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		aptimpropriety on Nov 28, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: All officially released cables including content -... As the NYT explained it - I believe the classifications organize the cables into degrees of secrecy. 'Top secret' is the highest secrecy in the US Gov't, so I would imagine 'secret' is therefore more secret than 'classified'. 'Noforn' apparently means 'this should not be seen by foreign [individuals'.

tbrownaw on Nov 28, 2010 [–]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information_in_the_U...

The classification levels are "Top Secret", "Secret", and "Confidential". "Classified" just means that it's been assigned to one of those levels.

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