René Alexander Dussaq

Dear Mr. Lloyd,

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
request to the National Archives and Records Administration.

Due to the nature of your request, we have forwarded your request (received
in our office on April 29, 2017) to our Office of Research Services,
Special Access and FOIA staff, for appropriate handling. You will be
assigned a new tracking number by that office within the next 20 business
days. If you would like to follow up with that office directly please
contact them at specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov.

For your reference, your original submission follows.

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and please visit our website
at www.archives.gov/foia for further information.

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the many exciting resources we offer the public.

Sincerely,

Jodi L. Foor

Deputy Freedom of Information Act Officer/Archivist

National Archives and Records Administration

Office of General Counsel

College Park, MD

301-837-2099

Jodi.Foor@nara.gov

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 4:24 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: René Alexander Dussaq
To: foia@nara.gov

April 29, 2017
National Archives and Records Administration
FOIA Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
College Park, MD 20740

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

Records on or relating to René Alexander Dussaq. Dussaq was born in Buenos
Aires and educated in Geneva and Cuba and later on became a naturalised US
citizen in 1942. He reached the rank of second lieutenant in the 101st
Airborne Division during the second world war and then became a OSS officer
(office of strategic services, now the called CIA). During the cold war he
was allegedly became a Cuban double agent while working for the CIA and
according to a new book published by author Robert K. Wilcox in his book:
'Target: JFK, The Spy Who Killed Kennedy?'

Please search main-file records and cross-reference records for all
relevant names, agencies, organizations and companies including but not
limited to those cited in the obituaries and biographies I have cited.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3932536/Was-Cuba-
assassination-JFK-Secret-diaries-Cold-War-spy-claim-
Cuban-agent-shot-Kennedy.html
http://ww2awartobewon.com/wwii-articles/rene-dussaq-oss-paratrooper/

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,

Joseph Lloyd

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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 36033
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

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.
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Dear Joseph Lloyd,

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
request to the National Archives and Records Administration, via
foia@nara.gov <http://www.archives.gov>.

Due to the nature of your request, we have forwarded your request (received
in our office on May 2, 2017) to our Office of Research Services, Special
Access and FOIA division, for appropriate handling. Federal records are
transferred to NARA no earlier than 15 years and as late as 30 years from
the date the document was created. You will be assigned a new tracking
number by that office within the next 20 business days. If you would like
to follow up with that office directly, please contact them at:
specialaccess_FOIA@nara.gov.

For your reference, your original submission is below.

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and please visit our website
at: www.archives.gov/foia for further information.

Sincerely,

Wanda Williams
Deputy Freedom of Information Act Officer/Archivist
National Archives and Records Administration
Office of General Counsel
College Park, Maryland
301-837-0773

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 29, 2017 at 4:24 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: René Alexander Dussaq
To: foia@nara.gov

April 29, 2017
National Archives and Records Administration
FOIA Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
College Park, MD 20740

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

Records on or relating to René Alexander Dussaq. Dussaq was born in Buenos
Aires and educated in Geneva and Cuba and later on became a naturalised US
citizen in 1942. He reached the rank of second lieutenant in the 101st
Airborne Division during the second world war and then became a OSS officer
(office of strategic services, now the called CIA). During the cold war he
was allegedly became a Cuban double agent while working for the CIA and
according to a new book published by author Robert K. Wilcox in his book:
'Target: JFK, The Spy Who Killed Kennedy?'

Please search main-file records and cross-reference records for all
relevant names, agencies, organizations and companies including but not
limited to those cited in the obituaries and biographies I have cited.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3932536/Was-Cuba-
assassination-JFK-Secret-diaries-Cold-War-spy-claim-
Cuban-agent-shot-Kennedy.html
http://ww2awartobewon.com/wwii-articles/rene-dussaq-oss-paratrooper/

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,

Joseph Lloyd

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Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 36033
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

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.
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Mr. Lloyd:

Attached, please find our response to your May 3, 2017, Freedom of
Information Act request (RD-52927), for information about records on or
relating to Ren*é A*lexander Dussaq. Also attached is an order form and
instruction sheet for the records described in the response.

Gene Morris
Archives II Textual Reference Branch (RDT2)
Room 2400