Alexander H. Flax (NARA)

Dear Paul Galante:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
FOIA@nara.gov. Your request concerns FBI File 161-HQ-2277 and other FBI
records mentioning Alexander Henry Flax.

Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for the NARA's
operational records
(records created by this agency). Since your request is for archival
records (records created by or originated in a different agency, but that
may have been transferred to the legal custody of NARA) to which access may
be restricted, we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
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The National Archives and Records Administration
Special Access and FOIA Staff (RF)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740

Phone: 301-837-3190
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Email: specialaccess_foia@nara.gov

For your reference, a copy of your request is below.

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experience a delay in receiving a substantive response to your FOIA
request. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your
understanding and patience.

Sincerely,

Jodi L. Foor

Deputy Freedom of Information Act Officer/Archivist

National Archives and Records Administration

Office of General Counsel

College Park, MD

301-837-2099

Jodi.Foor@nara.gov

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sun, Apr 30, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Alexander H. Flax (NARA)
To: <foia@nara.gov>

Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740

April 30, 2023

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:

Records relating to or mentioning Alexander Henry Flax located in RG 65,
Records of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A previous FOIA request to
the FBI indicated that a responsive record, file 161-HQ-2277 was
transferred to the Archives.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and
this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Paul Galante

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Dear Paul Galante,

I am writing in response to your request for a status update. Our records
indicate that this particular request was not submitted to this office
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF). If you believe you did submit this
request to our office please respond to this email with our initial
response which we would have provided you a FOIA Tracking Number, for
example (RD 12345). Once we have that information we will be able to assist
you better.

Sincerely

Jason Mincey
Archives Specialist
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)