William Francis Buckley FBI
| Tracking # |
A-2023-00828 DOJ-AP-2017-001323 |
| Submitted | Nov. 10, 2016 |
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From: Michael Best
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Records relating to William Francis Buckley (May 30, 1928 – June 3, 1985) was a United States Army officer and CIA station chief in Beirut from 1984 until 1985. His cover was as a Political Officer at the US Embassy. He died on or around June 3, 1985—five months before the date claimed by his captors—while in the custody of Hezbollah. His death has been widely reported. http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/wbuckley.htm
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, agencies, organizations and companies.
I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the Bureau for AND Magazine, MuckRock and Glomar Disclosure. My articles have been widely read, with some reaching over 100,000 readers. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established.
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,
Michael Best
From: FOIPARequest
Dear Mr. Best,
The FBI has received your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy (FOIPA) request and it will be forwarded to Initial Processing for review. Your request will be processed under the provisions of FOIPA and a response will be mailed to you at a later date.
Requests for fee waivers and expedited processing will be addressed once your request has been assigned an FOIPA request number. You will receive written notification of the FBI’s decision.
Information regarding the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy is available at https://www.fbi.gov<http://www.fbi.gov>/, by clicking on the SERVICES link at the top of the homepage and then click on the Freedom of Information Act/Privacy picture, or the direct link is: https://www.fbi.gov/services/records-management/foia, or by accessing the U. S. Department of Justice at https://www.justice.gov/oip. If you require additional assistance please contact us at foipaquestions@ic.fbi.gov.
Thank you,
David P. Sobonya
Public Information Officer/GIS
Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS)
FBI-Records Management Division
170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602-4843
Ofc: (540) 868-4593
Direct: (540) 868-4286
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Michael Best
I am appealing the integrity of the search as no search was performed. I specifically requested "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, agencies, organizations and companies." Preprocessed documents do not fulfill these requirements.
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
12/20/2016 02:33 PM FOIA Request: DOJ-AP-2017-001323
From: OIP-NoReply@usdoj.gov
DOJ-AP-2017-001323 has been processed with the following final disposition: Completely reversed/remanded.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 10, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #DOJ-AP-2017- 001323; 1361389-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 10, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #DOJ-AP-2017- 001323; 1361389-000.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A letter stating that the request appeal has been received and is being processed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following request, copied below. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
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Responsive Documents
From: Emma North-Best
I am appealing the decision to not search for records and provide only preprocessed records after SIX YEARS of waiting, as well as the decision to force me to file yet another FOIA request to actually have the search performed. Stop being assholes about that shit.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Office of Information Policy has received your FOIA Appeal. Please see the attached acknowledgment letter.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Office of Information Policy has made its final determination on your FOIA Appeal Number A-2023-00828 . A copy of this determination is enclosed for your review, along with any enclosures, if applicable. Thank you.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A letter stating that the request appeal has been received and is being processed.
From: Federal Bureau of Investigation
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
