A person about to be relieved will deliver to his/her successor all classified material in his/her custody. Appropriate receipts will be completed covering the change of custody for all Top Secret material. Classified material required by an individual at his/her next duty station, when approved, may be officially transferred. When an individual dies, deserts, or is declared missing in action, the commanding officer, in disposing of the personal effects, makes sure no classified material is contained in the effects. Every effort will be made to recover classified material known to have been in possession of the person. Material not recovered or not known to be destroyed will be reported as a possible compromise. DISSEMINATION LEARNING OBJECTIVE: List procedures for the dissemination of classified material. Commanding officers establish procedures for the dissemination of classified information originated or received by their command to limit outside dissemination to those activities having a need to know and to reflect any restriction imposed by originators or higher authority. Commanding officers also ensure that material prepared or submitted for public release does not contain classified information or proscribed technical data. Except where specifically permitted, classified material originating in a non-DOD department or agency will not he disseminated outside the DOD without consent of the originating department or agency. TOP SECRET Top Secret material originated within the DOD will not be disseminated outside the DOD without consent of the originating department or agency, or higher authority. SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL Secret or Confidential material originated within the DOD may be disseminated to other departments and agencies of the executive branch of the government unless specifically prohibited by the originator. DISTRIBUTION The distribution of classified material must be limited to those persons whose official duties require them to have knowledge or possession of such material. Responsibility for determining whether a person's duties require access to classified information and that the person is authorized to receive it rests upon each individual who has possession, knowledge, or control of the information involved. The existence, nature, content, or whereabouts of classified information must not be divulged needlessly. Classified material may be distributed to all agencies of the executive branch of the government. On requests from DOD agencies, the “need-to-know” may be judged on the face of the request. When the “need-to-know” is not discernible from the scope of the requester's activities, the need must be determined. Classified material sent to other activities of the executive branch of the government must be sent via the departmental headquarters of the requesting activity for a determination of “need-to-know” and capability to handle classified material. No person in the DON is to convey orally, visually, or by written communication any classified information outside the executive branch of the government of the United States unless such disclosure has been specifically authorized by the CNO. Classified information must not be discussed over telephones because of insecurity resulting from executive cut-in, phantom voice interceptions, and wiretapping. Telephones located in sensitive areas must be provided with a means of complete disconnection, such as a plug or jack arrangement if they are considered safe. Intercom systems located in sensitive areas must be confined to the sensitive area. be DESTRUCTION OF CLASSIFIED MATERIAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Explain the procedures for the destruction and emergency destruction of classified material. Top Secret, Secret, and Confidential material may destroyed by burning, pulping, pulverizing, or 11-16