Final to Requester

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06158733
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: July 11, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2022
• Case Number: F-2014-02028
• Publication Date: February 5, 2014

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
24 February 2014
Mr. Jason Leopold
Reference: F-2014-00750
Dear Mr. Leopold:
This acknowledges receipt of your 31 January 2014 Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) request, received in the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator on 3
February 2014, for records on Pete Seeger. This is also a final response to your request.
We processed your request in accordance with the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. � 552, as amended, and
the CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C. � 431, as amended. Our processing included a search
for records that would reveal an openly acknowledged Agency affiliation existing up to
and including the date the Agency started its search and did not locate any responsive
records.
With respect of any other records, in accordance with section 3.6(a) of Executive
Order 13526, the CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of
records responsive to your request. The fact of the existence or nonexistence of requested
records is currently and properly classified and is intelligence sources and methods
information that is protected from disclosure by section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949, as
amended, and section 102A(i)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947, as amended.
Therefore, your request is denied pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3). An
explanation of exemptions is enclosed.
Although our searches were reasonably calculated to uncover all relevant
documents, and it is highly unlikely that repeating those searches would change the result,
you nevertheless have the legal right to appeal the finding of no records responsive to your
requests. As the CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator, I am the CIA official
responsible for this determination. You have the right to appeal this response to the
Agency Release Panel, in my care, within 45 days from the date of this letter. Please
include the basis of your appeal.
Please note that all FOIA requesters seeking information on another individual are
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required to fill out a Certification of Identify form, a copy of which is enclosed for your
reference. The form is also available on our website at
www.foia.cia.govisites/default/files/FOIACertofIdentity 0.pdf. Additionally, as is noted
on our website, we are not accepting electronic submissions for records on other
individuals, living or deceased. Therefore, we will not process any future electronic
submissions from you for records on other individuals. Please note that the electronic
portal does not accept attachments.
Sincerely,
Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Enclosures
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(b)(3)
(b)(6)
IMS/1RRG/PIPD February 2014
Distribution:
Orig�Adse
1�PIPD/F-2014-00750
(Deniers:
FinalaY14
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
Leopold DIF (b)(1) (b)(3) (NRL/partial Glomar)
Finals 00750 Leopold 31d Party NRL (Split Glomar)
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
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