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Approved for Release: 2023/01/23 C06879219
14 January 2021
John Erin Binns
Reference: F-2021-00594
Dear Requester:
This letter is a final response to your 19 December 2020 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for:
1. All records pertaining to gangstalking operations by the CIA or their contractors against
domestic targets, specifically those which are carried out in violation of Executive Order
12333.
2. All records pertaining to gangstalking operations by the CIA or their contractors against
foreign targets.
3. All records pertaining to any gangstalking programs that foreign intelligence agencies have.
4. All records pertaining to any street theater application or GPS tracking spyware which is
used for street theater, including source code, binary copies of the apps, etc.
We completed a thorough review of your request and determined that in accordance with Section 3.6(a)
of Executive Order 13526, the CIA can neither confirm nor deny the existence or nonexistence of records
responsive to your request. The fact of the existence or nonexistence of such records is itself currently
and properly classified and is intelligence sources and methods information protected from disclosure by
Section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949, as amended, and Section 102A(i)(1) of the National Security Act of
1947, as amended. Therefore, your request is denied pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3). As
the CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator, I am the CIA official responsible for this determination.
You may 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.
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. Please note, contacting CIA's FOIA Public Liaison or OGIS does not affect your right
to pursue an administrative appeal.
To contact CIA directly or to appeal the CIA's
response to the Agency Release Panel:
To contact the Office of Government Information
Services (OGIS) for mediation or with questions:
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Office of Government Information Services
Central Intelligence Agency
National Archives and Records Administration
Washington, DC 20505
8601 Adelphi Road � OGIS
(703) 613-3007 (Fax)
College Park, MD 20740-6001
(703) 613-1287 (CIA FOIA Public Liaison! FOIA
(202) 741-5770
Hotline)
(877) 864-6448
(202) 741-5769 (Fax) / ogis !,nara.gov
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If you have any questions regarding our response, you may contact the CIA's FOIA Hotline at (703) 613-
1287.
Sincerely,
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Mark Lilly
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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