Alhurra article on Al-Khoei

Matthew Petti filed this request with the United States Agency For Global Media of the United States of America.
Submitted June 14, 2021
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From: Matthew Petti

Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Alhurra article on Al-Khoei

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To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any emails sent to or from employees of U.S. Agency for Global Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks or Alhurra between June 9, 2021 and the date this request is processed, containing one or more of the following non-case-sensitive keystrings:
- الخوئي
- al-khoe'i
- al-khoei
- alkhoe'i
- alkhoei
- israel-alma.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Religious-Shiite-Centers-in-France.pdf
- www.alhurra.com/iran/2021/06/11/%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%B1-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%9F
- twitter.com/StateDept_NEA/status/1403795233490542594

If any part of these documents are exempt from disclosure, please be sure to review and release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of responsive documents, as the FOIA requires. If emails are among the responsive documents, please include any files attached to those emails as well.

I request that I be properly classified as a media requester. I am an investigative journalist who has written numerous articles on topics of public interest for the Daily Beast, the Asia Times, Responsible Statecraft, the National Interest, Reason Magazine, America Magazine and the Armenian Weekly, and I am requesting these documents in an editorial capacity. Please contact me if you have any questions about my media status.

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,

Matthew Petti

From: United States Agency For Global Media

Subject: FOIA21-110 Closing Letter with Responsive Documents (For Matthew Petti - DEPT MR 114090)

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Dear Mr. Petti and MuckRock News,

Please find attached a closing letter and responsive documents to your FOIA request faxed on June 14, 2022, to U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM).

If you have any questions about your request, please contact the FOIA Office at (202) 203-4550 or foia@usagm.gov<mailto:foia@usagm.gov>.

Respectfully,

The U.S. Agency for Global Media FOIA Team

This e-mail message may contain confidential, privileged information intended solely for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient or the employee responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this email or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender by responding to the email and then immediately delete the email.

From: Matthew Petti

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information Act Request: Alhurra article on Al-Khoei

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Dear Mr. McLaren,

Thank you for your response to my FOIA request FOIA21-110. I appreciate the effort your office made to fulfill it.

I originally filed it as two separate requests, one for emails related to Tabatabai, and the other for emails related to Khoei. However, your office treated it as one single request.

Would it be possible to separate the responses into documents responsive to the Tabatabai request, and documents responsive to the Khoei request? Is there a certain page where one begins and the other ends?

Best regards,
Matthew

From: United States Agency For Global Media

Subject: Re: Freedom of Information Act Request: Alhurra article on Al-Khoei

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Good morning, Mr. Petti.

The agency issued its response to this request on December 2, 2022. All responsive records related to your aggregated request have been provided. We therefore consider this matter closed.

Most Sincerely,
Matthew Pollack

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