Paragraph 5 Disclosure of protected international information notified in advance to the Secretary of StateI1I2

A disclosure of protected international information by the ICRIR is permitted if—

The Secretary of State must respond to a notification by the Commissioner for Investigations under this paragraph within the relevant decision period, by notifying that Commissioner that the proposed disclosure either—

But the Secretary of State may notify the Commissioner for Investigations that the proposed disclosure is prohibited only if, in the Secretary of State’s view, the disclosure of the protected international information would, or would be likely to, damage international relations.