CONTENT CONTROL CODE

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• Document Release Date: January 24, 2005
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• Publication Date: January 1, 1967
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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CONTENT CONTROL CODE
Jt.nuary 1967
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTATION
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CONTENT CONTROL CODE
January 1967
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTATION
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I. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE
A. DESCRIPTION ........ . .. .............................. 3
B. DELINEATION OF WORLD REGIONS ... ................. 4
C. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL ENTITIES ALPHABETIC
BY NAME (SHORT FORM) .. .. .. ................... 5
D. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL ENTITIES ALPHABETIC
BY TRIGRAPH CODING ..................................... 35
II. SUBJECT SCHEDULE
A. DESCRIPTION ...... ............................ 51
B. SUBJECT CATEGORIES BY SECTION ............................. 53
C. SUBJECT CATEGORIES BY CODINGS ............................. 69
III. MODIFIER SUPPLEMENT
A. DESCRIPTION .............................................. 73
B. MODIFIERS ................................................ 73
IV. IDENTIF'IER' SCHEDULE
A. DESCRIPTION ............................................... 75
B. IDENTIFIERS ............................................... 75
V. ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO SUBJECTS, MODIFIERS, AND
IDENTIFIERS ................................................... 77
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SUBJECT CONTENT IS UNDOUBTEDLY THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION IN EXCHANGING
INTELLIGENCE MATERIAL. TO DATE, HOWEVER, THERE HAS EXISTED NO COMMON LANGUAGE IN
WHICH ALL MEMBER AGENCIES OF THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD COULD COMMUNI-
CATE READILY AND BRIEFLY BY SUBJECT CATEGORY. THE USIB CONTENT CONTROL CODE,.
(CCC) ADDRESSES ITSELF TO THIS NEED. IT PROVIDES A MEANS OF INDICATING IN A
CONCISE MANNER, THE GENERIC SUBSTANTIVE CONTENT OF INTELLIGENCE ITEMS, REGARDLESS
OF ORIGINATOR, SOURCE, METHOD OF ACQUISITION, SECURITY CLASSIFICATION, ETC.
ALTHOUGH INTENDED PRIMARILY TO FACILITATE DISSEMINATION OF INTELLIGENCE ITEMS,
AND TO SUPPORT (RATHER THAN TO REPLACE) EXISTING AND FUTURE DISSEMINATION SYSTEMS,
THE CODE CAN ALSO BE USED TO CATEGORIZE AND ORGANIZE DATA, AND TO EXPRESS INTEL -
LIGENCE INTERESTS.
THE USER WHO APPROACHES THE CONTENT CONTROL CODE FOR THE FIRST TIME WILL
FIND IT HELPFUL TO STUDY THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOOK. THIS CODE IS COMPOSED OF
THREE SCHEDULES -- ONE TO DESIGNATE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, ONE TO DESIGNATE SUBJECT,
AND ONE TO DESIGNATE THE EXISTENCE IN THE TEXT OF A NAME, TITLE, OR ADDRESS.
EACH OF THE THREE PARTS REPRESENTS A MAJOR DIMENSION IN THE ORGANIZATION OF
INTELLIGENCE MATERIAL. THESE SCHEDULES ARE INHERENTLY SEPARATE, AND FOR SOME
PURPOSES MAY BE USED SEPARATELY. IN MOST APPLICATIONS, HOWEVER, THEY WILL BE
USED IN COMBINATION.
EACH OF THE THREE SCHEDULES CONTAINS (A) AN EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR
THAT PORTION OF THE CODE, (B) A SHORT NAME OR TITLE FOR EACH ELEMENT LISTED,
(C) A CODING SYMBOL FOR EACH ELEMENT, AND (D) A SCOPE NOTE WHICH PROVIDES
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND APPROPRIATE CROSS REFERENCES.
