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To: palmer
What heading could possibly be on talking points that would be the only thing that is classified?

With state it could be lots of things, for example: group, person, or nation. Might have talking points for negotiations; cut opium production by 20% over next two years; get release of two American agents in Western city; offer up to $200 million in support... as long as I don't say who or what location/nation this applies to it isn't classified, but if I do then very highly classified.

112 posted on 01/08/2016 7:21:31 PM PST by LambSlave
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To: LambSlave

What heading?

How about Sensitive Compartmentalized Information


113 posted on 01/08/2016 7:25:56 PM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: LambSlave
Might have talking points for negotiations; cut opium production by 20% over next two years;

Opium = Afghanistan, perhaps Mexico or Pakistan. But the rest of the talking points would narrow it down.

get release of two American agents in Western city;

Is that another talking point or an new example from a different memo? If a new example then the rest of the talking points could ID the country that we are spying on. If the same memo, then the country is obvious and the memo is still classified even with the country name redacted.

There is one case where your scenario would be ok. Specifically the contents of the page are unclassified because a) every item on the page is marked unclassified and b) the totality of the items do no make it classified. But the page is from a classified document and so has top and bottom headers marking it classified. In that case security personnel could scan and send the contents without the top and bottom headers. It is unlikely that it applies to this case but it is possible,

114 posted on 01/08/2016 7:44:23 PM PST by palmer (Net "neutrality" = Obama turning the internet over to foreign enemies)
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