Bulletin · Surplus Release Division
Field Notes
Internal memos, department notices, and release bulletins, reproduced for the public record. Read in the order issued, or do not. The Ministry has stopped expecting compliance.
Notice of Declassification, Withheld
The Directorate of Withheld Matters announces that one of the eleven records on display in Classified Goods has been approved for declassification. Which one is classified.
Handling Notice: Familiar Figures Observed Through the Issue Eyeshade
Staff on the standing fortification schedule report figures visible through the clerk's eyeshade. The figures have been logged. Recognition is not acquaintance. Do not wave back.
Office of the Chairman: A Commendation for the Founder, Filed in His Presence
The Office of the Chairman marks a day of recognition for Chairman Emeritus Cornelius Higgensworth, founder of the Ministry, and reminds staff that he is being honoured, not remembered.
Department Notice: Fortification of the Pressed Beef Sheet
Sustenance & Fortification confirms that the thin-sliced pressed beef sheets served in Canteen 3 are a Ministry product, addresses questions regarding the green hue, and reminds staff that the mineral helps.
New Public Release: Group 041-B Cleared for Civilian Wear
The Surplus Release Division confirms the first tranche of Departmental Morale Garments — Group 041-B, eight designs — has passed civilian-handling review and is approved for public wear.
Handling Notice: Correspondence Recovered From the Shaft
Surface staff are reminded that materials arriving from the lower portion of Warehouse 7 are inventory and should be filed, not read, answered, or carried further than the intake desk.
Office of the Chairman: On the Continued Authority of the Chairman Emeritus
The Office of the Chairman confirms that Chairman Emeritus Cornelius Higgensworth has retired, remains in good health, and continues to approve all operations of the Ministry.
Department Notice: Civilian Applications Now Accepted
The Office of Civilian Records is authorized to accept applications for provisional membership: a short questionnaire, a one-time fee, and a packet of documents bearing the applicant's own answers.
Department Notice: Downward Filing in Warehouse 7
Facilities & Disappearances confirms that staff previously unaccounted for in Warehouse 7 have been assigned to the Vertical Inventory, and addresses inquiries regarding depth, duration, and the green luminance.
Archive Unsealed: Recurring Counts Folder Released
A folder belonging to the dissolved Bureau of Recurring Counts has been opened and added to the public Archive.
Department Notice: Concerning Warehouse 7
Facilities & Disappearances acknowledges discrepancies between inventory entering Warehouse 7 and inventory leaving it.