A Report 'Review of Communications In Crisis Situations'

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request states:

*The report of the study by Asst. Sec. Def. Solis Horwitz "Memorandum for
the Deputy Secretary of Defense from Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Administration), subject: 'Review of Communications In Crisis Situations,'
November 10, 1967."*

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: A Report 'Review of
Communications In Crisis Situations'
To: <foia@nara.gov>

Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740

November 29, 2024

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

The report of the study by Asst. Sec. Def. Solis Horwitz "Memorandum for
the Deputy Secretary of Defense from Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Administration), subject: 'Review of Communications In Crisis Situations,'
November 10, 1967."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Joe Meadors

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Dear Mr. Meadors,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated
November 29, 2024 for records relating to the document “Memorandum for the
Deputy Secretary of Defense from Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Administration), subject: ‘Review of Communications In Crisis Situations,’
November 10, 1967.” Your request was received in this office, Archives II
Textual Reference, on the date of December 2, 2024 and assigned FOIA case
number 25-12615.

We searched the series Action Files on Improving Communication with the
Public, 1966–1967 <https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17618374> (Record Group
330, Entry UD-UP 350, Box 1), but we were unable to locate responsive
records. We also conducted a cursory search of the series Annual Reports,
Memoranda, and Correspondence, 1964–ca. 1971
<https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17618412> (Record Group 330, Entry UD-UP
446, Boxes 1-4), but we were unable to locate responsive records.

We located the Authority Record for the Department of Defense. Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Administration). (07/01/1964 -
11/03/1971) <https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10547622> and found 25 series
<https://catalog.archives.gov/search?q=record.creators.naId:10509764>associated
with this authority record that could contain a copy of this memorandum.

If we have any information relating to your requested memorandum within our
records holdings, the information is dispersed among the records and
finding it will require a more detailed search than we are staffed to
provide. We make reasonable efforts to assist researchers with their work.
As a matter of policy, the National Archives is staffed to assist
researchers to include, but not limited to, pointing researchers to helpful
Finding Aids to begin their research. However, given the limitations on
staff resources, we do not generally conduct substantive research in
response to requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act, except in
circumstances where documents can be easily located.

If you have questions regarding the publicly available records recommended
above, you may contact us at archives2reference@nara.gov. We hope you find
this information useful in conducting your research.

This concludes the processing of your request. We do not consider this a
denial of your FOIA request. If you are not satisfied with our action on
this request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are attached.

Sincerely,

MOLLY KAMPH

Archives II Reference, Research Rooms &

Augmented Processing Branch

National Archives at College Park (Archives II)

molly.kamph@nara.gov

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