Mark White

Dear Mr. King

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act
request to the National Archives and Records Administration, via
FOIA@nara.gov.

Because you have requested access to historically permanent federal
records, we have forwarded your FOIA request, received in our office
October 16, 2017, to our Office of Research Services, Special Access and
FOIA staff, for further review and handling. As a result, you will be
assigned a tracking number by that office.

If you would like to follow up with that office directly, please contact
them at the address below, or electronically via email.

Special Access and FOIA Staff (RD-F)

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740

By phone: 301-837-3190

By fax: 301-837-1864

By email: specialaccess_foia@nara.gov

Thank you for contacting the National Archives and please visit our website
at www.archives.gov/foia for further information. Please also visit our
main website, www.archives.gov, to learn more about the many exciting
resources we offer the public.

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: Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 3:27 PM
Subject: Freedom of Information Request: Mark White
To: foia@nara.gov

October 16, 2017
National Archives and Records Administration
FOIA Officer
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3110
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8601+Adelphi+Road,+Room+3110+College+Park,+MD+20740&entry=gmail&source=g>
College Park, MD 20740
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8601+Adelphi+Road,+Room+3110+College+Park,+MD+20740&entry=gmail&source=g>

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:

All materials related to former Texas governor Mark White (March 17, 1940 –
August 5, 2017). His death was publicized in many news outlets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/former-
democratic-texas-gov-mark-white-dies-at-77/2017/08/05/
2cdc48fe-7a1a-11e7-8c17-533c52b2f014_story.html?utm_term=.0a5c8f964ef1

Files in possession of the FBI which were potentially regarding White were
destroyed on Sept. 17, 1993. Records/Information Dissemination Section
Chief David M. Hardy at the FBI indicated that the National Archives and
Records Administration may be in possession of copies of those files.

He gave the file numbers 100-HQ-14601, 100-HQ-160780, 100-HQ-367557,
100-HQ-11461. Regardless of whether these files ultimately relate to White,
I request their contents in full.

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,

Nathanael King

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Dear Mr. King,

I am writing in preliminary response to your Freedom of Information Act
request of October 16, 2017 for records in the custody of the National
Archives and Records Administration. Your request was received in this
office on October 17, 2017 and assigned FOIA case number 54585.

You request access to four files identified by the FBI as potentially
responsive to your request for records relating to Mark White.

1. 100-HQ-14601. My initial assessment confirms that Wilhelm Reich is in
fact the subject of this file. The file has an estimated 300 pages,
compiled as part of an internal security investigation conducted between
January 6, 1940 and March 17, 1975.

2. 100-HQ-160780. My initial assessment confirms that William Reich is in
fact the subject of this file. The file has an estimated 400 pages,
compiled as part of an internal security investigation conducted between
November 15, 1942 and July 30, 1971.

3. 100-HQ-367557. My initial assessment confirms that Jane O'Neill is in
fact the subject of this file. The file has an estimated 80 pages, compiled
as part of an internal security investigation conducted between January 1,
1950 and August 6, 1952.

4. 100-HQ-11461. FBI indicates that 100-HQ-11461 was destroyed on December
28, 1979 in accordance with the approved records control schedule.

None of the three extant files (100-HQ-14601; 100-HQ-160780;
and 100-HQ-367557) appear responsive to your request for files relating to
Mark White, but you request a review of their contents regardless. The
three files together amount to approximately 780 pages of materials.

Requests for FBI case files that exceed 500 pages are assigned to our
second-tier processing queue. To give you an indication of our existing
backlog, we are currently processing requests received in August, 2012.

*While we are happy to process your request for all of the files, we would
like to offer you the opportunity to narrow your request and potentially
reduce the processing time.* Requests for FBI case files that do not exceed
500 pages are assigned to our first-tier processing queue. Taking into
consideration our existing backlog, the estimated time required to complete
the processing of a tier 1 request is approximately 24 months from the date
of this letter. You could direct a review of 100-HQ-14601 (300 pages)
and 100-HQ-11461 (80 pages) *or *100-HQ-160780 (400 pages) and 100-HQ-11461
(80 pages) without exceeding the 500 page tier one limit.

Please let me know and I will provide you with an official response.

Sincerely,

*Chris Abraham, CA, DAS*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)
301.837.2958
www.archives.gov/research/foia/

Dear Mr. King -

I am again sending my message of October 19th to ensure you received it.

