If you copied classified information and some classification markings were cut off on the copies, distributing those copies to meeting participants would be considered:

If you copied classified information and some classification markings were cut off on the copies, distributing those copies to meeting participants would be considered:

• A. Permissible
• B. Problematic
• C. Optional
• D. Encouraged

Answer: (B)

Classification markings tell you how to handle information and who may see it. When copies are made and the markings are cut off, those handling rules aren’t clear, so you can’t be sure who is allowed to view or receive them. Distributing those copies to meeting participants would be problematic because it risks unauthorized disclosure or sharing with people who don’t have the proper clearance or need to know. The safer approach is to share only properly marked material with individuals who have the appropriate clearance and need to know, and to obtain correctly marked replacements if markings are missing.

Classification markings tell you how to handle information and who may see it. When copies are made and the markings are cut off, those handling rules aren’t clear, so you can’t be sure who is allowed to view or receive them. Distributing those copies to meeting participants would be problematic because it risks unauthorized disclosure or sharing with people who don’t have the proper clearance or need to know. The safer approach is to share only properly marked material with individuals who have the appropriate clearance and need to know, and to obtain correctly marked replacements if markings are missing.