Report on Methods of Destruction of Documentary Contents of Safes in Sunken Vessels
Abstract
This report considers a variety of methods for destroying or rendering illegible the types of secret and confidential now carried on board Naval vessels in the event of such vessels being stranded, sunk, wrecked or captured. It is concluded that of the several methods for effecting this which have been suggested, none gives promise of being suitable for use with the quantities of documents which would have to be destroyed. Some of the methods are suitable for a limited quantity of paper documents. It is suggested that consideration be given to the feasibility of using a radically different method of preparing some of the secret and confidential documents, namely, by making them of photographic film, which is very readily destructible.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 24, 1936
- Accession Number
- AD1150371
Entities
People
- E. G. Lunn
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory