The new document states: Squadron commanders will attend the meeting. The properly marked source document states: Attendance at the meeting is limited to squadron commanders. What concept is used to derivatively classify the statement in the new document?

The new document states: Squadron commanders will attend the meeting. The properly marked source document states: Attendance at the meeting is limited to squadron commanders. What concept is used to derivatively classify the statement in the new document?

• A. Revealed by
• B. Contained in
• C. Associated with
• D. Derived from

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is derivative classification: you determine the classification of new material by deriving it from an existing source document. In derivative classification, you don’t create new information; you base the classification on what the source says and cite that source. In your example, the source document says that attendance at the meeting is limited to squadron commanders. The new document says that squadron commanders will attend the meeting. That second statement mirrors the restriction from the source, effectively restating it in different words. Because the new statement is drawn directly from the source’s wording and restriction, its classification is derived from that source. It should be marked at the same level as, or not higher than, the source, with proper citation to the source document.

The main idea here is derivative classification: you determine the classification of new material by deriving it from an existing source document. In derivative classification, you don’t create new information; you base the classification on what the source says and cite that source.

In your example, the source document says that attendance at the meeting is limited to squadron commanders. The new document says that squadron commanders will attend the meeting. That second statement mirrors the restriction from the source, effectively restating it in different words. Because the new statement is drawn directly from the source’s wording and restriction, its classification is derived from that source. It should be marked at the same level as, or not higher than, the source, with proper citation to the source document.