ATTACHMENT 2 AR 320-5, CLASSIFICATION OFC. P.07/08 Army Regulations (1936) AR 320-5 ANNEX N 4-9 DOCUMENTS 4. General-- The classification and marking of documents as to secrecy will be considered by the originator strictly in accordance with the principles set forth in paragraphs 5, 6, and 7. Every effort will be made to word each document so that the least restrictive classification may be assigned consistent with the proper safeguarding of the contents. The probable distribution to be given the document must be considered by the originator in order that widespread dissemination may neither disclose information which must be safeguarded, no place such a burden upon recipients that proper safeguards are neglected because of too great a volume of overclassified matter. 5. "Secret"; when, by whom, and how affixed.--A document will be classified and marked "Secret" only when the information it contains is of such nature that its disclosure might endanger the national security, or cause serious injury to the interests or prestige of the Nation, an individual, or any governmental activity, or be of great advantage to a foreign nation. A document will be classified as "Secret" only by, or by authority of, the Secretary of War, the Chief of Staff, a chief of an arm, service, or bureau, or an officer commanding a corps area, a tactical division, or a higher tactical unit, the commanding officer of a depot or exempted station, the commandant of a service school, or military attache. When a document is so classified, the "Secret" mark will be placed on the front page thereof and will be accompanied by the designation of the authority affixing it, or of the authority by which it is being affixed, and will be dated and initialed by the officer affixing it. 6. "Confidential"; when, by whom, and how affixed.-- A document will be classified and marked "Confidential" when the information it contains is of such nature that its disclosure, although not endangering our national security, might be prejudicial to the interests or prestige of the Nation, an individual, or any governmental activity, or be of advantage to a foreign nation. A document will be classified as "Confidential" only by a commissioned officer. The "Confidential" mark will be placed on the front page of the document and will be accompanied by the designation of the office which the officer holds, if any. 7. "Restricted"; when and by whom affixed.--A document will be classified and marked "Restricted" when the information it contains is for official use only or of such nature that its disclosure should be limited for reasons of administrative privacy, or should be denied the general public. The "Restricted" mark will be placed on a document only by authority of a commissioned officer. 8. Documents requiring to be marked "Secret"; "Confidential", or "Restricted"--Any person in the military service who initiates or comes into possession of a document which in his judgement should be marked "Secret", "Confidential", or "Restricted" will take immediate steps to forward it to the authority competent so as to mark it following the same procedure for transmission as is prescribed for the transmission of documents already bearing such marking. This applies also to documents originating in governmental agencies other than the War Department. 9. One classifying mark only; of more used.--A document will not be marked with more than one of the three classifying marks-- "Secret", "Confidential", or Restricted"; but should it, thorough error, be so marked, the most restrictive classification used will be observed.