LETTER TO SCOTT A. KOCH FROM (REQUESTER) RE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Keywords: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Keywords: F-2006-00548
• Keywords: FOIA REQUESTS
• Keywords: CIA RESPONSES
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001469092
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2008
• Case Number: F-2006-00548
• Publication Date: August 26, 2005

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August 26, 2005
Central Intelligence Agency
Scott A. Koch
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Washington, D.C. 20505
telephone number: [phone]
Fax number [phone]
Re: Freedom of Information Act Request
Dear Mr. Koch:
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I am making this request under the Freedom Of Information Act (" FOIA"),
5 U.S.C. ? 552. Please provide the CIA Inspector General's report pertaining
to the CIA's performance before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. This IG
report was delivered to the Senate and House Intelligence Committees on
Tuesday, August 23, 2005, by DCIA Porter J. Goss and described by the New
York Times in the article "C.I.A. Report Said to Fault Pre-9/11 Leadership,"
on August 26, 2005.
I request a waiver of all costs associated with fulfilling this submission
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ? 552(a)(4)(A)(iii). Disclosure of the requested records
will further the "public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly
to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government and
is not primarily in the commercial interest" of POGO. Specifically, POGO
intends to use the requested records to highlight the performance of the CIA
in addressing Al-Qaeda before the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
POGO investigates, exposes, and seeks to remedy systemic abuses of power,
mismanagement, and subservience by the federal government to powerful
special interests. Founded in 1981, POGO is a politically-independent,
nonprofit watchdog that promotes a government that is accountable to the
citizenry. POGO disseminates information about its activities to thousands
of concerned citizens, policymakers, and the media via email, direct mail, and
its web site http://www.pogo.org, which receives over 500,000 hits monthly.
The information provided by the agency will be used for the following
activities: publication by email and on our website; publication in reports and
newsletters issued by POGO; publication in the newsletters of affiliated
nonprofit organizations; efforts to educate Congress, the Executive Branch,
and other policymakers in Washington, DC; or investigational projects
conducted in conjunction with the news media.
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if this request is denied in full or in part, please cite the exemptions pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552(b) that justify the denial. If an exemption applies, however, please consider exercising the
agency's discretionary release powers to disclose the records. Additionally, please release all
reasonably segregable portions of the records that do not meet an exemption.
I look forward to your response within 20 days of the receipt of this request, unless, in the case
of "unusual circumstances," the time limitation is "extended by written notice." I am aware
that I have a right to appeal if this request is wholly or partially denied or if the agency fails to
respond within 20 days, and that, if successful, a federal district court may assess "reasonable
attorney fees and other litigation costs." 5 U.S.C. ? 552(a)(4)(E).
Please contact me if this request requires further clarification. Thank you for your prompt
attention to this matter.
Investigator
Project On Government Oversight
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Suite 500
Washington, DC 20001
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