F-2010-00840 <SANITIZED> 00840 SPR ALL

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05517122
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2021
• Case Number: F-2011-02160
• Publication Date: March 25, 2010

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
March 31, 2010
Reference: F-2010-00840
Dear
On 23 March 2010, the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received (via
facsimile) your 22 March 2010 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information or
records on the following individuals:
1. Hamilton Williver Kenner
2. Pedro Benda
3. John Benda
4. G. Stewart Mason
5. Winifred Compton
6. Rodham Wilson Kenner
7. Myra Johnson
8. Phyllis Edwards
9. Valentina Ringland
10. Peter Ringland
11. Marjorie Steffen and her husband
Your letter states that you would like to confirm that some of the individuals listed above were CIA
employees. Please use the reference number above when corresponding about this request.
The portion of your letter concerning information on yourself will be addressed under the
Privacy Act in separate correspondence with reference number P-2010-00495.
We need as much identifying information as possible before we can effectively search our
files for information on an individual. We require the full name, date and place of birth and
citizenship status of each of the above named individuals. If any of the individuals is a lawful
permanent resident (LPR) or a naturalized U.S. citizen, we require the LPR or naturalization number
and the date that status was acquired. Without this data, we may be unable to distinguish between
individuals with the same or similar names. If any of the individuals are deceased, we require some
evidence of death, such as a death certificate, an obituary, or press statement to ensure there are no
privacy issues.
Agency regulations encourage requesters seeking information on living third parties to
provide a signed affidavit or declaration from the third parties waiving all or some of their privacy
rights. We can search without this authorization, but if we locate responsive records, privacy
concerns may require us to protect the information from release.
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FOIA exemption (b)(6), a copy of which I have enclosed for reference and retention, requires
us to protect information "the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy." In reaching this determination, we use the test our enclosed regulations outline at
32 CFR � 1900.32(b): "the Agency will balance the privacy interests that would be compromised by
disclosure against the public interest in release of the requested information." Therefore the waiver
will assist us with this determination.
As you are aware, the FOIA authorizes agencies to collect fees for records services and we
note your willingness to pay $100. Based on the information provided in your letter, your request
falls into the "all other" fee category, which means that you will be required to pay charges that
recover the cost of searching for and reproducing responsive records (if any) beyond the first 100
pages of reproduction and the first two hours of search time which are free. Copies are ten cents a
page. A fee schedule is enclosed and in accordance with Section (a) of the schedule, search fees are
assessable even if no records are found or, if found, we determine that they are not releasable. This
means you will be charged even if our search results are negative or it is determined that no
information is releasable under the FOIA.
With respect to searches on it is the policy of this agency not to charge fees for
records searches relating to a requester's immediate family, and as a matter of administrative
discretion, there will be no charge for processing the portion of your request concerning
With regard to questions posed in your letter regarding relationships, meetings or associations
of various individuals, please be advised that under the FOIA, federal agencies are not required to
conduct research, answer questions, or search through collections of material to determine if any of it
is relevant.
We will hold your request in suspense for 45 days from the date of this letter pending receipt
of the following information on each individual: full name, date and place of birth; citizenship status;
LPR number and date acquired; privacy release or proof of death (as appropriate); and your
commitment to pay fees as described above.
Sincerely,
Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Enclosures
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CIO/IMS/IRRG/PIPD
25 March 2010
Distribution:
Orig - Adse
1 - PIPD/PAB F-2010-00840 SPR 45 days � bio, obit or release,
Fina1sF700840 everything
(b)(3)
(b)(6)
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