Sincerely,

*Chris Abraham, CA, DAS*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)
301.837.2958
www.archives.gov/research/foia/

Dear Mr. King -

I have not received a response to my emails of October 19th and November
1st regarding FOIA case number 54585. Additionally, I contacted Muckrock on
November 7th and asked that my contact information be forwarded directly to
you.

Your original request of October 17th was for FBI cases 100-HQ-14601,
100-HQ-160780, 100-HQ-367557 and 100-HQ-11461. FBI indicates that
100-HQ-11461 was destroyed on December 28, 1979 in accordance with the
approved records control schedule. The remaining three cases amount to
approximately 780 pages collectively. Requests for FBI case files that
exceed 500 pages are assigned to our second-tier processing queue. To give
you an indication of our existing backlog, we are currently processing
second-tier requests received in December, 2012.

Without a decision from you to potentially narrow your request and make it
eligible for our faster first-tier processing queue, I am today placing
your request in our second-tier processing queue. Regardless, you retain
the right to direct a change to the shorter first-tier queue in keeping
with the options I outlined in my email of October 19th. All that is
required is contacting me via email or telephone with your decision.

FBI cases 100-HQ-14601, 100-HQ-160780, 100-HQ-367557 require screening for
categories of information exempted from disclosure under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act, prior to public release. In particular,
there are documents that may be redacted to protect the identities of
confidential sources, including FBI informant codes and informant file
numbers.

To notify this office of a change in your contact information or to track
the status of your request, please telephone 301-837-3190 <(301)%20837-3190> or
e-mail specialaccess_foia@nara.gov. If you have specific questions
regarding the subject of your request, please contact me directly at
christopher.abraham@nara.gov or 301-837-2958 <(301)%20837-2958>. All
communications concerning this request should reference your case tracking
number 54585.

If you are not satisfied with our action on this request and would like the
opportunity to discuss our response, you may contact our FOIA Public
Liaison for assistance:

Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area

FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190 <(301)%20837-3190>

FOIA Public Liaison: Martha Wagner Murphy

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8601+Adelphi+Road,+Room+5500%0D+%0D+College+Park,+MD+20740&entry=gmail&source=g>

College Park, MD 20740
<https://maps.google.com/?q=8601+Adelphi+Road,+Room+5500%0D+%0D+College+Park,+MD+20740&entry=gmail&source=g>
-6001

Telephone: 301-837-3270 <(301)%20837-3270>

E-mail: dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov

Sincerely,

*Chris Abraham, CA, DAS*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)

Dear Mr. King,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of
October 16, 2017 for FBI case file 100-HQ-14601 on Wilhelm Reich assigned
FOIA tracking number 51940.

This file was previously requested and recently reviewed for another
requester. I have completed a line-by-line review of FBI file 100-HQ-14601 and
released information to the greatest extent possible. The file has been
redacted to protect the personal privacy of living individuals per 5 USC
552 (b)(6); protect the personal privacy of living individuals in law
enforcement records per 5 USC 552 (b)(7)(C); protect the identities of
confidential sources per 5 USC 552 (b)(7)(D); and protect information
exempted from disclosure by statute per 5 USC 552 (b)(3). The relevant
statute in support of this (b)(3) withholding is 50 USC 3024 (i)(1), which
protects sensitive intelligence sources and methods. A summary of the
results of my review is provided below:

FBI file 100-HQ-14601: 263 total pages; 253 pages released in full, 9 pages
released in redacted form and 1 page held in full.

You or your designated representative may view a redacted version of the
file in Room 4000, the reading room operated by the Motion Pictures Branch
at our College Park facility. Please contact Jessica Hartman (
Jessica.Hartman@nara.gov <Rebecca.Calcagno@nara.gov>) at least one week in
advance of your visit to arrange to see the file. When you arrive in the
reading room, staff will provide a CD/DVD with a copy of the file in PDF
format that can be transferred to a blank CD/DVD or to your personal
storage device. There is no charge to transfer the file, unless you need to
purchase a blank CD/DVD in the reading room.

If you are unable to schedule a visit to our College Park facility, the
standard rate for reproduction orders is $0.80 per page, regardless of
format. Please contact Jessica Hartman if you would like to place an order.

Your request for FBI files 100-HQ-160780 (~400 pages) and 100-HQ-367557
(~80 pages) are still open. Due to the fact that your request is now less
than 500 pages your case file (54585) has been moved from our second tier
queue to first tier. There are approximately 75 cases ahead of yours. We
are currently processing cases received in January 2017. You will receive
another response once these two files have been reviewed.

