Israel Payment For Damage to USS Liberty During June 8, 1967 IDF Attack.
| Tracking # |
25-09771 |
| Submitted | Nov. 17, 2024 |
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From: Joe Meadors
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The USS Liberty was attacked by the Israel Defense Force on June 8, 1967. I am a survivor of that attack.
In 1980 the Israeli government agreed to pay $6,000,000 for the damage to the ship.
I am requesting all correspondence between the US and Israeli governments related to the payment for the damage to the USS Liberty.
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
From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Meadors:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov. We received your request on November 18, 2024. Your
request states:
The USS Liberty was attacked by the Israel Defense Force on June 8, 1967. I
am a survivor of that attack. In 1980 the Israeli government agreed to pay
$6,000,000 for the damage to the ship. I am requesting all correspondence
between the US and Israeli governments related to the payment for the
damage to the USS Liberty.
Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for NARA’s operational records
(records created by this agency). Because your FOIA request is for records
that may be archival records (records created by or originated in a
different agency but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of
NARA), we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
Services, Textual Reference (RR2RR) staff who handle FOIA requests for
textual archival records.
That office will assign your request a tracking number and respond directly
to you. In the future, if you need to follow up with that office directly,
please contact them at the address below, or electronically via email
(email is preferred).
National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2400
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-3091
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: archives2reference@nara.gov
For your reference, a copy of your request is below.
Please visit our website at www.archives.gov/foia for further information
about making a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you
can learn more about the resources we offer to the public, and you can
access our online catalog.
Sincerely,
Ashley Bryan
Government Information Specialist
Operational FOIA and Access Division
College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
301-837-3642
<https://www.archives.gov/foia> <foia@nara.gov>
<https://www.archives.gov/foia/contacts>
<https://www.archives.gov/foia/electronic-reading-room>
<https://www.archives.gov/ogis/resources>
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Israel Payment For Damage to
USS Liberty During June 8, 1967 IDF Attack.
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
November 17, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
The USS Liberty was attacked by the Israel Defense Force on June 8, 1967. I
am a survivor of that attack.
In 1980 the Israeli government agreed to pay $6,000,000 for the damage to
the ship.
I am requesting all correspondence between the US and Israeli governments
related to the payment for the damage to the USS Liberty.
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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From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Meadors:
This is in response to your November 17, 2024 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request for copies of all correspondence between the U.S. and
Israeli governments related to the December 1980 payment of $6,000,000 as
compensation for damage to the USS Liberty caused by the June 8, 1967
attack on the ship by Israel Defense Force jet fighters and torpedo boats.
Your FOIA request was received by my office on November 20, 2024 and
assigned tracking number 25-09771.
Although we located the series Record Group 59 Entry UD-UP 97 General
Records of the Department of State. Office of the Legal Adviser. U.S.S.
Liberty Claims Files, 1966–1969 <https://catalog.archives.gov/id/26309157>,
as well as electronic telegrams pertaining to USS Liberty-related claims,
sent between the Department of State and various U.S. embassies during 1976
<https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=4412&mtch=1&q=%22USS+Liberty%22&cat=all&dt=2082&tf=X&bc=sl>,
1977
<https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=4792&mtch=2&q=%22SS+Liberty%22&cat=all&dt=2532&tf=X&bc=sl>
and 1978
<https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=4994&mtch=3&q=%22USS+Liberty%22&cat=all&dt=2694&tf=X&bc=sl>,
we were not able to locate pertinent correspondence between the governments
of the United States and Israel.
Given that the State Department central file records dating from January 1,
1980 have not yet been accessioned to the National Archives for preservation,
it is possible that the correspondence you seek remains in the custody of
the Department of State. Access to those records may be requested
by contacting the Department of State FOIA Office at:
https://foia.state.gov/Contact/Default.aspx
If the Department of State transferred series to the National Archives that
include relevant records, please ask them to provide an accession or
transfer number.
We do not consider this a denial of your FOIA request. However, if you are
not satisfied with our actions, your options for appeal and dispute
resolution are outlined in the attachment.
This concludes the processing of your FOIA request by the National Archives.
Sincerely,
ERIC van SLANDER
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
National Archives at College Park, MD
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From: Operational FOIA and Access Division <foia@nara.gov>
Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request: Israel Payment For Damage
to USS Liberty During June 8, 1967 IDF Attack.
To: <requests@muckrock.com>
Cc: Textual Reference Archives II Branch <archives2reference@nara.gov>,
NARA General Counsel FOIA Office <foia@nara.gov>
Dear Mr. Meadors:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov. We received your request on November 18, 2024. Your
request states:
The USS Liberty was attacked by the Israel Defense Force on June 8, 1967. I
am a survivor of that attack. In 1980 the Israeli government agreed to pay
$6,000,000 for the damage to the ship. I am requesting all correspondence
between the US and Israeli governments related to the payment for the
damage to the USS Liberty.
Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for NARA’s operational records
(records created by this agency). Because your FOIA request is for records
that may be archival records (records created by or originated in a
different agency but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of
NARA), we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
Services, Textual Reference (RR2RR) staff who handle FOIA requests for
textual archival records.
That office will assign your request a tracking number and respond directly
to you. In the future, if you need to follow up with that office directly,
please contact them at the address below, or electronically via email
(email is preferred).
National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2400
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-3091
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: archives2reference@nara.gov
For your reference, a copy of your request is below.
Please visit our website at www.archives.gov/foia for further information
about making a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you
can learn more about the resources we offer to the public, and you can
access our online catalog.
Sincerely,
Ashley Bryan
Government Information Specialist
Operational FOIA and Access Division
College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
301-837-3642
<https://www.archives.gov/foia> <foia@nara.gov>
<https://www.archives.gov/foia/contacts>
<https://www.archives.gov/foia/electronic-reading-room>
<https://www.archives.gov/ogis/resources>
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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Israel Payment For Damage to
USS Liberty During June 8, 1967 IDF Attack.
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
November 17, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
The USS Liberty was attacked by the Israel Defense Force on June 8, 1967. I
am a survivor of that attack.
In 1980 the Israeli government agreed to pay $6,000,000 for the damage to
the ship.
I am requesting all correspondence between the US and Israeli governments
related to the payment for the damage to the USS Liberty.
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
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 176413
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
