F-2002-00662 INITIAL REQUEST

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00768740
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: July 13, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 12, 2022
• Case Number: F-2018-01039
• Publication Date: February 2, 2002

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Katherine I. Dyer
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Office of Information Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
February 2, 2002
Dear Ms. Dyer:
I would like to obtain through the Freedom of Information Act any documents, regardless of media
relating to "Operation Breakthrough" in Colombia..
Please be advised that a similar request has been sent to other U.S. Government entities.
I will not be needing material that is publicly-available through FBIS.
I would like this request to be processed under the "representative of the news media" category,
which entitles me to a waiver of costs accumulated during the actual search and review process. I
understand that in order to comply with the requisites of the "freelance" category of the "representative of
the media" requirements of the FOIA, which entitle me to gratuitous searches of your archives, I must offer
you proof of said status. However, in accordance with the principles and spirit of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, whose stated goals are "to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly
accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public...," in lieu of sending you
photocopies to attest to my due inclusion into this status, which, I include the following Internet URL (
htto://ieremvbigwood.netaBsPUBS/Articles4FOIA.htme ) where digital facsimiles of articles I have
published can be found. These articles alone are sufficient to fulfill the stated requirements and therefore
bestow upon me "representative of the media" status. You will note that I also publish unedited FOIA
responses from various US government entities at: ( http://ieremvbigwood.net/FOIAs/FOIA.htm ).
I believe that disclosure of the requested information to me is in 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 my commercial interest. For this reason I request a waiver of all fees. However, in the
event that fee waiver is not granted, I agree to pay all photocopying costs in excess of 100 pages.
Respectfully your
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