SMITH, ROBERT EARL; FINAL RESPONSE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001480347
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01608
• Publication Date: September 14, 2007

Mr. Robert Earl Smith,
SEP 14 2007
On 7 September 2007, the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received your
30 August 2007 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request pertaining to "the declassified
documents released during the month of June 2007, relating to the CIA's activities in the
Miami, Florida area." We have assigned your request the reference number above.
With respect to your request, the mission of the Central Intelligence Agency is primarily
concerned with foreign intelligence-not domestic-matters. Section 103(d)(1) of the National
Security Act, as amended, specifically provides that "the Agency shall have no police, subpoena,
law-enforcement powers, or internal security functions." Executive Order 12333, which regulates
the conduct of intelligence activities in the United States and elsewhere, provides that the
responsibility for domestic intelligence collections is generally within the province of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A very limited exception to the Order is provided which permits
other agencies within the intelligence community to collect significant foreign intelligence and
counterintelligence, provided that no such effort shall be undertaken for the purpose of acquiring
information about the domestic activities of United States persons. You may contact the FBI at the
following address for further assistance:
Mr. David M. Hardy, Chief
FOIA Section
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building, Room 6296
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535-0001
Sincerely,
Scott Koch
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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APPROVED FOR RELEASEL
DATE: 02-Mar-2011