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miniwam of 90 days, and usually 120 days, C™ 7,3 decided, with con-
enrrence by GJ? SEVEN, to waive the "Queen" clearance requirenents
for personnel of these unite,
Secret clesrances were issued, and for
those who qualified ené required badges, interim or de faato Top
Secret clearances were granted,
Ho attezpt vas mde to procees thes
for “Queen” clearances.
7.
After the opsretion was well under vay, OJTF SIVEY requested
that Task Group Commanders onuse atill pending “Queen* clearance re- .
quests from their personnel be reviewed with a view to possible canesllation, om the possible prezise that {¢ night now have dBecone evident
that some of the individuals 414 aot require “Queen” clearances,
‘The
Task Group was canvaseed anf wone twenty-five euch persons were located,
fovever, before agreeing to cancellation cf their requests, Cis 7.3
. stipulated that the initial investigation, consisting of the agency
record check, first be completed in ench caee, and the individual's
command notified of the result, If this were not done the cancellation would leave the intividual present in the area in violation of
the Task Force requiremant that all personnel he cleared at least
through Secret.
His Commanding Officer gould not have a fawrable
Rational Agency Check on which to base the required Secret clearance.
SROUEETT
&
As clearance requests which were still pending vhen their
gabjecte arrived in the forward area were proeessed, a exall number
of personnel coneidered to be potential security risks were éi sccvered
ané transferred from the Tack Force,
An unfortunate ané important
instance of this type cecurred in the case of the Commanding Officer
a
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