IN KEEPING WITH ITS PURPOSE OF SERVING A LARGE COMMUNITY AND DIVERSE
INTERESTS, THE GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE COVERS THE ENTIRE GLOBE AND MAKES
PROVISION FOR THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; THE SUBJECT SCHEDULE IS
COMPOSED OF GENERIC SUBJECT CATEGORIES (DIVIDED FOR CONVENIENCE INTO SEVEN
GROUPS OR SECTIONS). THE SUBJECT CATEGORIES ARE LIMITED IN NUMBER, BUT
SUFFIXED MODIFIERS PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY IN APPLICATION SO THAT THE CONTENT OF A
DOCUMENT MAY BE INDICATED WITHIN MORE SPECIFIC PARAMETERS. THE IDENTIFIER
SCHEDULE IS INCLUDED IN THE CODE TO AID FILE-BUILDERS WHO STRUCTURE THEIR
FILES BY THE SPECIFICS CONTAINED THEREIN.
CONSIDERABLE EFFORT HAS BEEN EXPENDED IN IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING
ERRORS, INCONSISTENCIES, AND OMISSIONS IN THE VARIOUS SCHEDULES AND IN THE
ALPHABETICAL INDEX. HOWEVER, IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT ACTUAL USE IN VARIOUS OPER-
ATING ENVIRONMENTS WILL INDICATE NEED FOR CHANGES BOTH IN SUBSTANCE AND
MANNER OF PRESENTATION. PROPOSALS FOR SUCH CHANGES ARE ENCOURAGED AND
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CODIB SUPPORT STAFF, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY,
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20505.
LmAiKMAN
COMMITTEE ON DOCUMENTATION
UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
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RECORD OF CHANGES
CHANGE NUMBER
DATE OF CHANGE
DATE OF ENTRY
ENTERED BY
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1. APPLICATION OF THE USIB CONTENT CONTROL CODE TO AN INTELLIGENCE
ITEM IS ACCOMPLISHED BY COMBINING CODINGS FROM THE THREE SCHEDULES IN A
NOTATION WHICH ANSWERS THREE QUESTIONS:
A. WHAT LOCALE(S) AND/OR NATIONALITIES ARE REPORTED
UPON? (SEE GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE).
B. WHAT SUBJECTS ARE DISCUSSED (SEE SUBJECT SCHEDULE AND
MODIFIER SUPPLEMENT.)
C. ARE PROPER NAMES, ADDRESSES OR OTHER SYSTEMS OF
NOMENCLATURE MENTIONED? (SEE IDENTIFIER SCHEDULE).
2. THE BASIC FORMAT FOR THE CCC NOTATION IS:
AREA(S)/SUBJECT(S)-MODIFIER(S)/IDENTIFIER(S).
THE MINIMUM ENTRY CONSISTS OF ONE AREA CODING AND ONE SUBJECT CODING,
WRITTEN:
AREA/SUBJECT/.
OR ONE AREA CODING AND ONE IDENTIFIER, WRITTEN:
AREA//IDENTIFIER.
THE SLASH MARKS ARE NECESSARY, AND IN THE LATTER CASE THE TWO SLASH
MARKS MUST ALWAYS BE PRESENT TO INDICATE OMISSION OF A SUBJECT CODING.
A PERIOD MUST BE ENTERED TO INDICATE THE END OF EACH NOTATION.
4. NO DISTINCTION IS MADE BETWEEN USE OF AREA CODING TO SHOW
LOCATION OF ACTIVITY AND ITS USE TO INDICATE NATIONALITY OF PERSONS INVOLVED.
HOWEVER, IN A GIVEN NOTATION, ALL OF THE SUBJECT-MODIFIER CODINGS MUST PERTAIN
LOGICALLY TO ALL OF THE AREA CODINGS USED. WHEN THIS RELATIONSHIP DOES NOT
EXIST TWO OR MORE NOTATIONS MUST BE USED. FOR EXAMPLE, A DOCUMENT CONTAINING
INFORMATION ON DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS BETWEEN CUBA AND THE SOVIET UNION AND
COMMENTS ON THE POLITICAL STABILITY OF THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT WOULD REQUIRE
TWO NOTATIONS:
TWO OR MORE NOTATIONS MAY BE USED (ALTHOUGH NOT REQUIRED BY THE ABOVE RULE) IF
GREATER SPECIFICITY IS JUDGED VALUABLE. IDENTIFIERS NEED NOT BE RELATED TO
PRECEDING AREA OR SUBJECT CODINGS IN THE SAME NOTATION.
