Black Panthers in Hartford, CT

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records mentioning or describing the Black Panther Party in Hartford, Connecticut.

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, and am currently a reporter of The Boston Globe.

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,

Alexa Gagosz

To Whom this May Concern:

In response to your letter regarding request No. 1639085-000, the agency informed me that all future correspondence will be delivered through standard mail. Can the agency confirm that they will send all communications to the following address?

Alexa Gagosz
The Boston Globe
225 Dyer Street
Providence, R.I. 02903

Thank you for your time and anticipated cooperation in this matter.

Alexa Gagosz

To whom this may concern:

In response to your letter regarding request No. 1639085-000, the agency informed me on June 25 that all future correspondence will be delivered through standard mail. I sent my mailing address on June 26, and then the agency sent another response on June 27 that said all corresponding files have been uploaded to the Vault. That is not true. There are no records related to the Hartford, Connecticut Chapter of the Black Panther Party in the vault. I entered my FOIPA number and the system said no records have been uploaded in response to my request.

To be clear, I am requesting: “ Records mentioning or describing the Black Panther Party in Hartford, Connecticut.”

Please conduct a search of the Central Records System, including but not limited to the Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) Indices, the Microphone Surveillance (MISUR) Indices, the Physical Surveillance (FISUR) Indices, and the Technical Surveillance (TESUR) Indices, for both main-file records and cross-reference records for all relevant names, individuals, agencies and companies.

If any potentially responsive records have been destroyed and/or transferred to NARA, then I request copies of the destruction or transfer slips as well as any other documentation relating to, mentioning or describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to confirmation that the Bureau has no other copies of said records. If previously released records are available, then I request a rolling release consisting of those records while additional records are located and processed for release.

As I stated, I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, and am currently a reporter of The Boston Globe.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

Alexa Gagosz

Hello,

In response to your letter regarding request No. 1639085-000, the agency informed me on July 10 that there were more records that may be responsive to my request. I am interested in any and all records that the FBI holds on this matter. Please release them.

Please conduct a search of the Central Records System, including but not limited to the Electronic Surveillance (ELSUR) Indices, the Microphone Surveillance (MISUR) Indices, the Physical Surveillance (FISUR) Indices, and the Technical Surveillance (TESUR) Indices, for both main-file records and cross-reference records for all relevant names, individuals, agencies and companies.

If any potentially responsive records have been destroyed and/or transferred to NARA, then I request copies of the destruction or transfer slips as well as any other documentation relating to, mentioning or describing said transfer or destruction, to include but not be limited to confirmation that the Bureau has no other copies of said records. If previously released records are available, then I request a rolling release consisting of those records while additional records are located and processed for release.

As I stated, I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, and am currently a reporter of The Boston Globe.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.

Alexa Gagosz