FOIA
Appeal Final Response
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
06173592
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
U
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
March 9, 2023
Document Release Date:
November 8, 2021
Sequence Number:
Case Number:
F-2015-01336
Publication Date:
March 21, 2014
File:
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Body:
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
28 March 2014
Mr. Grant F. Smith
Director of Research
Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy
Calvert Station
P.O. Box 32041
Washington, DC 20007
Reference: F-2010-01210
Dear Mr. Smith:
This responds to your 19 September 2013 letter appealing our 28 August 2013 final
response to your Freedom of Information Act request for records relating to uranium diversion
from the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corporation (NUMEC) to Israel.
The Agency Release Panel (ARP) considered your appeal and determined the material
denied in its entirety is currently and properly classified and must continue to be protected from
release on the basis of FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3). Exemption (b)(3) pertains to
information exempt from disclosure by statute. The relevant statute is the Central Intelligence
Agency Act of 1949, 50 U.S.C. � 403g, as amended, Section 6, which exempts from the
disclosure requirement information pertaining to the organization and functions, including those
related to the protection of intelligence sources and methods.
Therefore, in accordance with Agency regulations set forth in part 1900 of title 32 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, the ARP denied your appeal on the basis of FOIA exemptions
(b)(1) and (b)(3). In accordance with the provisions of the FOIA, you have the right to seek
judicial review of this determination in a United States district court. Alternatively, the Office of
Government Information Services (OGIS) offers mediation services to resolve disputes between
FOIA requesters and federal agencies. Using services offered by OGIS does not affect your
right to pursue litigation. For more information, including how to contact OGIS, please consult
its website, http://ogis/archives.gov.
Sincerely,
L.
Michele Meeks
Executive Secretary
Agency Release Panel
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DCl/CIO/IMS/1RRG/PIPD 26 February 2014
Distribution:
Orig � Adse
1-PIPD/ F-2010-01210 DIF (b)(1)(12
Deniers: NCS/IRO
APPEALSN 01210 Smith DIE
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