[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 22CFR9.15]

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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 9_SECURITY INFORMATION REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 9.15  Systematic review for declassification guidelines.

    (a) The agency may schedule classified records of permanent 
historical or other value for bulk review for declassification and may 
either perform such review itself, or may refer the records, together 
with guidelines for declassification, to the Archivist of the United 
States for review.
    (b) For records of the Department of State, a sampling of classified 
records of permanent value for a given period will be selected by the 
Office of the Historian (PA/HO), and reviewed by the Systematic Review 
Office of the Classification/Declassification Center. The Systematic 
Review Office will prepare guidelines, which will be transmitted by the 
Secretary of State to the Archivist of the United States, not later than 
February 1, 1983, for use in reviewing the remainder of the permanently 
valuable classified records of the given period when these records are 
accessioned to the National Archives.
    (c) AID will prepare guidelines, and transmit them to the Archivist 
of the United States not later than February 1, 1983, for use in 
reviewing permanently valuable classified records that have been 
accessioned to the National Archives. The Records Management Branch, 
Communications and Records Management Division, (M/SER/MO), is 
designated as the office responsible for systematic review matters 
within the agency. The Branch Staff will provide

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assistance to the Archivist in the systematic review process.
    (d) For information concerning records of ICA, contact the agency's 
Declassification Officer, Office of Administration.
    (e) The agency guidelines will identify categories of information 
which cannot be automatically declassified but must be reviewed item-by-
item to determine if there is a need for continued protection.
    (f) These guidelines may be authorized by the agency head for use by 
other agencies, in addition to the National Archives, having custody of 
the originating agency's classified information of the period covered.
    (g) These guidelines shall be reviewed and updated every five years, 
unless earlier review is requested by the Archivist.
    (h) For foreign government information, the agency will prepare by 
February 1, 1983, specific guidelines for systematic review of foreign 
government information in records accessioned to the National Archives, 
and will revise such guidelines every five years or earlier as requested 
by the Archivist.
    (i) Special procedures. The agency shall be bound by the special 
procedures for systematic review of classified cryptologic records and 
classified records pertaining to intelligence activities (including 
special activities) sources or methods issued by the Secretary of 
Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence, respectively.