CLASSIFICATION OF CODEWORDS AND TITLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M00772A000200020027-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2005
• Sequence Number: 27
• Publication Date: May 17, 1978
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Robert W. Gambino
Chairman, DCI Security Committee
DCI/IC-78-4602
17 May 1978
FROM:
Deputy to the DCI for Resource Management
SUBJECT: Classification of Codewords and Titles.
1. Several people on My staff have expressed an interest in having
a reference which gives the proper security classification and control
for codewords and acronyms of compartmented systems when these identifiers
are used alone. I am told this type of listing, which would be especially
useful for clerical and registry personnel as well as others who deal
routinely with such matters, does not exist in a consolidated form.
Because a complete listing would cut across program responsibilities,
I have turned to you for assistance, What we have in mind is a simple,
straight forward reference possibly along the following lines;
CODEWORD SECURITY CLASSIFICATION COMCONTROLTED
ALPHA SECRET YES-BRAVO
EXXON TOP SECRET NO
2. Should you decide this is a project you are willing to undertake,
I would be glad to see that the product receives the widest possible
distribution throughout the Community.
cc; D/DCI/Support
Distribution:
Orig. - Adsee.
1 - D/DCI/RM
1 - ES/SECOM
1 - RMS Registry
C/RM/CT/Registry
Rewritten:
Acting EO/RMS
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