BURR, WILLIAM; READY FOR PROCESSING

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00668734
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2020
• Case Number: F-2011-00563
• Publication Date: March 4, 1993

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0 4 MAR 1993
Mr. William Burr
National Security Archive
1755 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20036
Reference: F92-2660 (formerly F90-0858)
Dear Mr. Burr:
Pursuant to the District of Columbia District Court
decision in National Security Archive v. Central Intelligence
Agency, we are initiating the processing of National Security
Archive cases held in abeyance pending resolution of fee
issues. Your request, formerly F90-0858, has been assigned
reference number F92-2660 for identification and tracking
purposes.
Specifically, you are requesting "articles on the
Berlin crisis published in any CIA weekly or monthly
intelligence summaries or reports, between November 10, 1958
and December 31, 1960."
You have agreed to pay copying costs assessable in the
category of "representative of the news media." Accordingly,
we have accepted your request; it will be processed in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
552, as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C. 431.
Our search will be for documents in existence as of and through
the date of this acceptance letter.
Concerning your request for a waiver of fees, the FOIA,
50 U.S.C. �552(a)(4)(A)(iii), specifically provides that
"[d]ocuments shall be furnished without any charge or at a
charge reduced below the fees established under clause (ii) if
disclosure of the information is in the public interest because
it is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding
of the operations or activities of the [United States]
government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of
the requester."
We have reviewed your request and have determined that the
information you seek from agency files would not contribute
significantly to the public understanding of the operations or
activities of the United States Government. Accordingly, in
this instance, your request for a fee waiver is denied.
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The heavy volume of FOIA requests received by the Agency
has created delays in processing. Since we cannot respond
within the 10 working days stipulated by the Act, you have the
right to consider this as a denial and may appeal to the CIA
Information Review Committee. It would seem more reasonable,
however, to have us continue processing your request and
respond as soon as we can. You can appeal any denial of
records at that time. Unless we hear from you otherwise, we
will assume that you agree, and we will proceed on this basis.
OIT/IMG/IP&CRD
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John H. Wright
Information and Privacy rdinator
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30DEC92
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 Chrono
- IP&CRD/F92-2660 ACK; Ready for processing
1 - PPD
1 - CR: F90-0858 Burr
ID# 29627
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