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Restate marking system: banner and routing channel separated

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	~~Every controlled document in the Department~~ carries ~~a banner~~ in ~~three parts~~.		Controlled material carries two separate designators. They are not interchangeable and are recorded in different fields.

	~~<pre><TIER> // <SAR CODEWORD> // <COMMAND CHANNEL></pre>~~		== Classification banner ==

	~~Example: <code>TOP SECRET // SAR-GREEN DOVE // DIRCOM-SC</code>~~		Printed at the head and foot of every page of a document.

	== Tiers ==		<pre><TIER>//<CONTROL SYSTEM>//<SAR CODEWORD>//<DISSEMINATION></pre>

			Example: <code>TOP SECRET//HCS-P//SAR-GREEN DOVE//NOFORN</code>

			=== Tiers ===

	<code>TOP SECRET</code> · <code>SECRET</code> · <code>CLASSIFIED</code> · <code>RESTRICTED</code> · <code>CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED</code> · <code>UNCLASSIFIED</code>		<code>TOP SECRET</code> · <code>SECRET</code> · <code>CLASSIFIED</code> · <code>RESTRICTED</code> · <code>CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED</code> · <code>UNCLASSIFIED</code>

	== Special Access Required codewords ==		=== Control system ===

			<code>HCS-P</code> on all Departmental material. Dissemination is <code>NOFORN</code> except where a liaison agreement provides otherwise.

			=== Special Access Required codewords ===

	Departmental SAR nicknames are drawn without exception from birds~~. All Departmental material additionally carries the <code>HCS-P</code> control system marking and, in almost every case, the <code>NOFORN</code> dissemination control~~.		Departmental SAR nicknames are drawn without exception from birds.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Codeword !! ~~Typical tier~~ !! Compartment		! Codeword !! Tier !! Compartment
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>SAR-WHITE DOVE</code> \|\| ~~Top Secret~~ \|\| [[Office of the Director-General]]. Founding instruments and directorate-level record.		\| <code>SAR-WHITE DOVE</code> \|\| TOP SECRET \|\| [[Office of the Director-General]]. Founding instruments and directorate-level record.
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>SAR-GREEN DOVE</code> \|\| ~~Top Secret~~ \|\| Class-A material~~. [[The Apple]], [[Operation LAST LIGHT]], [[The Beast]]~~.		\| <code>SAR-GREEN DOVE</code> \|\| TOP SECRET \|\| HICOM. Class-A material.
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>SAR-RED DOVE</code> \|\| ~~Secret~~ \|\| ~~Class-B material.~~ [[DISC]] ~~internal security~~.		\| <code>SAR-RED DOVE</code> \|\| SECRET \|\| [[DISC]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>SAR-WHITE LINNET</code> \|\| ~~Secret~~ \|\| [[DRA]] ~~regulatory channel~~.		\| <code>SAR-WHITE LINNET</code> \|\| SECRET \|\| [[DRA]].
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>SAR-~~PINK FINCH~~</code> \|\| ~~Secret~~ \|\| [[OTA]] ~~analysis~~. ~~[[Tone-0V]].~~		\| <code>SAR-GREY DOVE</code> \|\| SECRET \|\| [[OTA]]. Holy See liaison.
	\|-
	~~\| <code>SAR-GREY DOVE</code> \|\| Secret \|\| Ecclesiastical liaison. The~~ Holy See.
	\|}		\|}

	~~Tier and compartment vary independently. A <code>SAR-PINK FINCH</code> document may be held at Top Secret where the material warrants it.~~		== Routing channel ==

	~~== Command channels ==~~		Recorded separately from the banner. It states which command the record moves through, not how secret it is.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! Channel !! Body		! Channel !! Body
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>~~HICOM-ODG~~</code> \|\| [[~~Office of the Director-General~~]]		\| <code>TS//DIRCOM</code> \|\| [[Directorate Command]], and everything not otherwise assigned
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>DIRCOM-SC</code> \|\| [[~~Security Council~~]]		\| <code>TS//DIRCOM-ODG</code> \|\| [[Office of the Director-General]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>DIRCOM</code> \|\| [[~~Directorate Command~~]]		\| <code>TS//DIRCOM-SC</code> \|\| [[Security Council]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>STRATCOM</code> \|\| [[Strategic Command]]		\| <code>TS//STRATCOM</code> \|\| [[Strategic Command]]
	\|-		\|-
	\| <code>STRATCOM-FSC</code> \|\| [[U.S. Federal Special Court]]		\| <code>TS//STRATCOM-FSC</code> \|\| [[U.S. Federal Special Court]]
	\|}		\|}

	== Dating a document by its banner ==		== Dating a document by its banner ==

	The SAR system was instituted in ~~'''~~1965~~'''~~ with the raising of the [[Special Projects Staff]], and survived the 1983 spin-off unchanged.		The SAR system was instituted in 1965 with the raising of the [[Special Projects Staff]] and survived the 1983 spin-off unchanged.

