On November 11, 2024, the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP) released appeal decisions on five subjects.
Cable from Scowcroft to Butler, 1989
The cable fromNational Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft in 1989 is a Top Secret document and its classification was affirmed in its entirety.
Background Data, South Vietnam
In 1963, a group of South Vietnamese military officers overthrew and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm in a coup. This document provides background analysis made by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) regarding the new military government that formed after power was taken. The ISCAP decided to declassify this document that was once Secret, in its entirety.
U.S. Policy on Soviet Nationalities
In this record from the Jimmy Carter Library, in 1978, the Nationalities Working Group (NWG) outlined several aspects of US policy and programs on the Soviet nationalities and made some recommendations for interagency discussion of the problems. The United States’ policy on Soviet nationalities was to closely monitor the development of Soviet nationality issues and promote the rights of Soviet national minorities as the Soviet central government was facing increasing ethnic and nationality problems within its borders. This document is divided into five parts and the ISCAP decided to declassify this document that was once Top Secret, in its entirety.
Robert A. Lovett Papers Deposited at Yale University
Lieutenant General Marshall S. Carter became deputy director of Central Intelligence in 1962. In 1962, Robert A. Lovett was a former U.S. Secretary of Defense and Under Secretary of State, serving as a special counselor to the president and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Security Council. The material released is categorized as Robert A. Lovett Papers that were deposited at Yale University, which sought the assistance of the Information Security Oversight Office to safeguard and declassify the documents. They included a letter from Marshall S. Carter to Robert A. Lovett and a list of questions for Mr. Lovett. The ISCAP decided to declassify some portions and affirm the classification of other portions of this originally Confidential document. The original classified records remain in the temporary custody of the Information Security Oversight Office until they are declassified in full.
American Cryptology During the Cold War 1945-1989; Book IV: Cryptologic Rebirth, 1981-1989
During the Cold War, American cryptology played a crucial role in national security, intelligence gathering, and protecting communications. This document is divided into five parts that outline chapters 21 – 26 of the book and is a product of the National Security Agency history program. The ISCAP decided to declassify some portions and affirm the classification of other portions of this originally Top Secret document.