Communication with Brookings, CAP, the Third Way, CSIS and CFR (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency)

To Whom It May Concern:

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

Any and all communication with any and all persons at the following organizations the Brookings Institution, the Center for American Progress, the Third Way, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Council on Foreign Relations.

The time frame for this request is any and all communication from January 1, 2010 to the date this request is fulfilled. I ask that you please include but not limit your search to any and all emails to/from and/or copied with the following domains: brookings.org, cfr.org, americanprogress,org, thirdway.org and csis.org.

In this request, any and all communication includes but is not limited to emails; records documenting phone or in-person meetings, including but not limited to calendar items and meeting notes; faxes; letters; text messages; voicemails and electronic messages. Also in this request, I am seeking any and all communication from all types of accounts used by agency employees and officials for work, including but not limited to personal email account(s) and phone(s).

I ask that you please provide the records as they become available, and where applicable, in their original electronic format. Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions about the scope of this request or the format.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Brooke Williams

Dear Ms. England,

Thank you for your response. I am seeking any and all communication with these organizations during the specified time frame.

I understand from your letter that the Office of the Comptroller of Currency doesn't maintain files on these organizations, and you say that means you are unable to retrieve files by name.

However, my request is not for files but rather for communication, such as emails. Is your office able to search for emails sent and received (included copied on) during the specified time frame? I included the domain names of the organizations in an effort to help your office search for emails.

In addition to emails, my request is seeking any other types of communication, such as letters and faxes, as well as records showing in-person meetings, such as calendar items. Could you please describe how your office stores these records?

I am more than happy to work with you to ensure this request is efficient for everyone. Please don't hesitate to call me at 202-615-3551.

Thank you,
Brooke Williams

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 7, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.