[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 22, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 22CFR9.13] [Page 39] TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE PART 9--SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 9.13 Transferred material. (a) In the case of classified information transferred in conjunction with a transfer of functions, and not merely for storage purposes, the receiving agency shall be deemed to be the originating agency for purposes of the Order. (b) In the case of classified information that is not officially transferred as described in section 3.2(a) of the Order, but that originated in an agency that has ceased to exist and for which there is no successor agency, each agency in possession of such information shall be deemed to be the originating agency for purpose of the Order. Such information may be declassified or downgraded by the agency in possession after consultation with any other agency that has an interest in the subject matter of the information. (c) Classified information accessioned into the National Archives of the United States shall be declassified or downgraded by the Archivist of the United States in accordance with the Order, the Directive, and agency guidelines.