[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: 22CFR9a.2]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 9a--SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAMS; RELATED MATERIAL--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 9a.2  General policy.

    (a) The United States has entered into the Agreement on an 
International Energy Program of November 18, 1974, which created the 
International Energy Agency (IEA). This program is a substantial factor 
in the conduct of our foreign relations and an important element of our 
national security. The effectiveness of the Agreement depends 
significantly upon the provision and exchange of information and 
material by participants in advisory bodies created by the IEA. 
Confidentiality is essential to assure the free and open discussion 
necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to those bodies.
    (b) These regulations establish procedures for the classification, 
declassification, storage, access, and dissemination of certain 
information related to the International Energy Program.