Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
Title 32 - National Defense |
Subtitle B - Other Regulations Relating to National Defense |
Chapter XXI - National Security Council |
Part 2103 - Regulations to Implement E.O. 12065 - Including Procedures for Public Access to Documents That May Be Declassified |
Subpart B - Original Classification |
§ 2103.12 - Level of original classification.
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§ 2103.12 Level of original classification.
Unnecessary classification, and classification at a level higher than is necessary, shall be avoided. If there is reasonable doubt as to which designation in section 1-1 of Executive Order 12065 is appropriate, or whether information should be classified at all, the less restrictive designation should be used, or the information should not be classified.