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5. IN GENERAL, SPECIFIC AREA(S), AND/OR SUBJECT CATEGORIES SHOULD
BE USED IN A NOTATION. ALL AREAS, SUBJECTS AND IDENTIFIERS APPEARING IN A
DOCUMENT BEING CONTENT CONTROLLED SHOULD BE COVERED BY A NOTATION. THE CODER
SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO BE SELECTIVE.
6. IN ASSIGNING A NOTATION, THE CODER IS GUIDED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE
CONTENT OF THE DOCUMENT. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT FOR NOTATIONS BASED ON INFERENCE,
INTERPRETATION OR ANY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE DOCUMENT WHICH IS EXTERNAL TO THAT
CONTAINED IN THE TEXT. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO PREVENT A NOTATION FROM GROWING TO
AWKWARD LENGTH THROUGH MULTIPLE AREA CODINGS, ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE ADVAN-
TAGE OF AGGREGATING INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS UNDER A MORE GENERAL CODING WHEN THIS IS
POSSIBLE. THUS D** (NEAR EAST AREA) MAY BE PREFERABLE TO LISTING NUMEROUS NEAR
EAST COUNTRIES.
7. THE INDEX TO SUBJECTS, MODIFIERS, AND IDENTIFIERS HAS BEEN
PROVIDED AS AN AID TO THE CODER. IT SHOULD BE USED ONLY AS AN INDEX, NOT AS
A SUBSTITUTE FOR EXAMINING THE SCHEDULES THEMSELVES.
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A. DESCRIPTION.
1. THIS PORTION OF THE USIB CONTENT CONTROL CODEIDENTIFIES, DEFINES,
AND PROVIDES TRIGRAPH CODINGS TO BE USED TO INDICATE WORLD REGIONS, INDEPENDENT
STATES, QUASI-INDEPENDENT STATES, POLITICAL DEPENDENCIES, WATER AREAS, AND
CERTAIN EXTRATERRESTRIAL BODIES. THIS INFORMATION IS DISPOSED IN THREE COLUMNS
AS FOLLOWS:
(A) NAME (SHORT FORM)
(B) CODING
(C) NAME (LONG FORM), SCOPE NOTES AND CROSS-REFERENCES
2. WITH REGARD TO NAME (SHORT FORM), BGN-APPROVED FORMS ARE USED,
WHEREVERIAVAILABLE. IN THE CASE OF QUASI-INDEPENDENT STATES, POLITICAL SUB-
3. WITH REGARD TO CODING, A THREE CHARACTER ALPHA CODE IS PROVIDED. THE
FIRST CHARACTER INDICATES THE WORLD REGION WITHIN WHICH THE CODED ENTITY FALLS
AS FOLLOWS:
- ASIA, SOUTHEAST
- ASIA, SOUTH
- FAR EAST (ASIA, EAST)
- NEAR EAST (ASIA, SOUTHWEST)
- EUROPE, EASTERN
- AFRICA, NORTHERN
- AFRICA, SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
- AMERICA, CENTRAL
- WEST INDIES
- AMERICA, SOUTH
- AMERICA, NORTH
- EUROPE, WESTERN
- AUSTRALASIA
- LAND MASSES IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
- LAND MASSES IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
- LAND MASSES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN
- ANTARCTICA
- EXTRATERRESTRIAL BODIES
- SOVIET UNION AREA
- WORLDWIDE
- WATER AREAS
TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE INSTANCES IN WHICH THERE IS A NEED TO SHOW ONLY THE WORLD
REGION, SPECIAL TRIGRAPUS ARE-PROVIDED CONSISTI4G-.QE` QNE OF THE ABOVE ALPHABETIC
CHARACTERS FOLLOWED BY WO ASTERISKS.FOFt EXAMPL,Ee A#F ASIA, SOUTHEAST, AND. P *
- LAND MASSES IN THE PAC 5 PROVIDED WHEN NO MORE SPECIFIC REGION
OF THE WORLD IS IDENTIFIED A X#* PROVIDED FOR USE IN INDICATING SUBJECTS
APPLICABLE TO ALL WATER AREAS UNSPECIFIED WATER AREAS.
4. THE SECOND AND THIRD CHARACTERS OF THE TRIGRAPH FORM A UNIQUE DIGRAPH
TO INDICATE INDEPENDENT STATES, QUASI-INDEPENDENT STATES, CERTAIN NON-
CONTIGUOUS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS, POLITICAL DEPENDENCIES, WATER AREAS, AND
EXTRATERRESTRIAL BODIES.
