William Laws Calley Jr. (June 8, 1943 – April 28, 2024)
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| Tracking # |
RD 87641 24-60714 |
| Submitted | Aug. 7, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Matthew Petti
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Records mentioning, relating to, or generated as a result of investigation or inquiry into Second Lieutenant William Laws Calley Jr. (June 8, 1943 – April 28, 2024), convicted of mass murder after the My Lai massacre. His death is widely-known and widely reported; as such, privacy concerns under FOIA Exemptions 6 and 7 are voided, as are any concerns under the Privacy Act. For example, you may find his New York Times obituary at the following link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/us/william-calley-dead.html
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 of both HQ and all field offices for all relevant names, agencies, organizations, companies and events including but not limited to those cited in the previous paragraphs and/or links as well as a cross-reference with the Southern Poverty Law Center to include any information provided by the SPLC. My request includes but is not limited to 137, 157, 176, 177, 183, 184, 188, and 214 files. 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.
If any part of these documents are exempt from disclosure, please be sure to review and release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of responsive documents, as the FOIA requires.
I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an investigative journalist who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest for the Daily Beast, the Asia Times, Responsible Statecraft, the National Interest, Reason Magazine, America Magazine and the Armenian Weekly, and I am requesting these documents in an editorial capacity. Please contact me if you have any questions about my media status.
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,
Matthew Petti
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Thank you.
From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
Dear Mr. Petti,
This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request dated
8/7/2024 for records relating to the investigation of Second Lieutenant
William Laws Calley, Jr. relating to the My Lai massacre. Your request was
received in this office, A2 Textual Reference, on the date of 8/8/2024 and
assigned FOIA case number 24-60714.
Your request consists of a stated topic rather than describing specific
documents, and therefore is not reasonably specific enough for us to be in
a position to easily locate documents responsive to your request.
We have attached a provisional finding aid of records relating to the My
Lai massacre, which includes record groups, series titles, entry numbers,
and other descriptive information for textual, motion picture, still
photograph, cartographic, and electronic records at the National Archives
as well as records within the Nixon and Ford presidential libraries.
Highlighted records may be of most relevance to your research topic. You
may be able to narrow your research topic by reviewing the provisional
finding aid or visiting NARA's website <https://www.archives.gov/> and
using one of our online tools to conduct research such as the National
Archives online Catalog <https://catalog.archives.gov/>. Many of the
records in the provisional finding aid are unclassified, declassified,
and/or unrestricted and are already open for public viewing in our research
room at the National Archives in College Park, MD, located at 8601 Adelphi
Road, College Park, MD, so there would be no need to file a Freedom of
Information Act request with the National Archives.
Your request has also been referred to our Special Access and FOIA office
for a search of our FBI holdings. They will provide a separate response.
This concludes the processing of your request. We do not consider this a
denial of your FOIA request. If you are not satisfied with our action on
this request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are attached.
Sincerely,
MOLLY KAMPH
Archives II Reference, Research Rooms &
Augmented Processing Branch
National Archives at College Park (Archives II)
From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
Dear Matthew Petti:
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
of August 7, 2024 for records in the custody of the National Archives and
Records Administration. Your request was received in this office on August
23, 2024 and assigned FOIA tracking number RD 87641.
You requested FBI case files related to William Laws Calley. We conducted a
search of all available indexes of records of the FBI transferred to the
National Archives for Lt. William Calley and were unable to identify any
FBI case files responsive to your request in our holdings.
Because we were unable to identify any case files pertinent to your subject
of interest at the National Archives, we are closing your request
administratively. This concludes the processing of your request.
If you have not done so already, you may wish to submit a FOIA request to
the FBI for a search of their indexes for files relating to your subject.
Information about how to submit a FOIA request with the FBI is available on
their website at:
https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/freedom-of-information-privacy-act/requesting-fbi-records.
You may also reach them at their mailing address:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attn: FOI/PA Request
Record/Information Dissemination Section
200 Constitution Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
Fax: (540) 868-4391/4997
Because we were unable to identify any records pertinent to your subject of
interest, we are closing your request administratively. This concludes the
processing of your request.
If you are not satisfied with our action on this request, you have the
right to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days
from the date of this letter. Appeals must be in writing and may be
delivered by regular U.S. mail or by email. By filing an appeal, you
preserve your rights under the Freedom of Information Act and present the
deciding agency with an opportunity to review your request and reconsider
its decision. If you submit your appeal by regular mail, it should be
addressed to the Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND), National
Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4200, College
Park, Maryland 20740-6001. Both the letter and envelope should be clearly
marked “FOIA Appeal.” If you submit your appeal by email, please send it to
foia@nara.gov, addressed to the Deputy Archivist, with the words “FOIA
Appeal” in the subject line. Please be certain to explain why you believe
this response does not meet the requirements of the Freedom of Information
Act. All communications concerning this request should reference your FOIA
tracking number.
If you would like the opportunity to discuss our response and attempt to
resolve your dispute without initiating the appeals process, you may
contact our FOIA Public Liaison for assistance:
Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area
FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190
FOIA Public Liaison: Rebecca Calcagno
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-3190
You may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS),
the Federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office, for assistance. OGIS offers mediation
services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal
agencies. The contact information for OGIS is:
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road–OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Email: ogis@nara.gov
Phone: 202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448
This concludes the processing of your request. If you have additional
questions, please contact me directly.
Sincerely,
M Marie Maxwell
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5510
College Park, MD 20740
Phone- 301-837-0705
From: Matthew Petti
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Matthew Petti