ga.S? aerca and an Observer from the Bureau of
the Budget.
The 1CIS would appreciate receiving aa,4over camienta your a. ency
may have on the above draft and for your conve:nionce, in this regwd, I an
enclosing five copies. It vrould be further appreciated if such o : ;:: er:Ls could
be received by October 17, since it is expected that a special meeting will
be hold on October 19 for the piu'poxre (Al app oving submission of the mini-
mum standards to the National. Sac ity Council.
Your cooperation in this a a and will be 0^oatly appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
12,j,,jra-and P. 'hearty
Chai afe, Interd.apsxrt :ntal. Committee on
Internal Security
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