1. WASHINGTON MEMO.
- Author
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Calabresi, Massimo and Zagorin, Adam
- Subjects
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OFFICIAL secrets , *SECURITY classification (Government documents) , *NATIONAL security , *AMERICAN diplomats - Abstract
The article reports that classified documents were improperly handled by a U.S. diplomat on her way to Pakistan. In November 2007, a U.S. State Department official flew to Pakistan, carrying with her documents that should not have left State department buildings. The article describes the time line from when she lost the documents to when the documents were recovered. British Airways recovered the documents. The national security implications of the security lapse are discussed.
- Published
- 2008