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2. Agenda Overview
Document Classification
Summary of Classification Rules
36(b) Congressional Notification Process Flowchart
Document Classification
Section 36(b)(1) of the AECA
Forwarding Memorandum
Military Justification
Offset Certificate
Sensitivity of Technology
6. IAW Sec. 70305 of the SAMM, all data, information, and advance Congressional notifications of proposed sales to all prospective Purchasers will be treated as, and marked "SECRET" or "CONFIDENTIAL" until the statutory (formal) notification is provided to Congress. The following classification guidelines apply to all inputs of supporting data:
If none of the data presented is classified, the documents will be stamped "SECRET" or "CONFIDENTIAL" on the top and bottom of each page, all paragraphs will be preceded by "(U)," and the following marking will be shown on the bottom of the first page of each submittal:
DERIVED FROM:: SAMM (DOD 5105.38-M) (CHAPTER 7, SECTION 703)
DECLASSIFY ON: STATUTORY NOTIFICATION TO CONGRESS UNLESS REQUIRED
OTHERWISE BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY
7. If any of the documentation included with the package is classified Foreign Government Information (FGI) (the Letter of Request is FGI), the cover or first page of the package must be marked:
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS (indicate country of origin) INFORMATION
If any of the data presented is classified, the documents will be stamped with the required level of classification on the top and bottom center of each page, each classified paragraph will be marked with the required classification, the appropriate “derived from” and "declassify on" data are to be entered on the bottom of the first page of each submittal. The following markings will be shown on the bottom of the first page of each submittal:
If US source only:
DERIVED FROM: (Source Document or Classification Guide and Date -
see Summary of Classification Rules, Slide 8)
DECLASSIFY ON: (Use Date, Event, or Exemption Code see list hereafter))
If foreign source:
DERIVED FROM: (Cite both the U.S. and foreign source)
DECLASSIFY ON: (Use X5, X6 or X8 (or all three if appropriate))