If you have questions concerning my review, please contact me directly.

If you are not satisfied with my action on this request, you have the right
to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days from the
date of this letter. Appeals must be in writing and may be delivered by
regular U.S. mail or by e-mail. By filing an appeal, you preserve your
rights under the Freedom of Information Act and present the deciding agency
with an opportunity to review your request and reconsider its decision. If
you submit your appeal by regular mail, it should be addressed to the
Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND), National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4200, College Park, Maryland
20740-6001. Both the letter and envelope should be clearly marked “FOIA
Appeal.” If you submit your appeal by e-mail, please send it to
foia@nara.gov, addressed to the Deputy Archivist, with the words “FOIA
Appeal” in the subject line. If you exercise your right to appeal, please
explain why you believe this response does not meet the requirements of the
Freedom of Information Act. All communications concerning this request
should reference FOIA tracking number 54585.

If you would like the opportunity to discuss my response and attempt to
resolve your dispute without initiating the appeals process, you may
contact our FOIA Public Liaison for assistance:

Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area

FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190

Acting FOIA Public Liaison: Britney Crawford

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740-6001

Telephone: 301-837-3190

E-mail: dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov

If you are unable to resolve your dispute through our Public Liaison, the
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is the federal FOIA
ombudsman. OGIS offers mediation services to help resolve disputes between
FOIA requesters and federal agencies. You may contact OGIS at the following
address:

Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)

National Archives and Records Administration

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2510

College Park, MD 20740-6001

ogis@nara.gov

202-741-5770

1-877-684-6448

https://www.archives.gov/ogis

Sincerely,

Laurel Macondray, Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Branch (RD-F)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740
(301) 837-2997
laurel.macondray@nara.gov

https://www.archives.gov/research/foia

April 17th, 2019

Nathanael King

MuckRock

Dept MR 44553

411A Highland Avenue

Somerville, MA 02144-2516

requests@muckrock.com

Dear Mr. King,

I am writing you as a courtesy to inform you that the current structure of
the tier for which your case is assigned FOIA case number 54585, has been
revised to include requests for pages up to 700 pages. Since your request
includes 480 pages your case will remain in this same queue and there is no
action for you to take at this time. To give you an indication of our
existing backlog for Tier 1, we are currently processing requests received
in June 2013.

As a result of an office effort to improve efficiency and potentially
decrease the amount of time your case is in our processing queues, we have
updated our processing queues to the following structure:

● Tier 1: Requests that do not exceed 700 pages

● Tier 2: Requests for records totaling between 701 and 3000 pages

● Tier 3: Requests that exceed 3000 pages

If would like to narrowing your request, you are welcome to do so by
contacting our office using the contact information below. Additionally, if
you no longer wish to receive these records we ask that you indicate such
in writing to our office.

If this correspondence is returned as undeliverable and no new contact
information is provided within 90 business days from the date of this
letter, your case will be administratively closed.

We will continue to process your case in the order that it was received.
You will receive a final letter once review and processing is complete.

Our contact information is as follows:

*Special Access and FOIA*

*Room 5500*

*National Archives and Records Administration*

*8601 Adelphi Road*

*College Park, MD 20740-6001*

*Email: **specialaccess_foia@nara.gov* <specialaccess_foia@nara.gov>

*Customer Service Telephone: 301-837-3190*

*Website: www.archvies.gov/research/foia
<http://www.archvies.gov/research/foia>*

If you are not satisfied with our action on this request and would like the
opportunity to discuss our response, you may contact our FOIA Public
Liaison for assistance:

Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area

FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190

FOIA Public Liaison: Britney Crawford (Acting)

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740-6001

Telephone: 301-837-3190

E-mail: dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov

Sincerely,

Jesse Padron

Archives Technician
Special Access and FOIA Staff

This is an automated reply to inform you that National Archives and Records Administration received your e-mail.

We have received your request and will respond withing 20 working days. Please note that submitting duplicate requests will increase wait times.

If you have any questions, you can call our office at 301-837-3190. You can also visit our web page at www.archives.gov/research/foia.

Thank you.

Dear Nathanael King,

I am writing in further response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request *RD 54585* for records in the custody of the National Archives and
Records Administration.

You requested access to FBI case file numbers *100-HQ-160780* and
*100-HQ-367557*.

