There are only a few times when I've felt that the specific classification given to a document was worth discussing, and in that case I'd just discuss it somewhere (e.g. in the text or a footnote). But otherwise...
Oh. I don't tend to put the (original?) classification designations of documents in footnotes. Never struck me as being that useful to anyone if everything is declassified now anyway.
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I mean, I guess I can see the argument if there would be some question in the reader's mind about it. "Was this a secret report or not?" But it's never struck me as something worth trying to keep track of.
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Once it's declassified, the original classification is a mere historical footnote, and can be seen if the original document is accessed. It might be appropriate to refer to a declassified document or docs as "previously classified" on a first reference.
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