AIR FORCE REGULATION NO. 205-2
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
 WASHINGTON, 19 MAY 1955

SECURITY
Laws, Executive Orders, Etc., Pertaining to Safeguarding Military Information

SECTION A - GENERAL

Purpose and Scope

SECTION B - ESPIONAGE

Gathering, Transmitting, or Losing Defense Information
Gathering or Delivering Defense Information To Aid Foreign Government
Harboring or Concealing Persons
Period of Limitation
Control of "Restricted Data" Information
Activities Affecting Armed Forces During War
Certain Prohibited Acts
Disclosure of Information Concerning the Cryptographic Systems and
   Communication Intelligence Activities of the United States
Prohibition of Payment of Annuities to Officers arid Employees of the United
   States Convicted of Certain Offenses

SECTION C - PHOTOGRAPHING, SKETCHING, MAPPING, ETC. DEFENSE INSTALLATIONS

Photographing and Sketching Defense Installations
Use of Aircraft for Photographing Defense Installations
Publication and Sale of Photographs of Defense Installations
Definition of Certain Vital Military and Naval Installations and Equipment
   Jurisdiction
Panama Canal Zone
Photographing, Sketching, Mapping, Etc., Military or Naval Reservations,
   Properties, or Equipment, Etc. as Unlawful
Permission To Photograph, Sketch, Map, Etc.
Penalties for Violations
Effective Dates of the Statutes Cited in Paragraphs 17 and 18
Regulation Under Act of June 25, 1942, as Amended by Public Law 46, 83rd
   Congress, Act of June 4, 1953; Paragraphs 1 Through 20 Hereof

SECTION D - RADIO AND WIRE COMMUNICATION

Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications
General Penalty
Violation of Rules, Regulations, Etc.
Powers and Duties of Commission
Powers of the President Under the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended

SECTION E - OFFENSES AGAINST POSTAL SERVICE

Obstruction of Correspondence
Theft or Receipt of Stolen Matter Generally
Letters and Writings as Nonmailable; Opening Letters
Offenses Begun in One District and Completed in Another

SECTION F - TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT OF 1917

Acts Prohibited

SECTION G - COORDINATION OF FEDERAL REPORTING SERVICES

Unlawful Disclosure of Information; Penalties; Release of Information to Other
   Agencies

SECTION H - OFFENSES AGAINST OPERATIONS OF GOVERNMENT

False Personation; Officer or Employee of United States
Embezzlement and Theft; Public Money, Property, or Records
Malicious Mischief; Government Property or Contracts
Sabotage; Fortifications, Harbor Defenses, or Defensive Sea Areas
Entering Military, Naval, or Coast Guard Property
Restrictions in Military Areas and Zones
Security Regulations and Orders and Penalty for Violation Thereof
Possession of Property in Aid of Foreign Government
Robbery; Personal Property of the United States
Malicious Mischief, Communications Lines, Stations, or Systems
Forgery; Military, Naval, or Official Passes

SECTION I - FOREIGN AGENTS AND PROPAGANDA

Agents of Foreign Governments

SECTION J - OFFENSES AGAINST EXISTENCE OF GOVERNMENT

Private Correspondence With Foreign Governments

SECTION K - WILLFUL DESTRUCTION, ETC., OF WAR AND DEFENSE MATERIALS, PREMISES, AND UTILITIES

Definitions
Destruction of War Material, War Premises, or War Utilities
Production of Defective War Material, War Premises, or War Utilities
Destruction of National-Defense Materials, National-Defense Premises, or
   National Defense Utilities
Production of Defective National-Defense Material, National-Defense Premises,
   or National-Defense Utilities
Conspiracy To Violate Statutes Cited in Paragraphs 47, 48, 49, and 50

SECTION L - WAR OFFENSES

Aiding the Enemy
Spies

SECTION M - MILITARY AREAS, ETC.

Executive Order 9066
Executive Order 8972

SECTION N - LOYALTY AND SECURITY

Executive Order 10450 as Amended by Executive Orders 10491, 10531,
   10548, and 10550
Presidential Directive of 13 March 1948
An Act To Protect the National Security of the United States, and for Other
   Purposes
Executive Order 10501

SECTION O - MISCELLANEOUS ACTS

Eligibility for Award of Contract Restricted to Citizens; Employment of Aliens
Diplomatic Codes and Correspondence
Special Provisions Regarding Military Secrets
Withholding Certain Patents in the Interests of National Security
Patents and Inventions Pertaining to Military Utilization of Atomic Energy

* This Regulation supersedes AFR 205-2, 25 April 1952.

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