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1. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE
B. Delineation of World Regions
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WORLD REGION DELINEATIONS ARE APPROXIMATE
R=ANTARCTICA: LAND MASSES SOUTH OF 60?S LATITUDE
NEW
ZEALAND
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1. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE
C. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL ENTITIES-ALPHABETIC BY NAME (SHORT FORM)
ADEN COLONY (FORMER NAME).,
ADEN PROTECTORATE
ADEN, GULF OF
ADMIRAL ISLANDS
ADMIRALTY ISLANDS
ADRIATIC SEA
AEGEAN ISLANDS
AEGEAN SEA
AFGHANISTAN
AFRICA, NORTHERN
AFRICA, SOUTH OF THE SAHARA
AGALEGA ISLANDS
AJMAN
ALAND ISLANDS
ALASKA
ALASKA-CANADA COASTAL WATERS
ALASKA, GULF OF
-ALBANIA
ALBORAN ISLAND
ALBORAN SEA
ALDABRA GROUP
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
"?ALGERIA
ALHUCEMAS,PENON DE
ALOFI, ILE
SEE TRUCIAL STATES (DTC)
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ASG ORM RLY DE SS HATE AD N P~ TECJf0R7.TE.
'}STAY
AN EM RAT S 0 SO COA OF BRA A E
C DE SO TR ( 0 l . N AI S TES
NOW ADEN STATE.
-ARABIA (DAD)
ROT OF 54;;;
ARABIAN SEA
SEE SEYCHELLES (OSE)
SEE NEW GUINEA (MNW).
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, EASTERN BASIN
SEE GREECE (LGR)
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, EASTERN BASIN
KINGDOM OF AFGHANISTAN
SEE MAURITIUS (OMP)
SEE TRUCIAL STATES (DTC)
SEE FINLAND (LFI)
SEE UNITED STATES (KUS)
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
SEE SPAIN (LSP).
MEDITERRANEAN SEA, WESTERN BASIN
SEE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (010)
SEE UNITED STATES (KUS)
DEMOCRATIC AND POPULAR REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA
SEE SPANISH TERR. IN NORTHERN MOROCCO(FSD)
SEE WALLIS AND FUTUNA (PFU)
1ySTAT
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1. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL SCHEDULE
C. GEOGRAPHIC-POLITICAL ENTITIES-ALPHABETIC BY NAME (SHORT FORM)
NAME (SHORT FORM)
CODING
NAME (LONG FORM), SCOPE NOTES AND CROSS REFERENCES
AMAMI GUNTO
SEE JAPAN (CJA)
AMERICAS CENTRAL
AMERICAS NORTH
AMERICAS SOUTH
AMERICAN SAMOA
INCLUDES SWAINS ISLAND
AMINIDIVX ISLANDS
SEE INDIA (BIN).
AMIRANTE ISLES
SEE SEYCHELLES (OSE)
AMSTERDAM ISLAND (FRANCE)
ADMINISTERED AS PART OF FRENCH SO. AND
ANTARCTIC LANDS. USE OQS NOTATION WHEN AM-
STERDAM ISLAND 15 SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR IS. (INDIA)
ANDAMAN SEA
ALSO KNOWN AS BURMA SEA. INDIAN OCEAN
ANDORRA
ANGOLA (PORTUGAL)
PROVINCE OF ANGOLA. INCLUDES CABINDA
ANGUILLA
SEE ST. CHRISTOPHER-NEVIS-ANGUILLA (IKI)
ANNOBON
SEE EQUATORIAL GUINEA (GGS)
ANTARCTICA
CONTINENT WITHOUT SOVEREIGNTY
;1, K asr+_ t'
ANTIGUA AND DEPENDENCIES (-
'& EBN'-?OF ANTIGUA. INCLUDES BARBUDA AND
REDONDA
ANTIPODES ISLANDS
SEE NEW ZEALAND (MNZ).
AQABA, GULF OF
RED SEA
Sew 5'QCl 1i1R/1 l~d0`'1G/V'
ARAB EMIRATES OF SOUTH, FED. OF
FORMER NAME. SEE A .-_CF--&WT44
ARABIA