FOIA Request: Cable from Bill Archer on Policies Established Concerning Exterrestrial Life Forms in the US and related documents (National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access)
| Tracking # |
R 22-66863 |
| Multi Request | FOIA Request: Cable from Bill Archer on Policies Established Concerning Exterrestrial Life Forms in the US and related documents |
| Submitted | Sept. 9, 2022 |
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From: Jose A. Hernandez
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A cable titled POLICIES ESTABLISHED IN EVENT OF THE LANDING OF EXTERRESTRIAL LIFE FORMS IN THE US sent from U.S. Representative Bill Archer on March 12, 1975 and received by the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, as well as any attachments, enclosures, or other items sent with the aforementioned cable and any cables in response to the aforementioned cable, including any attachments, enclosures, or other items sent with any responses.
Please note that I have attached additional metadata to assist you in your search for the responsive document or documents. In particular, the Canonical ID of the cable titled POLICIES ESTABLISHED IN EVENT OF THE LANDING OF EXTERRESTRIAL LIFE FORMS IN THE US is P750048-2332_b.
This document was marked 'Declassified/Released' pursuant to the State Department's EO Systematic Review on July 5, 2006.
Please include all processing notes attached to my request.
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,
Jose A. Hernandez
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From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
Dear Mr. Hernandez:
This is in response to your September 27, 2022, Freedom of Information Act
request (R 22-66863) about a cable from U.S. Representative Bill Archer to
the Department of State. We received your request on September 29.
There is no “cable” from Rep. Bill Archer to the Department of State dated
March 12, 1975. There is, however, a letter from him of that date. A
complimentary copy is attached.
Also, please note that the marking “Declassified/Released” on the index
entry refers to that index entry and not to the underlying document.
Because the document you requested was already open for public inspection,
there was no need to file a Freedom of Information Act request with the
National Archives.
This concludes the processing of your request.
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Calcagno. Contact information for the FOIA Public Liaison at the National
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Accessioned Executive Branch Agency Records - Washington, DC Area
FOIA Public Liaison: Rebecca Calcagno
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agencies. The contact information for OGIS is:
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Sincerely,
DAVID A. LANGBART
Research Services
National Archives at College Park, MD
david.langbart@nara.gov
www.archives.gov
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