PART E - REMARKING DECLASSIFIED OR DOWNGRADED DOCUMENTS

1.  GENERAL.  Part E pertains to RD, FRD, and NSI, except as noted in
    paragraph 3, below.

2.  REMOVAL OR CANCELLATION OF CLASSIFICATION MARKINGS FROM DOCUMENTS.

    a.   Custodians of documents for which a written notification of
         declassification is received from an authorized source will ensure
         that the document concerned exactly corresponds to the description
         given in the declassification notice before removing, cancelling,
         or otherwise voiding the classification markings.  At least two
         persons must verify the applicability of the declassification
         notice to the document concerned.

    b.   If there is any doubt regarding the identity of a document whose
         classification markings are to be removed or cancelled, those
         markings should not be changed.  If there is any doubt regarding
         the identification of a document for which a declassification
         notice has been received, the custodian shall contact the person
         authorizing the declassification for more specific identification
         or confirmation.  If clarification is needed for declassification
         notices published by the Office of Scientific and Technical
         Information for formal reports, the custodian should contact SA-20
         for identification of the person authorizing declassification.

    c.   A document from which classification markings are changed, removed,
         cancelled, or otherwise voided pursuant to a declassification or
         downgrading notice shall be marked (see Figure V-1, page V-20) to
         show:

         (1)  The new classification status of the document;

         (2)  The authority for declassifying or downgrading the document
              (e.g., a memorandum, an Office of Scientific and Technical
              Information notice, a classification guide, or guide topic);

         (3)  The signature of the person removing the markings and the date
              of the action; and

         (4)  The signature of the person verifying the validity of the
              action and the date of verification.

3.  AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION.

    a.   Automatic declassification determinations under predecessor orders
         shall remain valid unless the classification is extended by an
         authorized official of the originating agency.  These extensions
         may be by individual documents or categories of information.  The
         originating agency shall be responsible for notifying holders of
         the information of such extensions.

    b.   Information classified under predecessor orders and marked for
         declassification review shall remain classified until reviewed for
         declassification under the provisions of Executive Order 12356 as
         described in Chapter VI, Part C, paragraph 7, of this Order.

    c.   An NSI document marked with a date or event for automatic
         declassification is declassified after that date or event has
         occurred.  Any custodian of the document may obliterate the
         security markings for clarity, but this is not necessary.  The
         declassification/downgrading marking illustrated in Figure V-1 is
         not required.