I completed a line-by-line review of the records you requested. Please be
advised, we have considered the foreseeable harm standard when reviewing
records and applying FOIA exemptions for this request. Information was
released to the greatest extent possible. Below is a summary of my review:

*Records Requested*

*Total Pages*

*Pages Released in Full*

*Pages Released in Part*

*Pages Withheld in Full*

100-HQ-160780

600

461

139

0

100-HQ-367557

70

62

8

0

I withheld information protected under section (b) of the FOIA (5 U.S.C.
552). The specific reasons for the denials are:

*TYPE OF INFORMATION WITHHELD*

*FOIA EXEMPTION *

Information exempted from disclosure by statute

The statute in support of this (b)(3) withholding is 50 USC 3024 (i)(1),
which protects sensitive intelligence sources and methods.

(b)(3)

Personal privacy of living individuals in law enforcement records

(b)(7)(C)

Identities of confidential sources

(b)(7)(D)

You or your designated representative may view the file(s) at the National
Archives at College Park, Maryland. Research visits are *by appointment
only* and are scheduled no further than three months in advance as we are
closely monitoring local public health metrics due to the COVID-19
pandemic. Research room hours are Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.

You can use Eventbrite to schedule your research appointment by visiting the
Textual Research Room Appointments page
<https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/textual-research-room-appointments-487599>
and following the steps listed below:

· Navigate to Upcoming Events and click on the desired date

· Click Register and complete the registration process

*If tickets for a particular room do not appear during registration,
appointments for that day are sold out. We recommend checking back in the
event of cancellations.

Please complete the online Researcher Orientation
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well as the online researcher registration form
<https://researchercommunity.force.com/securitycentral/s/kiosk-registration>
before scheduling an appointment on Eventbrite.

If you hire a researcher, they will need to make an appointment through
Eventbrite.

Once you have obtained an Eventbrite ticket, contact our office at
*specialaccess_foia@nara.gov* <specialaccess_foia@nara.gov> or *301-837-3190
*to inform us of your upcoming onsite research appointment date and provide
your *FOIA tracking number RD 54585*. Please provide us with advanced
notice as it may take our office three days to a week to prepare for your
visit.

If you cannot visit our College Park facility, you may order a reproduction
copy of the file(s) at the cost of 80 cents per page. To place a
reproduction order, please contact our office at
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov *or
301-837-3190*. A mailing/billing address is required to generate a price
quote, so please include that information with your reproduction request.

*Please monitor our web page* *https://www.archives.gov/college-park*
<https://www.archives.gov/college-park>* for details and updates, as the
situation can change quickly. Thank you for your patience and understanding
during this time.*

If you are not satisfied with my action on this request, you have the right
to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days from the
date of this letter. Appeals must be in writing and may be delivered by
regular U.S. mail or by email. By filing an appeal, you preserve your
rights under the Freedom of Information Act and present the deciding agency
with an opportunity to review your request and reconsider its decision. If
you submit your appeal by regular mail, it should be addressed to the
Deputy Archivist of the United States (ND), National Archives and Records
Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 4200, College Park, Maryland
20740-6001. Both the letter and envelope should be clearly marked “FOIA
Appeal.” If you submit your appeal by email, please send it to foia@nara.gov,
addressed to the Deputy Archivist, with the words “FOIA Appeal” in the
subject line. If you exercise your right to appeal, please explain why you
believe this response does not meet the requirements of the Freedom of
Information Act. All communications concerning this request should
reference your FOIA tracking number.

If you would like the opportunity to discuss my response and attempt to
resolve your dispute without initiating the appeals process, you may
contact our FOIA Public Liaison for assistance:

Accessioned Executive Branch Records – Washington, DC Area

FOIA Requester Service Center: 301-837-3190

FOIA Public Liaison: Rebecca Calcagno

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740-6001

dc.foia.liaison@nara.gov

301-837-3190

You may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS),
the Federal FOIA Ombudsman’s office, for assistance. OGIS offers mediation
services to help resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal
agencies. 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

Email: ogis@nara.gov

https://www.archives.gov/ogis

Phone: 202-741-5770 or 1-877-684-6448

This concludes the processing of your request. If you have questions
concerning my review, please contact me directly.

Sincerely,

*Noah Shankin*

Archivist

Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)

National Archives and Records Administration

8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500

College Park, MD 20740-6001

noah.shankin@nara.gov

(301) 837-0774

https://www.archives.gov/research/foia