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32 CFR 2001.47: Destruction.

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  1. Title 32—National Defense
  2. Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to National Defense
  3. CHAPTER XX—INFORMATION SECURITY OVERSIGHT OFFICE, NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
  4. PART 2001—CLASSIFIED NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION
  5. Subpart E—Safeguarding

Classified information identified for destruction shall be destroyed completely to preclude recognition or reconstruction of the classified information in accordance with procedures and methods prescribed by agency heads. The methods and equipment used to routinely destroy classified information include burning, cross-cut shredding, wet-pulping, melting, mutilation, chemical decomposition or pulverizing. Agencies shall comply with the destruction equipment standard stated in § 2001.42(b) of this Directive.

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