[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1203.701]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1203_INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                Subpart G_Foreign Government Information

 

Sec. 1203.701  Classification.



    (a) Foreign government information that is classified by a foreign 

entity shall either retain its original classification designation or be 

marked with a United States classification designation that will ensure 

a degree of protection equivalent to that required by the entity that 

furnished the information. Original classification authority is not 

required for this purpose.

    (b) Foreign government information that was not classified by a 

foreign entity but was provided to NASA with the expressed or implied 

obligation that it be held in confidence must be classified. ``The 

Order'' states that unauthorized disclosure of foreign government 

information, the identity of a confidential foreign source, or 

intelligence sources or methods is presumed to cause damage to the 

national security. Therefore, such foreign government information shall 

be classified at least Confidential. However, at the time of 

classification, judicious consideration shall be given to the 

sensitivity of the subject matter and the impact of its unauthorized 

disclosure upon both the United States and the originating foreign 

government or organization of governments in order to determine the most 

appropriate level of classification. Levels above Confidential must be 

assigned by an original classification authority.



[44 FR 34913, June 18, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 5892, Feb. 9, 1983]