[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1203.701]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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]