F-2016-01256 Final Response

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06765289
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: July 11, 2023
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2022
• Case Number: F-2016-01363
• Publication Date: August 24, 2018

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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
31 August 2018
Mr. Jeremy Bigwood
Reference: F-2016-01256
Dear Mr. Bigwood:
This is a final response to your 11 March 2016 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request for "any and all records, irrespective of media, regarding Mikhail Yuriyevich
Lesin." 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. � 3141, as amended.
We completed a thorough search for records that would reveal an openly acknowledged
CIA affiliation and located six documents, consisting of 28 pages, which we can release in
segregable form with deletions made on the basis of FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and/or (b)(3),
and NR Record. "Not Responsive Record" is used for sections that do not mention the
topic you requested. Copies of the documents and an explanation of exemptions are
enclosed.
To the extent that your request also seeks records that would reveal a classified association
between the CIA and the subject, if any exist, we can neither confirm nor deny having such
records, pursuant to Section 3.6(a) of Executive Order 13526, as amended. If a classified
association between the subject and this organization were to exist, records revealing such
a relationship would be properly classified and require continued safeguards against
unauthorized disclosure. You may consider this finding a denial of this portion of your
request pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3). Exemption (b)(3) pertains to
information exempt from disclosure by statute. In this case, the relevant statutes are
Section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, 50 U.S.C. � 3507, as amended,
and Section 102A(i)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947, 50 U.S.C. 3024(i)(1), as
amended.
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 90 days from the date of this letter. Please include the basis of your
appeal.
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If you have any questions regarding our response, you may contact us at:
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Information and Privacy Coordinator
703-613-3007 (Fax)
Please be advised that you may seek dispute resolution services from the CIA's FOIA
Public Liaison or from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) of the
National Archives and Records Administration. OGIS offers mediation services to help
resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. You may reach CIA's
FOIA Public Liaison at:
703-613-1287 (FOIA Hotline)
The contact information for OGIS is:
Office of Government Information Services
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road � OGIS
College Park, MD 20740-6001
202-741-5770
877-864-6448
202-741-5769 (fax)
[e-mail]
Contacting the CIA's FOIA Public Liaison or OGIS does not affect your right to pursue an
administrative appeal.
Sincerely,
Allison Fong
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Enclosures
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