Richard Nixon actually said...

I have determined that the provisions and procedures prescribed by this Order are necessary to assure the preservation of the integrity of the classified information of NATO, SEATO, and CENTO, and to protect the national interest.

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Executive Order 11633—Security Clearance Program for United States Citizens Employed Directly by the North Atlantic Treaty...

12/02/1971

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