Appeal Acceptance Ltr

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005431150
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: April 12, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01901
• Publication Date: August 18, 2009

(b)(3)
August 19, 2009
Mr. Ryan Gin~eras
Dear Mr. Gingeras:
Central Intelligence Agency
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Washington, D.C. 20505
APPROVED FOR RELEASE^
We received your undated letter on 12 August 2009 appealing our 15 July 2009 final
response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about Sami AI-
Khoury, "a Lebanese drug trafficker who was based in Beirut and was active between 1947 and
1970." Specifically, you appealed our determination that we can neither confirm nor deny the
existence or nonexistence of records on the basis of FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3).
Your appeal has been accepted and arrangements will be made for its consideration by
the appropriate members of the Agency Release Panel. You will be advised of the
determinations made.
In order to afford requesters the most equitable treatment possible, we have adopted the
policy of handling appeals on afirst-received, first-out basis. Despite our best efforts, the large
number of appeals that CIA receives has created unavoidable processing delays making it
unlikely that we can respond within 20 working days. In view of this, some delay in our reply
must be expected, but every reasonable effort will be made to respond as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator