Chinese Emergency Plans (NARA)
| Tracking # |
RD 78612 |
| Submitted | Feb. 25, 2024 |
| Due | March 22, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Paul Galante
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A copy of FBI file 105-HQ-139672, captioned "Chinese Emergency Plans".
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
From:
This is an automated reply to inform you that the National Archives and Records Administration received your email.
We have received your request and you will receive a response within 20 working days. Please note that submitting duplicate requests will increase wait times.
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Thank you.
From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
Dar Paul Galante,
Our office has confirmed with the FBI that case file 105-HQ-139672,
captioned "Chinese Emergency Plans" has not been transferred to NARA.
Please contact the FBI for further assistance on your request.
Thank you,
Jacquelyn Beasley
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)
From: Paul Galante
Dear Ms. Beasley,
Per a prior request I filed with the FBI in 2021, they claimed that they did transfer this file to the Archives. A copy of this response has been enclosed for your convenience. Based on that response it is reasonable to conclude that this record exists somewhere, either at NARA or the FBI. If the FBI does not accurately know what records they retain, transfer, or destroy, then this illustrates a problem well beyond the scope of my request. I can re-file with them but the possibility remains that they refer me back to NARA. Until this "location limbo" is solved, please continue processing my request for responsive records.
Thank you,
Paul Galante
From:
This is an automated reply to inform you that the National Archives and Records Administration received your email.
We have received your request and you will receive a response within 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.
From:
This is an automated reply to inform you that the National Archives and Records Administration received your email.
We have received your request and you will receive a response within 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.
From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
March 11, 2024
Dear Paul Galante:
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
of February 28, 2024 for records in the custody of the National Archives
and Records Administration. Your request was received in this office on
March 1, 2024 and assigned FOIA tracking number RD 78612.
You requested access to FBI file number 105-HQ-139762 on a Chinese
Emergency Plan. My initial assessment is that a Chinese Emergency Plan is
the subject of the records. More specifically the majority of this file
appears to consist of warrants for individuals to be served in the event of
a national emergency involving the United States and Communist China, compiled
as part of a Foreign Counterintelligence investigation, created between
March 1965 and February 1972, and consisting of an estimated 79 pages.
These records require review for information protected from release under
the FOIA: https://www.archives.gov/foia/foia-guide#determine.
Your request does not exceed 700 pages, so it is assigned to our first-tier
processing queue. Taking into consideration our existing backlog, we
estimate it will take* 39 months to complete processing.*
Once we notify you that processing is complete, you may either visit our
College Park, MD facility to view the file at no cost, or order a
reproduction. Our current fee for reproductions is 80 cents per page, so we
estimate the total cost will be $63.20.
You must notify this office of changes to your contact information. If
communication is returned as undeliverable and no return address is
provided, your case will be administratively closed. To change your contact
information or to track the status of your request, please email
specialaccess_foia@nara.gov or call 301-837-3190. Please include your FOIA
tracking number in all communications concerning this request.
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: Rebecca Calcagno
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740-6001
301-837-3190
If you have other questions regarding your request, please contact me
directly.
Sincerely,
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*Matthew Cresson*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500 College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-0929
E-mail: Matthew.Cresson@nara.gov
www.archives.gov/research/foia/
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 Feb. 25, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #RD 78612.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Archives And Records Administration – Archival Or Special Access
Dear Paul Galante:
Taking into consideration our existing backlog, we estimate it will take 39
months to complete processing. We will notify you when processing is
complete.
If you would like I can provide you with the criteria for expedited
processing.
Sincerely,
Matthew Cresson
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*Matthew Cresson*
Archivist
Special Access and FOIA Program (RF)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500 College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-0929
E-mail: Matthew.Cresson@nara.gov
www.archives.gov/research/foia/
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