_____________________ shall not be disclosed to foreign nationals until
the appropriate designated disclosure authority receives a security assurance from the
recipient foreign government on the individuals who are to receive the information.

Classified military information

What contains classified information that may be derived from or revealed by its operation or
testing; or will require the disclosure of classified information for operation, employment,
maintenance, or training.

Classified Military Equipment

Information originated by or for the Department of Defense or its Agencies or is under their jurisdiction or control and that requires protection in the interests of national security and designated TOP SECRET,
SECRET, and CONFIDENTIAL, as described in E.O. 12356.

Classified Military Information

Information of a general nature pertaining to tactics, techniques, tactical doctrine,
and intelligence and counterintelligence doctrine and techniques.

Category 1 - Organization, Training, and Employment of Military Forces

Category 2 - Military Material and Munitions

Information on specific items of equipment already in production, or in service, and the information necessary for the operation, maintenance, and training.

Category 3 - Applied Research and Development Information and
Material

Information related to fundamental theories, design, and experimental
investigation into possible military applications; it includes engineering data, operational
requirements, concepts, and military characteristics required to adopt the item for
production.

Category 4 - Production Information

Information related to designs, specifications, manufacturing techniques, and such related information necessary to manufacture materiel and munitions.

Category 5 - Combined Military Operations, Planning, and Readiness

Information necessary to plan, ensure readiness for, and provide support to the achievement of mutual force development goals or participation in specific combined tactical operations and exercises

Category 6 - U.S. Order of Battle

Information pertaining to U.S. forces in a specific area. In general, disclosures of this information are limited to those countries in which U.S. Forces are stationed or are in adjacent geographical areas.

Controlled Unclassified Information

Unclassified information to which access or distribution limitations have been applied in accordance with national laws, policies, and regulations of the originating country.

Delegation of Disclosure Authority Letter (DDL)

A letter issued by the appropriate designated disclosure authority explaining classification levels, categories, scope, and limitations of information under a DoD Component's disclosure jurisdiction that may be disclosed to a foreign recipient. It is used to delegate disclosure authority to subordinate disclosure authorities.

Designated Disclosure Authority

An official, at subordinate component level, designated by the Head of a DoD Component or the Component's Principal Disclosure Authority to control disclosures of classified military information by his or her organization.

Disclosure

Conveying classified information, in any manner, to an authorized representative of a foreign government.

Security Assurance

The written confirmation, requested by and exchanged between governments, of the security clearance level or eligibility for clearance, of their employees, contractors, and citizens.

Sensitive Compartmented Information.

Information and material that requires special controls for restricted handling within compartmented intelligence systems and for which compartmentation is established

Strategic War Plan

A plan for the overall conduct of a war

Disclosure Limitations: National Intelligence

National Intelligence or
interdepartmental intelligence produced within the National Foreign Intelligence Board (NFIB) structure which cannot be disclosed without authorization of the DCI
in accordance with applicable policies.

Disclosure Limitations: Counterintelligence

Operational information related to counterintelligence activities and disclosures related thereto.

SECDEF

Only the ___ or the Deputy Secretary of Defense may authorize the disclosure of plans, concepts, or other information about strategic war plans.

Classified military information

_______________ is a national security asset that shall be protected and shall be shared with foreign governments only when there is a clearly defined benefit to the United States.

SECDEF

The ___ and the Deputy Secretary of Defense are the only
DoD officials who have original authority to grant exceptions to the policy contained in
this Directive.

foreign nationals

Classified military information shall not be disclosed to __________ until the appropriate designated disclosure authority receives a security assurance from the recipient foreign government on the individuals who are to receive the information.

false impressions

It is U.S. policy to avoid creating ______ of U.S. readiness to make available classified military information,
material, or technology.