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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, released under case 20-M-0536. The document is a directive, dated February 4, 1985, and is titled "Foreign Aircraft Overflight Security Program." It was declassified in full on December 15, 2020. The document can be found at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/osd/20-M-0536.pdf. Provenance: The document was released through a mandatory-declassification request made by John Greenewald, Jr. on January 7, 2021. The release was authorized by the Deputy Chief, WHS, Records and Declassification Division, ESD, on December 15, 2020. The Document: Department of Defense DIRECTIVE INST DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority: E0 13526 Chief, Records & Declass Div, WHS Date: DEC 1 5 2020 HOME February 4, 1985 NUMBER C- 3320.3 USDP SUBJECT : Foreign Aircraft Overflight Security Program ( U ) References : ( a ) Secretary of Defense memorandum , " Foreign Aircraft Over flight Security Program ," ( U ) , November 14, 1983 ( hereby canceled ) ( b ) National Security Decision Directive ( NSDD ) 107 , " Foreign Aircraft Overflight Security Program , " ( U ) , October 5, 1983 ( c ) DOD Directive 5205.2 , " DoD Operations Security Program , " ( U ) , July 7, 1983 A. PURPOSE This Directive incorporates the essential provisions of reference ( a ) and outlines responsibilities and functions , reference ( b ) , that are relative to appropriate security measures and procedures to counter the threat posed to U.S. defense and other sensitive facilities from overflights of U.S. airspace by foreign civil aircraft . B. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE 1 . ( U ) This Directive applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense ( OSD ) , the Military Departments , the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( OJCS ) , the Unified and Specified Commands ( through the Joint Chiefs of Staff) , and the Defense Agencies , ( hereafter referred to collectively as " DoD Com ponents " ) . 2 . ( U ) This program includes coordination by OSD of DoD positions in the development of national policy , implementation by the executive agent of procedures under which the U.S. Government deals with flights of foreign civil aircraft , and the undertaking of passive actions by DOD Components and , when involved in classified contracts , DoD contractors . C. POLICY . It is the policy of the Department of Defense to take all feasible steps to reduce the vulnerability and the exploitation of the vulnerability of sensitive Defense activities from the threat posed by access to U.S. airspace by foreign civil aircraft . D. AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1 . ( U ) The Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy shall be respon sible for coordination of DoD positions in the development of national policy CLASITI DI NODD 07 Declassify on ADR 20.0-0536 CONFIDENTIAL DECLASSIFIED IN FULL Authority : E0 13526 Chief, Records & Declass Div, WHS Date : DEC 1 5 2020 CONFIDENTIAL under the Foreign Aircraft Overflight Security Program . He or…

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OSD mandatory-declassification release (case 20-M-0536)

JUL 5 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-osd-mandatory-declassification-release-case-20-m-05366 minLast updated July 5, 2026

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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, released under case 20-M-0536. " It was declassified in full on December 15, 2020. pdf. Provenance: The document was released through a mandatory-declassification request made by John Greenewald, Jr.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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Cold Open: This is a declassified document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, released under case 20-M-0536. The document is a directive, dated February 4, 1985, and is titled "Foreign Aircraft Overflight Security Program." It was declassified in full on December 15, 2020. The document…

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What was OSD mandatory-declassification release (case 20-M-0536) about?: Cold Open: This is a declassified document from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, released under case 20-M-0536. " It was declassified in full on December 15, 2020. pdf. Provenance: The document was released through a mandatory-declassification request made by John Greenewald, Jr.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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