REED, JAMES; INTERIM RESPONSE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00519087
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: October 4, 2019
• Case Number: F-2019-02515
• Publication Date: February 28, 2001

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
FEB 28 2001
Mr. James Reed
Reference: F-2001-00289
Dear Mr. Reed:
This acknowledges receipt of your undated letter, received 13 February
2001, requesting records under the provisions of the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA). Specifically, your request is for:
information regarding the scholarship, political
affiliations or political activities of Michel
Foucault, a French national.
For identification purposes we have assigned your request the number
referenced above. Please refer to this number in future correspondence.
The CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of
any CIA records responsive to your request. The fact of the existence or
nonexistence of records containing such information--unless it has been
officially acknowledged--would be classified for reasons of national security
under Sections 1.5(c) [intelligence sources and methods] and 1.5(d) [foreign
relations] of Executive Order 12958. Further, the Director of Central
Intelligence has the responsibility and authority to protect such information
from unauthorized disclosure in accordance with Section 103 (c)(6) of the
National Security Act of 1947 and Section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949.
Accordingly, your request is denied on the basis of FOIA exemptions
(b)(1) and (b)(3). By this action, we are neither confirming nor denying the
existence or nonexistence of such records. An explanation of cited FOIA
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exemptions is enclosed. The CIA official responsible for this denial is Kathryn
I. Dyer, Information and Privacy Coordinator. You may appeal this decision
by addressing your appeal to the Agency Release Panel within 45 days from
the date of this letter, in my care. Should you choose to do this, please explain
the basis of your appeal.
We regret we are unable to be of any assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
4ecli
Kathryn I. Dyer
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Enclosure
enclosure: explanation of exemptions
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