Sec. 0.501  General.

    Executive Order 12356 requires that information relating to national 
security be protected against unauthorized disclosure as long as 
required by national security considerations. The Order also provides 
that all information classified under Executive Order 12356 or 
predecessor orders be subject to a review for declassification upon 
receipt of a request made by a United States citizen or permanent 
resident alien, a federal agency, or a state or local government.