U.S. Ready to Rescind Clinton Order on Government Secrets

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

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Subject: U.S. Ready to Rescind Clinton Order on Government Secrets

National Desk | March 21, 2003, Friday
The New York Times
U.S. Ready to Rescind Clinton Order on Government Secrets
 
By ADAM CLYMER (NYT) 981 words
Late Edition - Final , Section A , Page 17 , Column 1 ABSTRACT - Bush
administration plans to make it easier for government agencies to keep
information secret by revoking order issued by Pres Bill Clinton that
provided that documents should not be classified if there was 'significant
doubt' as to whether their release would damage national security; other
classification provisions of draft proposal noted (M) Making it easier for
government agencies to keep documents secret, the Bush administration plans
to revoke an order issued by President Bill Clinton that among other
provisions said information should not be classified if there was
''significant doubt'' as to whether its release would damage national
security. 

The new policy is outlined in a draft executive order being circulated among
federal agencies. A final version is expected to be adopted before April 17,
when the last elements of the Clinton order would take effect, requiring
automatic declassification of most documents 25 or more years old. Under the
draft, such automatic declassification would be postponed until Dec. 31,
2006. 

    





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