Index

APPENDIX F

Equivalent Foreign Security Classifications

Country

TOP SECRET

SECRET

CONFIDENTIAL

OTHER

Albania

TEPER SEKRET

SEKRET

IMIREBESUESHEM

I KUFIZUAR
Argentina ESTRICTAMENTE SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Australia TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Austria STRENG GEHEIM GEHEIM VERSCHLUSS
 
Balkans STROGO POVERLJIVO State SECRET DRZAVA TAJNA TAJNO Military SECRET VOJNA TAJNA POVERLJIVO  
Belgium(French) TRES SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIEL DIFFUSION RESTREINTS
(Flemish) ZEER GEHEIM GEHEIM VERTROUWELIJK BEPERTKE VERSPREIDING
Bolivia SUPERSECRETO or MUY SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO  

Brazil 		ULTRA SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Bulgaria STROGO SEKRENTO SEKRETEN/ SEKRETNO POVERITELEN/ POVERITELNO OGRANICHE (as in Limited) NEPOZVOLEN (Illicit) ZABRANEN (Forbiden)
Cambodia TRES SECRET SECRET SECRET/CONFIDENTIEL  
Canada TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Chile SECRETO SECRETO RESERVADO RESERVADO
Columbia ULTRASECRETO SECRETO RESERVADO CONFIDENCIAL RESTRINGIDO
Costa Rica ALTO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL  
Croatia NAJVECI TAJNITAJNI TAJNI POVERLJIV OGRANCIEN
Denmark YDERST HEMMELIGT HEMMELIGT FORTROLIGT TIL TJENESTEBRUG
Ecuador SECRETISIMO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
El Salvador ULTRA SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Ethiopia YEMIAZ BIRTOU MISTIR MISTIR KILKIL  
Finland ERITTAIN SALAINEN      
France TRES SECRET SECRET DEFENSE CONFIDENTIEL DIFFUSION RESTREINTE
Germany STRENG GEHEIM GEHEIM VS-VERTRAULICH  
Greece AKP/ AOPPHTON AOPPHTON EMITEYTIKON EPIPIMENH XPHE
Guatemala ALTO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Haiti   SECRET CONFIDENTIAL  
Honduras SUPER SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Hong Kong TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Hungary SZIGOR'UAN TITKOS TITKOS BIZALMAS  
Iceland ALGJORTI TRUNADARMAL    
India TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Indonesia SANGAT RAHASIA RAHASIA TERBATAS  
Iran BENKOLI SERRI SERRI KHEILI MAHRAMANEH MAHRAMANEH  
Iraq (English Translation) ABSOLUTELY SECRET SECRET   LIMITED
Ireland(Gaelic) AN-SICREIDEACH SICREIDEACH RUNDA SRIANTA
Israel SODI BEYOTER SODI SHAMUR MUGBAL
Italy SEGRETISSIMO SEGRETO RISERVATISSIMO RISERVATO
Japan KIMITSU GOKUHI HI TORIATSUKAICHUI
Jordan MAKTUM JIDDAN MAKTUM SIRRI MAHDUD
Kazakstan Use Russian equivalent        
Korea KUP PI MIL KUP PI MIL KUP PI MIL  
Kyrgyzstan Use Russian equivalent        
Laos TRES SECRET SECRET SECRET/CONFIDENTIEL DIFFUSION RESTREINTE
Lebanon TRES SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIEL  
Moldovan (May also use Russian Equivalent) ULTRASECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL OR SECRET RESTRINS
Mexico ALTO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESTRINGIDO
Netherlands ZEER GEHEIM GEHEIM CONFIDENTIEEL or VERTROUWELIJK DIENSTGEHEIM
New Zealand TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Nicaragua ALTO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Norway STRENGT HEMMELIG HEMMELIG KONFIDENSIELL BEGRENSET
Pakistan TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Paraguay SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Peru ESTRICTAMENTE SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Philippines TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Poland TAIJNY SPECJALNEGO TAJNY POUFNY  
Portugal MUITO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Romanian ULTRASECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL OR SECRET RESTRINS
Russian COBEOWEHHO CEKPETHO    
Saudi Arabia SAUDI TOP SECRET SAUDI VERY SECRET SAUDI SECRET SAUDI RESTRICTED
Spain MAXIMO SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL DIFFUSION LIMITADA
Sweden (Red Borders) HEMLIG HEMLIG    
Switzerland (Three languages. TOP SECRET has a registration number to distinguish it from SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL)
French TRES SECRET SECRET DEFENSE CONFIDENTIEL DEFENSE DIFFUSION RESTREINTE
German STRENG GEHEIM GEHEIM VERTRAULICH  
Italian SEGRETISSIMO SEGRETO RISERVATISSIMO RISERVATO
Taiwan (No translation in English characters)
Tajikistan Use Russian equivalent    
Thailand LUP TISUD LUP MAAG LUP POK PID
Turkey COK GIZLI GIZLI OZEL HIZMET OZEL
Turkmenistan Use Russian equivalent        
Ukraine TSILKOM SEKRETNE SEKRETNO KONFIDENTSIAL'NO DLYA
Union of South Africa TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Afrikaans UITERS GEHEIM GEHEIM VERTROULIK BEPERK
United Arab Republic (Egypt) TOP SECRET VERY SECRET SECRET OFFICIAL
United Kingdom TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED
Uruguay ULTRA SECRETO SECRETO CONFIDENCIAL RESERVADO
Uzbekistan Use Russian equivalent    
Viet Nam(French) TRES SECRET SECRET DEFENSE CONFIDENTIEL DEFENSE DIFFUSION RESTREINTE
(Vietnamese) TOI-MAT MAT KIN TU MAT


Note: The classifications given above represent the nearest comparable designation that are used to signify degrees of protection and control similar to those prescribed for the equivalent U.S. classification.