CHAPTER Ili, SECTIONS 6 and 7 - Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential Undisturbed in this order was the classification of Defense Information (known as Restricted Data) as defined in the Atomic Energy Act ot 1946. The only immediate cifect this order had on H&N security procedures was the requirement that all Confidential, Defense [nformation he registered when transmitted by U.S. Mail. ment of practices and procedures to insure that all cleared personnel were aware of their continuing responsifnlity to the United States Government not to divulge classified information to unauthenzed personnel Each employee at the Home Office was given @ security interview upon receiving his clearance. at which time the hread scope of the sccurty program, Was aut- personnel who required aecess to classified in- lined, and examples were cited to point up the necessitv. for constant vigilanee. Emplovees assigned to the Pacific Proving Ground were cahtioned prior to departure, not to discuss envthing concerning their job with their ramuily, friends, or other individuals. A’ coraprehensive security lecture Was deferred until the employce voluminous classified documents hetween the Los Angeles Home Office and the Pacific Proving Ground dictated that uniform procedures and practices must be followed to insure that all classified information remained in the possession of authorized recipients. at the PPG, cach employee took a written test. Hf the emplovee failed in the test, he was required to take it a second time. Top H&N Indnapement personnel were given a special lecture in addition to the over-all lecture delivered io general employees, and were required to sign Alt classified mail received in the Home Office was directed to Central Files. Papers were logged in and then delivered by messengers appropriately cleared and approved. Classified sponstbohity as management personnel, INFORMATION SECURITY The scope of the activities of Holmes & Narver during the Operation, the nambers of formation, for and the necessity transterring documents were delivered to the Pacific Proving Ground by °Q" cleared emplovees acting as couriers. For transmittals between the Home Office and AEC’s Los Angeles Security. Branch, the services of a UQ" cleared armed guard were used. At both the Pacific Proving Ground and the Home Office, documents no longer recurred were destroved in accordance with AEC sccurity procedures. The Field Manager, Eniwetok Ficld Office, delegated authority to the General Mfanager of Holmes & Narver to classify documents originated by H&N, and empowered him to redelegate to key personnel within the organization. In addition to the foregoing. the informational control program included the establish- arrived at the Jobsitu. After having the lecture a document In the acknowledging them Home Office, all security. re- terminating em- plosees were given a security lecture and were required to execute and have witnessed by the Securty Department ao security. termination statement, Form AEC-136. which included Sectian LOCb) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, The Enternal Secunty Act of 1950, and Title 18, US. Code, Section 794. Jobsite omplovers were given oa security decture pmor to their depatture fui thesé jicdee uf tite and Were re- quested to aitna the AEC Form 136. Upon arrival. whether it was at Honolulu, San Franeisco. or Los Angeles. each terminating emplovee was again given a comprehensive secunty lecture, “was again requested to sign the AEC Form-135. and was reminded uf his responsibility to notify the Commission of any anticipated foreign travel. For those emplovees anticipating foreicn travel. Holmes & Narver prepared Form AEC-290 and submitted it to the AEC. Los Angeles Security Branch. SECTION 7 OFFICE SERVICES To provide more efficient workability, the Office Services Department in the Home Office underwent a reorganization early in June 1953, and an Office Manager was placed in charge. The central file) room, mail room, teletype room, telephone facilities, seproductions (except Ozatic The mail reom handled approximately 2.500 Ths. of incoming mail per month. and an equivalent amount of outgoing mail. AM mail was lozgeed in and out by cleared personnel: mail was delivered within the Home Office by messengers runs daily. 1 » AECcar pool. furniture and equipment allocations. all maintenance work, and inter-office The reproduction work required for Operation CASTLE, such as Multilith. Ditto. Mimeograph and Autostat. was produced by the Office Services facilities, and averaged 50,000 sheets prints), warehousing and records, stores issue, messenger service were assigned to this department. ' F 1 Page 3-35 | ' ‘ a t | s Sata |b . i an | | i - cbr sepsheshBRAGRade ll