	Material dated before 1965 carries inherited Agency, NATO and Soviet markings: <code>TOP SECRET / NOFORN</code>, <code>MK-NAOMI</code>, <code>EYES ONLY</code>, <code>GATEBLACK</code>, <code>СОВЕРШЕННО СЕКРЕТНО</code>.		Material dated before 1965 carries inherited Agency, NATO and Soviet markings: <code>TOP SECRET / NOFORN</code>, <code>MK-NAOMI</code>, <code>EYES ONLY</code>, <code>GATEBLACK</code>, <code>СОВЕРШЕННО СЕКРЕТНО</code>.

	Soviet material never carries SAR. [[GRU Division P]] files under <code>043 / BLACK MIRROR</code>.		Soviet material never carries SAR. [[GRU Division P]] files under <code>043 / BLACK MIRROR</code>.

	~~A reader who learns the banner can date a page without reading it.~~

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{{Classification|CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED//DETR ARCHIVE//REL TO CLASS-D}}

Every controlled document in the Department carries a banner in three parts.

<pre><TIER> // <SAR CODEWORD> // <COMMAND CHANNEL></pre>

Example: <code>TOP SECRET // SAR-GREEN DOVE // DIRCOM-SC</code>

== Tiers ==

<code>TOP SECRET</code> · <code>SECRET</code> · <code>CLASSIFIED</code> · <code>RESTRICTED</code> · <code>CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED</code> · <code>UNCLASSIFIED</code>

== Special Access Required codewords ==

Departmental SAR nicknames are drawn without exception from birds. All Departmental material additionally carries the <code>HCS-P</code> control system marking and, in almost every case, the <code>NOFORN</code> dissemination control.

{| class="wikitable"
! Codeword !! Typical tier !! Compartment
|-
| <code>SAR-WHITE DOVE</code> || Top Secret || [[Office of the Director-General]]. Founding instruments and directorate-level record.
|-
| <code>SAR-GREEN DOVE</code> || Top Secret || Class-A material. [[The Apple]], [[Operation LAST LIGHT]], [[The Beast]].
|-
| <code>SAR-RED DOVE</code> || Secret || Class-B material. [[DISC]] internal security.
|-
| <code>SAR-WHITE LINNET</code> || Secret || [[DRA]] regulatory channel.
|-
| <code>SAR-PINK FINCH</code> || Secret || [[OTA]] analysis. [[Tone-0V]].
|-
| <code>SAR-GREY DOVE</code> || Secret || Ecclesiastical liaison. The Holy See.
|}

Tier and compartment vary independently. A <code>SAR-PINK FINCH</code> document may be held at Top Secret where the material warrants it.

== Command channels ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Channel !! Body
|-
| <code>HICOM-ODG</code> || [[Office of the Director-General]]
|-
| <code>DIRCOM-SC</code> || [[Security Council]]
|-
| <code>DIRCOM</code> || [[Directorate Command]]
|-
| <code>STRATCOM</code> || [[Strategic Command]]
|-
| <code>STRATCOM-FSC</code> || [[U.S. Federal Special Court]]
|}

== Dating a document by its banner ==

The SAR system was instituted in '''1965''' with the raising of the [[Special Projects Staff]], and survived the 1983 spin-off unchanged.

Material dated before 1965 carries inherited Agency, NATO and Soviet markings: <code>TOP SECRET / NOFORN</code>, <code>MK-NAOMI</code>, <code>EYES ONLY</code>, <code>GATEBLACK</code>, <code>СОВЕРШЕННО СЕКРЕТНО</code>.

Soviet material never carries SAR. [[GRU Division P]] files under <code>043 / BLACK MIRROR</code>.

A reader who learns the banner can date a page without reading it.

[[Category:DETR]] [[Category:Access control]]