Joint Field Office Activation and Operations - Federal Emergency ...

Interagency Integrated SOPUNCLASSIFIED20.5. DestructionMaterial will be identified for emergency destruction/removal according to the followingpriority:20.5.1. Priority OneAll cryptographic equipment and documents.20.5.2. Priority TwoAll operational SCI codeword material that might divulge targets and successes,documents dealing with U.S. SCI activities, and documents concerning compartmentedprojects and other sensitive intelligence materials and TOP SECRET collateral.20.5.3. Priority ThreeLess sensitive administrative SCI material and collateral classified material not includedabove.20.5.4.Selection of an adequate destruction method should be based on a comprehensiveevaluation of conditions at a specific SCIF. Destruction of SCI equipment should be byone of the following means.• Acetylene torches.• Incendiaries.• Although not as effective, destruction or disassembling, smashing, or scatteringcomponents may be accomplished when incendiaries or acetylene torches are notavailable. Equipment also may be jettisoned into water deep enough to minimizethe possibility of salvage.• Documents and other flammable material may be destroyed by burning. Kerosene,gasoline, and sodium nitrate are effective means of destroying documents. Theyshould be used with extreme care for personal safety. Documents also may bedestroyed by:• Pulverizing.• Pulping.• Enclosing in a weighted, perforated bag, and jettisoning into water deepenough to minimize the possibility of recovery.141Version 8.3Interim Approval April 28, 2006