CHESTNUT Program in PRC (Central Intelligence Agency)
| Tracking # |
F-2021-01319 |
| Multi Request | CHESTNUT Program in PRC |
| Submitted | March 24, 2021 |
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From: J.P. Gutman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any cables, memos, or other documents from 1978 to 1990, inclusive, mentioning or related to the code-named 7911 or CHESTNUT program and two SIGINT monitoring or missile tracking stations that were established with support from the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency in Xinjiang Province, at Korla and Qitai, in the People's Republic of China. They have been publicly acknowledged by Ambassador James R. Lilley, former U.S. ambassador to the People's Republic of China and National Intelligence Officer for China, in “China Policy and the National Security Council”, National Security Council Project Oral History Roundtables, Ivo H. Daalder and I.M. Destler (moderators); Shakira Edwards and Josh Pollack (rapporteurs), 4 Nov. 1999. See page 14 of the attached document.
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,
J.P. Gutman
From: Central Intelligence Agency
Dear Requester:
Attached is an initial response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) query of 29 March 2021. Please review the attachment, and should you have any questions, please call the CIA FOIA Hotline at +1 (703) 613-1287.
Regards,
Public Access Requests Branch
Central Intelligence Agency
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 24, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #F-2021-01319.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
Dear Requester:
Attached is an interim response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) query of 29 June 2021. Please review the attachment, and should you have any questions, please call the CIA FOIA Hotline at +1 (703) 613-1287.
Regards,
Public Access Requests Branch
Central Intelligence Agency
_________________________________________________________________________________
Warning - Please DO NOT REPLY to this e-mail. This e-mail is used solely to provide a response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and is not a means of communicating with CIA regarding your request. As a result, the account from which this message originated is not routinely monitored. Should you have any questions or concerns about our response, please call the CIA FOIA Hotline at +1 (703) 613-1287.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
Dear Requester:
Attached is the final response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) query of 29 March 2021. Please review the attachment, and should you have any questions, please call the CIA FOIA Hotline at +1 (703) 613-1287.
Regards,
Public Access Requests Branch
Central Intelligence Agency
_________________________________________________________________________________
Warning - Please DO NOT REPLY to this e-mail. This e-mail is used solely to provide a response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and is not a means of communicating with CIA regarding your request. As a result, the account from which this message originated is not routinely monitored. Should you have any questions or concerns about our response, please call the CIA FOIA Hotline at +1 (703) 613-1287.
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