Correspondence b/w Sec of Defense and USS Diane Feinstein Dec 2010
| Tracking # |
14-F-0143 |
| Submitted | Nov. 13, 2013 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexa O'Brien
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the records regarding correspondence or meetings between the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Senator Diane Feinstein concerning "criminal charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange" in December 2010.
Previously disclosed Senate Correspondence Logs between December 2008 and March 2011 contain the following entry:
OSD CONTROL NUMBER: OSD 14341-10 DOCUMENT TYPE: INCOMING DOC: 12/ 2/ 2010 DOR:
12/ 8/ 2010
FROM: USS FEINSTEIN, D TO: SECDEF
SUBJECT: CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST WIKILEAKS FOUNDER JULIAN ASSANGE UNDER SECTION 793(E)
OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT
AGENCY: TASK: I&R SUSPENSE: ACD:
FILE NUMBER: 380.015
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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,
Alexa O'Brien
From: Gibbens, Curtis A CIV WHS ESD (US)
Dear Mr. O'Brien,
This is an interim response to your attached Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Your request has been assigned case number 14-F-0143 and we ask that you use that number when referring to your request.
We will be unable to respond to your request within the FOIA's 20 day statutory time period as there are unusual circumstances which impact on our ability to quickly process your request. These unusual circumstances are: (a) the need to search for and collect records from a facility geographically separated from this office; (b) the potential volume of records responsive to your request; and (c) the need for consultation with one or more other agencies or DoD components having a substantial interest in either the determination or the subject matter of the records. For these reasons, your request has been placed in our complex processing queue and will be worked in the order the request was received. Our current administrative workload exceeds 1,200 open requests.
I am the action officer assigned to your request and can be reached at either curtis.a.gibbens.civ@mail.mil or (571) 372-0412. Please reference the case number indicated above in all correspondence with this office.
Respectfully,
Curtis Gibbens
OSD/JS FOIA Office
571-372-0412
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 13, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #14-F-0143.
Thank you for your help.
From: Gibbens, Curtis A CIV WHS ESD (US)
Ms. Alexa O'Brian
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 8965
P.O. Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Dear Ms. O'Brian,
This is in response to your attached Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. It was received in our office on November 13, 2013.
The document was located, however, it was addressed to the Attorney General. Therefore, we have referred the document to the Department of Justice (DoJ), for their review and direct response to you. You should direct any questions or comments to the DoJ at following address:
Office of Information Policy (OIP)
U.S. Department of Justice
Suite 11050
1425 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
Fax: (202) 514-1009
E-mail: DOJ.OIP.FOIA@usdoj.gov
http://www.justice.gov/oip/
This action closes your request with this office. There are no assessable fees associated with this response in this instance.
Sincerely,
Curtis Gibbens, FOIA Analyst
For Suzanne Council on behalf of
Paul Jacobsmeyer, Chief, Freedom of Information Act Division
Office of Freedom of Information OSD/JS FOIA Office
(571) 372-0412
curtis.a.gibbens.civ@mail.mil
From: MuckRock
Hello,
According to the email below, the attached FOIA request was forwarded to DOJ OIP by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Please confirm receipt and provide a status update.
Thank you.
From: Jim Hogan
Ms. O'Brien,
The OSD FOIA Office properly referred your request with the responsive
document to the Department of Justice. Since the Department of Defense
is neither the recipient or sender of this letter, they would not have
the authority to release it.
However, I have found the document on the webpage of the Senate Select
Committee on Intelligence at
http://www.intelligence.senate.gov/press/record.cfm?id=328832. This is
the exact document that is referenced by the OSD Control Number OSD
14341-10.
Because the responsive document is already publicly available, I'll ask
the OSD FOIA Office to let DOJ know that they do not need to review the
document for release.
Please let me know if you are satisfied with this response.
Regards,
Jim Hogan
From: Curtis Gibbens
Dear Ms. O'Brien,
We will be discussing your request today and contacting you afterward.
If you wish to appeal, you may appeal to the appellate authority, the
Director of Administration and Management, Office of the Secretary of
Defense, by writing directly to the Defense Freedom of Information
Policy Office, Attn: Mr. James Hogan, 1155 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, D.C. 20301-1155. Your appeal should be within 60 calendar
days of the date closure, should cite to case number 14-F-0143, and
should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."
Sincerely,
Curtis Gibbens
OSD/JS FOIA Office
571-372-0412
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