FOIA
F-2017-01786 FINAL RESPONSE
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
06768445
Release Decision:
RIPPUB
Original Classification:
U
Document Page Count:
2
Document Creation Date:
July 13, 2023
Document Release Date:
November 14, 2022
Sequence Number:
Case Number:
F-2020-01920
Publication Date:
September 19, 2018
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Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
21 September 2018
Ms. Elizabeth Reph
Reference: F-2017-01786
Dear Ms. Reph:
This is a final response to your 18 May 2017 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
for information or records on the CIA "kidnapping" of a Soviet "Lunik" (sometimes
referred to as "Luna") space vehicle in 1959 or 1960 and all visual materials
(including, but not limited to, high-quality versions of the photographs that the CIA
officers took of the Soviet Lunik) be released. 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 did not locate any records responsive to your request. Although our searches were
reasonably calculated to uncover all relevant documents, and it is highly unlikely that
repeating those searches would change the result, you nevertheless have the legal right to
appeal the finding of no records responsive to your request. 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.
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)
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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)
ogis@nara.gov
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
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