32 CFR 1662.18
§ 1662.18 The FOIA Exemption 1: National defense and foreign policy.
United States · 32 CFR — National Defense · Status: effective
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- 32 CFR 1662.18, § 1662.18 The FOIA Exemption 1: National defense and foreign policy, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/148381
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The FOIA exempts from disclosure records that are specifically authorized under criteria established by an executive order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign policy and are in fact properly classified pursuant to such executive order.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.