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To: markomalley

The classification marking is curious.

Originally marked TOP SECRET/NOFORN.

Then crossed out, and stamped UNCLASSIFIED.

There are no paragraph markings, that I would expect in a classified memo, that were subsequently marked out,

such as 5) (U), or 5) (C), or 5) (TS)

So were there no paragraph markings there in the first place, or were they edited out when the memo was declassified? And if they were edited out, why leave the TOP SECRET/NOFORN and not edit it out also? (I suspect this was to reflect the classified level history.)

As I said, curious.


155 posted on 02/02/2018 10:43:16 AM PST by Scrambler Bob
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157 posted on 02/02/2018 10:45:54 AM PST by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Scrambler Bob
There are no paragraph markings, that I would expect in a classified memo, that were subsequently marked out,

From the time I was 18 years old until around 2007 I dealt with all levels of classified information and documents. At one point I was the POC for classification of certain highly classified government documents relating to certain things and I would now state that, at most, 20% - 25% of the millions of document I handled, read, and used had those markings, especially memorandums and Executive Summaries.

173 posted on 02/02/2018 11:10:59 AM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Scrambler Bob
So were there no paragraph markings there in the first place, or were they edited out when the memo was declassified? And if they were edited out, why leave the TOP SECRET/NOFORN and not edit it out also? (I suspect this was to reflect the classified level history.)
As I said, curious.

The answer is simple.
If paragraph designations are deleted there is no way to tell what paragraphs were deleted.

Cute and clever, but obvious.

The RICO criminals are not going to give up easily.

190 posted on 02/02/2018 12:06:54 PM PST by publius911 (Am I pissed? You have NO idea...)
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To: Scrambler Bob; OldMissileer; publius911

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3628587/posts?page=155#155

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3628587/posts?page=173#173

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3628587/posts?page=190#190

Scrambler Bob, OldMissileer, publius911,

Interesting points; would there be portion markings if a document is completely declassified?


214 posted on 02/02/2018 5:13:07 PM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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