OFFICE OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF \
WiTTANCt
AUTHORIZED
RF.DENTIALS
ONLY
At the Pentagon, Special Policeman Richard Burke checke credential* of T/Sgt,
F. O. Keller. USMC, as be leaves closely guarded office* of Joint Chiefs of Staflt,
Pentagon secretary Josephine Gerard! checks files In Department of Defense Se
curity Review branch. All filing cases are locked with combination locks. When the
cabinet is open a large red sign reading "OPEN" must bo placed in the top handle
Uniformed guard atanda watch on a catwalk overlooking the atomic pile at Oak Ridge, Term.
SECURITY
7
Whatever the Russians
may be up to with their
sputniks, missiles and
rockets, the United States
is keeping a close watch
over its own weapons se
crets, and saying not much
about it.
Since sputnik, the gov
ernment has been pressed
for more military informa
tion. Some has been given.
But security regulations
are as strict as ever.
Guards keep watch on civi
lian and military installa
tions, such as the Pentagon,
atomic plants, missiles
launching sites, army and
air force bases, navy yards,
and the headquarters build
ing of the Atomic Energy
Commission. Visitors and
employes are screened.
Credentials are examined
carefully. Confidential data
is burned after use. Secrets
are locked tight.
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How these security reg
ulations are oarriedopt is
piotured bere.
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Truok stops for Inspection at gate to the H-bomb plant across the Sa
n"H*?_p'"** fron Aiunista. G?._ Signs at right speak for thamsalaas
reniagon policeman J. L. Trollier checks employe's
pass. Doorway Is guarded by photoelectric unit
which rings bell when anyone enters or leaves.
Control room of Pentagon's polios department. When guard
checks his post, this electronic equipment reoords It. Whi
something goes amiss automatic warning device alerts operator.
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Classified scrap material la destroyed la basement of the Pentagon by tossing it Into
a steam and hot water vat. The vat disintegrates thr paper into aa iodic ipher able
mass which is roiled into mats called "wet lap" and sold to paper manufacturers.
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