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LCD-79-214 1 (1979-04-19)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaayzt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 LOGISTICS AND COM MUNICATIONS L DIVISION B-114874 APRIL 19, 1979 The Honorable Harold Brown The Secretary of Defense The Honorable William F. Bolger Postmaster General 109133 United States Postal Service We have completed our review of the Military Postal Service (MPS) and have identified weaknesses in procedures and practices used to safeguard registered mail. In our opin- ion the military services were not adequately controlling U.S. registered mail tendered to U.S. commercial air carriers at overseas air terminals. Registered mail, which may have contained classified documents up to and including SECRET, was being --tendered to, secured, and controlled by foreign nationals; --tendered to commercial carriers under manifest documents which did not identify the mail as registered and which could not be used to hold the carrier responsible for losses; and --controlled, while in the hands of the carrier, under a system which did not permit timely verifi- cation of when or if the mail was dispatched and received. The above weaknesses, especially when considered collec- tively, caused serious concern over the security of classified material transmitted overseas as registered mail. The Assistant Secretary of Defense, Comptroller (Administration), is aware of the situation and has established requirements that U.S. personnel observe registered mail during the loading and unloading of aircraft and while in the hands of foreign nationals. We believe the proposed revisions, if properly implemented, will provide additional security needed to LCD-79-214 J Y (943459)

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