Final Response; DIF/GLOMAR/Standard

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06496619
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: October 29, 2024
• Document Release Date: August 13, 2024
• Case Number: F-2020-00801
• Publication Date: December 2, 2015

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
14 December 2015
Mr. Martin Peck
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 18848
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Reference: F-2015-01937
Dear Mr. Peck:
This is a final response to your 18 June 2015 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for
the following:
1. "...records associated with coordination or interaction with the Israeli Unit 8200, also
known as Unit 8200, Yehida Shmoneh-Matayim, or ykhydh. May also appear as Central
Collection Unit of the Intelligence Corps, or Israeli SIGINT National Unit (ISNU)."
2. "...processing notes in response to this request."
We have assigned your request the reference number above. Please use this number when
corresponding so that we can identify it easily.
With regard to Item 1, 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 such records is itself currently and properly classified and is
intelligence sources and methods information 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). I have enclosed an
explanation of these exemptions for your reference and retention. 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.
With regard to Item 2, the FOIA was enacted to provide a means for the general public to
access government records. Under the provisions of the FOIA, federal agencies are not required to
perform research, answer questions, create records, or conduct unreasonable searches through a body
of material to see if any of it is related to a particular request. Therefore, we must decline your
request.
Sincerely,
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Michael Lavergne
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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Enclosure
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